Accounting & Management BA

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Accounting & Management BA

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      2 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Start Date:

      01 September 2019

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 1,820 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 12,730

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

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    Course Summary

    The BA degree in Accounting and Management offered by Robert Gordon University’s Aberdeen Business School is designed as a top-up. This program converts any Accounting or Management-related HND (or the international equivalent) into a full BA (With Honours) in just 2 years. It is highly respected by employers on the local and national levels, and offers excellent employment opportunities.

    The program has been designed around the needs of today’s employers, and will equip you for a rewarding career in accountancy management accounting either in the UK or abroad. It is especially accessible to international students seeking a UK qualification.

    You’ll study the core elements of accounting, but you’ll also explore aspects of the discipline such as financial reporting business finance, assurance, control and financial decision making. On the management side, you’ll study topics relevant to a wide range of businesses and career pathways. You’ll learn modern management practices as well as the theories which inform and underlie them.

    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 program is typically delivered over two years at full time.

    Year 1

    Your first year will see you learning about accounting, management, finance and auditing. You’ll also deliver a group project.

    Modules Include:

    • Business Ideas And Opportunities  
    • Audit Theory and Practice
    • Financial Decision-making  
    • External Reporting  
    • Corporate Governance
    • Management and Cost Accounting  
    • Literature Project  
    • Managing Projects
    • Finance for Business Decisions  
    • Money And Financial Markets

    Year 2

    In the final year, of this program, you’ll have a choice between the standard or thesis degree pathways. The thesis pathway requires commitment to a major research project. Both pathways result in a BA (Hons) degree.

    (Standard Pathway):

    • Fundamentals of Employment Law
    • Business Strategy
    • Corporate Ethics
    • Labour Market Economics
    • Research Methods: Research Proposal
    • Business and Innovation
    • Business Strategy
    • Financial Accounting For Groups And Companies
    • Management Accounting Decision-making And Control
    • The Global Leadership Challenge

    (Thesis Pathway):

    • Financial Accounting For Groups And Companies
    • Management Accounting Decision-making And Control
    • Thesis

    Learning & Teaching

    Robert Gordon University relies on several teaching methods but almost all modules make extensive use of both large, formal lectures and smaller, more interactive tutorials. In year one, for example, Route A students will spend 8-10hours per week in lectures of 100-280 students as well as 4 hours per week of tutorials in groups of 25-40. Route B students will sit 8-10 hours of lectures per week in semester one, and 4-5 hours per week in semester 2.

    Career Possiblities

    RGU’s BA (Hons) in Accounting and Management offers excellent employment prospects in a wide range of business management or accountancy roles. You’ll already be well equipped for a career in management upon graduation. Students who wish to pursue a professional career in accountancy will need to undertake a professional qualification upon graduating. In either case, you’ll be aided by RGU’s stellar reputation and close connections with commercial and industrial organisations.

    Entry Credit

    Successful completion will result in a full BA (Hons) degree.

    Students must typically have been awarded an HND in Accounting before they can apply, but other qualifications are also accepted. The full list of accepted 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. An IELTS score of 6.0 overall with no section lower than 5.5 would qualify, for example.

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