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BSc Business Management and Accounting with Placement Year

University of Southampton

Institution
University of Southampton
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Business Management and Accounting with Placement Year
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
NN24
Typical offer
A-level AAB, IB 34

Entry requirements

A level: AAB IB: Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level

About this course

Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Accounting with Placement Year, a Business Management and Accounting and Finance and Biosciences degree centred on commercial operations and fiscal administration. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Project Management, Financial Analysis, Accounting, and Legal Analysis. The course incorporates a compulsory business placement year for practical workplace experience. The first year covers core foundations through modules such as Financial Accounting 1, Foundations of Business Analytics, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, and Management Accounting 1, introducing basic commercial concepts and double-entry bookkeeping. The second year progresses with studies in Financial Management, Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets, Principles of Audit and Taxation, and Critical Perspectives on Organisation and Management, while offering optional modules including Sustainability Reporting, Company Law, Human Resource Management, and Islamic Banking and Finance. The final year focuses on advanced topics through compulsory modules like Financial Accounting 3, Management Accounting 3, Project Management, and Strategic Management. Students can tailor their studies in the final year by selecting from various optional modules such as Accounting Research Project, Advanced Taxation, Applied Research Project, Auditing, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business, Financial Analysis, Information and Markets, Information, Organisation and Accountability from a Historical Perspective, Risk Management, Strategic Operations Management, and Technological Innovation.

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
  • Contemporary Issues in Accounting
  • Critical Perspectives on Organisation and Management
  • Financial Accounting 2
  • Financial Management
  • Management Accounting 2
  • Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets
  • Principles of Audit and Taxation
  • Sustainability Reporting
  • Company Law
  • Human Resource Management
  • Islamic Banking and Finance
  • Business Placement
  • Financial Accounting 3
  • Management Accounting 3
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Management
  • Accounting Research Project
  • Advanced Taxation
  • Advanced Taxation 2
  • Applied Research Project
  • Auditing
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business
  • Financial Analysis, Information and Markets
  • Information, Organisation and Accountability from a Historical Perspective
  • Risk Management
  • Strategic Operations Management
  • Technological Innovation