Accounting and Finance
UCAS Code: N420
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
104 - 120 UCAS Tariff points, including a minimum of 2 A Levels
Considered in combination.
Pass a named Access to HE Diploma in any subject with at least 33 credits at Merit and/ or Distinction.
Considered in combination.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include Grade 4 in any subject at Higher Level. English and Maths accepted within as GCSE equivalents
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3,H3,H4,H4,H4-H2,H2,H3,H3,H3
104-120 points from Irish Leaving Certificate English and Maths accepted within as GCSE equivalents
Considered in combination.
Considered in combination.
Considered in combination.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Any subject considered.
Considered in combination.
104-120 UCAS Tariff points, including a minimum of 2 Advanced Highers. English and Maths accepted within as GCSE equivalents
Considered in combination with Advanced Highers.
UCAS Tariff
Including a minimum of 2 A Levels
Considered in combination.
About this course
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Make your mark in the world of business. Throughout this course you will explore the latest developments in the field, and master the complex set of skills needed to embark on a career in accounting and finance. You will experience accountancy in the real world while working inside businesses, and graduate with credits towards your professional qualification with the ICAEW, ACCA or CIMA.
* Get a head start by gaining credits during your studies that count towards your professional qualification. On graduation you’ll be eligible for exam exemptions from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
* Develop your skills in the real world of business with a module focused on work-based learning that incorporates weekly work experience in a local organisation.
* Meet potential future employers at accountancy-specific careers events and explore where your career might take you.
* Start your career from day one of your degree – all students are automatically enrolled as student members of the ICAEW.
* Join the Plymouth Junior Chamber and receive training and professional mentoring, as well as invites to top networking events.
* Map out your own successful career, following past graduates into jobs such as trainee chartered accountant, auditor or financial analyst.
More about the course:
Graduates are eligible for exam exemption from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
After the course:
Our meticulous and inquisitive graduates secure employment with accountancy firms from local to international and across the business sector.
Modules
In your first year, you’ll be introduced to accountancy and the business world in general. You will learn how to control company finances and report company performance while understanding the important role that macro and micro economics play in the success of every business. Our second year peer assisted learning scheme (PALS) students will help you to manage the transition to University and provide tips and advice on how to make the most of your time with us.
In your second year, you will learn how to create and manage budgets, as well as how to decide on whether a business should undertake a major investment project. You will have the opportunity to examine stock markets in our state-of-the-art Bloomberg lab and will learn how to manage a company’s finances in order to maximise its performance. You will develop your financial accounting skills, while having the opportunity to learn about tax and how to manage a business responsibly and ethically.
In your third year, you can choose to do a placement year, taking the opportunity to earn a salary while getting hands-on work experience. You’ll develop your financial flair and build confidence to help you in your future career. We’ll support you to find the best placement to help you learn and thrive.
In your final year, you will develop your core knowledge of financial accounting, management accounting and corporate finance. You will have the opportunity to explore a range of other key areas such as accounting for sustainability, auditing and financial modelling. Our highly regarded work-based learning module will help you to develop your knowledge and skills in a weekly work placement with a local organisation. Our dedicated careers team will help you to find your dream graduate role, following previous graduates into jobs such as trainee chartered accountant, auditor or financial analyst.
The modules shown for this course or programme are those being studied by current students, or expected new modules. Modules are subject to change depending on year of entry.
Assessment methods
Assessment is 71% exams and 29% coursework
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University of Plymouth
Plymouth Business School
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Over 2,000 students graduated with a degree in finance in 2015, and a sign of the strength of the finance industry, numbers are on the up. Over half of finance graduates go into the finance industry, with accountancy and financial advice roles particularly popular. It's also quite common for finance graduates to go into jobs which require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications — finance graduates who take further study are more likely to be studying accountancy than finance. About a third of graduates start their careers in London - but Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham are other popular locations for finance graduates to work.
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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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