Diploma in Accounting and Finance

Introduction

Why Study Accounting With LSM?

Accounting is a key business discipline, underpinning the decision making in all organisations from the largest business to the smallest charity.

Professionally qualified accountants, certified or chartered, work with financial and management information. They use their specialist knowledge to advise a range of clients, from individuals to large organisations, on financial matters. There are several different professional bodies in the field, and the initial years in the profession could be linked to specialist activities of a particular body. In practice, however, there is considerable overlap between the various professional qualifications, and accountants regularly move between sectors later in their career.

Areas of work include private practice, the public sector and industry/commerce. In private practice, accountants work in specialist firms offering services ranging from basic book-keeping to audit, taxation advice, management consultancy and corporate financial planning. In the public sector, accountants handle very large budgets in local or central government, the National Health Service, colleges or universities. In industry/commerce, they might be involved in keeping financial records, overseeing credit control systems and, possibly, participating in strategic planning for the organisation's future development.

Course Content

• Research Methods
• Auditing
• Taxation
• Corporate Reporting

Plus one elective from:

• Performance Management
• Advanced Management
• Advanced Reporting

Dissertation/Work Related Project (WRP)

In this part of the course students get to put theory into practice. The WRP is a 15000-word essay on a topic related to an aspect of Accounting/Finance. The topic should be decided in consensus with the concerned lecturers and the Course Director.

Course Assessment

The course is assessed using a combination of course work assignment (30%) and an end of module examination (70%). On successful completion of the course, you will obtain 120 credits (6 x 20 credits).

Course Progression

Students completing the course may apply to UK universities for a place on their MBA programmes. Our students completing the programme have been accepted by many universities, including Heriot-Watt, Brunel, TVU, Middlesex and Leeds.

Mode: Full-time/part-time