Bournemouth University - BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance (with Foundation Year option)

Bournemouth University

BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance (with Foundation Year option)

This degree will provide you with an excellent working knowledge of accounting and finance, as well as a solid business foundation, enabling you to pursue a career in the financial sector with the necessary financial expertise, analytical skills, and strategic insight. In your first year, you will gain a thorough understanding of the industry, with the option of transferring to a different accounting and finance specialism at the year's end.
Through fieldwork, seminars, and assessment activities, you will have the opportunity to meet industry leaders and practitioners.
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Complete an optional 30-week placement anywhere in the world to gain industry experience and increase your employability.
After fifteen months, 100% of our graduates are either employed or studying.

Course accreditations

The accreditation bodies on our BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance course are renowned industry-wide for promoting excellence and the highest standards, all of which are reflected in the Bournemouth University Business School experience:

  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation is a hallmark of excellence that has been awarded to fewer than 5% of business schools worldwide
  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) accreditation highlights our commitment to helping you boost your employability and will exempt you from specific early-stage professional exams
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) accreditation offers some exemptions from exams required to become a Chartered Accountant.

Entry Requirements

  • GCSE English Language or English Literature and Mathematics grade 4 (or grade C in the old grading system). We also accept iGCSEs, Key Skills, ls and Functional Skills, ls, and other qualifications at Level 2 of the National Qualifications Framework.
  • 104–120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of two A-levels.
  • 104–120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of two Higher Level certificates.
  • IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.

Career Prospects

A degree in Accounting and Finance will prepare you for a wide range of positions in organizations of all sizes and across many industries. You'll have a solid foundation in accounting before specializing in business in your second year, allowing you to keep your options open. Airbus, Arcadia, Barclays Bank Plc, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, HMRC, IBM, Miscox, Threadneedle Investments, and Vodafone are among our alumni.

Graduates work for a wide range of organizations, in positions such as:

  • Account Officer
  • Business Development Adviser
  • Accountant or Finance Executive
  • Graduate Financial Adviser
  • Business Analyst
  • Capital Management Analyst
  • Audit Associate.

Course Details

This course sits within our Accounting & Finance framework, consisting of a range of specialized courses:

  • BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance
  • BA (Hons) Finance
  • BA (Hons) Accounting
  • MAccFinn (Hons) Accounting & Finance

Each of the courses in this framework will give you those vital core skills, as well as offer more specialist options depending on the pathway you choose to pursue. All courses' first-year units are the same, allowing you the flexibility to transfer to another pathway at the end of the first year if you wish. This keeps your career options open and enables you to make more informed choices.

Foundation Year

Core units:
Fundamentals of Business & Management
Academic & Professional Practice
Fusion Business Project

Year 1

Core units:
Economics for Accounting & Finance
Introduction to Accounting
Business Context
Law for Accounting & Finance
Quantitative Analysis
Introduction to Financial Markets

Year 2

Core units:
Management Accounting
Financial Reporting
Corporate Financial Management
Accounting Information Systems
Option units Block A (choose one):
Business Tax Planning
Asset Valuation
Option units Block B (choose one):
Money, Banking & Financial Markets
Audit & Control

Final Year

Core units:
Advanced Accounting Theory & Practice
Contemporary Issues in Accounting & Finance Research
Option units Block C (choose one):
Investment Management
Perspectives on Business Strategy
Public Finance & Policy
Option units Block D (choose one):
Company Study
Research Study
Option units Block E (choose one):
Risk Modelling & Management
Financial Regulation
Derivatives & Alternative Investment
Option units Block F (choose one):
Corporate Social Responsibility & Environmental Reporting:
International Taxation
Advanced Management Accounting
Business Taxation

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