Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

Our BSc Accounting and Finance gives you the opportunity to acquire both the quantitative and analytical skills required for a career in accountancy, alongside a range of transferable skills, including decision-making, management and perceptive abilities.

Why choose this course?

• This course provides you with a good understanding of accounting, finance and the markets in which they operate, which is essential knowledge for a career in this field.
• It also offers you opportunities to interact with accounting specialists and experts in corporate governance, responsible business and international finance.
• It emphasises research-blended learning, with staff who are enthusiastic teachers as well as active researchers, and who regularly publish cutting-edge articles in the world's leading journals.

What you will learn

On this course, you will learn to critically evaluate the use and suitability of accounting and finance techniques in different contexts. You will also learn how to work out processes of calculation, reporting and evaluation, and gain a critical understanding of the factors that influence the financial decision-making process.

How you will learn

Teaching includes lectures, seminars and workshops. You will take tutorials and seminars alongside a diverse range of students, many of whom will have come directly from careers as administrators, clerical workers or managers, to develop more detailed and nuanced insights into accounting and finance.

You can study this course full- or part-time. You can also choose your own timetable for the core/compulsory modules selecting whether to study them in the daytime or in the evening. Find out more about choosing your own timetable.

Foundation Year

If you opt for the Foundation Year route, this will fully prepare you for undergraduate study. It is ideal if you are returning to study after a gap, or if you have not previously studied the relevant subjects, or if you didn't achieve the grades you need for a place on your chosen undergraduate degree. Find out everything you need to know about Foundation Years.