A Levels – BBB to AAB
International Baccalaureate – 27 points. We also welcome applications from students taking the IB Career related Programme
BTEC Extended Diploma – DDM to DDD
BTEC Diploma – Not accepted on its own
In addition to one of the above, you should have:
If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component.
We also welcome applications from students who are taking a combination of qualifications listed above.
On this degree, you’ll study topics such as: preparation and analysis of financial statements; financial reporting; regulation in governing accounting practice; principles of cost accumulation; financial and management accounting theory, Computer Methods in Accounting, Auditing and Taxation. In doing so, you’ll deepen your understanding of the financial drivers of business strategy, planning, governance and ethics. In each year of study, you will take a combination of core and option modules which cover specialisms such as taxation or corporate governance, for example.
The following subjects are indicative of what you will study on this course.
More Info: click here
Year 1
Subjects of study include:
Introductory Financial Accounting
Fundamentals of Management Accounting
Quantitative Methods for Accountants
Computerised Methods in Accounting
Global Business Environment
You will also have the opportunity to take an option module that broadens your skills or helps you to gain more in-depth knowledge of your specialist area. You may also choose a foreign language as your option module.
Credit Level 4
Year 2
Subjects of study include:
Financial Accounting and Reporting
Intermediate Management Accounting
Auditing Theory and Practice
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in Accounting
Plus two options from: Corporate Governance, Law and the Business and other areas of business including languages.
Credit Level 5
Year 3
Subjects of study may include:
Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting
Advanced Aspects of Management Accounting
Financial Management
Global Strategic Management
Plus two options from: Dissertation, Taxation, Company Law and other areas of business including languages.
Credit Level 6
Placement Year
Between Years 2 and 3 you may choose to study English-taught courses for a year at one of our overseas partner institutions. Currently, you can take a Year Abroad studying in Berlin, Bologna, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris, and other locations including Brisbane, Sydney (Australia), Japan, Canada and the USA. There are also many opportunities for those with appropriate language skills to study in the local language in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, among others. You can also choose to split your year abroad into a first semester exchange and a second semester work placement, both conducted overseas, or undertake a placement year overseas.
Alternatively, between Year 2 and Year 3 you can undertake a one-year, full-time business placement as a Professional Experience Year within the UK. Past students have completed placements in a variety of prestigious organisations, including AMEC, Barclays Bank, Commerzbank, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, GE Capital, HSBC, IBM and the NHS, as well as in smaller businesses.
As well as general financial management, where they lead in financial recording, reporting planning and analysis, accountants work across various specialisations, including consulting, corporate finance and forensic accounting. They work for central or local government, corporate and commercial businesses, charities and not-for-profit organisations; professional associations; or educational institutions. Many of our students go on to postgraduate study here.
This course will prepare you for roles such as:
Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
