Accounting and Finance BA (Hons)

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Accounting and financial management are two of the most important parts of any business, whether that's a small start-up or a large multinational. This course helps you take your first steps to becoming a qualified accountant, giving you the skills you need to reach your goals.

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Overview

This is one of our most popular courses because of the excellent career prospects it offers. What you'll learn is so closely linked to the requirements of real-world accounting and finance that you'll be exempt from exam papers from three professional bodies including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Download the programme specification to learn more about the Accounting and Finance course.

Why us?

University of the Year for Social Inclusion (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021)
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance provides a number of professional exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
The course is also available part-time, delivered one day per week over nine terms, plus independent study

Our Business courses were ranked 3rd overall in the UK in the 2018 UK Engagement Survey
Our Business courses were ranked 4th in the UK for Assessment and, 2nd in the UK for Retention and Progression, and 3rd in the UK for Employability in the 2018 UK Engagement Survey

Course structure

You'll learn through lectures, seminars, self-directed study, workshops and case studies, working on business problems with your tutor and fellow students. You'll be marked on written exams, coursework and practical assessments.

There is the option to study this course part-time, one day a week over nine semesters.

Year 1 (national level 4):

Economics (30 credits)
Business and Law (30 credits)
Introduction to Business Management (30 credits)
Introduction to Finance Accounting (30 credits)
Introduction to Management Accounting (30 credits)
Quantative Methods for Business (30 credits)

Year 2 (national level 5):

Audit and Assurance (30 credits)
Business Finance (30 credits)
Business Management (30 credits)
Business Taxation (30 credits)
Finance Accounting (30 credits)
Introduction to Management Accounting (30 credits)

Final year (national level 6):

Corporate Governance and Ethics (30 credits)
Financial Management
Financial Markets (30 credits)
International Finance Reporting (30 credits)
International Financial Reporting
Money, Banking and Finance (30 credits)
Startegic Management Accounting (30 credits)

Some modules have prerequisites. Read more about what this means in our Help and Advice article.

Entry requirements

We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.

To study this course you'll need:

You should also have:

You must meet the minimum English language requirements to join the course.

Fees and finance

2023/24 fees

The annual, full-time, fee for this course is:

£9,250 if you are from the UK (including EU students with settled or pre-settled status resident in the UK)
£14,000 if you are an EU or international student.

From August 2021, EU students who are resident in the EU or elsewhere outside the UK will be charged international fees. Find out more information on how Brexit will impact EU, EEA and Swiss citizens studying in the UK.

International student discounts

International student discount: £1,500

Please note: Fees may be subject to change in the next academic year.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

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Career ready

The students who apply for this course often want to become professional accountants. That could be in financial accounting, managerial accounting. A financial accountant can work for lots of different clients.

A management accountant normally works for one company and helps run the organisation. Our graduates have gone on to work in companies like General Motors and HSBC.

Guest speakers

Our guest speaker programme introduces you to business leaders who are in the roles that you might one day have yourselves. They can help you connect what you're learning in the classroom with real-world experiences to prepare you to not only succeed at University but in life too.

Past speakers include Maurice Duffy, CEO of Global Blackswan, Mike Johnson, CEO of Castrol and Executive Vice President of BP, Uday K. Dholakia, Senior Partner of Global Consulting, Neil Stephenson, CEO of ONYX, James Ramsbotham, CEO of the North East Chamber of Commerce and many more.

Meet the students

If you’re thinking about studying this course, the door is open for you.

Elena Mazilu
I love that you get to meet people from lots of different backgrounds.

Irina Papolczi
I have a dream to open my own accountancy firm so I’ll need what I’m learning here to do that.

Taha Elmarghani
I already feel really welcome in the UK and a valued part of the University.

Xuechen Wang

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Contact

Contact Student Recruitment for further information about studying at the University of Sunderland in London:

020 7531 7333

admissions-london@sunderland.ac.uk.

View the programme specification for the Accounting and Finance course.

Page last updated: 25 May 2023

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