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Finance and Accounting with Foundation Year

ARU London

UCAS Code: NN17 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Accounting

A degree in finance and accounting offers valuable knowledge and skills for various careers within the business world. Whether your goal is to become a qualified accountant or explore other business roles, this degree provides a solid foundation.

Successful completion of the finance and accounting course provides the highest level of exemptions, covering a total of 9 foundation papers, for students who are already considering obtaining a professional accounting certification, such as the acca (association of chartered certified accountants).

Whether you want to move into auditing, financial reporting, management accounting or financial services, this could be the course for you. You’ll develop subject-specific skills alongside important transferable skills like communication, enterprise, problem-solving and quantitative analysis.

The course syllabus has also been carefully designed to combine both theoretical and practical aspects of finance and accountancy. Students acquire practical knowledge of finance and accounting fields and essential tools and techniques through real-world content, preparing them with the abilities and skills desired by potential employers.

The extended degree course has been specifically designed to ensure that candidates gain the skills needed to succeed at degree level.

For students who do not meet our standard entry requirements for admission to one of our undergraduate degree courses, ARU London offers the option of an extended four year degree course.

Modules help to develop skills in writing assignments, mathematics, computing, public speaking and presenting, whilst developing an understanding of the modern business world. Prospective students should expect to undertake significant amounts of reading and independent study outside of the classroom (approximately 12 hours per week during term time).

This course has particular appeal for candidates who want a change in career and candidates wanting to return to education. Our innovative courses ensure that what you learn can be practically applied to the business world as well as preparing you to tackle the academic workload of a full degree course.

Modules

Foundation Year:

Semester 1
Research Skills 1
Professional Communications
Data Skills
Personal Development in Professional Settings

Semester 2:
Research Skills 2
Global Debates
The Pitch Project

Sustainable Business in the Contemporary Environment
Academic and Professional Skills
Business Planning
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Year 2
Business and Corporate Law
Managing Business Performance
Financial Reporting for Business
Taxation for Business
Sustainability in Career Development

Year 3
Financial Management in Organisations
Executing Business Strategy
Financial Auditing
Undergraduate Major Project

Assessment methods

Assessments are varied and take the form of written essays, reports, and business correspondence, as well as tests in mathematics and presentations.

The Building a Business module is worth double credits and is assessed by a semester-long group project ending in delivering a business pitch in front of a panel. The best performing groups also then present their ideas to senior management.

Students should expect to work on written assignments of 1000-3000 words for most modules, due in at the end of the semester.

Tuition fees

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Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

ARU London

Department:

ALHET

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

72%
Accounting

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Accounting

Teaching and learning

65%
Staff make the subject interesting
74%
Staff are good at explaining things
74%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
70%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

77%
Library resources
88%
IT resources
91%
Course specific equipment and facilities
56%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

After graduation


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Accounting

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