BSc Accounting and Management with a Year Abroad

The first year provides you with an introduction to accounting, management and business. Second year modules include the core areas of accounting and management studies. In your final year, optional modules allow you to specialise in either accounting or management to facilitate following your chosen career path.

Year 1

You will be introduced to essential principles and theory relating to accounting, finance and business through the following compulsory modules:

• Introduction to Financial and Management Accounting - your foundation in the theory and practice of accounting and an introduction to the role, context and language of financial reporting and management accounting.
• Introduction to Business - helps you examine the context of an organisation and its environment.
• Introduction to Organisational Behaviour - develops your understanding of the structure, function and performance of organisations.
• Economics for Business - introduces you to the central concepts and methods of analysis used by economists in solving business problems.
• Principles of Marketing - focuses on marketing as an integrated business activity and how it underpins an organisation's response to market demand.
• Developing Business Skills - develops key qualitative and quantitative skills used in business.

Year 2

You will continue to take core compulsory modules, designed to develop both your accounting and management knowledge.

• Financial Accounting - you will study the theory and practice of financial accounting and reporting.
• Management Accounting - builds on concepts introduced in your first year.
• Human Resource Management - develops your understanding and critical awareness of people resourcing and performance management.
• Operations Strategy and Management - equips you with the relevant knowledge and management skills to effectively develop strategies for the delivery of high quality services in complex environments.

You will also be able to choose an optional module from a wide selection available.

Year 3

Your third year will be spent overseas at one of our partner universities and although you will need to pass your year abroad, it won’t count towards your final degree classification. In addition to studying business and related subjects offered by your host institute, a year abroad will give you the opportunity to experience a different culture and learn a little more about yourself. Students who spend a year abroad often grow in self-confidence as a result of the challenges posed by a new environment. This is a quality future employers find attractive and also a valuable life skill in itself.

Year 4

During your final year you will study the module ‘Advanced Management Accounting', designed to develop your accounting skills and ability to critically assess management accounting principles. You will also study the module ‘Strategic Management', which brings together key management issues. Finally, you will select one optional module from List A, and one from List B below:

List A

- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Audit and Accountability
- Personal and Corporate Taxation
- International Financial Services
- Financial Modelling
- Investment Management

List B

- Consumer Behaviour
- Building Strengths at Work
- Strategic Brand Management
- Organisational Information Systems

Two further optional modules can either be selected from those above or from a list provided by the School.