Our industry-focused program delivers an accounting and finance degree that prepares you for a professional, managerial or business career. It will equip you with the highly sought-after employability skills that employers are looking for, opening up opportunities for career progression and development.
Combining theoretical learning and practical know-how, you'll build knowledge on various accountancy and finance-related topics. These include financial reporting, managerial accounting, audit and assurance, taxation, law and corporate finance.
The Institute of Financial Accountants and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants offer graduates of this course exemptions when applying for membership.
The foundation year will prepare you for university-level study and introduce you to the key accounting and financial management contexts and concepts you'll need to progress through the rest of the course.
Committing to study at the degree level will give you transferrable skills that can be applied in any career context, whether climbing the corporate ladder in the accounting and financial management world or having an impact as an entrepreneur.
- What insights into the world of work will grow your career prospects?
- How do you manage accounting and financial requirements when running a business?
- Which business principles and theories have the most significant financial impact?
Our accounting and financial management degree will give you the foundational and specific accounting and financial knowledge to build a successful career that matches your goals.
Year 0 (Foundation)- Orientation for Success in Higher Education (0 credits)
- Academic Skills for Accounting and Finance (0 credits)
- Understanding Change (0 credits)
- Introduction to Financial Management (0 credits)
- Professional Development (0 credits)
- Foundation Year Project (0 credits)
Year 1- Dynamic Business Environment (20 Credits)
- Business Accounting and Technology (20 Credits)
- Financial Accounting (20 Credits)
- Interpersonal Skills and Managerial Development (20 Credits)
- Introduction to Marketing Management (20 credits)
- Management Accounting (20 Credits)
Year 2- Management Accounting 2 (20 credits)
- Business and Corporate Law (20 credits)
- Leadership and Change (20 credits)
- Corporate Strategy and Governance (20 credits)
- Financial Reporting (20 credits)
- Research Methods (20 credits)
Year 3 Mandatory Modules:- Audit and Assurance (20 credits)
- Financial Management (20 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance (20 credits)
- UK Taxation (20 credits)
Option 1: - Project/Dissertation (40 credits)
Option 2: - Business Ethics (20 credits)
- Research Project (20 credits)