Course Overview
Our BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance course is professionally accredited by the ACCA, CIMA and ICAEWand students may obtain the maximum number of exemptions from these bodies’ professional examinations. The course will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to all areas of accounting and prepares you for further study at the final stages of professional accounting qualifications. In addition, we have a strategic partnership with Graham Paul Chartered Accountants, which provides for paid student placements with a view to graduate training contracts. Students taking the sandwich option will also undertake a year-long work placement between their second and third years.
Course Content
Year One:
- Financial Accounting
- Management Accounting
- IT
- Digital Accounting
- Applied Management
- Statistics
- Financial Services
Year Two:
Core:
Core:
- Management Accounting
- Financial Management
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Credit Management and Risk
- Research Skills
- Work Placement
Options:
- Financial Reporting
- Taxation
- Auditing
- Corporate Law
- Islamic Finance
Year Three:
Core:
Core:
- Management Accounting
- Financial Management
- Investment Management
Options:
- Financial Reporting
- Taxation
- Auditing and Corporate Governance
- Strategic Management
- European Law
- Behavioural Finance
- Economic History
- Capital Markets
- Dissertation
