Why study this course?
Our Accounting and Finance (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree is a four-year course with a built-in foundation year (Year 0). It’s the ideal course if you’re interested in studying accounting and finance at undergraduate level but you can’t meet the entry requirements or don’t have the traditional qualifications required to start a standard degree.
On successful completion of this four-year degree you’ll become a part-qualified accountant, eligible for professional exemptions from accounting bodies such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW), Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants (CIPFA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Association of International Accountants (AIA) and Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA). This will help facilitate your journey to becoming a qualified accountant or finding success in a finance-related career.
More about this course
The four-year accounting and finance programme has been designed with an integrated foundation year to allow you to develop key academic skills and build your confidence at the beginning of your degree. You’ll learn core business skills and the key principles of accounting, as well as numerical and technological skills that are vital for analysing data.
The foundation year of this degree is intended to prepare you for your subsequent years of studying accounting and finance, so you’ll enter Year 1 well-equipped to study at undergraduate level.
The teaching staff have academic and professional experience in public audit, taxation, financial reporting, management accounting and information systems. You will also benefit from visiting industry speakers who are invited to give presentations on contemporary accounting, finance and business-related topics throughout your degree course.
You will share your foundation year with students on other foundation year courses, allowing you to share insights and get a taste of a variety of other business-related disciplines.
Following your foundation year, you will study the same course content and get the same choice of modules as those who study Accounting and Finance BA (Hons).
Should you decide during your foundation year that you’d like to specialise in a different area of study, there is some flexibility to allow you to do this.
You’ll graduate with a full undergraduate degree with the same title and award as those who studied the traditional three-year course.
The core modules that you study in Year 1, 2 and 3 also satisfy many of the requirements of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW), the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants (CIPFA), the Association of International Accountants (AIA) as well as the award of full membership of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Accreditation of Prior Learning
Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course.
Modular structure
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 0 modules include:
Development for Success in Business (core, 30 credits)
Orientation for Success in Higher Education (core, 30 credits)
The Context of Business (core, 30 credits)
Using and Managing Data and Information (core, 30 credits)
Year 1 modules include:
Business Law and Ethics (core, 15 credits)
Data Science, Research and Analysis (core, 15 credits)
Financial Accounting (core, 15 credits)
Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions (core, 15 credits)
Learning Through Organisations (core, 15 credits)
Management Accounting Fundamentals (core, 15 credits)
Management Information Systems (core, 15 credits)
Understanding the Business and Economic Environment (core, 15 credits)
Year 2 modules include:
Company and Business Law (core, 15 credits)
Financial Reporting (core, 15 credits)
Management Accounting (core, 15 credits)
Principles of Finance (core, 15 credits)
Problem Solving: Methods and Analysis (core, 15 credits)
Taxation – Corporate Tax (core, 15 credits)
Taxation – Income Tax (core, 15 credits)
Audit and Internal Control (option, 15 credits)
Fundamentals of Project Management (option, 15 credits)
Sustainability, Business and Responsibility (option, 15 credits)
Year 3 modules include:
Advanced Financial Reporting (core, 15 credits)
Advanced Management Accounting (core, 15 credits)
Audit and Assurance Services (core, 15 credits)
Dissertation (core, 30 credits)
Financial Management (core, 15 credits)
Accounting Theory and Regulations (option, 15 credits)
Financial Engineering (option, 15 credits)
Financial Instruments (option, 15 credits)
International Banking (option, 15 credits)
International Trade and Finance (option, 15 credits)
Personal Finance (option, 15 credits)
Practising Business Strategy (with simulation) (option, 15 credits)
Professional Experience Year Placement
What is a degree with foundation year?
This is a four-year degree course with a built-in foundation year (Year 0). It’s the perfect route into university if you don’t meet the necessary entry requirements for the standard undergraduate degree. You’ll graduate with a full undergraduate degree with the same title and award as those who studied the three-year course.
