Accounting and Financial Management BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS

What you'll study

Excited to learn more? For a taster of what you can expect to study on our Accounting and Financial Management course, take a sneak preview of some of the modules you may have the opportunity to study below.

The information below reflects the currently intended course structure and module details. Updates may be made on an annual basis and revised details will be published through Programme Specifications ahead of each academic year. Please see Terms and Conditions of Study for more information.

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Final year

In the first two years you will receive a thorough grounding in the major disciplines of accounting and financial management, together with the legal economic and organisational contexts in which accountants and financial managers operate.

You are required to study 120 credits in year one. All the modules in year one are compulsory.

Semester 1

Organisational Behaviour Core

Organisational Behaviour

This module aims to prepare students with a sound foundation of behavioural and organisational concepts and to develop a sensitive awareness and clear understanding of how people work individually, in groups and within organisations.

Introduction to Law Core

Introduction to Law

This module introduces basic legal concepts relevant to commercial activity, explains their relevance in business decision-making and illustrates their significance to all aspects of business activity.

Microeconomics for Financial Studies Core

Microeconomics for Financial Studies

The aims of this module are: to introduce students to some of the more elementary and relevant economic theories and issues at the firm and industry level; to relate economic theory to the business environment; to link economic theory to other management disciplines (eg: quantitative methods, accounting, finance and human resource management); to provide the background knowledge needed in several second year modules; for example in the areas of economics, finance and marketing.

Quantitative Methods for Business Core

Quantitative Methods for Business

Semester 2

Macroeconomics for Financial Studies Core

Macroeconomics for Financial Studies

The aims of this module are: to introduce students to some of the more elementary and relevant economic theories at the macro level; to provide a foundation for further studies in macroeconomics; to introduce the concepts and theories of economics which help the manager understand changes in the macroeconomic environment, to explain and analyse the formulation of domestic government macroeconomic policy.

Business Modelling Core

Business Modelling

Finance and Accounting in Context Core

Finance and Accounting in Context

Organisations in the International Context Core

Organisations in the International Context

Semester 1 & 2

Principles of Financial Accounting and Analysis Core

Principles of Financial Accounting and Analysis

Skills for Study, Placement and Employment Core

Skills for Study, Placement and Employment

Year two builds on what you have learned in year one, and gives you the opportunity to choose optional modules that are of interest to your career ambitions.

You are required to study 120 credits in year two, including 30 credits worth of optional modules.

Semester 1

Financial Management Core

Financial Management

The aims of this module are: to provide an introduction to core issues in corporate finance; to provide an understanding of how corporate finance relates to other corporate managerial activities; and to develop relevant transferable skills.

Ethics in Finance and Accounting Core

Ethics in Finance and Accounting

Business Information Management Core

Business Information Management

Company Law Core

Company Law

The aims of this module are to introduce the fundamental principles of company law to develop an understanding of the significance of the company within the context of commercial activity.

International Business Optional

International Business

Human Resource Management Optional

Human Resource Management

Marketing Optional

Marketing

Operations Management Optional

Operations Management

Semester 2

Financial Markets and Derivatives Fundamentals Core

Financial Markets and Derivatives Fundamentals

The aims of this module are to introduce the roles, functions and operations of secondary capital (equity and bond) and commodity markets and the foreign exchange market, and to develop an understanding of the financial risks firms are exposed to in these markets and related positions and instruments.

Financial Reporting Core

Financial Reporting

The aims of this module are to explore aspects of financial reporting in an international context, extending your knowledge, awareness and understanding of issues in the nature, environment and role of financial reporting. It also seeks to develop you ability to apply more advanced techniques of financial accounting and reporting in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

Information Systems Development Core

Information Systems Development

Data Analysis for Managers Optional

Data Analysis for Managers

International Economics Optional

International Economics

Semester 1 & 2

Management Accounting Core

Management Accounting

This module introduces students to the concepts and techniques of management accounting and examines the strengths and weaknesses of management accounting techniques such as: absorption and marginal costing, standard costing and budgeting.

In the final year you study accounting and financial management subjects at an advanced level, building on years one and two and your experiences on placement or studying abroad.

You are required to study 120 credits in the final year, including 80 credits worth of optional modules. Some pre-requisites and restrictions may apply.

Semester 1

Financial Management and Corporate Policy Core

Financial Management and Corporate Policy

The aims of this module are to provide a more detailed understanding of how corporate finance relates to other corporate managerial activities.

Advanced Financial Reporting Core

Advanced Financial Reporting

Business Forecasting Optional

Business Forecasting

Small Business Issues Optional

Small Business Issues

Business Programming Optional

Business Programming

International Marketing Optional

International Marketing

The aims of this module are to provide an understanding of the key concepts and core issues in international marketing, and develop decision-making skills for the successful formulation, implementation and control of international marketing programmes.

Marketing Strategy and Planning Optional

Marketing Strategy and Planning

International Human Resource Management Optional

International Human Resource Management

The aims of this module are to examine critically the role of the Human Resource Management (HRM) in an international context.

Advanced Interpersonal Skills Optional

Advanced Interpersonal Skills

Knowledge Management Optional

Knowledge Management

The aims of this module are to provide a critical introduction to Knowledge Management and help students understand the organisational complexities and dynamics of implementing knowledge management systems.

Managing Big Data Optional

Managing Big Data

Technology in Business and Society Optional

Technology in Business and Society

Analytics for Management Optional

Analytics for Management

International Corporate Governance and Firms Optional

International Corporate Governance and Firms

Decision and Efficiency Analysis Optional

Decision and Efficiency Analysis

Corporate Governance Optional

Corporate Governance

Corporate Reconstruction and Turnaround Optional

Corporate Reconstruction and Turnaround

Semester 2

Financial Risk Management Optional

Financial Risk Management

An introduction to the objectives and the functions of capital markets, and the types of financial securities and market participants that facilitate these objectives.

Behavioural Finance Optional

Behavioural Finance