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BA Accounting and Financial Management

University of Sheffield

Institution
University of Sheffield
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Accounting and Financial Management
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
N420
Typical offer
A-level AAB

Entry requirements

A Level: AAB IB: 34; 33, with A in a social-science based extended essay

About this course

BA in Accounting and Financial Management, an accounting and finance degree centred on corporate finance, financial reporting, and organisational decision-making. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The curriculum covers both theoretical frameworks and practical applications across three years of undergraduate study. The first year covers the foundations through Foundations in Financial Management, Introduction to Financial Accounting, and Introduction to Management Accounting. The second year introduces compulsory study in Intermediate Management Accounting, Financial Management, Intermediate Financial Accounting, and Corporate Finance: Strategy, Digitalisation and Impact, alongside optional modules such as Business Statistics and Business Strategy. The final year comprises compulsory modules including Advances in Financial Accounting, Advances in Management Accounting, and Case Studies in Accounting and Consultancy. Students can tailor their studies through optional modules spanning Auditing, Taxation in Theory and Practice, Financial Derivatives, and Sustainability, Accountability, and Professional Ethics in Accounting and Finance.

Modules

  • Foundations in Financial Management
  • Business Economics in a Contemporary Society
  • Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • Career Development Planning
  • Introduction to Management Accounting
  • Foundations of Data Analysis for Business A
  • Foundations of Data Analysis for Business B
  • Intermediate Management Accounting
  • Financial Management
  • Intermediate Financial Accounting
  • Corporate Finance: Strategy, Digitalisation and Impact
  • Career Management Theory and Practice
  • Business Statistics
  • Business Strategy
  • Corporate Governance
  • Business Analytics and Data Visualisation
  • Law for Management
  • Advances in Financial Accounting
  • Advances in Management Accounting
  • Case Studies in Accounting and Consultancy
  • Company Analysis and Valuation
  • Auditing
  • Advances in Corporate Finance
  • Applied Accounting and Financial Management: Business Simulation
  • Sustainability, Accountability, and Professional Ethics in Accounting and Finance
  • Emerging Markets Finance
  • Taxation in Theory and Practice
  • Financial Derivatives