BSc Accounting and Finance

at Birmingham Business School

First Year
 

Core modules

• Decision Making and Control

• Financial Accounting and Accountability

• Academic Skills A

• Critical Thinking A

• Widening Accounting Horizons A

• Widening Accounting Horizons B
   

You must also take one of the following: (dependent on whether you have A level Economics)

• Economics for Business A

• Economics for Business B
   

You must also take one of the following: (dependent on whether you have A level Mathematics)

• Numeracy, Statistical Analysis and Financial Literacy A

• Numeracy, Statistical Analysis and Financial Literacy B
   

Second Year
 

Core modules

• Corporate Finance

• Financial Reporting

• Management Accounting
   

Optional modules
 

Take one of the following pathways dependent on prior qualifications:

• Professional Accounting pathway
   

You can choose this pathway in order to maximise professional exemptions.

• Audit

• Business Law

• Taxation: Principles and Planning
   

Finance pathway
 

The Finance pathway is only an option if you have A Level Mathematics or equivalent.

• Econometrics

• Financial Markets and Institutions

• Security Analysis and Valuation
   

Future Leaders pathway
 

You must take the below modules plus one further module from the Professional Accounting pathway or the Finance Pathway.

• Business, Economy and Government

• Responsible Business: Theory and Practice
   

Third Year
 

Core modules
 

• Advanced Corporate Finance

• Advanced Financial Accounting Practice and Theory

• Advanced Management Accounting and Control

• Extended Essay
   

If you are on the Future Leaders Pathway you must also take the Fundamentals of Leadership module.
 

Optional modules
 

You will also choose either 20 or 40 credits of optional modules dependent upon the pathway you've chosen. All modules below are worth 20 credits each.

• Business Analytics

• Comparative and International Taxation

• Financial Statement Analysis

• Professional Development

• Public Sector Accounting and Governance

• Social and Environmental Accounting

• Foreign Exchange and International Finance

Holders of the Indian Standard XII will be considered for entry to the first year of our undergraduate degree programmes. 

• A*AA = 90% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 85% West Bengal or 95% Other State boards

• AAA = 85% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 80% West Bengal or 90% Other State boards

• AAB = 80% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 75% West Bengal or 85% Other State boards

• ABB/BBB = 75% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra and West Bengal or 80% Other State boards
   

Where a programme requires a specific A'level subject grade please refer to the guidance below for Indian Standard XII equivalent.

• A* = 90% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 85% West Bengal or 95% Other State boards

• A = 85% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra or 80% West Bengal or 90% Other State boards

• B = 80% ISC, CBSE, Maharashtra and 75% West Bengal or 85% Other State boards
   

TOEFL

80 overall with no less than 19 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 19 in Writing.

IELTS*

6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any band.

Pearson Test of English (PTE)

PTE 64 with no less than 59 in all four skills.
 

Cambridge English(exams taken from 2015)***

Cambridge English: Advanced Minimum overall score of 169, with no less than 162in any component.
 

Language Cert ESOL SELT (UKVI)   

B2 ‘Communicator’ with no less than 25 in each skill
 

Trinity ISE II   

Distinction all skills
 

Trinity ISE III    

Pass in each Skill

 

 

Fees   BSc Accounting and Finance
 

• £9,250 (UK students)
• £22,320 (International

We pride ourselves on our graduates’ high levels of employability. We will help you to plan, manage and achieve your career goals, giving you the competitive edge when it is time to start job hunting. The University of Birmingham has ranked in the top 5 Universities Targeted by the Largest Number of Top Employers for the past 5 years, according to the Highfliers.co.uk Graduate Market reports (2017-2022). 
 

Our BSc Accounting and Finance graduates are highly sought after by diverse employers globally. They go on to become: accountants, auditors, tax specialists, financial analysts, fund managers, traders, brokers, and investment researchers working for employers such as Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, Lloyds Banking Group, Grant Thornton, Deutsche Bank, BDO, HSBC to name a few.