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Accounting with Finance

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,C

Excluding General Studies

Access to HE Diploma

D:15,M:30,P:0

Pass Diploma (60 credits) with 45 credits at Level 3 including 15 credits at Distinction and 30 credits at Merit

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE Grade 4/C In English Language and Mathematics.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

27

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

Scottish Advanced Higher

C,C,D

Scottish Higher

A,B,B,B

T Level

M

UCAS Tariff

112

From 3 A-levels or equivalent Please note that not all qualifications within the tariff can be used to reach the required tariff entry criteria. For example AS Levels, Extended Project (EPQ), BTEC National Certificate and WJEC Applied Certificate are some of the qualifications we do not accept.

About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

The BSc (Hons) Accounting with Finance is aimed at students who have an interest in developing knowledge and understanding of the key aspects of accounting and finance, and in particular, who are looking to pursue a professional career in accounting. It seeks to give students a learning experience that allows them to develop proficiencies that create effective accounting professionals in today’s changing business environment. The curriculum and learning and teaching strategy are complemented by guest lectures and ‘live’ workshops to promote independent learning and increasing their employability skills for the future.

Year 1 provides you with a good understanding of the foundations of accounting and finance alongside the fundamentals of business. Years 2 and 3 gives you in-depth knowledge of how companies use accounting and finance to make decisions, report performance under conditions of uncertainty and risk. The programme provides the intellectual underpinnings required for a professional career in a rapidly changing work environment, a rigorous approach to self-awareness and personal development and a significant exposure to the world of work and its current demands through work experience opportunities.

This degree is ideal for those interested in a future professional career in accounting, finance, audit and taxation. It offers an excellent grounding in accounting and acts as a foundation for further study in accounting or finance at postgraduate or professional level.

Modules

Year One:
• Essentials of Management
• Academic and Employability Skills
• Managing and Leading People
• Financial Accounting
• Data Analysis
• Finance

Year Two:
• Ethics and Regulations in Finance and Accounting
• Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
• Economics for Business
• Introduction to Taxation
• Business Law 1
• Management Accounting for Business

Year Three:
• Global Leadership and Change Management
• International Strategic Management
• Financial Reporting
• Advanced Taxation
• Audit
• Advanced Financial Reporting

Assessment methods

Assessment is designed to meet the programme and module learning outcomes both academically and professionally in formative form including the preparation and feedback from seminars, workshops, tests and presentations, as well as in summative assessments that contributes to the grade, including individual coursework, group work, projects, in-class presentations, and exams. In particular, as is usual in the sector, this programme involves a considerable amount of group work and group assessment, i.e., as much as 50% of the assessment on selected modules may take this form.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£16,700
per year
International
£16,700
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

Extra funding

You can find further details of our Scholarships and Bursaries on our website, using the following link - https://www.law.ac.uk/study/scholarships-bursaries/

The Uni


Course locations:

Birmingham

Manchester

London Bloomsbury

Department:

The University of Law Business School

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