Program Overview
The Accounting and Financial Management BA program at the University of Sheffield provides students with a deep understanding of accounting and financial principles and practices. It emphasizes practical skills, transferable skills, and the broader impact of financial decisions on organizations and stakeholders. The program offers professional exemptions from accounting bodies and prepares graduates for diverse careers in accounting, finance, and business. It utilizes multidisciplinary teaching, industry links, and world-leading research to enhance student learning and career prospects.
Program Outline
Accounting and Financial Management BA - University of Sheffield
Degree Overview:
This program provides a comprehensive understanding of accounting and financial management within organizations. It goes beyond numerical techniques and processes, emphasizing the broader impact of financial decisions on societal welfare, the environment, and company stakeholders. The program aims to equip students with practical skills, rigorous academic knowledge, and transferable skills like digital literacy, teamwork, and communication, preparing them for diverse career paths.
Objectives:
- Develop a deep understanding of accounting and financial management principles and practices.
- Gain practical skills in financial analysis, reporting, and decision-making.
- Enhance business awareness and develop transferable skills like teamwork, communication, and digital literacy.
- Understand the role of accounting and financial management in shaping information systems and business architecture.
- Explore the impact of financial decisions on societal welfare, the environment, and company stakeholders.
- Prepare for professional accounting qualifications and a range of career opportunities in finance and business.
Outline:
The program is structured over three years, with a potential optional placement year between the second and third year.
First Year:
- Core Modules:
- Business Economics in a Contemporary Society (10 credits)
- Introduction to Behaviour at Work (10 credits)
- Introduction to Management Accounting (20 credits)
- Futures First: Professional Self Management (20 credits)
- Introduction to Financial Accounting (20 credits)
- Foundations in Financial Management (20 credits)
- Optional Modules:
- Analysis for Decision Making A (20 credits)
- Analysis for Decision Making B (20 credits)
Second Year:
- Core Modules:
- Intermediate Management Accounting (20 credits)
- Corporate Governance (20 credits)
- Financial Management (20 credits)
- Intermediate Financial Accounting (20 credits)
- Introduction to Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing (20 credits)
- Optional Modules:
- Business Intelligence (20 credits)
- Business Strategy (20 credits)
- Law for Management (20 credits)
- Budgeting and Control (20 credits)
- Business Statistics (20 credits)
- Career Management Theory and Practice (20 credits)
- Languages for All (20 credits)
Third Year:
- Core Modules:
- Advances in Financial Accounting (20 credits)
- Advances in Management Accounting (20 credits)
- Optional Modules:
- Company Analysis and Valuation (20 credits)
- Accounting & Accountability: Theory & Practice (20 credits)
- Auditing (20 credits)
- Corporate Finance (20 credits)
- Corporate Social Responsibility (20 credits)
- Applied Accounting and Financial Management: Business Simulation (20 credits)
- Emerging Markets Finance (20 credits)
- Taxation in Theory and Practice (20 credits)
- Case Studies in Accounting and Consultancy (20 credits)
- Financial Derivatives (20 credits)
- Languages for All (20 credits)
Assessment:
The program utilizes a variety of assessment methods, including:
- Exams
- Online tests
- Group and individual presentations
- Coursework Students receive extensive feedback on their work, both formative and summative, to support their progress and development.
Teaching:
The program employs a multidisciplinary approach, combining lectures, seminars, workshops, and other program-level teaching with small group sizes. Students are encouraged to participate in discussions, group work, and use various software packages like Microsoft Office, Google, and Bloomberg to develop their IT and online collaboration skills.
Careers:
Graduates from this program are well-prepared for a range of careers in accounting, finance, and wider business roles. Common career paths include:
- Trainee Chartered Accountants
- Management Accountants
- Audit roles
- Insurance
- Banking
- Investment
- Consultancy Recent graduates have secured positions at companies like Barclays, British Airways, Ernst & Young, HSBC, Grant Thornton, KPMG, and Santander.
Other:
- The program benefits from professional exemptions from ACCA, CIMA, CPA Australia, ICAEW, and CIPFA, providing a head start for students pursuing chartered accountancy qualifications.
- The Management School has a dedicated employability team that provides careers support, placement opportunities, and skills development workshops with industry experts.
- The program utilizes a fully-equipped financial trading room with Bloomberg and Refinitiv Eikon terminals, providing students with practical experience and certification opportunities.
- The University of Sheffield Management School is Triple Crown accredited by AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB, signifying its high quality and international recognition.
- The program is designed to be relevant to the changing demands of the workplace, with close links to businesses and organizations.
- The program draws on world-leading research conducted by the faculty, many of whom have extensive industry experience.
Tuition fees Home students 2024-25 annual tuition fee: £9,250 Overseas students 2024-25 annual tuition fee: £22,680
