Programme Overview

This programme offers students the opportunity to gain a strong foundation across the main areas of business and management. It also strongly stresses employability to ensure that graduates are equipped with the required skills for a competitive and dynamic job market. A compulsory placement year ensures students further develop their personal and business skills. The programme covers core areas of strategy, accounting, marketing, and organisational behaviour. The programme also enhances student’s project management and research enquiry skills by gathering and analysing data pertaining to a research problem/business challenge related to the field of study.

Programme Objectives

The programme is designed to create a well-rounded graduate who possesses a combination of technical accounting, employability and academic skills and who appreciates the importance of the social, political and organisational context in which accounting exists

The programme aims are as follows:

• Demonstrate an understanding of core theory and the necessary technical competence in the field of accounting and related management disciplines

• Apply knowledge with the objective of recommending and justifying appropriate operational and strategic decisions, based on robust analysis and sound judgement Aim 3: Locate, extract, analyse and evaluate data from multiple sources with the objective of forming a reasoned conclusion

• Apply critical analysis, evaluation, and appropriate reflection towards their own work and that of others

• Demonstrate appropriate professional skills including effective communication, the ability to think holistically and to work collaboratively

• Work effectively as independent, proactive, self-managed learners to meet deadlines and successfully complete tasks

• Take an ethical approach to business situations, promoting social responsibility and cultural sensitivity

Career Opportunities

A degree in accounting and finance develops skills that are useful in a range of sectors you will work towards becoming Chartered Accountant, Chartered Certified Accountant, Chartered Management Accountant, Chartered Public Finance Accountant, Investment Banker, Retail Banker or Tax Adviser.

Admissions Requirements

Direct entry requirements to the programme for international certificate holders:

Admission requirements for GED certificate holders: