Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Strathclyde offers a comprehensive program in Accounting and Business Law, providing students with a solid foundation in both accounting and law. This program is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the field of accounting and business law.

Key Facts

• UCAS Code: NM42
• Accreditation: Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Applicant Visit Days: These take place in March each year
• Ranked: 3rd in the UK for Accounting & Finance (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024)
• Second-Year Entry: May be available to suitably-qualified students

Study with Us

Studying a BA in Accounting & Business at the University of Strathclyde Business School, you'll be learning at a pioneering internationally-renowned academic organisation. The course is accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. Graduates with an awareness of law and legal implications of business operations are sought-after. Strathclyde Business School has a strong reputation for effective working with business, industry, and the public sector.

Why This Course?

Studying accounting at Strathclyde, you'll learn about the preparation, presentation, and interpretation of financial information that enables investors, lenders, management, employees, government, and others to make effective decisions. You'll also learn how to read and interpret accounting information in the annual reports of businesses and the financial information within the public sector and become familiar with the principles and practice of presenting information to those who manage all types of organisations.

What You'll Study

The program follows a broad-based curriculum which introduces students to foundation accountancy and finance concepts, plus economics and a choice of other introductory business disciplines. These modules are taken alongside the Business School’s core modules for international business, business knowledge and skills, and academic skills support.

Accounting

You'll study core accounting and finance subjects, along with economics. You can also complete accreditation requirements for professional accountancy bodies, if you take the required modules, such as taxation and law.

Business Law

You'll take a core business law class and choose from a variety of business-related law subjects and select from a wide range of electives. You can select business law as part of a joint Honours degree, studying it in greater detail.

Course Content

The Accounting programme covers:

• Financial reporting
• Management accounting
• Governance
• Taxation
• Auditing and assurance

Year 4 (Honours) offers a range of modules, for example:

• Sustainability Accounting
• Sustainable & purposeful finance
• Management Accounting Theory & Practice
• Auditing Theory & Practice
• Accounting technologies
• Accounting & Risk

Learning & Teaching

Teaching is over two semesters in blocks of 12 weeks. Classes are taught through lectures, tutorials, and seminars alongside team-based projects, online materials, and interactive sessions using personal response systems.

Assessment

The majority of classes involve a final unseen exam which is normally at the end of the semester. This is typically supplemented by individual and/or group coursework. Students normally have one opportunity to be re-assessed for a failed class.

Entry Requirements

• Highers: Standard entry requirements: 1st sitting: AAAA/AAABB, 2nd sitting: AAAABBB (English B, Maths A)
• A Levels: AAA (GCSE English Language 6/B or Literature 6/B, or an essay-based A Level B may be considered in lieu of English; A Level Maths A)
• International Baccalaureate: 36 (no subject below 5 and including English SL5, Maths/Maths Studies HL5)
• HNC/HND: Relevant HNC/HND, A in Graded Units; for advice on entry to Year 2, contact Business School Admissions

Fees & Funding

• Scotland: £1,820
• England, Wales & Northern Ireland: £9,535
• Republic of Ireland: If you are an Irish citizen and have been ordinary resident in the Republic of Ireland for the three years prior to the relevant date, and will be coming to Scotland for Educational purposes only, you will meet the criteria of England, Wales & Northern Ireland fee status.
• International: £21,550

Careers

The majority of study combinations of this course lead to a fully-accredited degree, allowing you to train for membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Many of our accounting graduates go on to qualify as Chartered Accountants through one of the major accounting bodies (ICAS, ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, and CIPFA). Accounting graduates find jobs as trainee accountants, auditors, and tax trainees. Employers include Santander, Ernst & Young, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, HBOS, KPMG, and Morgan Stanley.