StudyQA — Bachelor: Accounting and Finance

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If you want to get a headstart on your career in accounting and finance, Sussex is the place to do it.

You’ll gain a solid base of specialist accounting knowledge, and build on it by also studying finance, plus law, economics and business management.

Your course is accredited by the main accountancy bodies, so not only are you part-way to qualifying as an accountant but the topics you study relate directly to industry needs. This means that the knowledge you develop in your course will be directly relevant in your career.

90% of our students were in work or further study six months after graduating (Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2014/15).
Achieve professional status faster with teaching recognised by leading accountancy bodies, and courses accredited by ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW and CIPFA.
Extensive career support and development opportunities, including the chance to boost your employability with an optional year-long professional placement or a year studying abroad.

Year 1

CORE MODULES

Introduction to Economics
Introduction to Mathematics for Finance and Economics
Introduction to Business and Management
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Introduction to Management Accounting
Introduction to Statistics
Principles of Finance
Theory of Investments

Year 2

CORE MODULES

Accounting Information Systems
Corporate and International Finance
Financial Accounting and Reporting
Financial Institutions and Markets
Introduction to Business Law
Management Accounting
Principles of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management

OPTIONS

Introduction to Econometrics (level 5)
Taxation

Placement or Study abroad

Professional placement (optional)

You can choose to take a paid professional placement in the third year of your degree.

A placement not only gives you valuable experience in the workplace, but also allows you to apply skills learned during your first two years of study.

All students who choose to take part in a professional placement receive dedicated support from our award-winning placements team at every stage of their journey, from finding an employer to help with interview preparation.

Current placement employers include:

Deloitte
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
IBM
the Civil Service
Microsoft
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Unilever
Disney
Experian
Accenture

Study abroad (optional)

Employers value graduates who have negotiated their way in the world, experienced different cultures and developed an international perspective.

You can choose to study abroad for a term or for a full year, depending on your course. We offer a huge range of destinations across Asia, Australia, Europe and North, Central and South America. Find out where your course could take you.

Study abroad in Europe is supported through the Erasmus+ scheme, a European Commission initiative. As an Erasmus+ student, you can usually benefit from non-means-tested grants. Find out more at Erasmus+.

Year 3

CORE MODULES

Advanced Financial Accounting
Advanced Management Accounting
Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics

OPTIONS

Applied Econometrics
Auditing
Business Strategy Report
Critical Perspectives on Management and Organisations
Financial Derivatives
Financial Risk Management
Innovation Systems
International Financial Management
Knowledge, work and organisations
Law of Business Organisations
New Venture Creation and Business Planning (ENT)
Principles of Banking
Research Project
Strategy

Requirements

Specific entry requirements: Successful applicants will also need GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics, with at least grade B
IELTS 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in each section. Pearson's Test of English (Academic) with 62 overall with at least 56 in all four skills.
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The application fee is £13 if you’re applying to just one course