Accounting and Economics
De Montfort University
UCAS Code: NL41 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
Access to HE Diploma
Pass Access with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit or equivalent. English (Language or Literature) and Maths GCSE required as separate qualifications at grades A* - C (9 -4).
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
UCAS Tariff
from at least two A Levels. Plus five GCSEs at grades A*–C (9 - 4) including English Language and Maths.
About this course
You will study the nature, role and processes of accounting and examine the ways in which political choices, processes and ideas shape government and public life. The Accounting modules will give you a solid grounding in key business concepts, ideas and methodologies, while on the Economics modules you will learn how to analyse and measure real economic issues based on your knowledge of economic theory.
**- Gold Status ACCA Learning Partner and accredited by CIMA**
Opportunity to gain exemptions from some professional accounting body exams, allowing you to complete them at a faster pace
**- ‘Trading Room’ with access to industry-standard software**
analyse real-time share price and company performance to gain a practical insight into markets and trading
**- Close links with employers and professional accounting bodies**
providing you with opportunities for industry-relevant sessions to enhance your employability
**- Prizes awarded to encourage and reward excellent work**
generously sponsored by organisations with links to the Faculty of Business and Law
**- Placements opportunities with local, national and global companies**
such as IBM, Audi, VW, HSBC, Siemens and Ernest Young
**- 97.7% of our students in work or further study**
within six months of graduating (Accounting and Finance, DLHE 2015/16)
**- Graduates employed by leading brands**
such as PwC, Lloyds Banking Group, IBM, KPMG and Barclays
**- Enjoy an international experience with #DMUglobal**
trips have included Copenhagen, New York, Berlin, San Diego and Toronto
Modules
Year 1
Introduction to Accounting
Introduction to Law
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Introduction to Microeconomics
Quantitative Methods
Year 2
Intermediate Micro and Macroeconomics
Performance Measurement in Organisations
Plus option modules from the following indicative list:
Accounting
Business Intelligence Using Excel
Business Taxation
Corporate Finance
Global Issues in Strategic Financial Planning
Economics
Business Research Issues and Analysis
Economic History
European Economics Issues
Financial Markets and Institutions
New Directions in Economics
Year 3
Open Economy Macroeconomics OR Developments in Advanced Microeconomics
Plus option modules from the following indicative list:
Economics
Economics Development
Developments in Advanced Microeconomics
Economics Dissertation
Financial Econometrics
Financial Markets and the Central Bank
International Trade
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Political Economy
Behavioural Economics
Accounting
Accounting Project
Advanced Corporate Finance
Advanced Corporate Taxation
Audit and Assurance
Contemporary Business Issues
Forensic Accounting
Governance and Sustainability
International Developments in Accounting
Managerial Development and Control
Public Sector Accounting and Finance
Assessment methods
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (presentations, essays and reports) and usually an exam or test, which is typically weighted as follows in your first year:
Exam: 52%
Coursework: 48%
These assessment weightings are indicative only. The exact weighting may vary depending on option modules chosen by students and teaching methods deployed by the academic member of staff each year. Indicative assessment weighting and assessment type per module are shown as part of the module information. Again these are based on the current academic session.
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Top job areas of graduates
This is a degree in demand, as business increasingly needs workers who can examine and explain complex data. And yet the number of economics graduates fell by nearly 10% last year, which means demand is even greater. As so many economic grads go into banking and finance, it's not surprising that over half of all 2015's economics graduates who did go into work were working in London. And don't think it's just the finance industry that's interested in these graduates - there's a significant number who enter the IT industry to work with data as analysts and consultants. It's quite common for economics graduates to go into jobs such as accountancy and management consultancy which may require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications - so don’t assume you won’t have to take any more exams once you leave uni. And the incentive to take them, of course, is better pay, which will be on top of an already healthy average starting salary of over £30,000 for graduates working in the capital.
Accounting
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Top job areas of graduates
You don't have to be an accountant if you take this degree, but over half of graduates take a look at the rewards on offer for accountancy trainees and go into the job. Many others go into other parts of the finance industry as advisors or book-keepers, and some go into management or marketing. London is very popular for accountancy graduates going into their first job, but it's also quite common to work in Scotland, with Glasgow a perennial hotbed of Scottish accountancy recruitment. If you want to find a job in finance as an accountancy graduates, recruitment agencies were particularly important last year, so try to get in touch with one as soon as you can to improve your chances.
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Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
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