The BSc (Hons) Finance with Accounting with Foundation Year is aimed at students who have an interest in developing knowledge and understanding of the key aspects of finance and accounting, and in particular, who are looking to pursue a professional career in finance. It seeks to give students a learning experience that allows them to develop proficiencies that create effective finance professionals in today’s changing business environment.
The curriculum and learning and teaching strategy are complemented by guest lectures and ‘live’ workshops to promote independent learning and increase their employability skills for the future. This knowledge and skills will be further developed and expanded in the years following the successful completion of the Foundation Year.
The degree programme is designed so that the Foundation Year provides an underpinning year, incorporating both academic and work/professional related learning, for applicants needing to improve their knowledge and understanding of management and its related skills. The year provides students with knowledge and understanding of the key aspects of social sciences along with the necessary skills needed to participate in the undergraduate business programmes at levels 4, 5 and 6. This includes developing numeracy skills with the aim to develop students’ mathematical knowledge and skills in a way which encourages confidence and appreciation of mathematics as a subject and provides students with the mathematical background necessary for business studies at the undergraduate level.
The Foundation Year also offers a literacy skills module that is designed to support students entering Higher Education at Level 3 wishing to progress to a BSc in Finance and Accounting. Year 1 provides you with a good understanding of the foundations of finance and accounting alongside the fundamentals of business. Years 2 and 3 gives you in-depth knowledge of how companies use finance and accounting to make decisions, report performance under conditions of uncertainty and risk.
The programme provides the intellectual underpinnings required for a professional career in a rapidly changing work environment, a rigorous approach to self-awareness and personal development and significant exposure to the world of work and its current demands through work experience opportunities.
Course Structure
Foundation Year: Optional
Citizenship
Academic and Report Writing
Numeracy Skills in Context.
Foundations of Business Management
Foundations of Law
Foundations of Social Sciences
Year 1: 31 study weeks
Essentials of Management
Academic and Employability Skills
Managing and Leading People
Financial Accounting
Data Analysis
Finance
Year 2: 30 study weeks
Ethics and Regulations in Finance and Accounting
Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
Economics for Business
Introduction to Taxation
Business Law 1
Financial Markets and Instruments
Placement Year: Optional
Students have the option to undertake a paid Placement Year with a business employer.
Year 4: 30 study weeks
Global Leadership and Change Management
Portfolio and Risk Management
Introduction to FinTech
Corporate Finance
Mergers and Acquisition
Trading
Course Information
Assessment
Assessments may consist of individual in-class tests, individual reports, in-class group presentations, group projects and exams.
Structure
This course has an innovatively flexible structure, with specific assessments that are conducive to effective learning.
Course Details
BSc (Hons) Finance with Accounting
This degree seeks to develop graduates equipped with the knowledge and skills to become highly proficient finance professionals in an ever-changing business world.
During the first year, you’ll develop a good understanding of the foundations of finance and accounting. You’ll then go on to learn how companies make effective business decisions and report performance under conditions of uncertainty and risk.
The teaching style and approach to learning will ensure that you graduate from this course with both the skills and knowledge required by modern business employers. You’ll possess the required level of finance and accounting knowledge to add immediate value to any organisation. You’ll also be well-placed to become a knowledgeable, competent and effective manager and leader from the skills you’ll have acquired throughout the course in planning, presenting, decision making, teamwork and management.
Alternatively, you’ll also be well placed to continue your studies within the field of finance and accounting by undertaking courses such as:
MSc Corporate Financial Management
MSc Financial Risk Management
MSc Financial Compliance and Governance
Foundation Year
You can choose to take an additional Foundation Year before you start this course. This introductory year focuses on developing the key skills required to study at the degree level and covers the same modules across all business and law courses. The modules covered will initially enhance your communications skills, digital and information literacy and ability to think critically. In addition, modules covering the Foundations of Business Management, Law, and Social Sciences will not only support your progression onto your business degree but also give you an introduction to other disciplines. You then have the added flexibility of switching your degree programme if another discipline captures your interest, subject to availability and entry requirements.
Course Requirements
32 UCAS points from the equivalent of one A Level or 40 UCAS points from the equivalent of two A Levels.
Students should also possess GCSE English Language at A-C (9-4), and Grade D/4 or above in GCSE Maths or equivalent qualifications.
An English language level equivalent to IELTS 5.5 or above, with a minimum of 5.5 in each component.
Non-standard applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
How to Apply
Applications for all our undergraduate Business courses are now open.
