Accounting and Finance

BSc Accounting and Finance

The School of Management has an international reputation for Accounting and Finance.

Accountancy is concerned with the provision and analysis of information for a variety of purposes. These include regulation, resource allocation, and a range of other decision making tasks, both within and outside an organisation.

Finance addresses the ways in which money is raised and distributed over time, including the measurement and management of risk, the valuation of financial assets, and the operations of capital markets and their relationships with government, financial institutions and business.

These subjects are informed by a range of perspectives including those from economics, mathematics, behavioural and political science, psychology and sociology.

This degree will provide you with a thorough working knowledge of accounting and finance theory and methods in the context of social science. You will learn how to prepare and interpret financial and managerial information for a variety of users, as well as gaining an understanding of the theory and practice of investment and finance.

Requirements

You are required to have achieved grades AAB from three subjects at A level. Most subjects are acceptable with the exception of General Studies. One subject such as those on the following list is accepted if combined with other academic subjects:

• Art, including Design, Fine Art, Photography, Textiles, etc
• Critical Thinking
• Home Economics
• ICT
• Leisure Studies
• Media Studies
• Music, including Music Technology
• Sports Studies including all forms of PE, Dance, etc
• Theatre Studies including Drama and Performing Arts
• Travel and Tourism.

GCSE Mathematics

Grade B in GCSE Mathematics or equivalent is required for all students.

Other Qualifications

We welcome students with other qualifications e.g. BTEC, European, International or Welsh Baccalaureate, Scottish Advanced Highers and Irish Leaving Certificates. You will be expected to attain an equivalent standard to the A level applicant.

English Language Requirements

If English is not your first language, you will be required to pass an approved test prior to joining the University in October.

Approved Tests:

• IELTS
• TOEFL (paper based test)
• TOEFL (computer based test)
• TOEFL (internet based test)
• Certificate of Proficiency in English
• Test of English for Educational Purposes
• Test in English
• GCE O level, GCSE or IGCSE.