We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential.
Applicants will normally be expected to have grade C or new grade 4 GCSE-level English and mathematics. Applicants who do not hold this level of qualification may be required to carry out a skills audit at a selection evening, which comprises English and mathematics. This audit assesses an applicant’s potential to cope with, and benefit from, a particular programme of study.
If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.
If you don’t meet the minimum IELTS requirement, we offer pre-sessional English courses, foundation programmes and language support services to help you improve your English language skills and get your place at Birkbeck.
Accounting demands a range of transferable skills, including quantitative, analytical and decision-making skills, and perceptive abilities. You will develop a good understanding of accounting and the environment in which it operates and the ability to apply a wide range of accounting skills and competencies, from preparing financial statements to interpreting complex material and relating theory to practice.
The BSc Accounting has been designed to allow you to focus predominantly on accounting modules, while learning the supervisory and management skills that will give you the confidence to take on more challenges in the workplace. In your fourth year, option modules allow you to tailor the course to your interests, such as marketing, organisational behaviour or international finance.
Birkbeck has a diverse student community, which creates a stimulating and supportive learning environment. You will interact with peers possessing a broad range of experience, many of whom will have come directly from careers as administrators, clerical workers or managers, to develop more detailed and nuanced insights into accounting.
The course is taught entirely by evening study, enabling you to combine your academic studies with daytime commitments and gain invaluable practical experience during the day.
This course is also available for full-time evening study over three years.
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Year 1
Business Information Systems
Introduction to Accounting
Management Studies I
Management Studies II
Personal and Academic Skills for Success
Quantitative Methods
Year 2
Commercial Law for Business
Financial Reporting (level 5)
Macroeconomics for Business
Microeconomics for Business (Level 4)
Principles of Marketing (Undergraduate)
Year 3
Auditing
Financial Management (level 5)
Management Accounting (30 credits)
Taxation
Year 4
Accounting Theory
Applied Financial Management
Management Option Modules
Advanced Management Accounting
Applied Financial Management
Auditing
Brand Development
Buyer Behaviour
Commercial Law for Business
Cyber Security Management
Employment Relations and Human Resources Management
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Financial Accounting
Financial Management
Financial Reporting
International Business
Macroeconomics for Business
Management Accounting
Managing Digital Transformation
Marketing Principles and Practices
Marketing Strategy
Microeconomics for Business
Operations Management
Organizational Behaviour
Personal Effectiveness (Level 5)
Research Methods in Management (Undergraduate)
Strategic Management (Undergraduate)
Taxation
Work-Based Learning Module
Economics Option Modules
International Finance
Portfolio Management
Birkbeck makes all reasonable efforts to deliver educational services, modules and programmes of study as described on our website. In the event that there are material changes to our offering (for example, due to matters beyond our control), we will update applicant and student facing information as quickly as possible and offer alternatives to applicants, offer-holders and current students.
Graduates can pursue careers in accountancy, finance and management. This degree may also be useful in becoming a chartered accountant, actuary, tax adviser, retail banker, or chartered management accountant.
We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.
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