Accounting and Finance (MAccFin)

• Staff working in the North Wales Business School have business-related practitioner experience
• Work placement opportunities are available to all of our students who demonstrate a good standard of engagement and professionalism during their studies.
• Graduates from this programme will also be awarded a Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership from The Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
• Student Membership of the Chartered Management Institute which includes access to CMI on-line resources. This level of membership is included in the course fees.
• Access to The Glyndŵr Business Club events and speakers
• Periodic guest lectures from local practitioners

Students are introduced to a range of core topics during the first year of the programme to provide a foundation to the diverse nature of contemporary business practices and issues. Students are encouraged to read around the subject matter and become familiar with the nature of academic writing in a supportive environment whilst developing a level of autonomy.

All the modules have a 20-credit value and typically involve 36 hours of teaching and tutorials supported by independent study of 144 hours per module.

• Business: Past Present and Future – trends, changes and developments
• Introduction to Financial Accounting – accounting for management functions
• Economics – introduces supply and demand and price elasticity
• Marketing Essentials – product, place, price and promotion
• Data Analytics and Understanding ‘Big Data’ – using data effectively

Optional Modules include:

• Introduction to Financial Markets – how financial markets operate and respond
• Introduction to Financial Accounting – systems to support financial interpretation

Your second year builds on the introductory modules of level 5 and develops additional business issues including law, human resources and sustainability. The expectation is for greater student autonomy and an indication of the ability to apply theory to a business situation. As previously the modules have a 20-credit value and a similar profile of lecture and tutorial attendance, supported by independent study as applied at level 4.

• Competitive Intelligence Research – how to source and use information to enhance business performance
• Business Law – an introduction into legal requirements of a business
• Taxation - business obligations
• Managing Corporate Risk and Crime – evaluating business risks to reduce exposure to criminal activity

Optional modules include:

• Financial Decision Making – using financial data to support business decisions
• Advanced Management Accounting - advanced techniques and interpretation
• Financial Accounting – systems and procedures to interpret financial transactions
• Global Markets and Investment Strategies – using transnational financial trends

The focus at this level incorporates strategic and longer-term business issues, introduces global issues and ta more substantial piece of work via the dissertation or work placement where a student is able to choose a problem and undertake independent research to solve a business problem. Modules again have a 20-credit value apart from the dissertation which is 40-credits and studied over two trimesters and requires additional independent study. Weekly lectures and tutorial sessions, typically of three hours per module are timetabled during teaching weeks.

• Work placement or dissertation - work project or individual study and research
• Strategic Thinking - longer term elements of business planning anjd direction
• Advanced Financial Management

Optional modules include:

• Financial Reporting - format methods in accounting
• Financial Instruments - debt, equity, hedging and risk
• Corporate Governance and Ethics - business controls and behaviours
• Audit and Assurance - checks and procedures in accounting

The final year encourages students to study in greater depth, provide solutions and independent business judgements. The project work focuses on sectors and organisatoons that students have a particular interest in.

• Career Directions - independent research into companies and job roles
• Integrated Communcications - effective business marketing
• Project Management - managing efficiently within boundaries to meet objectives
• Asset Management Practice - business maintenance and renewal
• Financial Insights and Business Intelligence - interpretation and application

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.