Year 1

Block 1: Introduction to Financial Accounting

Block 2: Introduction to Management Accounting

Block 3: Business Analysis Techniques

Block 4: Regulatory and Ethical Decision Making

Year 2

Block 1: International Financial Reporting and Taxation

Block 2: Decision Management

Block 3: Corporate Finance

Block 4: Digital Environment

Year 3

Block 1: Advanced Financial Reporting and Taxation

Block 2: Strategic Decision Management

Block 3: Advanced Corporate Finance

Block 4: Choose one from the below:

Audit and Forensic Accounting

Contemporary issues in Accounting

Note: All modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review. Exact modules may, therefore, vary for your intake in order to keep content current. If there are changes to your course we will, where reasonable, take steps to inform you as appropriate.

Overview

You will be taught through a combination of large group sessions, tutorials, online resources and self-directed study. Students are given feedback throughout the course to develop and improve their economic and business strategy skills. Through the use of assessments emphasis is placed on research and analytical skills. Assessment may include, but is not limited to, portfolios of learning, online tests, or exams.

Contact hours

This is a full-time course. Each module is worth 30 credits. It is expected that student will spend a total of 300 hours of study for each module. You should be prepared to devote approximately 10 contact hours a week to your studies and additional independent hours of study in order to succeed. Teaching is through a mix of lectures, tutorials and seminars.

Other: In addition, each module provides a two-hour surgery each week for individual consultation with the lecturer. You will also have timetabled meetings with your personal tutor and careers and/or subject meetings scheduled throughout the year.

Self-directed study: In order to prepare for, and assimilate, the work in lectures and seminars you will be expected to use our on-line resources, participate in flipped or virtual classroom discussions on our virtual learning environment (VLE) and engage in personal study and revision for approximately 25 hours per week.

Accreditations

Professional body accreditation and confirmation of exemptions is required for all programmes, when newly designed and on a regular basis thereafter. This process is underway to seek such approval from the various professional accountancy bodies to ensure that our students can benefit from the maximum exemptions available to them from their professional exams. Our programme has been designed to reflect the professional body requirements where possible.

You can qualify for exemptions and potentially gain a professional qualification at an accelerated rate from the following bodies:

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

The Certified Practicing Accountants Australia (CPA)

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

The Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)

The Association of International Accountants (AIA)

The professional accounting bodies award exemptions in line with a student’s prior learning to provide the quickest possible route to qualification. A student with exemptions gains from an employability perspective. Such students are a good option to a prospective employer as the employer will not have to cover the costs of the professional examinations or provide study leave, which may disrupt the work schedule.

These exemptions are subject to approval from the professional bodies.