Accounting

Program Overview

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Accounting BSc (Hons)

Overview

Our accounting degree offers the opportunity to flex your financial knowledge and help businesses get the best from their balance sheet. You'll gain exemptions from the main accountancy professional bodies and develop practical, real-world experience that boosts your employability.

Course Features

• International students can apply
• Professional accreditation
• Sandwich year option available
• Studying abroad option available
• Work placement opportunity

What You'll Study

Year 1

• Applying IT in Accounting and Financial Management
• Economics for Accountants
• Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Introduction to Management Accounting
• Introduction to Management and Personal Development
• Mathematics and Statistics for Accounting and Financial Management

Year 2

• Computerised Accounting Information Systems
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Law for Accountants
• Management Accounting
• Research Methodologies and Methods in Accounting and Financial Management
• Work Placement

Year 3

• Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Advanced Management Accounting
• Auditing and Assurance
• Dissertation in Accounting and Financial Management
• Financial Management
• Taxation

How You'll Study

You'll study through lectures, workshops, and tutorials, group exercises, and on-the-job learning while on your work placement. You'll also have the opportunity to learn from external business professionals who are invited to teach occasional sessions.

How You'll Be Assessed

We'll assess your vocational capability, academic critical thinking, and intellectual development throughout the course. Coursework, case studies, problem-solving exercises, and exams could be used, and you may be assessed individually or in a group.

Who Will Be Teaching You

Edge Hill Business School is home to a thriving research community, hosts a growing international partnership portfolio, and is a member of AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), the world's largest management education network.

Entry Criteria

• Typical offer: 112-120 UCAS Tariff points
• No specific subjects are required
• You will also need GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or equivalent

Example Offers

• A Level: BBC-BBB
• UCAS Tariff points: 112-120 points
• BTEC Extended Diploma (or combination of BTEC QCF qualifications): Distinction, Merit, Merit (DMM)
• T Level: Overall grade of Merit
• International Baccalaureate (IB): We are happy to accept IB qualifications which achieve the required number of UCAS Tariff points

English Language Requirements

International students require IELTS 6.0, with a score no lower than 5.5 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.

Facilities

A stunning £8million building provides impressive teaching and learning facilities for students in Edge Hill Business School.

Finance

• 2025/26 Tuition fees:
  • UK Full-Time: £9,535 a year
  • International: £17,000 a year

Your Future Career

Our accounting degree provides insight into business, focusing on the financial implications and aspects. Because of this, some graduates choose to embrace their entrepreneurial spirit and start their own business.

There's also the potential to follow a range of career paths in finance-related roles within commerce, accounting practice, or public sector business. Previous graduates have found their place in organisations such as Deloitte, EY, PwC, and KPMG.

Edge Hill graduates have used their expertise in the following areas:

• Financial statement external auditor
• Internal auditor
• Taxation specialist
• Insolvency practitioner
• Business/management consultancy
• Forensic accountants
• Transaction services (business mergers and acquisitions)
• Cyber security
• Financial accountants
• Management accountants
• Treasury department
• Tax accountants
• HMRC tax specialist

This accounting degree is closely aligned with the requirements of the main accountancy bodies in England and Wales as follows:

• The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants – nine ACCA papers
• The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants – four Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) papers, three exemptions from operational level
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – seven ICAEW papers
• The Association of International Accountants – ten AIA papers
• The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy – seven CIPFA papers
• The Association of Accounting Technicians – full AAT membership

The programme allows successful students to apply for exemptions from the professional examinations of these bodies to gain accountant status as quickly as possible.

Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

This accounting degree covers the principles of current accountancy practice and deepens your commercial awareness. You’ll gain practical, real-world experience that develops your knowledge of businesses operations and boosts your employability. Our accounting degree is accredited by the main accountancy professional bodies, including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). Immerse yourself in the theories and concepts of accounting and enhance your IT skills. You’ll learn about essential accounting software and obtain your International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) and Sage certificates. When you complete your degree, you’ll have combined theory and practical exercises to understand finance in today’s business world. Guest speakers from the accounting professional bodies will also provide guidance for employment.

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Outline:

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Year 1

• Financial statement preparation
• Management information
• Theories behind accounting
• Economics for accountants
• Mathematics and statistics
• IT skills for financial management

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Year 2

• Advanced IT skills for accounting and financial management
• Financial reporting
• Management accounting
• Law for accountants
• Research methods and methodologies

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Year 3

• Advanced financial reporting and analysis
• Advanced management accounting
• Auditing and assurance
• Dissertation in accounting and financial management
• Financial management
• Taxation

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Assessment:

We will assess your vocational capability, academic critical thinking and intellectual development throughout the course. Coursework, case studies, problem-solving exercises and exams could be used and you may be assessed individually or in a group.

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Teaching:

You will be taught by highly qualified, experienced and enthusiastic academics, including professionally qualified accountants, who research and regularly engage within the wider business and academic environment. Staff are encouraged to specialise in particular subjects so you will benefit from a wide range of knowledge and experience.

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Careers:

Our accounting degree provides insight into business, focusing on the financial implications and aspects. Because of this, some graduates choose to embrace their entrepreneurial spirit and start their own business. There’s also the potential to follow a range of career paths in finance-related roles within commerce, accounting practice or public sector business. Previous graduates have found their place in organisations such as Deloitte, Ernst and Young, PwC and KPMG. Edge Hill graduates have used their expertise in the following areas:

• Financial statement external auditor
• Internal auditor
• Taxation specialist
• Insolvency practitioner
• Business/management consultancy
• Forensic accountants
• Transaction services (business mergers and acquisitions)
• Cyber security
• Financial accountants
• Management accountants
• Treasury department
• Tax accountants
• HMRC tax specialist

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Other:

• The program allows successful students to apply for exemptions from the professional examinations of these bodies to gain accountant status as quickly as possible.