BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance with Foundation Year

Foundation Year Modules

• Developing Academic Skills
• Using Numeracy, Data & IT
• Research Skills and Using Information
• Values, Ethics & Working Collaboratively
• Structure of Business
• Technology in Organisations

Study skills

During the first 6 weeks (Block 1) you will also attend 4 study skills workshops, providing advice and guidance to help you achieve university success. Sessions may include Reading & Note-Taking, iLearn Online Library, Referencing & Plagiarism and Approaching Assignments. This will bring your weekly class time up to 9.5 hours a week for Block 1. The following study blocks will be the usual 8 hours classroom time (+online tuition and self-guided study time).

Year 2

• Financial Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Developing Personal and Management Skills
• Business Maths
• Understanding the Business Environment (Accounting and Finance)
• Managing Information Systems

Year 3

• Business Law
• British Taxation
• Accounting & Audit Framework
• Financial Reporting
• Management Accounting
• Decision Making

Year 4

• Audit
• Financial Management
• Ethics
• Professional, Statutory and Current Accounting Issues
• Research Methods and Dissertation

Assessments:

Assessments at Arden provide an opportunity to demonstrate your strengths in a number of ways and so a variety of methods are used. However, to comply with ACCA requirements a high proportion of modules will be assessed by examination.

Other methods of assessment include:

• Assignment
• Essays
• Presentations
• Exams
• Dissertation

To support your development and ensure you are on the right track with your Blended Learning studies Arden will provide you with mock examinations and tutor feedback on every assessment you submit. If required, your Arden University tutor may be able to give you suggestions for improvement and help you understand how to apply your newly acquired skills into real life settings.