Eligibility:

* Subject to TEC Approval.

Course Summary

The course provides a solid foundation by considering the practical techniques involved in accounting and finance and then continue to develop skills to critically analyse the theory behind these techniques.

It offers significant exemptions from the main professional body exams including:

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Special Course Features

• Balanced preparation for a career in accounting, finance, administration and entrepreneurship
• More option choices as students move through the stages of the course, gaining the opportunity to choose modules which fit their developing career aspirations
• To nurture the skill for critical thinking, communication and problem solving skills in Accounting and Finance

 

Delivery Type:
Full Time - Face to face contact
Duration: Full Time - 3 years

Programme structures

STAGE 1
CODE	TITLE	Credits	Course contact hours (teaching, workshops, seminars)	Total course study hours
ACC1012	Financial Skills and Numeracy	20	98	200
ACC1001	Financial Accounting	20	72	200
ACC1002	Cost and Management Accounting	20	52	200
ECN1006	Economic Environment	20	48	200
LAW1015	Business and Company Law	20	48	200
ACC1009	The Accountant in Business	20	48	200
	Total hours – stage 1		366hrs	1200 hrs
STAGE 2
CODE	TITLE	Credits	Course contact hours (teaching, workshops, seminars)	Total course study hours
ACC2001	Financial Management	20	72	200
ACC2002	Financial Reporting	20	72	200
ACC2003	Management Accounting	20	72	200
ACC2008	Financial Environment	20	48	200
ACC2009	Taxation Theory and Practice	20	48	200
ACC2018	Enterprise Operations	20	72	200
	Total hours – stage 2		384 hrs	1200 hrs
STAGE 3
CODE	TITLE	Credits	Course contact hours (teaching, workshops, seminars)	Total course study hours
ACC4001	Accounting and Finance Dissertation	40	14	400
ACC3002§	Advanced Accounting Theory and Practice	20	72	200
ACC3009§	Corporate Finance	20	72	200
ACC3004§	Taxation	20	72	200
ACC3005§	Audit and Forensic Investigations	20	72	200
ACC3011	Financial Strategy	20	48	200
	Total hours – stage 3		366hrs	1400 hrs

Admission criteria/Entry requirements

HSC Certificate with minimum of 2 ‘A’ Level/Diploma/GCE from a recognised Educational Institution or alternative qualifications, including professional qualifications. In addition, applicants should hold Mathematics GCSE at grade C or above or equivalent. The candidates must have proficiency in the English Language. The foreign students will need to demonstrate that they meet the minimum English language requirement of IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent). Students with professional qualifications such as AAT, IFA, AIA or CAT will be granted enhanced standing direct into stage two of the degree.

Career Opportunities

Executive careers in both the public and private sectors. The specific vocational areas can be listed as banking, insurance, equity market, capital market, taxation & accountancy and general administrative & managerial trainee posts in sectors like FMCG, manufacturing, infrastructure, education, human capital, export, tourism, and hospitality among many others.