Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
UCAS Code: A051
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
Access to HE Diploma
Access to HE Diploma from a QAA recognised Access to HE course. Normally we require 15 credits at level 2 and 45 at level 3. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
English Language at grade C or 4 or equivalent Maths at grade C or 4 or equivalent
UCAS Tariff
This must include at least 32 points from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications excluding general studies For example: CC at A Level MPP in BTEC Extended Diploma. A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels and EPQ.
About this course
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- Study your foundation year, then progress to a degree with industry accreditations from the ACCA, ICAEW, IFA and CIMA.
- Learn the numerical, decision making and communication skills needed to succeed.
- Improve employability through an optional one-year paid work placement.
- Work on case studies and apply your learning to real-world situations.
- Complete a final year consultancy project to find a practical solution to real issues facing an external client.
Gain an understanding of accounting and finance within the business environment and develop skills suitable for a wide range of careers. Designed in consultation with the main professional accounting bodies, successful completion of this course gains exemptions from a significant number of the ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW accounting examinations.
**How you learn**
The course is suitable if you don't meet the entry requirements for our BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance course, or you want extra preparation before starting degree-level study. You share the first year with other Sheffield Business School foundation year students, then move on to the degree.
Many of our teaching staff have worked in practice, industry, and commerce; in accounting, banking, stockbroking and general management. This gives them unique experience and insights they can feed into their teaching.
Throughout the course you are provided with real-life context to the topics you cover and by requiring you to use skills such as independent research, teamwork and presentations. This is done through case studies, real-life examples and scenarios which engage you in the study and evaluation of industry sectors and develop key skills such as literacy, critical thinking, personal organisation, and time management.
In the foundation year, you'll study wider business topics, while specialising in your chosen subject area. You'll learn useful skills such as academic writing, work in diverse teams and learn to utilise a wide variety of data sources. In doing so, you'll fully prepare yourself for undergraduate study.
**Applied learning
Work placements**
You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your third and final years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career and enables you to build an eye catching CV. We have strong relationships with regional, national and international employers and a team of specialist staff to support and encourage you in the placement application process. We help you secure a great placement opportunity and support you while you are there.
Previous students have benefited hugely from placements with organisations such as Astra Zeneca, GE Capital, IBM, Jaguar Land Rover, Metropolitan Police, Morrisons, Nestle, Royal Mail and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
You could also go on a funded work placement abroad, and apply to study a non-credit-bearing language module through the University Language Scheme.
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
You can take an optional placement in year three.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Module: Contemporary Issues Credits: 20
Module: Introduction To Business Credits: 20
Module: Organisation Management And Delivery 1 Credits: 20
Module: Organisation Management And Delivery 2 Credits: 20
Module: Self And Stakeholder Management Credits: 20
Module: The Practice Of Accounting, Finance And Economics Credits: 20
Year 2
Compulsory modules
Module: Business Economics (Finance) Credits: 20
Module: Developing Professional And Academic Skills Credits: 20
Module: Financial Accounting Credits: 20
Module: Financial Analysis For Business Credits: 20
Module: Law, Corporate Governance And Ethics Credits: 20
Module: Management Accounting Credits: 20
Year 3
Compulsory modules
Module: Financial Accounting And Reporting Credits: 20
Module: Financial Management Credits: 20
Module: Financial Risk Management Credits: 20
Module: Management Accounting Applications Credits: 20
Elective modules
Module: Data And Business Decisions Credits: 20
Module: Foreign Language Credits: 10
Module: Organisational Management Credits: 20
Year 4
Optional modules
Module: Placement Year Credits: -
Final year
Compulsory modules
Module: Consultancy Project Credits: 20
Module: Corporate Finance Credits: 20
Module: Corporate Reporting Credits: 20
Module: Strategic Management Accounting Credits: 20
Elective modules
Module: Advanced Financial Accounting And Reporting Credits: 20
Module: Audit And Assurance Credits: 20
Module: Big Data In Finance Credits: 20
Module: Enterprise Management Credits: 20
Module: Forensic And Fraud Examination Credits: 20
Module: Mergers And Acquisitions Credits: 20
Module: Principles Of Taxation Credits: 20
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Sheffield Hallam University
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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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This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
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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