Accounting and Finance BA (Hons)

at Leicester Castle Business School

Year 1

• Financial Accounting

• Global Financial Issues

• Introduction to Law

• Management Accounting

• Professional Skills

• Quantitative Techniques

Year 2

• Company Law

• Decision Management*

• Financial Reporting*

• Management and Strategy

Plus option modules from the following indicative list:

• Business Taxation*

• Corporate Finance*

• Organisation Management

• Accounting Standards and Theory

• Ethics for Professionals

• Business Intelligence using Excel

Year 3

• Advanced Decision Management*

• Advanced Financial Reporting*

• Audit and Assurance*

Plus option modules from the following indicative list:

• Advanced Corporate Finance*

• Advanced Taxation*

• Forensic Accounting

• Governance and Sustainability

• International Business Taxation

• International Developments in Accounting

• Liquidity and Financial Risk Management

• Managerial Development and Control

• Public Sector Accounting and Finance

• A typical offer is 112 UCAS points from at least two A-Levels, or
• BTEC National Diploma/Extended Diploma at DMM

Plus, five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and Mathematics or equivalent
 

Alternative qualifications include:

• Pass Access with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit (or equivalent) with English (Language or Literature) and Maths GCSE required as separate qualifications at grade 4

We will normally require students to have had a break from full time education before undertaking the Access course

• International Baccalaureate: 26+ Points.

International Students 
 

If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band, or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.

Tuition Fees

for international students: £14,750.

A degree in Accounting and Finance opens up a wide range of career opportunities as you develop a broad base of skills that are in great demand with employers.
 

You may choose to specialise in a discipline that you enjoyed studying on the programme.
 

Recent graduates have progressed to careers in positions such as Commercial Finance Analyst at Red Bull, Auditor at KPMG, Cost Technician at PepsiCo, Tax Processor at Grant Thornton and Financial Criminal Analyst at Barclays.