| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
This BSc program in Accounting and Management equips students with advanced accounting and management concepts, preparing them for diverse roles in accounting, finance, and business management. The program combines core modules in financial and management accounting, finance, and economics with optional modules in areas such as operations management, entrepreneurship, and data analytics. Students gain practical experience through a placement year and develop their research and communication skills through a dissertation and various assessments.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Objective:
To equip students with advanced and essential concepts in accounting and management, preparing them for diverse opportunities within the accountancy profession and business management in both the financial sector and beyond.
Content:
- Financial accounting, including preparation and presentation of financial reports
- Management accounting, focusing on objectives and application within organizations
- Business environment, covering organizational roles and broader context
- Introduction to finance, exploring corporate finance and its importance
- Introduction to economics, covering fundamental principles
Additional Notes:
- The course title will likely change from BA to BSc for entry in 2024, reflecting a modern interpretation of an accounting-based degree.
- This course can be seen as a specialization of accounting, combining it with management and finance知識, while BSc in Accounting focuses solely on accounting, and BA in Accounting and Finance emphasizes finance.
Outline:
Year 1:
- Core modules:
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Introduction to Management Accounting
- Business Environment and Functions
- Foundations of Finance
- Introduction to Economics
- Quantitative Methods
Year 2:
- Core modules:
- Corporate Financial Reporting
- Management Accounting
- Audit and Assurance
- Corporate Finance
- Optional modules (examples in recent years):
- Operations Management
- Managing in a Global Environment
- Principles of Business Law
- Entrepreneurship
- Introduction to Taxation
- Banking and Finance Technology
- Innovation Management
- Consumer Behaviour
Year 3:
- Placement year, involving a minimum of 40 weeks of work experience in a relevant organization.
Year 4:
- Core modules:
- The Dissertation (on an accounting and finance topic of your choice)
- Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance
- Optional modules (examples in recent years):
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Entrepreneurship
- Leadership
- Real Estate Finance
- Islamic Economics and Finance
- Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
- Big Data Analytics
- Strategic Management Accounting
- Advanced Audit
Assessment:
- Examinations
- Written assignments and reports
- Projects and presentations
- Objective: To evaluate knowledge, problem solving skills, written and oral communication abilities, and application of learning to real-world scenarios.
- Dissertation: 10,000 words, accounting for one-third of final year marks.
Teaching:
- Lectures and small-group seminars
- Specialist workshops for practical application
- One-to-one support and self-directed learning
- Emphasis on small-group teaching
- Increased focus on self-directed learning and independent research in later years
- Faculty: Experts with global experience, outstanding research, and professional connections.
Careers:
- Accounting profession, specialising as auditors, financial accountants, tax specialists, management consultants, etc.
- Finance sector, exploring areas like financial analysis, risk management, and investment banking.
- General management roles within various industries.
- Graduate Outcomes:
- 96% in paid employment or further study 15 months after graduation (all programs)
- 81% in high skilled employment (all programs)
- Average salary of £29,000 (all programs)
Other:
- Students who struggle to meet typical offer requirements can still apply and may be considered if they demonstrate strong potential in their personal statement or reference.
Full Time Fees
Tuition fees
Home students £9,250 per year EU students £27,600 per year Island students £9,250 per year International students £27,600 per year The tuition fees shown for home students are for one complete academic year of full time study and are set according to the academic year of entry. Fees for subsequent years of your course may rise in line with an inflationary uplift as determined by the government. The tuition fees shown for overseas and EU students are for one complete academic year of full time study, are set according to the academic year of entry, and remain the same throughout the duration of the programme for that cohort (unless otherwise stated).
