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Accountancy BA

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      4 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full time

    • Start Date:

      16 September 2019

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 1820 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 11845

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    Glasgow Caledonian University

    Glasgow Caledonian University was founded in 1875, as The Queen’s College, Glasgow. Nearly 100 years later, in 1971, Glasgow Polytechnic was formed. It was one of the first schools in Scotland to offer degrees in Engineering, Science and the Humanities, though they were externally validated until 1993. Queen Elizabeth II became patron of Glasgow Polytechnic […]

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    Course Summary

    Highly skilled accountancy graduates are vital to businesses of all kinds, and you’ll find your GCU accountancy credentials respected in Scotland, the UK and worldwide. Glasgow Caledonian University’s BA degree in Accountancy is highly oriented on employability as well, ensuring that you gain the skills the industry demands of graduates.

    You’ll learn more than just accountancy, though. You’ll study aspects of management, economics and the law as they apply to the profession. You’ll learn how to prepare and interpret financial statements, and how to use modern financial software systems.

    This course is fully accredited by all of the nation’s major accountancy professional bodies, including the CIPFA, the CIMA, the ACCA, the ICAEW and the ICAS. As a result, you can select modules which provide important exemptions from testing into full membership with these organisations. Though you’ll still have to take a few tests, the requirements are much less onerous and much more convenient.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This degree program is typically delivered over 4 years at full time.

    You’ll begin by studying the basics of accounting and business functions, and finish by delivering an in-depth dissertation based on your own research.

    Year 1 Modules Include:
    • Cost & Management Accounting
    • Employability, Enterprise and the Professions
    • Financial Accounting
    • Introduction to Economics & Data Analysis
    • Law in Business for Accountants
    • The Business of Social Science

    Year 2 Modules Include:
    • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
    • Ethics, Business & Society
    • Financial Accounting & Corporate Reporting
    • Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
    • Management Accounting Control
    • Taxation

    Year 3 Modules Include:
    • Accounting for the Public Sector
    • Audit Concepts & Process
    • Business Research Methods
    • Corporate Finance & Financial Strategies
    • Current Issues in Financial Reporting
    • Management Accounting for Decision Makers

    Year 4 Modules Include:
    • Accounting
    • Contemporary Issues in Management
    • Critical Accounting
    • Current Issues in Audit
    • Current Issues in Corporate Governance
    • International Finance & Investment Analysis
    • International Financial Services & Institutions
    • Public Finance – Policy & Issues
    • Strategic Financial Analysis

    Learning And Teaching

    GCU’s teaching methods are varied, and chosen to support the subject matter presented in each module. In most cases, the teaching staff are themselves heavily involved in the topic, having delivered relevant research and scholarly activity on the matter, or actively providing consultation services to commercial and industrial clients. In addition to lectures, you’ll learn using online activities, listening to podcasts and participating in active discussion groups of your peers.

    Career Possibilities

    An accountancy degree from Glasgow Caledonian University will make you a very competitive candidate for a wide range of roles. Recent graduates have gone to work for organisations like Audit Scotland, Arnold Clark, Ernst and Young, Baker Tilly, KPMG, Grant Thornton and other organisations both in the UK and overseas. You’ll find the professional exemptions you’ll earn to be a major advantage when it comes to finding your first roles.

    Entry & Credit

    Successful completion will result in a 4 year BA degree. Applicants must typically have earned 3 A Levels at BCC or the international equivalent, which must include maths at B or better. The full list of qualifications can be found here. All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on an approved test. A good IELTS score would qualify, for example.

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