ObjectivesThis course is designed to help you develop your intellectual and interpersonal skills in preparation for a variety of careers in accounting. In the first year, you will study not only accounting, but the basics of management, including behaviour at work, management information systems, marketing, and operations management, and also the related areas of economics, and quantitative and IT skills.
Practical experienceAccounting and Financial Management BA
Entry requirementsEntry requirements -GCE/VCE A Levels - ABB -BTEC National Diploma - 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AB+BB -Scottish Highers - B/AAA (Scottish Advanced/Highers) -Irish Leaving Cert. - AABBB -International Baccalaureate - 33 points -Core Requirements - Grade B in Mathematics at GCSE or equivalent.
Academic titleAccounting and Financial Management BA
Course descriptionThis is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.
Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Introduction to Management Accounting
-Business Economics
-Financial Accounting Introduction 1
-Financial Accounting Introduction 2
-Introduction to Behaviour at Work
-Introduction to Operations Management
-Management Information Systems
-Principles of Marketing
-Introductory Business Statistics A
-Introductory Business Statistics B
-Quantitative and IT Skills B
-Quantitative and Information Technology Skills A
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Financial Management
-Intermediate Financial Accounting
-Intermediate Management Accounting
-Introduction to Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing
-Issues in Financial Management
-Budgeting and Control
-Information Systems Development
-Issues in Corporate Governance
-Law for Management
-Project Management
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Advances in Financial Accounting
-Case Studies in Accounting and Financial Management
-Financial Reporting Theory
-Advances in Management Accounting
-An Introduction to Financial Derivatives
-Auditing
-Corporate Finance
-Public Sector Accounting & Financial Management
-Taxation in Theory and Practice