Accounting involves the recording, reporting and communication of financial information about a business to help managers, investors and other stakeholders make appropriate decisions. Finance is the process where investment, financing and dividend decisions are made to achieve the key strategic objective of maximising the wealth of a company's shareholders. On this course, you explore both accounting and finance and the links between them together with other relevant business modules. It aims to give you a broad understanding of both accounting and finance within the business environment suitable for a wide range of careers and will allow you to build on previous related studies and experience. There is a strong focus on employability throughout the course, through practical application of the theoretical concepts, to prepare you for your future career. The course has been developed with the curriculum recommended by main professional accountancy bodies (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) in mind and as such is ideal if you want a career in the broad field of accountancy. It will also allow you to develop many other transferable skills, which enable you to be successful in a wide variety of graduate level roles, not just limited to accounting and finance. We equip you with the numerical, decision making and communication skills you need to succeed in this field. We introduce the main principles of accounting and we will also familiarise you with the business environment companies work in. We then aim to deepen understanding of the role and scope of accounting and allow students to question theory and place what they have learnt into a strategic context. We use a balanced approach between theory and practice to understand both accounting and finance from different perspectives using teaching staff who have worked in industry and practice. We embed a wide range of extras into your course to enhance your study experience and to give you greater employability and technical skills after graduating. • Develop practical skills and business understanding alongside academic knowledge, allowing you to progress to masters study • Use case studies and real world economic data to illustrate, and apply to the real world, taught concepts and ideas • Develop skills and abilities in • problem solving • decision making • numerical calculations and analysis • research • project management • Develop the core skills employers look for in graduates

Our graduates are well equipped for a range of careers as the course develops skills that are required by a broad range of industries in both the private and public sectors. We have a team of specialist recruitment advisers and run a range of careers and recruitment events. The course is focused on maximising your ability to gain employment in accounting and finance roles, although the skills and knowledge you acquire do not limit you to working in these areas. With our degree, you can pursue a career in roles such as business/data analyst, management accountant, financial accountant, business manager etc. All modules make a significant contribution to the employability of graduates by providing you with a real-life context to the topics they cover and by requiring you to use such skills as independent research, teamwork and presentations. This is done by using case studies, real life examples and scenarios which form the backbone of the employability policy. This also engages you in the study and evaluation of industry sectors and at the same time develops key graduate skills such as literacy, critical thinking, personal organisation, and time management. Joining us for the two years top up course means that you can take a year (optional) of paid work placement. We recommend this as it gives an insight into the workings of a business or service organisation. It allows you to apply what you have learnt in a work environment and employers value this experience. Previous students on related courses have gained placements ranging from small to medium-sized local companies and accountancy practices through to larger organisations such as • Astra Zeneca • GE Capital • IBM • Jaguar Land Rover • Metropolitan Police • Morrisons • Nestle • Royal Mail • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Many of our students will wish to go on to further study by using your acquired knowledge at undergraduate level to pursue studies at Master's level. This course has been designed to allow you to do just that. We have an excellent employment record with over 90% of our graduates on related accounting courses securing jobs or going on to further study within six months of graduation.