BSc Accounting, Business Finance and Management (with a year in industry)
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points BTEC: DDD We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus A at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AA at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus A at A level
About this course
BSc (Hons) Accounting, Business Finance and Management (with a year in industry), a business management degree centred on commercial operations, financial principles and organisational strategy. Core topics include Accounting, Financial Analysis, Research Methods, Control Systems, and Entrepreneurship. The programme includes a professional placement year in an accounting or finance role and holds accreditation from multiple professional bodies including ACCA, ICAEW, and CIMA. The first year introduces foundational subjects through modules such as Introduction to Accounting, Business Economics, and Finance Fundamentals. The second year progresses to intermediate and corporate topics with compulsory study in Corporate Finance, Financial Reporting, and Intermediate Management Accounting, alongside optional modules like Management Information Systems. The final year focuses on advanced professional specialisations through compulsory modules including Advanced Financial Reporting, Financial Markets and Investments, and Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance. Students can further tailor their studies by choosing from numerous optional modules such as Taxation Systems, Company Law, and Behavioural Finance, or undertake a Dissertation.
Modules
- Intro to Business Ethics and Sustainability
- Introduction to Accounting
- People, Management and Professional Development
- Business Economics
- Finance Fundamentals
- Quantitative Analysis in Management
- Business Planning and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
- Corporate Finance
- Strategy, Technology and Society
- Intermediate Management Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Management Information Systems
- Advances in Management and Leadership
- Project and Operations Management
- Future Worlds of Work
- Audit and Assurance
- Advanced Financial Reporting
- Financial Markets and Investments
- Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance
- The Literature and Art of Management
- The Dark Side of Organisation
- Managing Professional Service Firms
- International Perspectives on Leaders and Leadership
- Applied HR, Business and Society
- Business Consultancy Project
- Managing for Diversity
- Sustainability and Business
- Management, Technology and Society
- Strategic Management of Risk
- Managing and Leading Change
- Management Accounting and Control Systems
- Taxation Systems
- Business Analysis and Valuation
- Real Options Valuation
- Company Law
- Behavioural Finance
- Dissertation