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 Finance degree at Cardiff Met 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. As such, students may obtain substantial exemptions from these bodies’ professional examinations.
The course will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to all areas of accounting and prepares you for further study at the final stages of professional accounting qualifications.
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.
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Year One:
Financial & Digital Accounting (20 credits)
Global Financial Services (20 credits)
Management Accounting (20 credits)
Quantitative Methods (20 credits)
The Economy – Microeconomics (20 credits)
The Economy – Macroeconomics (20 credits)
Year Two:
Compulsory:
Financial Management (20 credits)
Investment Markets & Principles (20 credits)
Money, Banking & Risk (20 credits)
Performance Management (20 credits)
Work Experience OR Volunteering Project (20 credits)
Options*:
Audit and Assurance (20 credits)
Bank Management (20 credits)
Corporate and Business Law (20 credits)
Financial Accounting in Islamic Finance (20 credits)
Financial Reporting (20 credits)
Public Finance (20 credits)
Taxation (20 credits)
Year Three:
Compulsory:
Advanced Financial Management (20 credits)
Advanced Performance Management (20 credits)
Investment Management (20 credits)
Options*:
Advanced Financial Reporting (20 credits)
Advanced Taxation (20 credits)
Audit and Corporate Governance (20 credits)
Behavioural Finance (20 credits)
Capital Markets and Derivatives (20 credits)
Economic Tools for Government
European Business Law (20 credits)
Forensic Accounting (20 credits)
International Banking Regulation (20 credits)
Islamic Capital Markets (20 credits)
Strategic Management (20 credits)
The Grand Pursuit (20 credits)
Dissertation (40 credits)
Industrial Work Experience (20 credits)
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 'the big four' (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG), finance sections of businesses, high street practices and the public sector.
Students will engage with university experts in Employability alongside their core curriculum throughout their course of study and will be invited to attend regular workshops with the professional accounting bodies delivered specifically for students at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Many modules on the course are accredited by the main 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.
Progression to postgraduate study within the Cardiff School of Management is also an option.
OSHC: 624 ($) GBP per year
