BSc Accounting and Finance with Placement Experience
Entry requirements
A level: ABB with B in A/AS-level Mathematics OR B in A-level Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Statistics. IB: 32 points overall including minimum 4 in English at standard level and either 5 in standard level maths or 5 in higher level Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Economics or Statistics.
About this course
This BSc in Accounting and Finance covers core principles of accounting, financial analysis, and the operation of capital markets. Core topics include Accounting, Financial Analysis, Statistics, Programming, Research Methods, and Project Management. The four-year course includes a one-year industry placement between the second and final years of study, with previous placement employers including Deloitte, EY, and KPMG. Modules can count towards ACCA, ICAEW or CIMA professional qualifications.
Modules
- Business Insight and Performance
- World of Work
- Accounting Fundamentals
- Introductory Securities and Markets
- Introductory Finance/Trading Simulation I
- Introductory Quantitative Techniques for Business & Finance
- Financial Accounting
- Further Management Accounting
- Corporate Finance
- Portfolio Management
- Production Accounting for Film and TV
- Personal Tax
- Fundamentals of Business and Sustainability
- An Introduction to the Management of Information Systems
- Assurance in Context
- Sustainable Finance
- Trends in Finance
- Programming for Finance
- Climate Change and Finance
- FX and International Debt Markets
- Personal Finance
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
- Advanced International Financial Reporting
- Business and Professional Ethics
- Management of Risk
- Derivative Securities
- Research Project
- Business and Digital Strategy
- Advance Management Accounting
- Accounting Project
- Business Tax
- Project Management
- Forensic Accounting
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- FinTech and Cryptocurrencies
- Islamic Accounting, Governance and Ethics
- Business Strategy for Accountants
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Finance
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules