Accounting and Finance BA (Hons)

Course overview

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Accounting and finance are right at the centre of the business decision-making process and are about so much more than spreadsheets and calculators. It is a fast-paced, dynamic industry that requires adaptable, flexible, intelligent graduates.

We’ll help you to become exactly that. Our courses are developed with the knowledge that today’s accountants and finance specialists need an understanding of skills including company and employment law, strategic management and enterprise.

Industry-focused

This popular degree has a career-orientated focus. Today's successful accountant is much more than a technical expert, and special emphasis is given to developing communication and IT skills. Both have been identified in research with employers as critical for accounting professionals.

Flexibility to specialise

This course sits within our accounting framework which consists of a range of specialised courses:

• BA (Hons) Accounting & Business
• BA (Hons) Accounting & Taxation
• BA (Hons) Accounting & Law
• BA (Hons) Economics
• BA (Hons) Finance & Business
• BA (Hons) Finance & Economics

Each of the courses in our Accounting Framework will give you those vital core skills, as well as offering more specialist options depending on the pathway you choose to pursue.

All courses' first year units are the same, allowing you the flexibility to transfer to another pathway at the end of the first year. This keeps your career options open and enables you to make more informed choices.

Accreditations

Courses within our accounting framework are accredited by the major accounting bodies including:

• ACCA
• CIOT
• CIMA
ICAEW

The accreditations or exemptions depend on the units that you choose to take. Your course academic team will offer you guidance on the best units to choose to suit and support your career aspirations.

In addition, you will be joining a Business School which has been awarded member status of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), internationally recognised as an accreditation body of excellence in management education.