Program Overview
Business and Management (Accounting)
BA (Hons)
Overview
This CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) accredited course is designed to give you an edge in today's competitive job market. Analysing and understanding figures is at the core of how business functions. By learning the impact of numbers in relation to the financial world, you'll open up your career options. You'll develop the skills you need to enter the workplace with strong business and management knowledge and a toolkit of accounting abilities.
What you'll learn
This Business and Management course will take you through the basics of accounting as well as the core business skills needed to succeed. By the time you graduate, you’ll be able to:
- confidently interrogate financial information
- understand costing concepts
- prepare overhead analysis sheets
- make decisions employing marginal costing
- understand the nature and purpose of environmental accounting, and its link with social responsibility.
Through real-world experience and scenarios, we’ll help you develop as a business professional.
You’ll graduate with potential for employment in different businesses. Whether in the private or public sector, a charity or possibly your own business, you’ll be able to apply your knowledge in a wide range of situations in any sector.
You can also bring in modules from areas outside the Accounting pathway if you want to explore issues around a particular theme, such as sustainability or global affairs.
Course structure
Year one
Gain a broad understanding of today’s business environment – from the context in which organisations operate through to trends in economic thinking and the importance of data in business. Modules will cover topics such as:
- organisations and the business environment
- economics and globalisation
- managing data.
Year two
Focus on the inner workings of businesses. Use business techniques to solve problems and start developing the skills that employers look for. Modules cover key themes including creativity and innovation in business. At the end of the year, you can choose to embark on a ten-month business placement or a ten-week summer placement - applying what you’ve learned so far in the real world.
Year three
Develop and explore your business learning, with a focus on management accounting. Undertake an in-depth business research project in accounting. You’ll also have a chance to set up a business on your own or with fellow students. Other topics to explore include:
- managing sustainability
- organisational strategy
- new trends in management
- creating and hosting festivals and events
- strategic human resource management.
How will I be assessed?
You'll be assessed in a wide range of ways that will test your business knowledge and management skills. These could include presentations, work-related projects, group work, computer-based simulations, podcasts, exams, essays, videos, and business reports.
How will I be taught?
We offer variety in the way we teach: sometimes we’ll set you problems so that you can find the answers for yourself; sometimes we’ll lecture. Most modules use a mix of lectures and small group seminars. There’s a good blend of online activities using our Virtual Learning Environment. We invite business leaders in to talk about their experience and we arrange visits to local businesses. All of our teaching methods facilitate your development as a self-directed learner.
You’ll be given personal support in your studies – we’re a friendly team of academics who are committed to helping you achieve your goals.
Course modules
This programme enables some choice, depending on your interests. There are core, required and optional modules within the programme.
Core modules are taken by all students whereas required modules depend on your chosen pathway and you can choose optional modules to complement or diversify your core skill-set.
The modules that are available to you will depend on your pathway, but the full list of modules is shown below. You should consult the programme document for further detail about available modules for your pathway.
Year one (Level 4) modules
- The Business Environment
- Organisational Behaviour and Management
- Economics and Globalisation
- Managing Data
- Design Thinking for Enterprise
- Professional Practice
Year two (Level 5) modules
- Creativity for Business
- Innovation Management
- The Marketing Business
- Human Resource Management
- Financial Accounting
- Operations and Project Management
- Destination Management
- International Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Applying Economics
- Festival and Events Management
- Law for Business Enterprise
- Fashion Marketing and Management
- Work Placement
- Professional Placement Year
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Year three (Level 6) modules
- Business and Management Project
- Economics Project
- Fashion Project
- International Marketing
- Management Accounting
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Enterprise: Creating your Business
- Organisational Strategy
- Managing Sustainability
- New Trends in Management
- Cross Cultural Management in International Business
- Summer Placement
- Tourism: Contemporary Issues
- Creating and Hosting Festivals and Events
- Advanced Economics Issues
- Exploring Law in Business
- Business and Academic Skills
- Fashion Marketing Visualisation
- Successful Freelancing
- Leadership and Management
Opportunities
Study abroad
You’ll have the opportunity to study in a wide range of locations around the world. Our students have completed exchange programmes in a variety of countries including Spain, Sweden, and the USA.
Business community projects
We give you the opportunity to work with regional and national businesses. You’ll be working on live project briefs, helping organisations find creative solutions to their business issues.
Professional accreditation
Depending on your pathway and the modules you study, you can gain accreditation by professional bodies and get exemption from professional exams.
Work placements, industry links, and internships
In addition to the business community projects mentioned above, you’ll have fantastic opportunities to work closely with business and industry through placements, projects, and internships.
Careers
Employers that have recruited from Business and Management at Bath Spa University include:
- Logica
- NHS
- Liberty
- Ocado
- IBM
- Marks and Spencer
- American Express
- Sky
- Numatic International.
Students graduating from this course could expect to build a career in some of the following areas/job roles:
- Pure accounting
- Auditing
- Sales
- Supply and logistics
- Purchase ledger clerk
- Bookkeeping
- Forensic accounting
- Financial analysis
- Payrolls/pensions
- Project management
- Financial control.
Facilities and resources
Where the subject is taught
You'll have access to excellent facilities at our Newton Park campus and city centre studios as well as online resources. These include:
- Commons building
- Newton Park library
- Academic Skills support (ASk)
- Specialist resources and subject librarian
- Our Virtual Learning Environment
- Free access to courses via LinkedIn Learning
- Support from the English Language Unit if English isn't your first language
- The Studio in Bath
Resources
Our libraries offer a wide range of business resources, including a wealth of online material that can be accessed on- and off-campus, enabling you to work at times that suit you.
Fees
2025 entry
Student | Annual tuition fee
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UK full time | £9,535
UK part time | £4,768
International full time | £16,460
Professional Placement Year
During the placement year, the fee is reduced to 20% of the full time fee.
- UK: £1,905
- International: £3,292
Additional course costs
You may need to pay additional course costs over and above your tuition fees, for example, for specialist equipment or trips and visits. Please check the course Programme Document for details of any additional costs. You can also read our Additional Course Costs Policy for further information.
Funding opportunities
Please visit our Funding pages for an overview of the funding options that may be available, including scholarships and bursaries.
Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below:
- A Level – grades BBB-BCC preferred.
- BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM) accepted in any subject.
- T Levels – grade Merit preferred.
- International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points are required.
- Access to HE courses – typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher).
If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more.
English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants
IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
Contact us
Admissions:
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Course leader: Marc Leverton
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