Accounting (Major) with Spanish N4R4

Program Overview

---

Queen's University Belfast's Accounting (Major) with Spanish program combines accounting expertise with Spanish language proficiency. It prepares students for careers in accountancy, management consultancy, and finance, with a focus on ethics, sustainability, and global employability. The program features a year abroad in a Spanish-speaking country for immersive language and cultural experience.

Program Outline

---

Accounting (Major) with Spanish - Queen's University Belfast

---

Degree Overview:

---

Integrated Accounting and Spanish curriculum:

• Combines Accounting with Spanish language studies taught by the School of Arts, English and Languages.
• Aims to equip students with professional accounting skills and language proficiency for future accounting careers.
• Provides a solid understanding of financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, and finance.
• Features increasing specialization in Accounting Technologies, Ethics and Sustainability Reporting.
• Integral year abroad in a Spanish-speaking country, fostering language development and employability skills.

---

Objectives:

• Prepare students for careers in the accountancy profession.
• Develop critical thinking, communication, ethical decision-making, leadership, and teamwork skills.
• Cultivate fluency in Spanish for future employment opportunities.

---

Program Description:

• Integrates accounting knowledge with Spanish language proficiency.
• Focuses on preparing students for the accountancy profession through practical content and engagement with local employers.
• Embeds professional ethics and sustainability reporting within the curriculum.
• Offers a year abroad in a Spanish-speaking country for immersive language and cultural experience.

---

Outline:

---

Program Structure:

• Full-time, 4-year program.
• Combines coursework with a year abroad.
• Consists of core and elective modules.

---

Content:

• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Auditing
• Taxation
• Finance
• Spanish Language and Culture

---

Modules:

---

Year 1:

• Introductory Management Accounting
• Accounting Information Systems
• Introductory Financial Accounting
• Foundations of Economics 1
• Optional Spanish modules:
• Spanish 1 (40 credits)
• Spanish for Beginners (40 credits)

---

Year 2:

• Management Accounting
• Financial Accounting
• Spanish 2 (40 credits)
• Introduction to Legal Study and Basic Contract Law
• Placement Preparation Module (0 credits)
• Financial Decision Making

---

Year 3:

• QMS Placement Year Accounting with a Language (120 credits)
• Completion of a placement in a Spanish-speaking country

---

Year 4:

• Advanced Management Accounting
• Law of Business Organisations
• Taxation
• Advanced Financial Accounting
• Spanish 3 (40 credits)

---

Schedule:

• Modules typically offered on a semester basis.
• Placement year typically undertaken in the third year.

---

Assessment:

---

Assessment methods vary by module and include:

• Continuous assessment through assignments and presentations.
• Final written unseen examination.
• Student Tutorial Portfolio (Year 1).
• Group projects and presentations.
• Feedback provided through comments and marks, tutorials, and placement employer comments.

---

Criteria:

• Assesses knowledge, skills, and understanding of the subject matter.
• Evaluates critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication abilities.
• Considers language proficiency and cultural awareness in Spanish modules.

---

Teaching:

---

Faculty:

• Led by academics who are well connected with the accountancy profession and industry.
• Research-active faculty bring contemporary theoretical and practical insights to the classroom.

---

Teaching methods:

• Lectures
• Seminars/tutorials
• Practical classes and workshops
• Independent study
• E-learning resources
• Year abroad for immersive language learning

---

Unique approaches:

• Industry guest speakers
• Employer-led workshops
• Peer mentoring scheme
• Online collaborative learning environment

---

Careers:

---

Career opportunities:

• Accountancy
• Management consultancy
• Corporate finance
• Public sector

---

Graduate employability:

• Queen's graduates well-represented in the Northern Ireland accountancy profession.
• High graduate employment rates.

---

Skills developed:

• Critical thinking
• Communication
• Ethical decision-making
• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Language proficiency in Spanish

---

Other:

---

Awards and prizes:

• Sponsered by employers and professional bodies.
• Recognize student achievement in Accounting and Spanish.

---

Student support systems:

• Adviser of Studies
• Peer mentoring scheme
• Placement office
• Learning development services

---

Fees and funding:

• Information available on the University website.

---

Admissions requirements:

• A-level requirements, including A-level Spanish grade B or AS-level Spanish grade B or GCSE Spanish grade B/6 or evidence of linguistic ability in another language + GCSE Mathematics grade B/6.
• International Baccalaureate Diploma, 34 points overall, including 6(Spanish),6,5 at Higher Level.
If not offered at Higher Level then Standard Level grade 5 in Mathematics or GCSE Mathematics grade B/6.

---

Please note:

• This information is based on the "Accounting (Major) with Spanish" program at Queen's University Belfast as of October 26, 2023.
• Specific details may change over time.
Please visit the University website for the most up-to-date information.

---

Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

Northern Ireland (NI) 1 £4,750 Republic of Ireland (ROI) 2 £4,750 England, Scotland or Wales (GB) 1 £9,250 EU Other 3 £20,800 International £20,800 1 EU citizens in the EU Settlement Scheme, with settled status, will be charged the NI or GB tuition fee based on where they are ordinarily resident. Students who are ROI nationals resident in GB will be charged the GB fee. 2 EU students who are ROI nationals resident in ROI are eligible for NI tuition fees. 3 EU Other students (excludes Republic of Ireland nationals living in GB, NI or ROI) are charged tuition fees in line with international fees. All tuition fees quoted relate to a single year of study and will be subject to an annual inflationary increase, unless explicitly stated otherwise.