BA Accounting and Management (NN24)
About BA Accounting and Management
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UCAS code: NN24 (degree programme) READG R12 (University)
Duration: 3 years full-time or 4 years including a 1-year paid work placement in year 3
BA Accounting and Management is an undergraduate degree programme designed for students with or without prior academic experience of the subject.
This degree programme focuses on the broad areas of accounting and management. It will provide you with detailed knowledge, critical understanding and a range of technical application skills relating to the key business function of accounting and its three core areas of financial reporting, management accounting and business finance. This is complemented by a study of the broader context of management which will give you a critical understanding of the factors, both internal and external to an organisation, that impact on its success.
BA Accounting and Management allows you to increasingly tailor your study of management to areas of personal interest such as marketing, organisation behaviour, strategy, information systems, human resource management, entrepreneurship and ethics.
A one-year paid work placement during year 3 provides you with an outstanding opportunity to further develop and apply your knowledge and skills whilst embedded within a successful organisation. This experience is designed enhance your CV and provide you with a distinctive edge when entering the highly competitive graduate job market. In some cases a successful placement may lead to the offer of a permanent role within the same organisation upon graduation.
Programme content
Year 1
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Introductory financial accounting
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Introduction to statistics or Business statistics
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Markets, marketing and strategy
And choices from:
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Accounting practice
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Assurance, governance and ethics
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General introduction to law and Introduction to business law
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Introduction to business
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Student enterprise
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People and organisations
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Economics for managers
Year 2
- Business finance
- Corporate financial reporting
- Management accounting
- Management skills
- + 2 optional modules
Year 3
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Paid work placement (1-year, full-time)
Students who have completed two years of study and for whom a work placement is unsuitable, can progress directly into the third (final) year of study, converting this into a 3-year degree programme.
Year 4
At least two of:
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Advanced business finance
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Advanced financial reporting
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Advanced management accounting
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+ up to 4 optional modules
Professional accreditation and career prospects
Graduates of BA Accounting and Management can apply for exemptions and/or credit for prior learning from the professional accounting bodies. You will graduate with knowledge and professional skills, and a heighted sense of commercial awareness that will be immediately transferable in a business environment.
BA Accounting and Management can provide a route into many areas, in both the private and public sectors, including accountancy, banking and finance, marketing, human resources, consultancy and general management. Example graduate roles include marketing executive, trainee chartered accountant, financial analyst, HR officer and management trainee.
1 The Times Good University Guide 2012
2 The Guardian University Guide 2013.
3 National Student Survey (NSS) 2011
