Accounting and Management

Year 1

You will further develop your knowledge and understanding by undertaking modules relating to accounting, auditing, financeand management areas. You will also have the opportunity to build your business creativity through exploring how to generate and develop viable commercial ideas in the Business Ideas and Opportunities module. You will work in teams, develop your creativity skills and showcase your ideas at a Trade Fair held on campus.

Year 2

There is a choice of routes allowing you to tailor your study to your own interests and career aspirations. Both routes study compulsory modules in Financial and Management Accounting, Corporate Ethics, Business Strategy and Business and Innovation. Route B also providesthe opportunity to undertake a significant piece of independent research in the form of a thesis. The grade that you achieve in each module this year determines your honours classification.

Learning Methods

Each termhas a block of 12 weeks of teaching and you will study 3 or 4 modules per term. Each module normally has approximately 3 hours of class teaching per week. While there are variations between modules, most consist of a lecture delivered to the entire class supported by tutorials delivered to smaller groups. Your course resources will be available on CampusMoodle, our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and will enhance your learning experience and keep you up-to-date with coursework and assignments.

How long is a BA (Hons) Accounting and Management course?

The duration of the Accounting and Management degree is 2 years.

Activity Summary

Year 2

• Lectures - 90 - 280 students per group, Route A8 - 10 hours per week, Route B 8 - 10 hours per week in term1,4 - 5 hours per week in term2
• Tutorials - 25 - 40students per group, Route A 4 hours per week, Route B 3 hours per week

Independent Study

In addition to lectures and tutorials you will spend approximately 25 hours per week outside of class working on your own. For example undertaking prescribed reading, preparing answers to tutorial assignments or researching and writing course assignments.

Staff delivering on this course

Academic staff who teach on this course have worked in a range of professional backgrounds, are ‘business-connected’ and use professional networks and their academic research to ensure teaching is professionally relevant and cutting edge. Accounting modules are delivered by professionally qualified accounting academics. This course has strong links with industry, employers and professional bodies, providing you with a unique combination of academic and professional understanding.

Many of our staff have either achieved Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, or are working towards this. This is a professional recognition of lecturer practice, impact and leadership in teaching and learning.

Assessment

Typically students are assessed eachyear:

Year 1

• 5written exams, typically for 2-3 hours
• 1written assignment, including essay
• 2 class tests
• 1individual presentation
• 1group presentation and report

Year 2

Route A

• 4 written exams, typically for 2-3 hours
• 6 written assignments, including essays

Route B

• 3 written exams, typically for 2-3 hours
• 4 written assignments, including essays
• 1 thesis

Feedback

We aim to provide you with feedback within 20 working days of hand-in for all written exams, coursework and practical exams.

Job Prospects

This course will prepare you for a wide range of careers in areas of business management or accountancy. You may aspire to a career within the field of management, making use of the practical business and creativity skills developed on this course. Alternatively you may wish to pursue a career in Accounting or Finance by undertaking a professional qualification.

Is studying Accounting and managementa good career choice?

Previous Accountinggraduates of Robert Gordon University have gone on to pursue the following careers:

• Audit Assistant - auditing clients and financial statements
• Graduate Trainee Auditor
• Assistant Accountant - processing invoices and compliance testing
• Associate Assurance Auditor