Accounting and Finance
Entry requirements
A level
To include a literate subject Entry into Year 2 with BBB to include Accounting and Business Studies
HNC (BTEC)
Entry into Year 2 with HNC (BTEC) Business (Accounting) Entry into Year 1 with HNC (BTEC) Business
HND (BTEC)
Entry into Year 3 with BTEC HND Business (Accounting) Entry into Year 2 with BTEC HND Business
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include a literate subject at S5 or H4
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
To include a literate subject
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Business Hospitality Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Entry into Year 2 with DDD in Business (Accounting)
Scottish Advanced Higher
Entry into Year 2 to include Accounting and Business Management
Scottish HNC
Entry into Year 2 with the following HNC:- Accounting - Graded Unit B Entry into Year 1 with the following HNC:- Administration & IT - Graded Unit B Business - Graded Unit B Events Management - Graded Unit B Fashion Business - Graded Unit B Financial Services - Graded Unit B Retail Management - Graded Unit B Social Science - Graded Unit B
Scottish HND
Entry into Year 3 with the following HND:- Accounting - Graded Units BB Entry into Year 1 with the following HND:- Administration & IT - Graded Units BB Business - Graded Unit B Events Management - Graded Unit B Financial Services - Graded Units BB Retail Management - Graded Unit B Social Science - Graded Units BB
Scottish Higher
To include a literate subject or Accounting at B
Accepted/considered on an individual basis
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About this course
Accounting and finance experts are found at the heart of almost all business organisations. This triple accredited course prepares you for a challenging and rewarding career in the financial world.
Abertay’s BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance lies within the School of Business, Law and Social Sciences. It is professionally accredited by three industry bodies – CIMA, ACCA and AIA. Alongside the skills required for a career in accountancy, taxation, auditing and corporate finance, you will learn the key management proficiencies to solve problems, make decisions and manage, lead and grow all types of businesses.
The degree has employability at the forefront with opportunities to work on live business projects and simulations set by companies such as Sky, Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Children 1st. You can also participate in activities such as the IBM Universities Business Challenge and Entrepreneurial Brains Made on Campus in association with Germany’s Stuttgart Media University. Participation in options for work placements and to study abroad are encouraged to help broaden horizons.
An Accounting and Finance degree at Abertay is inherently flexible. You will have the ability to tailor what you study to your own interests and career aspirations. The first two years of the course cover a common curriculum including the basics of accounting, business management and marketing. As you progress, you can remain on Accounting and Finance, or add a subject specialism in Business Analytics, People Management or Law as you progress further.
Abertay is ranked:
• UK University of the Year 2021 - Teaching Quality (The Times/ Sunday Times Good University Guide)
• UK Top 10 - Student Satisfaction & Teaching (Guardian Good University Guide 2021)
• UK Top 10 - Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey 2020)
Modules
Year 1 core modules (subject to change) - ANF101 Introduction to Accounting; ANF102 Finance & Statistics; BMT101 Nature of Management; BMT108 Business Economics. You will also be able to choose one from BMT107 Introduction to Marketing or BMT106 Introduction to HR. For detailed module information please check our website.
Assessment methods
Assessment varies substantially across modules. Some modules, particularly where there is professional accreditation, have more traditional assessments such as exams. However, where we can, we like to vary the types of assessment. Therefore students can expect to create presentations, videos, posters, reports, research outputs, practical exercises, strategic papers, design processes or products and so on. As the programme has multiple options, students will be able to experience a wide range of assessments.
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What students say
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What are graduates doing after six months?
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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.
Accounting
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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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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