BSc (Hons) Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience

Course unit details

The focus of the degree is on accounting and finance. Other relevant subjects such as management, law, mathematics, statistics and economics are also covered. There is some scope for you to study related subjects to broaden your knowledge of business and management, subject to the requirements of professional accreditation. You will receive a strong theoretical and practical grounding in the principles of accounting and acquire appropriate transferable skills.

Course content for year 1

Your first year is designed to introduce you to the foundations of accounting and finance. You will also study course units in mathematics, statistics, economics and law. A specialist course unit will introduce you to the skills and techniques required by the accountancy profession and will begin to prepare you for the workplace. Your first year project involves you preparing a competitive tender for an audit with support from employers such as KPMG*.
 

* Beever Struthers, RSM and PWC.
 

Course units for year 1

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Financial Reporting
• Introductory Management Accounting
• Financial Decision Making M
• Quantitative Methods for Accounting and Finance
• Auditing & Professional Accounting Practice I
• Law in a Management Context
• Microeconomics 1
• Macroeconomics 1
• Fundamentals of Management
• Marketing Foundations

Course content for year 2

Your second year will develop your analytical skills and give you a more in-depth understanding of accounting. You will take core course units in accounting and finance, plus a ten-credit business law course unit. You will develop your understanding of business strategy, accounting and auditing practice through a specialist course unit.
 

You will also select an optional 10-credit course unit - either from the list of optional second-year course units below, or from a range of University College level 2 course units, including the Manchester Leadership Programme .
 

Course units for year 2

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Financial Statement Analysis
• Business Strategy
• Financial Reporting and Accountability
• Intermediate Management Accounting
• Foundations of Finance B
• Business Law 1: Law, Business Liabilities and the Consumer
• Principles of Taxation
• Business Strategy
• Professional Accounting Practice
• Investment Analysis
   

Course content for year 3

If you successfully apply for a work placement this will take place between your second and final year. You will put theory into practice, develop transferable skills and gain an insight into the accounting profession.
 

Previous BSc Accounting students have completed work placements at Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and RSM amongst others.

Course units for year 4

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Business Law 2: Law and the Modern Corporation in an International Context
• Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting and Regulation
• Accountability and Auditing
• Corporate Financial Communication and Valuation
• International Finance
• Share Prices and Accounting Information
• Financial Derivatives
• Corporate Governance in Context
• Financial Engineering
• Corporate Contracting and Managerial Behaviour

A-level

Grades AAA. Native language A-Levels are accepted. General Studies is normally accepted if one of four A-Levels passed in the same sitting. In most circumstances we will expect candidates to complete three A-Levels in one sitting to demonstrate the ability to manage a high level and volume of study.
 

Preferred A-Level subjects

We will consider the subjects you have taken in addition to your individual grades. Due to the popularity of our courses we may prioritise applicants based on the number of preferred subjects that they are studying. We may also take into consideration the combination of subjects taken. Please use the list below to check our preferred subjects for BSc (Hons) Accounting:
 

Accounting, Business Studies, Economics, English Language/Literature, Geography, Government and Politics, Law, Mathematics/Further Mathematics, Politics, Quantitative Methods and Statistics.
 

AS-level

AS level results are not considered as part of the standard admissions process at The University of Manchester.
 

Unit grade information

The University of Manchester welcomes the provision of unit information where available.  Like all other information provided by applicants this may be taken into consideration when assessing your application.  Unit grades will not normally form part of an offer conditions.
 

GCSE
 

Applicants must demonstrate a broad general education including acceptable levels of Literacy and Numeracy, equivalent to at least Grade B or 6 in GCSE/iGCSE English Language and Grade A or 7 in Mathematics. GCSE/iGCSE English Literature will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE/iGCSE English Language.
 

Please note that if you hold English as a second language iGCSE qualification, we require you to achieve a higher grade in your iGCSE than the one stated above or to offer one of our  acceptable equivalent qualifications .
 

International Baccalaureate

• 36 points overall. 6,6,6 in Higher Level subjects.

• Students without GCSE/iGCSE Maths at grade A (or 7) will need to achieve 6 in any one of the following SL subjects; Maths, Maths: Analysis and Approaches or Maths: Applications and Interpretation. Alternatively we can accept grade 6 in Middle Years Programme Maths. We do not accept Maths Studies for BSc (Hons) Accounting applicants for the purposes of meeting our Maths subject requirements.

• Students without GCSE/iGCSE English Language at B (or 6) will need to achieve 5 in SL Language A: English Language and Literature or Language A: Literature. If Language B: English is offered at SL we would need you to achieve a 6.

• Applicants studying the International Baccalaureate Career Related Programme (IBCP) should contact the academic School prior to applying so that their academic profile can be considered.
   

English language
 

All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency.  The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either:
 

• GCSE/iGCSE English Language grade B/6,   or;

• IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6 in any individual component, or;

• An acceptable equivalent qualification.

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies will be £9,250 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £26,000 per annum. 

The ultimate aim of the programme is to empower you to achieve long-term career success and become the leading professionals of tomorrow. We aim for you to be `employability ready' by the start of second year so that you can apply to and choose from a range of summer internships and placements. The programme has partnerships with ICAEW, CIPFA, ACCA, CFA and CIMA. You'll benefit from these partnerships through exam exemptions, work experience offers and training.
 

What jobs do our Accounting graduates go into?   Examples of jobs recent graduates have gone onto include: audit associate, forensic accountant, internal auditor, procurement intern, risk analyst, tax advisor and trainee chartered accountant.
 

Who employs them?   A wide range of companies including: BDO, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, HM Revenue & Customs, KPMG, NHS, PwC, RBS and The National Audit Office.
 

What about further study?   Accounting graduates have gone on to further study in accounting, banking and finance at institutions such as Cambridge, Imperial College London and London School of Economics.
 

All examples are taken from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey.