BSc Accounting and Taxation with Placement Year
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level
About this course
Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Taxation with Placement Year, a degree in the subject areas of Accounting and Finance and Biosciences. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Financial Analysis, Accounting, and Legal Analysis. The degree includes a structured industry placement year and a final-year research project. The first year covers foundational subjects through Commercial Law, Financial Accounting 1, Foundations of Business Analytics, and Introduction to Accounting and Finance. The second year explores corporate and public sector frameworks via Accounting and Taxation for the Public Sector, Company Law, Financial Accounting 2, and Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets, alongside optional modules such as Sustainability Reporting, Financial Management, and Islamic Banking and Finance. The final year concentrates on advanced theory through Accounting Research Project, Advanced Taxation, Advanced Taxation 2, and Financial Accounting 3, with further optional modules including Auditing, Corporate Governance, and Strategic Management.
Modules
- Commercial Law
- Financial Accounting 1
- Foundations of Business Analytics
- Introduction to Accounting and Finance
- Introduction to Economics For Non-Economists
- Introduction to Management
- Introduction to Marketing for Accounting and Finance
- Management Accounting 1
- Realising Success
- Accounting and Taxation for the Public Sector
- Company Law
- Contemporary Issues in Accounting
- Financial Accounting 2
- Management Accounting 2
- Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets
- Principles of Audit and Taxation
- Sustainability Reporting
- Financial Management
- Islamic Banking and Finance
- Business Placement
- Accounting Research Project
- Advanced Taxation
- Advanced Taxation 2
- Financial Accounting 3
- Management Accounting 3
- Auditing
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business
- Financial Analysis, Information and Markets
- Information, Organisation and Accountability from a Historical Perspective
- Strategic Management