Accounting and Finance (Sandwich course)

This multi-accredited degree offers you the chance to develop and practise your technical knowledge, skills and expertise, while gaining professional recognition from the world’s leading accountancy bodies. You will gain a solid grounding in the core elements of accounting and finance, ensuring you are well prepared for a variety of accountancy careers. Topics covered include financial reporting, management accounting, corporate finance, taxation, audit, and computerised accounting systems. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has fully accredited this degree, so you will gain maximum exemptions from a professional qualification when you graduate. We are also a recognised Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) ‘Partner in Learning’ and, depending on your module choices, you can gain exemptions from ICAEW, with further exemptions offered towards Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) examinations. National Student Survey 2015: 100% of our BA Accounting and Finance students were satisfied with their course

Year one modules include: Financial accounting, Introductory management accounting, The business environment for accountants, Business and corporate law, Quantitative methods for accounting and finance, Introduction to finance. Year two modules include: Financial reporting, Management accounting and performance measurement, Fundamentals of financial management, Taxation, Auditing and assurance, Accounting and audit software and simulation. Year three modules include: Year Three The final year explores advanced aspects of accounting and has specialist optional modules, including forensic accounting, international taxation, Islamic finance, and the theory and practice of securities trading, where you can use our simulation trading room on campus. Advanced financial reporting, Global governance, risk and ethics, Business analysis for accountants. You will also study two option modules.