Accountancy
Accounting is a core business discipline, the study of which offers a wide choice of careers and provides an excellent base for progression throughout your career. You will be introduced to two core subject areas in the first and second year of your degree:
Financial Accounting – recording the financial activities of business organisations and reporting on their performance to those with an interest, for example, shareholders, lenders, suppliers, customers, or the government.
Management Accounting – the use of financial information within business organisations in order to measure performance, control day-to-day activities, and plan for the future.
Accountancy combines the expertise of staff who specialise in Finance, Economics, Management Studies and Information Technology to produce a qualification, which is both of a high standard and applicable to the business environment.
STUDYING ACCOUNTING
All courses are modularised and carry a number of credits. Credits are gained through a weighted combination of course work and examinations. The following degree programmes can be taken:
3 year designated degree in Accounting, MA (Accounting)
4 year Honours degree in Accounting, MA Accounting
Joint Honours in Accounting and another subject. Options include Economics, Finance, Management Studies, Property or Languages, as well as many others.