Accounting best practice is key to the success and longevity of a business. Accounting data contributes to valuable analysis with which to chart the progress of a business and support pivotal decision-making. This can be particularly useful when projecting future profitability and at what rate it is sustainable based on the current resources available.
The Accounting and Business Management BSc course offers hands-on experience using Sage Accounting software, which is widely used in the industry. You will also learn valuable technical skills along the way including numerical methods and how to use statistical software packages such as SPSS and EXCEL. This part of the course does not require A level maths or the overseas equivalent.
The accounting pathway gives students a broad overview of management issues with specialist knowledge of the applications of accountancy to the world of commerce. You will gain the combination of analytical, technical and interpersonal skills required to understand, analyse and address the issues that today’s companies face.
Our Management Enquiry module was created specifically to help you adapt to university study with learning sessions on working in groups, report writing, and time management.
This degree course is accredited by all the professional accountancy bodies in the UK (ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CIPFA and AIA), and allows you to gain exemptions from some of their professional papers if you wish to further your study with them after you graduate. This accreditation attests to the relevance and rigour of our curriculum. Find out more on our accreditations and exemptions page.
Once you graduate, provided you have passed certain modules, you will be exempt from some of the entry level examinations of these professional accountancy bodies. This is because this degree course already covers some of the content of the examinations you must pass to gain the professional qualifications. The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants has also told us that Brunel graduates have a higher than average pass rate in both the accounting and management streams of their examinations.
There is the option to take a year’s work placement between your second and third year. Previous employers have included Adidas, Microsoft, British Airways, PwC and Nissan. Find out more on our work placement year page.
Brunel University London’s impact on the future wages of its graduates is among the best in the country compared to other universities, according to analysis of government data by The Economist (2017).
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
Introduction to Management Enquiry
Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management
International Business Environment
Managing Information with Technology
Organisational Behaviour and Analysis
Principles and Practice of Marketing
Year 2
Accounting Information Systems
Introduction to Business Law
Management Accounting - Decision Making
Management Accounting - Planning and Control
Principles and Practices of Financial Accounting
Quantitative Methods in Business and Management
Year 3
Issues and Controversies in Accounting
Auditing and Assurance
Strategic Financial Management
Optional
Business Ethics, Environmental Sustainability and Governance
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Ventures
Strategic Management
Taxation
Corporate Reporting
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
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:
NN14
Institution code:
B84
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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
Obtain a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3. Access course must be in a Business related subject.
in Business/Enterprise & Entrepreneurship/Personal & Business Finance and an A level at grade B
in Business/Enterprise & Entrepreneurship/Personal & Business Finance and an A level at grade B
including 5 in Standard Maths or 4 in Higher Maths
in Business or Enterprise and Entrepreneurship only.
in Business or Enterprise and Entrepreneurship only.
in any subject with A levels grade BB
in any subject with A levels grade BB
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.5
with no less than 5.5 in each subsection
Institution's Own Test
with no less than 55% in each subsection
TOEFL (iBT)
92.0
with a minimum of:
Reading - 18
Listening - 17
Speaking - 20
Writing - 17
PTE Academic
58.0
with a minimum of 51 in all subscores
Brunel University London - English Language Requirements
