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Accounting and Finance BSc

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      3 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Start Date:

      01 September 2021

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 9,250 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 16,090

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    University of Bradford

    The University of Bradford began in 1882, then known as Bradford Technical College. However, it owes much of its pioneering spirit to The Mechanics Institute, founded in 1832. Both organisations combined in 1957 to become the Bradford Institute of Technology. The Institute was granted the Royal Charter less than 10 years later, in 1966. It […]

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    Course Summary

    The University of Bradford’s BSc degree in Accounting and Finance not only gives you the skills you’ll need to begin a rewarding career in the financial sector or the accountancy profession, it ensures that you have the business and leadership skills necessary to eventually take up a responsible, management-level role in your chosen industry.

    You’ll study subjects like business law and administration, taxation, compliance and reporting requirements, financial and management auditing and many different aspects of investment, finance and capital markets. The program is accredited by the AACSB, the AMBA and Equis, and individual modules can convey exemption from examinations to join organisations such as the ACCA, CIMA or AIA.

    This program incorporates a year in professional placement. This will be a wonderful opportunity to apply your skills in the real world, but also to see how accounting and finance professionals really work on a day to day basis.

    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 is a 4 year program for most students, including the placement year.

    Year 1 Modules:

    • Business Economics
    • Business Law and Ethics for Accountants
    • Introduction to Accounting
    • Introduction to Finance
    • Principles of Management

    Options:

    • Foundations of Marketing
    • Operations and Information Systems Management
    • People, Work and Organisations/Work in Context
    • Principles and Practices of International Business
    • Sustainability and Social Responsibility

    Year 2 Modules:

    • Employability and Enterprise Skills
    • Financial Accounting
    • Financial Management
    • Management Accounting
    • Multinational Finance and Investment

    Options:

    • Auditing
    • Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation
    • Integrated Marketing Communications
    • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
    • Management of Information Systems
    • Organisational Design and Analysis
    • Strategic Management
    • World Class Operations

    Placement Year

    48 weeks, typically in a paid working placement

    Year 4 Modules:

    • Empirical Methods in Accounting and Finance
    • Finance Project
    • International Accounting and Reporting
    • Risk Management and Derivatives
    • Taxation

    Options:

    • Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
    • Contemporary Developments in Employee Relations
    • Contemporary Issues in Economics
    • Cross-Cultural Management
    • Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
    • Project Management
    • Service Operations Management

    Learning & Teaching

    Bradford’s Accounting and Finance BSc is delivered primarily through the School of Management via directed learning. This will be reinforced with traditional teaching techniques such as large lecture classes, interactive tutorials and seminars presented to small groups. You will also experience guided private tutelage and the university’s virtual learning environment. You’ll attend guest lectures from industry leaders and professionals as well as prepare projects based on actual challenges faced by the university’ partner organisations.

    Career Possiblities

    In 2017 more than 91% of Bradford’s Accounting and Finance graduates had either accepted employment or gone on to higher level studies within 6 months. The DLHE tells us that their starting salaries averaged more than £22,000 per year. Many have gone into financial management or accounting, or into business management more generally. Recent graduates now work for organisations like the Department of Health, Barclays, the Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC.

    Entry Credit

    Successful completion will result in a 4 year BSc degree with a year in placement.

    Applicants must typically have achieved 112 UCAS tariff points, or the international equivalent. Beyond that, a wide range of qualifications are accepted.

    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 or better would qualify, for example.

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