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BA (Hons) - Business, Accounting and Finance (sandwich year)

If you’re looking for a course that’ll give you an edge in business, a great employability profile and current industry-specific business knowledge – our Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) accredited degree is for you.

We’ve designed you a course - in consultation with industry and professional bodies – so you can gain all the core academic and practical skills you’ll need to adapt and succeed in the global market.

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Accredited by:

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants & The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

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Course Overview

You’ll get a firm grasp of the fundamentals of business with a sound knowledge of applied financial theories, concepts and resources. But you won’t just learn theoretically about business - you’ll be doing it.

With our innovative teaching you’ll find yourself leading a lecture, or turning the classroom into a mock accountant’s office, giving you every opportunity to build your boardroom and business confidence and bolster your business practice.

On this course you will...

Learn to critically evaluate the relationships between business strategy and operational business.
Develop strong business acumen skills including marketing, digital technologies and business administration.
Become a confident high-level, financially literate graduate.

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Key Details

Recruiting toUK / RoI / Settled in UK
EU / EEA / International
LocationLancaster
UCAS CodeN236
Delivery StyleIn-Person
Course DurationFull-time: 4 Years Sandwich Thick and/or Thin
Study Options Integrated Foundation Year
Non-Sandwich Placement
Start DateSeptember 2022
AwardBA (Hons)
More information Programme Specification
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Minimum entry requirements

96-112

UCAS Tariff points

Tuition fees

£9,250

UK | Per year

£1,650 for Sandwich Year.

£13,250

International | Per year

Course Structure

What you will learn

The BA (Hons) Business, Accounting and Finance has been designed in consultation with industry and the professional bodies to provide you with relevant vocational underpinning skills and knowledge.

In the first year, modules are taken together with students on other Business degrees, giving you a strong foundation in all the key business processes essential to understanding the wider role of the accountant in practice.

Modules in the second and final years are specialist in nature. Professional identity is created through reflection upon your own personal values, attitudes, morals and beliefs, whilst considering the interaction of these within the legal, ethical and moral frameworks.

As you move through the programme you will experience a wide range of roles within the industry providing you with an understanding of the role and purpose of the different professional bodies and therefore encouraging you to develop your own professional identity.

Year one

Managing People and Organisations
The Business Environment
Introduction to Business Finance
Fundamentals of Business
Principles of Marketing
Management Accounting

Year two

An Introduction to UK Law for Business
Management Accounting for Decision Making
The Financial Regulatory Environment
Introduction to Audit and Assurance
Responsibility, Ethics & Sustainability in Practice (optional module)
Corporate Law (optional module)
An Introduction to Taxation (optional module)
Managing Operations (optional module)
International Economics (optional module)

Year three

Corporate Financial Reporting
Corporate Financial Management
Management Accounting for Managing Performance
Business Valuation and Financial Risk
Audit and Assurance in Practice
Advanced Taxation (optional module)
Negotiated Project (optional module)

Overview

96-112 UCAS Tariff Points, You can find out more about the tariff and qualification options from the UCAS tariff table..

Qualifications

Entry Requirements

A-levels: CCC-BBC

T-levels: P (C+) – M All subjects accepted however we recommend T Levels Accounting or Finance for entry to this course

Access to HE: 45 Credits at Merit – 15 Credits at Distinction & 30 at Merit

X points from X number of Scottish Highers: 96-112 UCAS Tariff Points preferably from 4 Highers

X points from X number of Irish LC Highers: 96-112 UCAS Tariff Points preferably from 4 Irish Leaving Certificate Highers

Alternative routes: If don't think you'll meet the criteria for direct application to this course, check out our Integrated Foundation Year as an alternative route to this course. 

Fair Admissions

When you apply, our Admissions specialists will review your whole application. We are looking for your potential to succeed so will assess your qualifications, any relevant work experience, your personal statement, and references.

Where you have received a conditional offer subject to achieving particular grades/UCAS tariff scores, and do not quite meet these scores, please try not to worry, where vacancies exist our Admissions specialists will review your whole application again and take account of any mitigating circumstances and reassess your suitability for the course.

Selection Criteria

As part of the application and selection process, we are looking for your commitment to this programme. In your personal statement, you should demonstrate your motivation for choosing this course and reflect upon any practical experience you have gained.

Contextual Admissions

Going to higher education can transform a person’s life. We use contextual admissions to make sure that we are accessible to everyone who has the potential to succeed. Qualifications and grades are important, but they are considered alongside other information that helps universities to identify potential and widen access to university level study. For some individuals, the disadvantages they have experienced in their life mean that they have not been able to demonstrate their full academic potential. Where a person lives and their personal circumstances can all affect their educational attainment.

We take this context into account and look for an applicant’s potential when making admission decisions. The University of Cumbria will make offers to applicants that live in postal code regions with the lowest participation in Higher Education (Polar 4 quintile 1 – you can check your postcode here) and care leavers, offers will be made at the bottom of any UCAS Tariff range. Attendance at our Masterclasses and Summer Schools will also allow applicants to receive an offer lower within the tariff range. (T&Cs apply)

Contact ugadmissions@cumbria.ac.uk for more information.

For 2023 entry, our contextual data and information we use in our offer making will be broadened to include applicants that are estranged from their parents, have caring responsibilities or are in receipt of or received free school meals during their secondary education. Successful participation and completion of our Future Teachers Scheme will also receive an offer lower within the tariff range.

Returning to Education

If you are over 21 and returning to study after being in relevant employment for a minimum of 3 years and do not meet the published entry requirements for Year 1 of our degree courses, please do not assume you are not qualified to join us. Our experienced Admissions and Academic staff will review your prior qualifications and professional experience to support your application.

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BA (Hons) - Business, Accounting and Finance (sandwich year)