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London Metropolitan University
Bachelor Degree , Accounting And Finance
Course Description
Our Accounting and Finance (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree is a four-year course with a built-in foundation year (Year 0). It’s the ideal course if you’re interested in studying accounting and finance at undergraduate level but you can't meet the entry requirements or don't have the traditional qualifications required to start a standard degree.
On graduation of this four-year degree you’ll gain professional exemptions from accounting bodies including ACCA, ICAEW, CIPFA, AIA and IFA, facilitating your journey to becoming a qualified accountant or finding success in a finance-related career.
Our four-year accounting and finance programme has been designed with an integrated foundation year to allow you to develop key academic skills and build your confidence at the beginning of your degree. You’ll learn core business skills and the key principles of accounting, as well as numerical and technological skills that are vital for analysing data.
The foundation year of this degree is intended to prepare you for your subsequent years of studying accounting and finance, so you’ll enter Year 1 well-equipped to study at undergraduate level.
Our teaching staff have academic and professional experience in public audit, taxation, financial reporting, management accounting and information systems. You will also benefit from visiting industry speakers who are invited to give presentations on contemporary accounting, finance and business-related topics throughout your degree course.
You will share your foundation year with students on other foundation year courses, allowing you to share insights and get a taste of a variety of other business-related disciplines.
Following your foundation year, you will study the same course content and get the same choice of modules as those who study our Accounting and Finance BA (Hons).
Should you decide during your foundation year that you’d like to specialise in a different area of study, there is some flexibility to allow you to do this.
You'll graduate with a full undergraduate degree with the same title and award as those who studied the traditional three-year course.
Course Content
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2019/20 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 0 modules include:
Development for Success in Business (core, 30 credits)
Principles of Accounting (core, 30 credits)
The Context of Business (core, 30 credits)
Using and Managing Data and Information (core, 30 credits)
Year 1 modules include:
Business Law (core, 15 credits)
Fundamentals of Accounting (core, 30 credits)
Management Information Systems and Ethics (core, 30 credits)
Professional Skills for Accounting (core, 30 credits)
The Economic Environment (core, 15 credits)
Year 2 modules include:
Financial Accounting and Company Law (core, 30 credits)
Key Principles of Taxation (core, 30 credits)
Learning through Work (core, 15 credits)
Managerial Finance (core, 30 credits)
Audit and Internal Control (option, 15 credits)
Information Technology for Professional Practice (option, 15 credits)
Year 3 modules include:
Advanced Financial Accounting (core, 30 credits)
Financial Management (core, 30 credits)
Issues and Controversies in Accounting and Finance (core, 30 credits)
Advanced Financial Reporting (option, 30 credits)
Audit and Risk Management (option, 15 credits)
International Corporate Social Responsibility (option, 15 credits)
Entry Requirements
In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have:
- at least one A level (or a minimum of 40 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
- English Language GCSE at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)
To study a degree at London Met, you must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. If you require a Tier 4 student visa you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. For more information about English qualifications please see our English language requirements.
If you need (or wish) to improve your English before starting your degree, the University offers a Pre-sessional Academic English course to help you build your confidence and reach the level of English you require.
Assessment Methods
You'll be assessed through exams, essays, group work and a dissertation, all of which are designed to help prepare you for entering the jobs market.
In order to gain exemptions from professional bodies, some modules are assessed using methods such as closed-book examinations.
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