Program Overview

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Financial Management and Accounting BA (Hons)

Course Overview

The Financial Management and Accounting BA (Hons) degree aims to enable you to make a valid contribution to managerial and accounting functions of any organisation such as sole traders, firms of partnerships, private and public companies, and charitable organisations.

Why You Should Study This Course

• Further enhance your knowledge of mathematical and business principles, as well as the theories and concepts involved in investment risk and professional ethics
• Develop and embed your sense commercial awareness
• Demonstrate an understanding of the work of a finance organisation
• Comprehend the role a finance organisation plays in collaboration with the companies for which the organisation works
• Fit flexible studies around your other commitments and prepare for the world of work with this career-focused course

What You'll Study

Year One

• Financial Marketing and Regulation - 30 credits
  • The specific aims of this module are to enable you to examine the institutional features of financial systems, as well as identify key issues and problems arising in Finance, both in a UK and international context
• Economics for Accounting and Finance - 30 credits
  • You will learn how to apply the fundamental principles to economic problems and propose alternatives for resource allocation in order to meet the objectives of organisation
• Law for Business Entities - 30 credits
  • An entirely theoretical module - you will learn how to implement due diligence in both the macro and microenvironment
• Financial Statements and Budgeting - 30 credits
  • This module is concerned primarily with competence in drafting and interpreting the financial statements of limited companies and budgeting which is an essential tool in planning, coordinating, authorising and cost control

Year Two

• Managing Corporate Finance - 30 credits
  • You will be able to examine the key elements and range of investment theories, apply a range of techniques for determining working capital management, analyse the Capital Asset Pricing Model in relation to the Arbitrage Pricing Model and evaluate behavioural finance and how it affects investor behaviour
• Financial Reporting (International Standards) - 30 credits
  • Upon successful completion of the accounting module, you will also be proficient in the use of double-entry accounting techniques and the maintenance of accounting records
• Corporate Governance and Risk - 30 credits
  • The module will widen your knowledge of corporate governance and explore the role of financial regulation and legal mechanisms in averting financial crises
• Introduction to Islamic Finance and Investment - 30 credits
  • This module provides an understanding of equity-based and fee-based contracts

Placement Year

• UK Work Placement - 0 credits
  • This module provides you with an opportunity to reflect upon and gain experience for an approved placement undertaken during your programme
• International/Work Placement - 0 credits
  • This module provides you with an opportunity to reflect upon and gain experience for an approved international study/work placement undertaken during your programme

Final Year

• Compliance and Assurance - 30 credits
  • This module will prepare you with the necessary knowledge and skills so that you are able to contribute to the assessment of internal controls and gathering of evidence on an assurance engagement
• Taxation for Business Entities - 30 credits
  • This module assumes some basic knowledge of taxation and will enable you to develop knowledge in this area to include the processes for calculating income tax, national insurance contributions, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, taxation of trust, stamp taxes, corporation tax and Value Added Tax (VAT) in a variety of scenarios
• Strategic Performance Management - 30 credits
  • You will be introduced to the application of models used for strategic planning, controlling and monitoring of organisational performance, assessing the impact of risk and uncertainty on business entity performance, incorporating technology into performance management information systems and advising business entities on how to recognise susceptibility to corporate failure
• Research Proposal in Accounting and Finance - 30 credits
  • This module will provide you with the opportunity to explore a topic in accounting or finance that is current and relevant to the sector

How You'll Learn

Our teaching methods for the degree courses are varied depending on which course/modules you take, offering a number of teaching styles to suit the needs of our students, so in addition to lectures, we also utilise a blended learning approach, including online aspects, workshops and group work

Teaching Contact Hours

The number of full-time contact hours may vary from module to module, however, on average, it is likely to be around 20 contact hours per week

Assessment

The learning outcomes of modules, assignments and projects will be clearly stated. Your work will be marked according to how well you achieve these learning outcomes and your final feedback will refer to each outcome, as well as provide an overall percentage grade

Entry Requirements

• HNC: 64 UCAS tariff points. GCSE maths and English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards. Minimum two A2 levels or BTEC equivalent qualification
• HND: 80 UCAS tariff points. GCSE maths and English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards. Minimum two A2 levels or BTEC equivalent qualification
• Degree: 104 UCAS tariff points. GCSE maths and English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards. Minimum two A2 levels or BTEC equivalent qualification

Fees and Funding

• UK, Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man: £7,950 per year
• EU: £7,950 per year with EU Support Bursary, £16,800 per year without EU Support Bursary
• International: £16,800 per year

Facilities

All our facilities are located at Mile Lane. Our building has been designed to enable collaboration, creativity and innovation to flourish, and includes:

• Indoor and outdoor social spaces, including a café
• A library that includes loan laptops, over 115,000 eBooks and a silent study area
• Open access IT suites
• Engineering lab
• Student support and careers advice teams

Careers and Opportunities

Upon successful completion of the Financial Management and Accounting BA (Hons), you will be able to:

• Evaluate the legal, ethical and social context, in which accounting can be seen as operating in the accountancy profession - business entity, the capital markets and the public sector
• Apply the main current technical language and practices of accounting in regard to recognition, measurement and disclosure of financial statements, managerial accounting, auditing and taxation on a national and international basis
• Critically evaluate the main current technical language and practices of accounting in regard to alternative recognition rules and valuation bases, accounting rules applicable nationally and internationally, different managerial accounting methods used in management control and decision-making
• Apply the relevant skills in recording and summarising transactions and other economic events, preparation of financial statements using international standards, performance measurement of managers and business entities, management control, analysis of financial ratios or performance indicators, discounted cash flow analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and financial options and associated risks

Where Our Graduates Work

Key graduate job titles may range from Chartered and Certified Accountants, Finance and Investment Analysts, Taxation Experts, and Financial Managers and Advisors (additional qualifications may carry additional fees and eligibility criteria)