BA Accounting & Economics

Institution: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Level: undergraduate
Subject: Accounting & Economics
Duration: 3 years full time. 4 years full time if undertaking foundation year. 4 years full time if undertaking year-long industry placement. 5 years full time if undertaking foundation year and year-long industry placement.
UCAS code: NL41
Typical offer: A-level CCC

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff: 112 A level: Minimum three A levels to include Grades CCC. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: DMM IB: 2 x H5. No specific subjects required.

About this course

BA (Hons) in Economics, Accounting and Finance. Core topics include Accounting, Data Analysis, and Statistics. The programme is professionally accredited by ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA and ICAEW with exemptions from professional examinations. An optional year in industry is available after the second year, and a partnership with Xeinadin Accountants provides a paid 12-week summer internship.

Modules

Financial and Digital Accounting
Management Accounting
The Economy – Microeconomics
The Economy – Macroeconomics
Quantitative Methods for Data Analysis
Global Financial Services
Performance Management
Financial Management
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Experiential Work or Volunteering Opportunities
Taxation
Intermediate Quantitative Methods
Games and Information Theory
Year in industry
Advanced Performance Management
Advanced Financial Management
Behavioural Economics
Macroeconomics: Theory and Application
Labour Economics and Health Economics
Advanced Taxation
Econometrics
Forensic Accounting
Industrial Work Experience