Finance and Business BA (Hons)

Course overview

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Finance is an important element of business. This course equips you with a broad understanding of both the business and financial environments.

The BA (Hons) Finance and Business course focuses on the financial aspects of business operations. There is a high level of demand in the economy for professionals with a combination of specialised financial knowledge and sound business skills. We have extensive experience of offering courses in accounting, finance and business. This course has been developed to provide a wide foundation of key business and financial knowledge and allows you to select options that reflect your business interests.

Flexibility to specialise

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

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