BA (Hons) Accountancy and Finance (Full Time)

This degree offers you the opportunity to gain a thorough grounding in accountancy while also studying financial management.

UCAS codes

2012 Entry

  • Three years Standard EntryNN34
  • Four years Foundation YearNN3K

Entry level

240 points of which 160 are from one 12-unit or two 6-unit awards, or BTEC National Diploma (Merit profile).  

Modes of study

  • Full Time

In my view

David Su
“You have to do more independent reading and research around subjects in order to complete assignments. As a result, I feel that I have enhanced and developed my skills.”

Career opportunities

In addition to working in accountancy firms graduates may choose employment in industry, the public sector and retailing. A number of employers run training schemes.

Alternatively graduates can consider other employment utilising their financial knowledge including banking, insurance, the stock market, tax advice, consultancy and credit analysis. The transferable skills they have acquired can be used in many other commercial employment situations.

Graduates wishing to gain a professional accountancy qualification will need relevant experience and further study. Depending upon options and pathways chosen, some exemptions may be possible from professional qualifications in accountancy.

Career paths include:

  • accountants in the business and public sectors
  • banking
    management.

For facts, figures and further details of graduate employability, view the career destinations PDF| for this course.

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Course overview

AccountancyEnquiry, analysis, interpretation and communication are all skills required of accountants. The BA (Hons) Accountancy and Finance degree at Southampton Solent University provides graduates with relevant work related and personal transferable skills ranging from portfolio building and self-promotion to up-to-date technical accounting skills. Assessments are based on current accounting issues to enhance employability.

The course offers a variety of options allowing you to specialise in accounting and finance or to broaden your knowledge in a wider business context. It has a common first year with the BA (Hons) Accountancy degree which allows you the possibility of transferring between courses.

Depending on the options taken during the course, there are potential exemptions from accountancy professional examinations.

Industrial focus

Many of the teaching staff have professional experience in accountancy and the financial sector and feed their knowledge and skills into the course, ensuring all the study units reflect current developments in the industry.

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Course content

Year 1

Six core units:

  • Fundamentals of Financial Reporting
  • Introduction to Management Accounting
  • Economics for Business
  • Business and Academic Skills
  • The Business Environment
  • Essentials of Management.

Year 2 

Four core units and two option units:

  • Financial Reporting
  • Accounting for Performance
  • Financial Management
  • The Monetary and Financial System.

Options:

  • Audit Principles
  • Business and Personal Tax
  • Employment and Society
  • Marketing
  • The Legal Environment for Business
  • Curriculum Plus.

  Year 3

Four core units and two option units:

  • Corporate Financial Reporting
  • Accounting for Decision Making
  • Corporate Financial Management
  • The International Financial System.

 Options:

  • Advanced Taxation
  • Auditing Practice
  • Critical Management Thinking
  • Human Resource Management
  • International Financial Reporting and Analysis
  • Project
  • The Law Relating to Companies
  • International Marketing
  • Globalisation
  • Curriculum Plus.

Why choose this course?

  • A wide range of employability skills are encouraged and developed.
  • Opportunity to choose specialist subjects from a wide range of options.
  • Option choices could provide exemptions from ACCA and other professional accounting bodies.
  • Considered by students to provide a good level of support.
  • Unlike many universities, the course is small enough for the course team to know their students.
  • Links with local accountancy firms.
  • A variety of assessment methods are used, including debates and video presentations.

Assessment

Most units are assessed using coursework and exams. Accounting units are weighted 50% coursework and 50% exams in order to fulfil exemption requirements. Some options may be 40%/60% weighted and possibly 100% coursework based.

Key career skills

Numeracy, IT, project management, group working, time management, communication, evaluation and problem solving.

Projects/work experience:

Assessments are generally based around relevant current issues which can then be immediately applied to the working environment on graduation. Many final level assessments are designed to improve employability; for example preparation of presentation videos on financial accounting current issues. In addition, there are guest speakers and links with local employers.

 

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