Accounting BA Hons
Business School
Institution Code H36
UCAS Code
N400
Programme Code BSACC
Start date
September
More about the course
This course is designed to develop the skills and knowledge required for you to become an Accountant. The opportunity to include a work placement year as part of your study will allow you to gain specialized experience of the industry, as well as providing you with an invaluable insight into the world of work.
Further specialization in your final year builds upon your knowledge gained in your first two years of study, combined with the skills developed in your placement year, to enable you to be fully prepared to begin a career in Accounting.
With exemptions from the professional examinations of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and the option to take a one year work placement, this programme will give you the edge in the job market.Work placement
As with all courses at the Business School students have the opportunity to complete a work placement, which will usually last for one year. During this time you will be employed by the company and will subsequently be paid; for students on placement in 2005/2006 salaries have ranged from £11,500 - £14000. In past years students have completed placements at:
- KPMG
- Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Clark & Co Accountants
- Lloyds TSB
Careers
Seventy three per cent of our graduates from the programme have gone into employment straight from university, with a further eighteen per cent going on to further study.
Our graduates have found in employment in roles such as accounts assistant, finance officer, financial analyst, graduate programmer, IT support consultant, portfolio employment with major companies such as:
- Bank of Scotland
- Barclays
- Canada Life
- Chase Manhattan
- Deloitte & Touche
- Ford
- Hays Accountancy
- KPMG
- Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Schroders
- Whitbread
Teaching methods
Alongside traditional teaching methods of lectures, seminars and tutorials, the University operates a web-based student support system called StudyNet where you can expect to find a range of material and communications about every module.The teaching method for most modules on the course is a one hour lecture followed by a one hour seminar. Typically, a new topic will be introduced in each lecture. The seminars provide an opportunity to discuss and obtain feedback on the topic introduced in the previous week's lecture. Usually, assessment is split between coursework and examination. Coursework may take a variety of forms and could be individual or group work.
Course structure
Detailed information about the structure of the course and the modules you will study.