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Are you looking for an Accounting and Finance degree which will give you a competitive edge? The BSc Accounting and Finance with a Foundation Year degree at Swansea University will do just that.
If you don’t achieve the necessary grades to enrol on to the BSc Accounting and Finance course, the BSc Accounting and Finance with a Foundation Year degree is for you.
The Foundation Year is an excellent pathway to gaining the required knowledge and skills in both accounting and finance, before joining Year 1 students of the BSc Accounting degree within the School of Management.
The four year course is designed for students with an interest in both accounting and finance- including management accounting, financial accounting, and corporate finance.
If you want a career at one of the ‘big four’ accounting firms (Deloitte, EY, KPMG or PwC), or see yourself as a finance manager, stockbroker or investment banker, the BSc Accounting and Finance degree will equip you with everything you need.
As an accounting and finance specialist, you will play a fundamental role in the running of a business – big or small. Managing budgets and taxes, financial reporting, completing audits - all are critical in ensuring that a business or organisation runs as effectively and successfully as possible.
The Foundation Year is taught at The College, located next to the School of Management. Once you complete this year, you will move to the School of Management building for the remainder of your studies.
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BSc 4 Year Full-time - September
Year 0 (Level 3)
Entry Level 3 / Foundation Year
Compulsory Modules
Module Name
Business
Composition and Style
Critical Thinking
Interactive Learning Skills and Communication
Principles of ICT
Globalisation
Applied Critical Thinking
Statistics
Economics
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Compulsory Modules
Module Name
Maths for Accounting and Finance
Foundations of Financial Accounting
Marketing Strategy
Economics for Accounting and Finance
Foundations of Finance
Statistics for Accounting and Finance
Foundations of Management Accounting
Managing in the Digital Age
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name
Corporate Finance 1
Management Accounting 1A
Financial Accounting 1A
Financial Markets and Institutions
Management Accounting 1B
Financial Accounting 1B
Optional Modules
Semester 1
Choose Exactly 15 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students should select 15 credits from the following list for Semester 1. Optional modules will be offered subject to demand, availability and timetable constraints. Students should note and check BEFORE selecting whether modules have any special requirements, such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or incompatibles. NOTE: Pre-reqs need to have been taken in a previous year and co-reqs have to be selected in the current year
Module Name
Corporate Governance and Ethics
Strategic Marketing Planning
Digital Marketing
Change Management
Information Systems
Organisational Behaviour
Management Science 1
Intermediate Microeconomics
Economic History and Industrial Development
Environmental and Resource Economics
Global Business Environment: International Political Economy
Strategic Analysis
Applied Entrepreneurship - The Pitch
Critical Thinking in Entrepreneurship
Contemporary Issues in Tourism
Business and Employment Law
Problems and Decision-Making in Economics
Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds
Economies of the Middle and Far East
English for Management 1
AND
Semester 2
Choose Exactly 15 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students should select 15 credits from the following list for Semester 2. Optional modules will be offered subject to demand, availability and timetable constraints. Students should note and check BEFORE selecting whether modules have any special requirements, such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or incompatibles. NOTE: Pre-reqs need to have been taken in a previous year and co-reqs have to be selected in the current year
Module Name
Human Resource Management
Management Consulting 1
Consumer Behaviour
International Business
Supply Chain Management
Business Information Systems
e-Business
Business Analytics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Economic Policy
Economic Development
Auditing 1
Decision Analysis
Social Aspects of Organisation
Entrepreneurship for Tourism Experiences
International Marketing
Economics of Contracts
Introductory Econometrics
Mathematical Economics
English for Management 2
English for Management 1 (TB2)
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
None found.
Optional Modules
Optional Finance Modules
Choose Minimum Of 15 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students must study at least 90 credits of accounting or finance subjects. Within the 90 credits, a minimum of 15 credits must be selected from finance modules. This will allow students to choose the maximum ACCA exemptions. Students should be mindful to ensure that they balance module credits across the two semesters, aiming for 60 credits in each semester.
Module Name
Financial Market Efficiency
Investment Banking
Financial Services
Corporate Finance 2
Financial Economics
Financial Innovation and Risk Management
Asset Management
Derivatives and Risk Management
Risk Management in Banking
Contemporary Issues in Finance
Business and Employment Law
Law of International Corporate Governance
AND
Optional Accounting Modules
Choose Maximum Of 105 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students must study at least 90 credits of accounting or finance subjects. Within the 90 credits, a minimum of 15 credits should be selected from finance modules. Students should be mindful to ensure that they balance module credits across the two semesters, aiming for 60 credits in each semester.
Module Name
Management Accounting 2
Financial Accounting 2
Taxation 1
Auditing 2
Financial Accounting 3
Management Accounting 3
Taxation 2
Business and Employment Law
Law of International Corporate Governance
Forensic Accounting
International Financial Management
Computerised Accounting
AND
Optional SoM Modules
Choose Maximum Of 30 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students have free choice to select 30 credits of options from anywhere is the School catalogue: students may pick a year 3 module from the Business Management or Economics module list, subject to completing the necessary pre-requisite and/or co-requisite modules. Students should be mindful to ensure that they balance module credits across the two semesters, aiming for 60 credits in each semester.
Marketing Research
International Human Resource Management
Power and Organisation
Innovation Management
Project Management
Lean Operations
Data Mining
Application Development
Time Series Econometrics
Labour Economics
Applied Money and Banking Economics
Strategic Implementation
Rheoli Prosiectau (Project Management)
Sustainable Tourism
Tourism Planning
Advanced Microeconomics
Advanced Macroeconomics
Social Media Marketing
English for Management 1
Business Ethics
Leadership
Marketing Ethics
Corporate Social Responsibility
Information Technology Service Management
International Standards
Sustainability and Environmental Management
Spreadsheets and Databases for Business Analysis
Public Choice
Microeconometrics and Panel Data Models
Monetary Economics
Law of International Corporate Governance
Strategic Sales Management and Selling
History of Economic Thought
International Economics and Trade
Digital Economics
Enterprise Life Cycle
Marketing Communications
English for Management 2
English for Management 1 (TB2)
As a graduate from Swansea, you will find yourself in a great position to secure rewarding employment at any desirable organisation.
Whether your target is EY, Deloitte, KPMG or PwC, this degree makes you a strong candidate for employment. Your next step could lie in any of these roles:
Wealth management or investment adviser
Accountant or actuary
Banking professional
Auditor
Finance analyst
Insurance - Single: 300 (£) per year
