Business Management (Accounting and Finance) (Top Up) - BA (Hons)

University of South Wales

United Kingdom, Cardiff

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University of South Wales

United Kingdom , Cardiff

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

NNC4

Campuses

Pontypridd

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 1 year (s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 16,800 / year

Next Intake September-2026

Business Management (Accounting and Finance) (Top Up) - BA (Hons)

About

You will study a variety of modules designed to enhance your business and management and accounting skills over two 12-week terms. The first term will get you up-to-speed with business management theory and the second will see you specialising in areas from financial accounting to reporting and management.

Term one

Applied Management
Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to embark on a career in middle management.

Business Research: Principles and Practice
Build essential skills and learn about techniques needed to conduct a real investigation into a business problem.

Business Strategy
Gain a holistic and strategic view of organisations and their environments. Explore themes like trading, innovation, and cross-cultural management while learning to analyse global business challenges.

Enhancing Academic Success
This non-credit bearing module is designed to support students to develop their academic and business skills for future employment.

Term two

Principles of Corporate Finance
Develop a critical awareness of the theories and techniques of corporate finance.

Principles of Accounting
You’ll explore the fundamental principles of financial accounting, financial reporting and management accounting in a business management context.

Live Management Project
Develop your professional business management skills as you draw on your learnings and apply them in a live project activity alongside a supervising tutor.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Academic Qualifications

Applicants who have completed a Diploma of Technician / Technical Diploma in a relevant subject can be considered for year 1 entry of an undergraduate degree
Applicants who have followed the IB Diploma curriculum can be considered for undergraduate entry – the normal UCAS tariff will be applied
Applicants who have followed the A-Level curriculum can be considered for undergraduate entry – the normal UCAS tariff will be applied

Undergraduate Advanced Entry

Students who have completed a 2 year Diploma or Associate Degree from a recognised institution can be considered for advanced entry onto the 2nd year of an undergraduate degree programme

If your qualification is not covered above or you do not meet the set criteria please contact us and we will see how we can assist you.

English Program Requirements

English language requirements

International applicants will need to have achieved an overall of IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component/TOEFL 72 overall and a minimum of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing or equivalent.

Equivalents can be located on our English Language pages.

If you have previously studied through the medium of English, IELTS might not be required, please visit our country specific page for further details. If your country is not featured, please contact us.

If you do not meet the English entry criteria, please visit our Pre-Sessional course pages.

Career

Career paths

Accountant
Banking
Auditor
Mortgage Advisor
Entrepreneur

Careers and Employability

Graduate Careers

Graduates can find themselves in a range of careers from accountants to mortgage advisors. Other students go on to complete further study in the form of master’s degrees and other higher education qualifications.

Our careers service team is dedicated to helping you find relevant placements for work experience or a job after graduation. We also have an employability development team who runs a programme called Grad Edge, and an enterprise team focused on new business ideas and entrepreneurship.

Industry partners

Our teaching staff have incredible links with industry, allowing you to work with businesses on live briefs and case-studies as part of your studies. This collaboration allows students to gain an insight into the challenges that businesses face and develop practical skills that employers value by applying your classroom learning to real-world scenarios.

Careers support

You’ll have access to advice from our careers and employability service throughout your studies and when you graduate. This includes one-to-one appointments with faculty-based career advisers either in person or virtually over Skype or email. We also have online resources to help explore career options and ensure you present yourself well to employers. These include psychometric tests, career assessments, a CV builder, an interview simulator, and application help. We also have over 2,000 registered employers targeting business graduates, so we’ll sign you up to receive weekly email alerts for jobs that match your interests too.