Overview
Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) Who is it for?
If you’re ambitious, determined to succeed in the field of accounting and finance, and have lots of drive, a can-do attitude and a strong work ethic, you’re ready for this course. During the Accounting and Finance undergraduate degree course, you’ll master your subject knowledge and acquire the professional acumen and key skills to stand out as a professional in your field.
In each year of your degree, you choose a number of modules that allow you to either focus more deeply on finance and accounting, or to broaden your studies into areas including business forecasting and corporate social responsibility.
*Gain your accounting qualification from a business school ranked 3rd in London for Accounting and Finance.
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Successfully obtaining the BSc Accounting and Finance allows exemption from the exams of several following professional bodies.
Course objectives
Your career in finance and accountancy launches here. Over three years – or four if you choose to take a work placement or study abroad year – you gain a thorough grounding in a wide range of core and optional modules. You will become proficient in all areas of accounting and finance, from financial accounting and corporate finance to financial management, taxation and economics.
You also have the highly valuable option of a study abroad sandwich year at one of our highly-respected partner institutions across the world. In an increasingly globalised business environment, this is excellent preparation.
The Accounting and Finance degree is both highly selective and highly demanding. You will be working hard for the rewards it delivers. The degree is delivered in strategic partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
By meeting the relevant criteria, BSc Accounting and Finance students can achieve up to eight exemptions from the ICAEW's Chartered Accountant qualification (ACA) and receive similar exemptions from other professional accountancy bodies.
Teaching staff
Accreditation details
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
Knowledge
- F1 Accountant in Business (AB)
- F2 Management Accounting (MA)
- F3 Financial Accounting (FA)
Skills
- F4 Corporate and Business Law (CL)
- F5 Performance Management (PM)
- F6 Taxation (TX)
- F7 Financial Reporting (FR)
- F9 Financial Management (FM)
CII (Chartered Insurance Institute)
- CII Insurance students: 530 Business and Economics (worth 30 credits at Advanced Diploma level), 25 non-unit specific credits at Diploma level.
- CII Financial Planning students: 30 non unit specific credits at Advanced Diploma level, 25 non unit-specific credits at Diploma level.
CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
Certificate Level
- BA1 Business Economics
- BA2 Management Accounting
- BA3 Financial Accounting
- BA4 Ethics, Corporate Governance & Business Law
- C01 Fundamentals of Management Accounting
- C02 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
- C03 Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
- C04 Fundamentals of Business Economics
- C05 Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law.
Operational Level
- E1 Managing Finance in a Digital world
- P1 Management Accounting
- F1 Financial Reporting and Taxation.
Management Level
- P2 Advanced Management Accounting
- F2 Advanced Financial Reporting.
CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy)
Professional Certificate
- Financial Accounting
- Management Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Audit and Assurance.
Professional Diploma
- Financial Management
- Business Strategy
- Taxation.
CPA Australia (Chartered Practising Accountants - Australia)
- Business Finance
- Economics and Markets
- Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Foundations of Accounting
- Fundamentals of Business Law
- Management Accounting.
ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)
- Accounting
- Assurance
- Business and Finance
- Law
- Management Information
- Principles of Taxation
- Financial Management
- Business Strategy.
ICAS (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)
Test of Competence
- Financial Accounting
- Finance
- Business Management
- Business Law
- Principles of Auditing and Reporting.
The London Institute of Banking & Finance
- Direct entry into Stage 2 (second year; FHEQ level 5) of the BSc Banking Practice & Management degree.
