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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Accounting & Economics (with Foundation Year)
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Accounting & Economics (with Foundation Year) course at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
Grade combinations totalling 32 points considered with a minimum grade C from at least 1 A-level or equivalent
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: NL4F
Here's what Cardiff Metropolitan University says about its Accounting & Economics (with Foundation Year) course.
This is a four-year programme that includes a year of foundational study and leads directly into the degree course. Our foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence, before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.
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.
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.
We offer this degree with two study options. You can choose four years full-time or five years full-time which would include a one-year industry placement before your final year that will give you hands-on experience in a real-life working environment. This year in industry gives you practical skills that many employers seek, giving you a competitive edge upon graduation.
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
Cardiff School of Management
Location
Cardiff Met - Llandaff | Cardiff
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time including foundation year
Subjects
• Accounting
• Economics
Start date
September 22, 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
Cardiff Metropolitan University reviews
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2nd year student
The Student Union has always been active, trying to organise events in which all students can participate.
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2nd year student
It is a great university and city for students who like to party, but if you don't, it can be a little difficult and lonely to find other things to do.
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2nd year student
The university is great at acknowledging financial difficulties with a variety of support available. For example, free breakfast. In addition, the university offers a Met-Rider Bus Pass, which is u00a3200 for the year, which helps to save a lot of money. But this year they offered it for u00a3100 to...
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2nd year student
There is a great amount of support available at the university. It is just up to you to go and apply for it and take the opportunities available.
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2nd year student
University accommodation is excellent but is only available for the first year. There are wardens available 24 hours a day if there is anything you may need in an emergency and cleaners who come once a week. The libraries are okay. They are quite small, but there are plenty of places outside the lib...
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2nd year student
I feel it is a very unique course that you are unlikely to find at another university. If you aspire to work and support those with special needs or vulnerable backgrounds, it's a great course that allows you in the second year to explore topic areas more in your internet areas.
1 year ago
National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
The Accounting & Economics (with Foundation Year) course at Cardiff Metropolitan University features content from more than one subject area. Using the options below, you can see ratings from students who took courses in each of these subject areas at this uni
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
82%
med
Teaching on my course
82%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
79%
low
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
97%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
76%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
76%
low
Learning opportunities
86%
high
Learning opportunities
86%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
83%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
86%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
93%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
93%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
72%
low
Assessment and feedback
85%
high
Assessment and feedback
85%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
93%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
85%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
76%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
83%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
86%
high
Academic support
88%
med
Academic support
88%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
79%
low
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
97%
high
Organisation and management
98%
high
Organisation and management
98%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
100%
high
How well organised is your course?
97%
high
Learning resources
90%
med
Learning resources
90%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
86%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
88%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
93%
med
Student voice
72%
med
Student voice
72%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
70%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
76%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
69%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
52%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.
72%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
78%
med
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
88%
med
Teaching on my course
88%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
95%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
96%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
81%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
81%
med
Learning opportunities
82%
med
Learning opportunities
82%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
78%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
84%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
90%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
79%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
79%
med
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
79%
low
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
84%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
60%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
88%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
87%
med
Academic support
86%
med
Academic support
86%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
84%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
88%
med
Organisation and management
88%
med
Organisation and management
88%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
84%
med
How well organised is your course?
91%
med
Learning resources
87%
med
Learning resources
87%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
89%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
88%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
84%
low
Student voice
80%
med
Student voice
80%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
73%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
80%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
88%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
73%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.
84%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
69%
low
Student information
The Accounting & Economics (with Foundation Year) course at Cardiff Metropolitan University features content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below to find out about the students taking courses in each of those subject areas at this uni.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Mathematics | D | |||||
| Business Studies | C | |||||
| Economics | C | |||||
| ICT | B | |||||
| Psychology | C | |||||
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Economics | B | |||||
| Mathematics | C | |||||
| Business Studies | C | |||||
| Physics | D | |||||
| Geography | C | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about Cardiff Metropolitan University graduates who took Accounting & Economics (with Foundation Year) - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
50%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
90%
In work, study or other activity
55%
Say it fits with future plans
30%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
30%
Administrative occupations
20%
Finance Professionals
20%
Managers, directors and senior officials
5%
Elementary occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
The Accounting & Economics (with Foundation Year) course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for Cardiff Metropolitan University graduate earnings across each of those subject areas.
Earnings
£20.6k
First year after graduation
£25k
Third year after graduation
£27.4k
Fifth year after graduation
Earnings
£20.8k
First year after graduation
£26.6k
Third year after graduation
£38.9k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Accounting & Economics (with Foundation Year).
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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