Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Bristol

£ 1,200 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bristol

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Why BA(Hons) Accounting and Finance?
Accounting and finance are crucial to a successful business and, as a result, demand for skilled and knowledgeable graduates is always high.
Why study our course?
This degree at UWE Bristol offers a contemporary, applied and well-connected course of study. It provides a broad grounding in the subject with opportunities to hone crucial skills and knowledge through interesting and specialist modules.
You will build understanding of the finance sector and subjects such as auditing, tax, business law and statistics.
You will be taught by experts in your field, engaging, passionate, research-active tutors with the drive to help you succeed and support you through your studies. UWE Bristol's Centre for Global Finance ensures that research informs teaching at every level, providing a valuable international perspective and access to a wide range of external partners.
Real-world experience
In addition to exemptions and accreditations there are opportunities to gain valuable real world experience throughout this degree. Guest speakers, real and cutting-edge case studies, simulations and placement opportunities give you access to industry and real working environments and ensure you graduate ready for work with diverse career prospects.
Where it can take you
The high-level demand for graduates with this degree makes it an ideal launch pad for a career in finance, management, accountancy, banking, personal and corporate finance and IT in both private and public sector organisations.
Recent graduates have secured roles with both large and small firms including Lloyds Banking Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and the NHS.
Watch: The learning and teaching experience

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bristol (Avon)
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Coldharbour Lane, BS16 1QY

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Professional accreditation
We are currently seeking exemptions from professional examinations with bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of | Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Placements
You are encouraged to undertake a 40-week paid sandwich placement, relevant to your degree. Placements are taken after the second year of study and could be based in the UK or internationally.
This is a valuable and rewarding aspect of your course allowing you to gain...

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Subjects

  • Finance
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Teaching
  • Economics
  • IT Law
  • Law
  • Project
  • Financial Training
  • Financial
  • Access
  • Learning Teaching
  • Banking
  • Team Training
  • Global
  • Tax
  • Business Law
  • Industry
  • International
  • Private

Course programme

Content

In a Year 0 (Foundation Year), the content is designed to develop your academic skills. It also raises awareness of the relevance law, economics, accounting, plus business and management, will play in your future, professional lives.

You are encouraged to develop as reflective learners and will gain an understanding of the attributes that graduates of UWE Bristol attain, such as being self-reliant, enterprising, future-facing, collaborative and globally responsible citizens.

Much of the scheduled class time will be spent in rooms equipped for technology-supported work in groups. Teaching methods will be engaging as staff use the latest techniques and technologies to enhance the learning experience.

The four modules will have three hours of teaching each week (12 hours of scheduled class time in total). On four occasions during the year, the whole 12 hours will be spent team-working on a joint project. One of the weeks will result in an exhibition of assessed group posters, another will produce individual personal development plans.

Year 0 (Foundation Year)

  • Becoming a Professional
  • Introduction to Organisations, Enterprise and Management
  • Economics and Accounting for the Real World
  • Introduction to Law in a Social, Business and Global Context

You will study the Foundation Year alongside students from other business and law courses and so you may transfer to another course in one of these areas at the end of a successful Foundation Year. The normal expectation is that you must pass all Year 0 modules before progressing to Year 1. Students seeking transfer to BA(Hons) Business (Team Entrepreneurship) would be required to pass an interview process. Transfer to BSc(Hons) Economics (as distinct from BA(Hons) Economics) would require an A level in Mathematics.

Year 1

The first year provides a foundation in core accounting and finance subject knowledge, as well as additional skills and attributes necessary for your future success.

  • Fundamentals of Accounting 1
  • Economic Principles in a Contemporary Context
  • Becoming an Accounting and Finance Professional
  • Fundamentals of Accounting 2
  • Statistics and Data Management
  • Academic Skills for Accounting and Finance Students

Year 2

In the second year, you will build your knowledge in core accounting and finance areas and begin to develop your specialist interests and your research and enquiry skills.

  • Financial Accounting and Reporting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Management Accounting and Financial Decision Making
  • Principles of Taxation

Plus two optional modules from the list below:

Optional modules

  • Credit Management: Theory and Practice
  • Business Law
  • Good Business, Bad Business and Sustainability
  • Market Analysis for Private Investors
  • Governance and Accountability

All students are encouraged to spend their third year on placement and the curriculum in the second year also provides support for the process of securing this.

Final year

The final year will include advanced study in the core subject areas and a major applied research project, integrating and applying the knowledge gained in the earlier years of study. You will also have a number of optional module choices to further your specialist interests. You will study throughout the year:

  • Advanced Management Accounting
  • Financial Management
  • Corporate Reporting Theory and Practice
  • Accounting in Context

Plus three optional modules from the list below OR two if a Study Year Abroad (SYA) or Placement Year has been completed:

Optional modules

  • Credit Risk Analysis and Management
  • Auditing
  • International Financial Management
  • Personal Financial Planning
  • Business Tax Theory and Practice
  • Strategic Management (Accounting, Economics and Finance)
  • International Business in Emerging Markets

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.

Learning and Teaching

The course is taught through a diverse mix of learning environments, including face-to-face tutor-led, independent student-led and group projects.

Lectures, workshops/seminars and group project work account for 12 hours of contact time per week and you will spend at least as much time again in essential independent study including research, online work and preparation for assessment.

For more details see our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

Learning through experience

In addition, all students are encouraged to gain high-quality work experience through the 40-week placement in Year 3 (see Features) or through short-term internships, paid work as a Student Ambassador or Peer Assisted Learning Leader or through volunteering.

Guest speakers from industry and access to research seminars and events ensure students are kept up-to-date with developments in the field.

Assessment

You will be assessed through a mix of coursework and examinations, all of which aim to assess not only what you know and can do but also develop the graduate attributes that are valued by employers. These attributes include communication and presentation skills, IT and numeracy skills, team work, project and time management skills, as well as the intellectual skills of problem solving, critical thinking, analysis and evaluation, creativity and innovation.

Coursework comes in many different forms: essays and reports; business plans and applied research projects; portfolios and weekly notes; assessed group and individual presentations and posters. You will also be required to reflect and comment on your own learning and personal development.

For more details see our full glossary of assessment terms.

Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)

£ 1,200 + VAT