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Course overview
On this course, you will learn the principles of accounting and finance, while developing the key skills you need to succeed in the financial marketplace.
This course aims to realise your potential while at the same time increasing your skills and employment prospects. We provide you with all the tools, techniques and experience you need to succeed in a highly competitive financial world.
Our tutors are professionally qualified and have worked in industry, giving you the benefit of their experience and knowledge.
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be awarded a degree in BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance with 360 UK credits.
The accountants in our teaching team are all professionally qualified, the majority with the Big Four accounting firms. All our teaching staff pride themselves on putting our students first, and you will always have academic support when you need it. Your tutors will work with you as an individual to make the most of your career opportunities.
How you learn is almost as important as what you learn, and it is our job to ensure we give you all the information you need in as interesting and varied a way as possible.
You will listen, learn, discuss and gain hands-on experience of how business and finance work through:
Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
Workshops
At the University of West London, we aim to combine traditional academic teaching with up-to-date training in the skills needed to be successful in the modern world.
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The course will help you develop the practical skills essential for success in your chosen career. In five years, you can earn a prestigious honours degree together with a professional accounting qualification.
Allows up to 9 paper exemptions from ACCA.
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Introduction to Management Accounting
Professional Skills for Accountants
Quantitative Methods
Introduction to Economics
Work Place Employability Skills
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
Financial Management
Taxation
Auditing in Context
Business and Corporate Law
Financial Reporting
Corporate Finance
Performance Management and Control
Personal and Corporate Taxation
Analysis Report on Current issues in Accounting and Finance
Auditing
British/ International A Levels (From a minimum 112 UCAS tariff points depending on course)- To calculate points https://www.ucas.com/ucas/tariff-calculator
Standard 12/ secondary school examinations: 55% or above depending on exam board from respective countries.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma (From a minimum 25 points depending on course)
A recognized foundation course
English language requirement: 60% or above in English subject in their grade 12th/10th OR IELTS Score 5.
Other requirements:
Second and final year entry on a bachelor's degree may be available for those with a Level 4 / 5 equivalent from the UK with a merit profile or a sufficient undergraduate credits (120 undergraduate credits at Level 4 or a CertHE in a related subject area for Level 5 (year 2) entry, and 240 undergraduate credits (at Levels 4 and 5), a DipHE, Foundation Degree or HND in a related subject area for Level 6 (year 3) entry. (Subject to approval by the RPCL Committee)
How will this course be assessed?
Year one - 58% written exam, 0% practical exam, 42% coursework
Year two - 60% written exam, 0% practical exam, 40% coursework
Year three - 52.5% written exam, 2.5% practical exam, 45% coursework
Accounting tends to be non-cyclical, with professionals needed in both buoyant economic times and also when the economy is not performing well. The course has been designed to maximise exemptions that may be obtained from the professional accounting bodies' examinations.
On completion of this course, graduates will be in a position to apply for a vast range of accounting and finance appointments in areas that include:
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
Auditing
Taxation and Corporate Finance.
Upon graduation, you will gain maximum exemptions- no institution offers more exemptions from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) exams.
When you graduate you will be awarded up to nine exemptions from ACCA and it is possible to become a qualified accountant within two years of graduation. This means that in a period of five years you can achieve a good honours degree and a prestigious accounting qualification.
Most of our students go on to study for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) examinations.
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