
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance
DURATION
3 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 13,448 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international students full time, part time £1680 per 15 credits / UK students full time £9250, part time £1155 per 15 credits / EU students full time £13450, part time £1680 per 15 credits
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Introduction
"Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, examinations may be replaced by an alternative form of assessment during the academic year 2021/2022. Please refer to the Programme Specification on these pages for further details."
Why choose this course?
- Developed in collaboration with ACCA, ICAEW, and CIMA, our course gives you exemptions from professional exams, helping you qualify faster.
- Input from industry leaders and professional bodies adds real-world skills to academic theory, giving you the competitive edge.
- You’ll be taught by leading academics and innovative industry specialists with years of hands-on experience in commercial accounting.
- We’ll help you find a valuable work placement, developing sought-after skills either in the UK or overseas.
- You’ll also have the opportunity to study abroad for part of your course, developing confidence, experience, and practical language skills.
What's the course about?
Indicative course structure
This course gives you a firm understanding of key business functions and the basic principles of accounting and finance. You’ll learn about corporate reporting, auditing, corporate law, and management accounting, as well as develop your general business and commercial awareness. You’ll study and research the key areas of financial accounting and corporate finance in great depth, and choose from a broad range of specialist modules. These cover topics such as financial strategy, taxation, Islamic banking, and information systems. During the course, you’ll have the opportunity to study abroad or take a work placement for a year.
This course offers exemptions from the professional examinations of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Your main campus is de Havilland
You’ll share this campus with students from business, law, sport, education, and humanities subjects. The student housing is close to our Sports Village which includes a gym, swimming pool, and climbing wall. You can get breakfast, lunch, or dinner in our on-campus restaurant or bar (in the newly built Enterprise Hub) on days you don’t feel like cooking. You can also use the common room to play pool, video games or just to hang out with friends. Our Learning Resources Centres are open 24/7, which means you can study whenever suits you best. Want to pop over to the other campus? You can take the free shuttle bus or walk there in just 15 minutes.
This course includes the options of:
- Work placement
- Study abroad
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What will I study?
You will be studying four 15 credit modules in each semester (this may vary between double modules) and your contact time varies between modules, but usually you will have two sessions per week for each module, a one-hour lecture following by a one-hour seminar/tutorial. Typically, a new topic or theory will be introduced in each lecture and will be followed up with class discussion and feedback in the subsequent seminar. In addition, as part of your study time, you will be collaborating with your peers on tasks and group assignments. Module leaders also offer weekly drop-in and feedback sessions, usually 2 x 1 hour per module as well as revision sessions.
The University’s ‘online learning environment’ means you can access all your course resources, literature, and timetables from anywhere in the world.
Usually, assessment is split between coursework and examinations. The style of coursework can vary from presentations to business reports and essays, depending on the taught topics.
Level 4
- Accounting Principles II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Analytical Techniques for Accountants II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- The Accounting Professional II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Information Technology for Accountants II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Business Operations and Leadership II 30 Credits II Compulsory
Level 5
- Professionalism in Accounting for Direct Entry Students II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Management Accounting II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Financial Reporting II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Business Life Cycle II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Corporate Finance II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Professional Development II 15 Credits II Compulsory
Level 6
- Advanced Management Accounting II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Advanced Financial Reporting II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Advanced Financial Decisions II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- Emerging Issues in Accounting and Finance II 15 Credits II Compulsory
- HBS Placement II 0 Credits II Compulsory
- Industrial Placement Year II 0 Credits II Optional
- Dissertation - Accounting II 30 Credits II Optional
- Dissertation - Finance II 30 Credits II Optional
- Islamic Banking and Finance II 15 Credits II Optional
- International Financial Management II 15 Credits II Optional
- Strategic Cost Management II 15 Credits II Optional
- Research Methods II 0 Credits II Optional
- Financial Management in the Public Sector II 15 Credits II Optional
- Corporate Treasury Management II 15 Credits II Optional
- Industry Practice in Accounting and Finance II 15 Credits II Optional
- Effective Governance II 15 Credits II Optional
- Corporate Financial Strategy II 15 Credits II Optional
- Behavioural Finance II 15 Credits II Optional
- Taxation II 15 Credits II Optional
- Governance and Auditing II 30 Credits II Optional
Study abroad
An opportunity for an amazing experience, which will help make you stand out from the crowd. With more and more companies working internationally, the experience of living in another country can make a great impression on future employers.
This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your study and CV with a sandwich year abroad. The University has partnerships with over 150 universities around the world, including the USA, Canada, Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, and closer to home in Europe.
If you study abroad between your second and third year of study, you’ll pay no tuition fee to the partner university and no tuition fee to us either. We’ll ask you to make your decision in your second year, so there is plenty of time to think about it.
Work placement
Graduate with invaluable work experience alongside your degree and stand out from the crowd.
This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your study and CV with a work placement sandwich year. It’s a chance to explore career possibilities, make valuable contacts and gain sought-after professional skills.
Our dedicated Careers and Employment team are here to help guide you through the process.
If you take up a work placement between your second and third year of study, at the University of Hertfordshire you’ll pay no tuition fee for this year. We’ll ask you to make your decision in your second year, so there is plenty of time to think about it.
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Career Opportunities
What's next for my career?
Accounting and finance are thriving industries and talented graduates are always in demand. It’s a high-reward sector with excellent pay and opportunity to progress – potentially to finance director or chief executive level.
Every business needs accountancy and finance expertise, meaning there’s a great range of careers open to you. UK accountancy qualifications are respected worldwide, so you may even have opportunities overseas. Besides being an accountant, you could go into banking, general management, auditing, taxation, management accounting, actuary, underwriting, consultancy, trading, retail, or investment banking.
Recent Hertfordshire graduates have financial and management roles at Citibank, Amazon, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, John Lewis, TUI, The Walt Disney Company, and the NHS.
Around 95% of our graduates have gone on to work or further study within six months of finishing this course. Recent graduates have launched their careers in roles such as financial analyst, trainee accountant, payment plan administrator, estate accountant and accounts officer. Our graduates find opportunities with employers of all sizes, including major organisations such as PwC, Hewlett Packard, Costco, Hertfordshire County Council, the NHS, Price Bailey L.LP., Mothercare, Cathedral Capital, Balfour Beatty Rail, and TUI.
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