Why Accounting and Finance?
Whether you are looking for a career in accounting, finance, banking or insurance this course could be a stepping stone to an exciting profession. This course will provide you with an exciting overview of all areas of accounting and finance and improve your employability in your chosen career. As an accounting or finance specialist in your chosen organisation you could be involved in a varied range of tasks. For example, creating and managing cash budgets or carrying out financial audits. This course will provide you with a thorough grounding in all areas of accounting and finance before offering you the opportunity to specialise. You will graduate with a real idea of what lies behind any successful organisation – how it is financed and managed.
How will you learn?
You will learn through practical application and delivered lectures, workshops, seminars and group work sessions.
* You’ll be able to connect with leading accounting firms thanks to our Partners in Accountancy scheme. The Partners in Accountancy firms will offer accountancy and finance students direct input to their studies from leading case studies on technical and professional areas and providing careers support.
* In your third year we’ll give you the opportunity to take a placement year that could see you employed in a graduate level position in an organisation.
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What subjects will you cover?
You’ll explore subjects such as Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Accountants in Organisations, Issues in Accounting and Finance, Financial Management and Corporate Reporting and Governance.
Professional links and accreditation:
This course has professional accreditations with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) (https://www.cimaglobal.com/), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) (https://www.icaew.com/).
This course is also applying for accreditations with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) (https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en.html), the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) (https://www.cipfa.org/) and the Association of International Accountants (AIA) (https://www.aiaworldwide.com/). This will help to ensure that our graduates are industry ready.
These accreditations are reviewed on a regular basis.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
Core modules:
Economics of Business
Foundations of Financial Accounting
Foundations of Management Accounting
Foundations of Finance
Quantitative Analysis
Business Law
Year 2
Core modules:
Financial Reporting
Applied Management Accounting
Financial Management
Financial Technology and Control Environment
Option modules:
Choose two from a list which may include:
Banking with Financial Markets
Management Science Applications
International Business
Business Creation and Development
Economic History
Applied Business Economics
Year 3 - optional placement year
Final year
Core modules:
Accounting Regulation and Governance
Contemporary Issues In Accounting And Finance
Corporate Finance
Option modules:
Choose three from a list which may include:
Performance Management
Principles of Audit
Strategy and Business Transformation
Principles of Taxation
Investment, Portfolio And Risk Management
Climate Economics and Finance
Global Financial Management
Financial Valuation and Modelling
Monetary and Financial Framework
Course Details – Assessment Method
Study and assessments will be based on your choice of modules. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Certified Accountants, Chartered Association of
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Public Finance and Accountancy, Chartered Institute of
International Accountants, Association of
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
B285
Institution code:
H60
Campus Name:
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Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
or above.
120 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.
Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our 'Where are you from?' information pages.
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
65%
Go onto work and study:
80%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
EU
15000.0
Year 1
International
15000.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
This information is for applicants applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2021/22. Please note that your tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X). This webpage will be updated with 2022/23 tuition fees as information becomes available.
If you are an EU or International student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available - http://www.hud.ac.uk/international/tuition-fees/
Please email the Student Finance Office (sfo@hud.ac.uk) or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.
Provider information
Queensgate
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Huddersfield
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