**Why study this course?**
With a high level of professional exemptions from the accounting bodies ACCA, ICAEW, CIPFA, AIA and IFA, this challenging course will help you become a qualified accountant or start work in a finance-related career. You'll have access to an extensive network of industry contacts to help with optional work experience placements and projects.
This course received a 93% overall student satisfaction score in the National Student Survey 2020, which makes us second in London for accounting and finance.
**More about this course**
Through this course, you’ll develop your academic writing, your independent research skills and your practical skills in business and accounting software such as Microsoft Excel, Sage and Oracle. The programme is delivered through a blend of lectures, seminars, workshops, presentations and plenary sessions.
Between them, our staff have accumulated an impressive level of academic and professional experience in public audit, taxation, financial reporting, management accounting and information systems. Occasionally, distinguished external speakers are invited to make presentations on contemporary accounting, finance and business-related issues.
We place particular emphasis on employability, and our lecturers, who have a wide network of industry contacts, can help you with optional work experience placements and projects. On completion of the course, you’ll receive full exemption from all of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)’s fundamental exam papers.
**What our students say**
"The highlight of my time at London Met so far has been using the resources made available by the University, especially the careers department, along with the skills obtained on my degree to successfully secure an intern finance position in my first year."
Usman – Accounting and Finance BA student
If you do not have traditional qualifications or cannot meet the entry requirements for this undergraduate degree, you may still be able to gain entry by completing the Accounting and Finance including foundation year course.
Course Details - Modules
Example Year 1 modules include:
Business Law (core, 15 credits)
Fundamentals of Accounting (core, 30 credits)
Management Information Systems and Ethics (core, 30 credits)
Professional Skills for Accounting (core, 30 credits)
The Economic Environment (core, 15 credits)
Example Year 2 modules include:
Financial Accounting and Company Law (core, 30 credits)
Key Principles of Taxation (core, 30 credits)
Learning through Work (core, 15 credits)
Managerial Finance (core, 30 credits)
Audit and Internal Control (option, 15 credits)
Information Technology for Professional Practice (option, 15 credits)
Example Year 3 modules include:
Advanced Financial Accounting (core, 30 credits)
Financial Management (core, 30 credits)
Issues and Controversies in Accounting and Finance (core, 30 credits)
Assurance Services (option, 15 credits)
International Corporate Social Responsibility (option, 15 credits)
Personal Finance (option, 15 credits)
Project Management (option, 15 credits)
Course Details – Assessment Method
There are a variety of assessment tools used in the core modules, including essays designed to showcase your writing skills, and presentations designed to prepare you for the job market.
Some modules use more traditional methods of assessment, such as closed-book examinations, in order to gain professional body exemption.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Certified Accountants, Chartered Association of
Public Finance and Accountancy, Chartered Institute 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:
N400
Institution code:
L68
Campus Name:
Holloway
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
Typical offer CCC (96 UCAS points from two or more A levels) from business-related subjects.
A minimum of 99 UCAS points with at least 78 points at higher level in business-related subjects, plus English and Maths standard level at grade C.
You should have 60 credits overall in a business-related subject with 45 credits at Level 3 (with a minimum of 30 credits at Merit) and Communications and Maths units passed at Level 2. QAA accredited course required.
A minimum of 15 points at the higher level and a minimum of 4 points in English and Maths at standard level.
In a business-related subject.
You will also need a further 48 UCAS points from two A levels (or equivalent) in business, humanities, social science, languages or science subjects.
We accept a broad range of equivalent level qualifications, please check the UCAS tariff calculator or contact us if you are unsure if you meet the minimum entry requirements for this course. We encourage applications from international/EU students with equivalent qualifications. We also accept mature students with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
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
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
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Fees and funding
England
2310.0
Module
Northern Ireland
2310.0
Module
Scotland
2310.0
Module
Wales
2310.0
Module
EU
3894.0
Module
International
3894.0
Module
Channel Islands
3894.0
Module
Republic of Ireland
3894.0
Module
Additional Fee Information
These fees are for the 2022/23 academic year. Fees for new and returning students may change each year by an amount set under the government’s regulation. For further information about our undergraduate fees, please visit: https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/applying/funding-your-studies/undergraduate-tuition-fees/
Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be extra costs for things such as equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees. There may also be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but that you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.
Provider information
Admissions Office
166-220 Holloway Road
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
City of London
N7 8DB
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