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Accounting with a Professional Placement Year (BSc)
Accounting with a Professional Placement Year (BSc)

Accounting with a Professional Placement Year (BSc)

  • ID:CU440006
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

English Requirements

  • GCSE, Grade C or grade 4 in GCSE English Language.

  • IELTS (academic), At least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each subskill.

  • TOEFL iBT, At least 90 overall with minimum scores of 17 for writing, 17 for listening, 18 for reading and 20 for speaking.

  • PTE Academic, At least 62 overall with a minimum of 59 in all communicative skills.

Course Information

Effective, efficient and enthusiastic accounting professionals are central to the success of contemporary organisations. So you’ll be in high demand for roles in the public, private and third sectors with competitive salaries and excellent prospects for career progression.

Our BSc Accounting with a Professional Placement Year programme is accredited by the Accounting Professional Bodies and is designed to equip you with practical skills and professional confidence for a successful accounting career or in preparation for postgraduate study and research.

You’ll develop business and finance expertise from our team of international researchers and qualified accounting professionals. They’ll introduce you to financial and management accounting and corporate finance while encouraging you to consider the social, economic and ethical implications of your decisions.

Your Professional Placement Year is an opportunity to put your university knowhow into practice as you take up a paid accounting role and complement your academic study with exposure to real-world business scenarios.

Distinctive features

  • Study on a degree accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

  • Acquire business and finance skills from leading international researchers and qualified accounting professionals.

  • Prepare for your accounting career with exemptions from chartered accounting professional examinations.

  • Attend industry-specific workshops organised in partnership with professional accounting firms and accrediting bodies.

  • Pursue a professional placement year to kick start your professional training and stand out in the employment market.

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Year one

 Core modules

  • Applied Stats and Maths in Econ and Business

  • Legal Studies

  • Introduction to Management and Organisation

  • Foundations of Business Accounting

  • Professional Skills for Accountants

  • Introduction to Economics

  • Fundamentals of Financial Reporting

  • Fundamentals of Finance

  • Principles of Marketing and Strategy

Year two

 Core modules

  • Management Accounting

  • Corporate Financial Management

  • Taxation

  • Auditing and Assurance

  • Corporate Reporting

Year three: Sandwich year

 Core modules

  • Professional Placement

Year four

 Core modules

  • Management Accounting and Control

  • Advanced Corporate Reporting

  • Corporate Finance and Strategy

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Our track record speaks for itself. 97% of our students are in employment and/or further study within six months of graduating.

Our dedicated career professionals have got you covered on things like industry placements, internships, work experience and insights.

You’ll benefit from career consultations, interview and CV writing workshops, industry-specific events and specialist psychometric assessment and broad skills training.

Ability to settle

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Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year

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