Open Day

Accounting and Finance BSc(Hons)

Sue EndeanCourse Leader

What do we offer?

A friendly, caring, learning environment

Good student facilities (library, online journals, teaching rooms, hot desks)

Wide range of sport and leisure activities

Career-focussed courses

Brighton Business School

Professional, dedicated teaching and administrative teams

Wide mix of student nationalities and backgrounds

Good research ranking inbusiness and management

Consultancy and research active

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) gold tuition provider

Undergraduate programmes

Course structure- modular- lectures and seminars

First year allows transfer opportunities

All students supported by personal tutors

PASS programme on year one – see later (peer assisted study sessions)

Accounting and Finance BSc(Hons)

A challenging 3 or 4 year degree course with a reputation for producing outstanding graduates

A relevant accounting degree recognised by the leading accountancy bodies

Provides the opportunity to specialize in key areas such as accounting, finance and taxation

Course structure

Year 1 Year 2

Final year

Financial Accounting ✓ ✓ ✓

Management Accounting ✓ ✓ ✓

Financial Management ✓ ✓

Economics ✓

Financial Skills ✓

Law ✓

Ethics/Governance ✓

Case studies ✓ ✓

Choice of 2 options (from 25) ✓

Personal skills

Year 1 Academic SkillsPeer assisted study sessions

Year 2 Case Study Analysis

Optional Placement Year

Final Year Advanced Case Studyor Business Project (Individual)

Work placements

You will have the opportunity to undertake a paid work placement during year 3

It significantly adds to your CV and many students return to university for their final year with firm job offers

Placement companies include American Express, AXA Investment Managers, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Dow Jones, Ernst & Young, Financial Services Authority, FTSE Group, HM Revenue and Customs, Goldman Sachs International, KPMG, Lloyds Banking Group, LMDB Accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers and The Bank of England

What our students say

“My work placement year at American Express gave me more drive during the rest of my course.”

“I worked there part-time during year 3 and the contacts and work experience helped me get a permanent job at American Express after graduation.”

“I would strongly encourage anyone to do a placement.”

Tanya Wadey2012 Graduate

Professional exemptions

CIMA Foundation level (all papers)

Managerial Level (4 papers)

Final Level – No exemptions

ACCA Part 1 Knowledge (all 3 papers)

Part 2 Skills (5 or 6* papers)

Part 3 Professional – No exemptions

ICAEW Preliminary Subjects – exemption

Professional Stage (6 to 8* papers)

Advanced Stage – No exemptions

* Depends on option choices

Career focussed

Careers Service in regular contact with over 1,800 businesses and organisations

Finance and Accounting Forum discusses routes into the sector and what it is really like to work within it

Typical employers of our graduates

Finance: American Express, Arcadia, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, British Airways, Fidelity Investments, Royal Bank of Scotland, Rank Xerox, Schroders.

Accountancy – large firms: W.S.Atkins, British Alcan, Deloitte, Ericsson, EDF Energy, Grant Thornton, Inland Revenue, Insolvency Service , KPMG, Lloyds TSB, Mercedes, National Provident, Price Waterhouse Coopers.

Accountancy – small/medium sized firms: Baker Tilly, Brighton Ford, Business Link, Hilton Sharp & Clark, Karen Earl Ltd, Mayflower, Moores Rowland, Newton & Garner, Queens Hotels, Stewart & Pellant.

General administration: BUPA, Family Investments, BT, Cable & Wireless, Unigate Dairies.

Typical job areas for our graduates

Typical job areas:Accountancy, Administration, Advertising, Buying/Purchasing, Computing, Distribution, Finance, Hotel and Leisure Management, Insurance, Marketing/Market Research, Retailing & Sales, Tax

Typical job titles and functions:Trainee Accountant, Accounts Assistant, Audit Trainee, Portfolio Administrator, Financial Consultant, Risk Consultant, Project Manager, Trainee Buyer, Stock Controller, Assistant Manager

Requirements

BBB (300 points) from 3 A-Levels

GCSE Maths and English at minimum grade C

BTEC National Diploma DDM

International Baccalaureate 32 points (16 at Higher)

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