BSc Accounting and Finance with a Foundation Year
Entry requirements
80 UCAS Tariff points. Learn more about UCAS Tariff points . In addition to the A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below, applicants for this course also need GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above. If you do not have this or are not undertaking it, we accept other level 2 equivalents, or we may ask you to pass BCU's GCSE equivalency tests. A Level / AS Level: A Level: 80 UCAS Tariff points / CDD (or equivalent) AS Level: Must be in a different subject to A Levels A maximum of four subjects will be considered Pearson BTEC (Diploma / Extended Diploma/ Extended Certificate): 80 UCAS Tariff points Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications T Level: Pass overall (C or above on the core) All subjects considered Access to HE Diploma: Pass with 60 credits, 45 credits at level 3 OCR Cambridge Technical qualifications: 80 UCAS Tariff points NCFE CACHE Level 3 qualifications: 80 UCAS Tariff points WJEC Level 3 qualifications: 80 UCAS Tariff points Considered with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) Irish Leaving Certificate (Highers): Minimum of 80 UCAS Tariff points, achieved in five Higher level subjects Scottish Higher / Advanced Higher: 80 UCAS Tariff points from three Advanced Highers (DDD) or two Advanced Highers (DD) plus two Highers (DD) Welsh Baccalaureate: 80 UCAS Tariff points. Considered with three A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications IFS / LIBF in Financial Studies: 80 UCAS Tariff points Considered with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Accounting and Finance. Core topics include Financial Analysis, Accounting, Data Analysis, Project Management, Research Methods, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The degree includes a foundation year before the three-year undergraduate programme and offers exemptions from professional examinations with ACCA, ICAEW, and CIMA. An optional professional placement year is available, and the shared first year allows transfer between accounting courses.
Modules
- Diversity and Inclusion in Business
- Introduction to Accounting & Finance
- Business & Professional Skills
- Marketing Communications
- Foundation Project
- Professional Development in Accounting
- Introduction to Economics and Finance
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Introduction to Management Accounting
- Data Intelligence
- Management Accounting
- Entrepreneurial Finance
- Business Technology and the Finance Function
- Business Operations
- Personal Wealth Planning and Management
- Principles of Islamic Finance
- Professional Career Accelerator
- Accounting for the Planet
- Banking, Financial Markets and Institutions
- Audit and Assurance
- Advanced Financial Reporting
- Project Management
- Strategic Management Accounting
- Corporate Financial Strategy
- Islamic Banking and Capital Markets
- Principles of Not-For-Profit Accounting and Governance
- Fintech
- Business Research Methodology and Practice
- Business Research Project