BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance
Overview
Count on success
Successful money management is key to personal and professional success. So join this unique, top-ranked course and set yourself on the path towards a major professional accountancy qualification.
We offer the opportunity for all undergraduate Home/EU students to undertake a work placement, internship or work experience while studying a full-time course starting in September 2020.
Why Accountancy at LSBU?
- No. 7 overall in UK for Accounting and Finance (Guardian University League Tables 2020).
- Joint 2nd in Accounting and Finance for career prospects among London universities (Guardian University League Tables 2020).
- Professional certification: become a part-qualified accountant with exemptions from ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW.
- Great potential: senior chartered accountants can earn up to £135,000.
- Software skills: you’ll learn industry-standard software including Bloomberg, SAGE, FAME, Nvivo and SPSS.
- Top 5 in London for satisfaction with teaching in Accounting and Finance (Guardian University League Tables 2020)
Modules
This course covers a broad range of areas including auditing, taxation, corporate finance, company law and economics, practical skills and professional body accreditation. Take a look at the detail below.
Year 1
- Concepts of Management
- Financial accounting fundamentals
- People and organisations
- Business economics
- Management accounting
- Principles of marketing
Year 2
- Advanced management accounting
- Employability skills for accountants
- Business and company law
- Fundamentals of finance
- Taxation fundamentals
- Financial accounting and analysis
Year 3 (optional placement year)
When you complete a placement year, you’ll be awarded a differentiated degree entitled BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance (with Placement). The assessment of the placement is designed to support and accredit your experience by formalising your personal development outcomes, and by contextualising your prior learning. The production of evidence to a relevant professional body, which includes a minimum of two workplace visits over the year, will provide you with a supportive structure to work in. Regular online contact with tutors, peer-contact and placement support will be maintained throughout the year. Assessment method: 100% coursework.
Year 4
- Accounting and finance theories and issues
- Managerial finance
- Financial reporting
- Audit and assurance
Plus two modules from:
- Advanced corporate reporting
- Advanced personal taxation
- Corporate finance and risk management
- Enterprise strategy
- Personal finance
Entry requirements
- A Level BBB or:
- BTEC National Diploma DDM or:
- Access to HE qualifications with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits or:
- AAT level 3 or:
- Equivalent Level 3 qualifications worth 122 UCAS points
- Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English, or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
- We welcome equivalent qualifications from around the world. English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.
Direct entry into the second of third years
- Direct entry to Year 2 is permitted for students who have passed ACCA papers F1 to F3 or have gained exemption from those papers on the basis of previous studies (e.g. by completing the AAT Technician qualification).
Visit UCAS for guidance on the 2019 tariff.
Advanced entry
If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.