Kingston University London - Business and Accounting BSc (Hons)

Kingston University London

Business and Accounting BSc (Hons)

Study a practical business degree with an emphasis on accounting.

This course is ideal if you're thinking about a career in business or management, in a role that includes financial resource allocation such as department head or practice manager.

This course has a strong emphasis on developing the skills and knowledge sought after by employers, including accounting for management decision making, in-depth knowledge of contemporary business issues, team working, and leadership.

Reasons to choose Kingston University

  • Gain extra certifications in addition to your degree and take part in activities to boost your CV.
  • Kingston is one of just a few UK universities with a real-time Bloomberg trading room. This will give you access to the technology used by financial organisations to make critical decisions about risk, investments and markets.
  • Kingston Business School has received a Business Accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). This award is earned by just five per cent of the world's business schools and recognises the high quality and standards of our teaching.

Entry Requirements

  • 104 -120 UCAS tariff points (to include at least two A-levels or equivalent qualifications); Degree with foundation year 48
  • BTEC Lvl3 National: Distinction, Merit, Merit (DMM)
  • Candidates are normally required to hold five GCSE subjects grades A*-C including Mathematics and English Language (or comparable numeric score under the newly reformed GCSE grading.)
  • IELTS of 6.0 overall, with no element below 5.5

Career Prospects

This degree is ideal for students who want a career in business or management, particularly in a role which includes financial resource allocation, for example department heads or practice managers. Typically, graduates of the BSc Business and Accounting programme will enter junior management roles within a range of organisations or, alternatively, they may follow a more accounting focused career path joining an accounting firm or accounting department within an organisation.

Course Details

The first year of the course exposes students to the general global business environment. The knowledge and skills developed in the first year provides a solid grounding, preparing students for broader and deeper study of the key management functions in the second year.

During the second year, students develop the skills to analyse and suggest recommendations to business issues whilst furthering their knowledge of operations management, alongside developing financial accounting into reporting, and introducing accounting for management. This is further supported by opportunities for students to gain additional professional certification in industry standard software such as Bloomberg Market Concepts and the GMetrix Microsoft Office Specialist certifications. Students can take elective business modules at this level.


Year 1

Financial Accounting for Business
Management Accounting
The Accountant's Business Environment
Business Information Analysis

Year 2

Core Modules:
Advanced Management Accounting
Contemporary Project Management
Marketing Management
Optional Modules:
Auditing
Law for Accountants
Entrepreneurship
Global Operations
Business Decision Modelling
Rapid App Development for Business
Data Analytics for Business
Business Law and Ethics
Financial Investments

Year 3

Core Modules:
Strategic Management
Advanced Financial Accounting for Business
Optional Modules:
Theory and Practice of Taxation
Marketing Simulation
Business Decision Modelling
Rapid App Development for Business
CSR in Marketing
Data Analytics for Business
Developing Web Applicants for Business
Business Law and Ethics
Financial Investments
Financial Management
Auditing
International Business Operations
Marketing Communications
International Entrepreneurship in SMEs
Psychology for Business and Management
Service Operations Management
Innovation
Law for Accountants

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