Applicants will preferably have a minimum of five GCSE passes including English Language and Mathematics* at grade C or above / grade 4 or above (for applicants holding newly reformed GCSEs in England) and 32 UCAS Tariff Points from at least 1 A Level (or equivalent).
Degree:
Five GCSE passes including English Language and Mathematics* at grade C or above (grade 4 or above for applicants holding newly reformed GCSEs in England) , plus 112 points from at least two A levels (or equivalent)
Typical offers may include:
112 points from at least two A levels to include grades CC; Welsh Baccalaureate – Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate considered as the third subject
RQF BTEC National Extended Diploma/Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma DMM
112 points from at least two Scottish Advanced Highers to include grades DD. Scottish Highers are also considered, either on their own or in combination with Advanced Highers
112 points from the Irish Leaving Certificate at Highers to include 2 x H2 grades. Higher level subjects only considered with a minimum grade H4
112 points from the Access to Higher Education Diploma
Entry requirements differ from course to course. The University values both work experience and academic qualifications and will consider students from a wide range of academic backgrounds.
You may also need to undertake an English qualification before being admitted onto a course.
Our team of International Marketing Officers travel all over the world to meet potential students and assist with your queries and application. In some cases, you can be interviewed and be made an offer in person in your own country.
Students whose first language is not English will need to provide evidence of fluency to at least an IELTS 6.0 standard or equivalent.
The BA (Hons) Accounting and Economics degree at Cardiff Met has a strong emphasis on application and critical understanding. The course is professionally accredited by the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, so that students may obtain a number of exemptions from these bodies’ professional examinations and was also the first new university to adopt the new CORE curriculum in Economics.
Students selecting the sandwich option undertake a yearlong work placement between their second and third years of study. In addition, we have an ongoing strategic partnership with Graham Paul Chartered Accountants, which provides paid 12-week summer placements for a number of Cardiff Met students, with a view to offering permanent graduate training contracts.
Our Economics tutors work with organisations such as the Government Economic Service to ensure our curriculum is cutting edge and relevant.
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Year One:
Financial and Digital Accounting
Management Accounting
The Economy - Microeconomics
The Economy - Macroeconomics
Quantitative Methods
Global Financial Services
Year Two:
Compulsory:
Performance Management
Financial Management
Intermediate Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Work Experience OR Volunteering Project
Options*:
Financial Reporting
Audit and Assurance
Taxation
Financial Accounting in Islamic Finance
Public Finance
Games and Information
History of Economic Thought
Quantitative Methods 2
Year Three:
Compulsory:
Advanced Performance Management
Advanced Financial Management
Applied Microeconomics
Macroeconomics: Theory and Application
Options*:
Advanced Financial Reporting
Audit and Corporate Governance
Advanced Taxation Behavioural Finance
Economic Tools for Government
Econometrics Industrial Economics
International Political Economy
Forensic Accounting
Islamic Capital Markets
Dissertation
Industrial Work Experience
There is a considerable demand from UK employers for accounting graduates and past experience suggests that a significant proportion of graduates will obtain graduate training places in finance sections of businesses, high street practices and the public sector.
The course is accredited by the main UK accounting bodies and you will be able to obtain exemptions from the ACCA, ICAEW and CIMA examinations. This is therefore a demanding course, which combines academic content with the development of the knowledge and skills required to pass the accounting bodies' final examinations.
Economists are in demand in both the private and public sector. They can be skilled managers, researchers, analysts and strategists. Research shows that Economics students have higher average earnings than most other graduates, including those studying a general business degree. Figures published by the Complete University Guide in 2016 , show an average starting salary of £28,000 for Economics graduates.
Work Placements:
The provision of work-placements as an assessed part of your academic programme of learning is so important that we provide you with the opportunity to undertake placement as part of your second year studies. We have strong links with the business community and the work-placement programme is designed to enhance your future employability prospects.
Progression to postgraduate study within the Cardiff School of Management is also an option.
OSHC: 624 ($) GBP per year
