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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Foundation Year (Year 0):
This programme incorporates a foundation year, which is intended for students wishing to enrol onto the three-year honours degree, who fall into one of the following categories:
Students who have not achieved the required A-level points (or equivalent) score to enter the first year of the degree programme.
Mature students who have been out of the formal education system for some time.
Degree:
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)
*Please note that optional modules are delivered subject to demand and availability.
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.
OSHC: 624 ($) GBP per year
