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Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

Online

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

Accounting and Finance at Derby ranked Top 10 in The Guardian University Guide 2020
96% of Accounting and Finance students are satisfied with the overall quality of their course (National Student Survey 2019)
We put you on the fast track to achieving membership of a professional body. By taking relevant modules, you’ll be eligible to apply for all nine maximum exemptions offered by ACCA as well as exemptions from CIMA, ICAEW, CPA Australia and AIA qualifications
Your employability is our focus: how you study and what you learn is grounded in professional practice, helping you hit the ground running from day one in your career
Exciting opportunities for live consultancy projects and fieldtrips will introduce you to the realities of the modern business world
Our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab, will give you hands-on experience by harnessing the same technology used by financial experts worldwide
You’ll learn from professionally qualified staff who know the industry inside out and can share insights from the front line of contemporary accounting and finance

About this course

Accounting and finance graduates are in demand the world over, so you will have the opportunity to work in many diverse fields. Our former students have gone on to excel in a range of local practices, multinational accounting firms, merchant banks and other major businesses.

On graduation – and depending on the module pathway you have selected – you can apply for exemptions from ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CPA Australia and AIA professional qualifications. This will shorten the time you need to become a fully qualified member of your chosen professional body. Representatives from the various professional bodies visit the University to explain more about their institutions, the exemptions available and the potential career paths you can consider.

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Subjects

  • Finance
  • Financial
  • Employability
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Management Accounting
  • Financial Training
  • Business
  • Business Studies
  • Decision
  • Decision Making
  • Skills
  • Sociology
  • Political
  • Political Science

Course programme

What you will study

Foundation year

You will study modules such as:
  • Business Communication and Decision Making
  • Contemporary Issues in Business
  • Data Analysis for Busines
  • Study skills for Business
And you will choose two options from:
  • Law
  • Sociology
  • Political Studies
  • Fundamentals of Human Behaviour
If you don’t have either English or Maths GCSE, you will need to substitute one or two of the above for a module in English and/or Maths.

Stage one

You will study modules such as:
  • Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • Market Economics and Key Mathematical Concepts
  • Academic Skills for Accounting, Finance and Business Economics
  • Introduction to Management Accounting
  • Law for Accounting
  • Introduction to Operations management and IT
Stage two

You will study modules such as:
  • Financial Accounting
  • Professional Development for Accounting and Finance Graduates
  • Financial Management
  • Management Accounting
  • Business Taxation
  • Audit and Assurance
You can choose to take an optional placement year between stages two and three.

Stage three
  • Financial Strategy
  • Management Accounting - Performance Evaluation
  • Developing Employability from the Placement Experience (if you've been on work placement you have to take this module)
You will choose one of the following modules:
  • Issues in Global Business and Corporate Accountability
  • Independent Study
You will choose one of the following modules:
  • Personal Taxation
  • Contemporary Reporting Issues
You will choose one of the following modules:
  • Investing & Financial Market Behaviour
  • Financial Reporting

Additional information

UK/EU fee - 
£9,250 per year* (2020/21)

Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Price on request