Accounting and Finance

Why study this course?

With a high level of professional exemptions from the accounting bodies ACCA, ICAEW, CIPFA, AIA and IFA, this challenging course will help you become a qualified accountant or start work in a finance-related career. You'll have access to an extensive network of industry contacts to help with optional work experience placements and projects.

More about this course

Through this course, you’ll develop your academic writing, your independent research skills and your practical skills in business and accounting software such as Microsoft Excel, Sage and Oracle. The programme is delivered through a blend of lectures, seminars, workshops, presentations and plenary sessions.

Between them, our staff have accumulated an impressive level of academic and professional experience in public audit, taxation, financial reporting, management accounting and information systems. Occasionally, distinguished external speakers are invited to make presentations on contemporary accounting, finance and business-related issues.

We place particular emphasis on employability, and our lecturers, who have a wide network of industry contacts, can help you with optional work experience placements and projects. On completion of the course, you’ll receive full exemption from all of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)’s fundamental exam papers.

What our students say

"The highlight of my time at London Met so far has been using the resources made available by the University, especially the careers department, along with the skills obtained on my degree to successfully secure an intern finance position in my first year."

Usman – Accounting and Finance BA student

If you do not have traditional qualifications or cannot meet the entry requirements for this undergraduate degree, you may still be able to gain entry by completing the Accounting and Finance including foundation year course.

Example Year 1 modules include: Business Law and Ethics (core, 15 credits); Financial Accounting (core, 15 credits); Management Information Systems (core, 15 credits); Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions (core, 15 credits); Management Accounting Fundamentals (core, 15 credits); Data Science, Research and Analysis (core, 15 credits); Learning through Organisations (core, 15 credits); Understanding the Business & Economic Environment (core, 15 credits). Example Year 2 modules include: Financial Reporting (core, 15 credits); Company and Employment Law (core, 15 credits); Management Accounting (core, 15 credits); Principles of Finance (core, 15 credits); Problem Solving: Methods and Analysis (core, 15 credits); Taxation-Income Tax (core, 15 credits); Taxation-Corporate Tax (core, 15 credits); Audit and Internal Control (option, 15 credits); Sustainability, Business and Responsibility (option, 15 credits); Fundamentals of Project Management (option, 15 credits). Example Year 3 modules include: Professional Experience Year placement (option, 30 credits); Advanced Financial Reporting (core, 15 credits); Financial Management (core, 15 credits); Advanced Management Accounting (core, 15 credits); Accounting Theory and Regulations (option, 15 credits); Dissertation (core, 30 credits); Audit and Assurance Services (core, 15 credits); Practicing Business Strategy (option, 15 credits); Financial Instruments (option, 15 credits); Financial Engineering (option, 15 credits); Personal Finance (option, 15 credits); International Trade and Finance (option, 15 credits); International Banking (option, 15 credits).

There are a variety of assessment tools used in the core modules, including essays designed to showcase your writing skills, and presentations designed to prepare you for the job market.

Some modules use more traditional methods of assessment, such as closed-book examinations, in order to gain professional body exemption.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Public Finance and Accountancy, Chartered Institute of