Accounting
Course
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
2 Years
Accounting students at Varndean will learn a professional and sought after skill valued by all organisations. You will learn how to record financial information for all types of businesses, how to turn this information into a set of final accounts and how to analyse such accounts to give feedback to business owners, investors and other important decision makers. The style of learning is.
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About this course
As for all advanced courses, including a grade C in Mathematics at GCSE
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Course programme
ACCOUNTING
Level(s):AS, A2
FACTS
Courses available
AS, A2
Entry requirements
How the courses are assessed
AS: 100% exam A2: 100% exam
Exam board
AQA
Where does it lead?
Many students go on to degree courses in Archaeology, Geography, History and combinations of these. This subject can lead to careers in field archaeology, local government (planning), museums and education
Other information
Entry qualification for related HE courses; exemption from some of the professions†technician courses; foundation for entry into the accounting profession; most areas of employment.
Accounting students at Varndean will learn a professional and sought after skill valued by all organisations. You will learn how to record financial information for all types of businesses, how to turn this information into a set of final accounts and how to analyse such accounts to give feedback to business owners, investors and other important decision makers.
The style of learning is carefully focused on accountancy and exam technique to allow optimum achievement, but there are also class discussions which explore the wider implications of current accounting issues.
TOPICS COVERED
AS Level
Purpose of accounting \ Verification of accounting records \ Preparation of final accounts for sole trader & limited company \ Adjustments for items affecting income \ The balance sheet & profit & loss account \ Budgetary control \ Accounting concepts \ Interpretation of company performance \ Use of ICT in accounting
A2 Level
Financing in business \ Partnership & published accounts of limited companies \ Accounting regulations & framework for quality \ Capital investment decisions \ Standard, marginal & absorption costing and the decision-making model \ Budgetary decisions taken a step further \ Social implications of accounting decisions
Accounting