Accounting and Finance
UCAS Code: NN43
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
128 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels or equivalent excluding General Studies.
Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English grade C/4 or equivalent GCSE Maths grade B/5 or equivalent
128 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and one A-Level or equivalent qualification excluding General Studies.
128 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and two A-Levels or equivalent qualifications excluding General Studies
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
UCAS Tariff
excluding General Studies.
About this course
This Sandwich course ensures that you graduate with not only a degree but also a crucial work placement year which is highly sought after by employers. You'll also gain accreditation towards major accountancy bodies the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Our aim is to ensure you develop personally and professionally throughout your degree, ready to achieve your dream career. 98% of BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance sandwich-route students are satisfied with their course (National Student Survey 2020).
This course enables you to apply theory to important real-world issues, improving your decision-making and problem solving skills and ultimately preparing you for a career in the industry. Taught by industry experts, this degree not only looks at the theories and practices of accounting and finance, but also their context in a business setting and significance within contemporary society. You’ll engage in group based exercises that will develop your skills as a team player, as well as improving your self-confidence and interpersonal skills.
You’ll have access to our unique Business Lab facility. With 12 double-screen workstations the room gives you a simulated experience of working in the fast-moving world of shares trading. You can access sophisticated analysis tools and Bloomberg Terminal data on worldwide financial markets.
Nottingham Business School at NTU is EQUIS and AACSB accredited and ranked Top 20 in the UK for Accounting according to the Guardian University Guide 2021.
Modules
Year One: Six core modules.
Year Two: Five core modules plus one optional module. Full-time students have the option to replace the specialist and optional modules with a unique half-year opportunity, which include studying abroad, setting up an enterprise, and an industry internship.
Year Three: Placement year for students on the four-year course.
Final Year: Five core modules plus one optional module.
Throughout the course, modules will cover a variety of subjects including Corporate Finance, Corporate Reporting, Financial Management, Management Accounting, Data Research and Analysis, and Employment and Enterprise.
The Uni
City Campus
Nottingham Business School
What students say
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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.
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
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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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