Bachelor’s Degree in Accountingand Finance

Student profile

Type of Degree

Students should have an interest in economics and in aspects related to business operations and management. They should also have an aptitude for studying accounting, financial calculations and management in business and how the market operates, together with an interest in the social, political and legal issues surrounding the business context, and a capacity for quantitative and numerical analysis and synthesis, an aptitude for understanding abstract ideas and good communication skills.

This is an officially recognised University Degree, valid throughout the European Higher Education Area.

WORLD HERITAGE

This Degree complies with European Higher Education Area requirements

Career opportunities Holders of this Degree will have received an extremely versatile education, enabling them to perform a wide range of functions, whether managerial or in technical support, in both the private and public sectors. Among others: w w w w w w

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Teaching.

Access to the public sector.

Auditing.

Business consultancy.

Business creation.

Directorship or departments of Finance and Insurance.

Administrative and Accounting Departments.

Financial Analyst.

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STUDIES

CAMPUS CIUDAD Plaza de la Victoria, s/n 28802 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)

Access to Higher Degree programmes Students who have obtained the Degree in Accounting and Finance may continue their officially recognised studies by taking a Master’s and Doctoral Degree course.

The University of Alcalá offers various officially recognised Master’s Degree programmes (lasting either 1 or 2 years), oriented either to professional practice, adapted to the needs of the market, or to academic activity, leading to a Doctorate.

Graduates of these studies are qualified to enrol for specialist postgraduate courses in Actuarial Sciences, equipping them for practice in the regulated profession of Insurance Actuary.

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Bachelor’s Degree in:

Accounting and Finance

In addition to a Degree qualification, students may obtain a “Special Mention” for one of the specialisations by successfully completing at least 30 credits from among the optional subjects pertaining to the specialisation.

Overall credit distribution SUBJECT TYPE

ECTS

Basic Training (B)

60

Obligatory (Ob)

96

Optional (Opt)

72

Bachelor's Degree Final Project (Ob)

12

TOTAL CREDITS

240

STUDY PLAN

COURSE ORGANISATION AND CONTENTS

FIRST YEAR Type

ECTS

Business Administration

B

9

Business Mathematics I

B

6

B Opt

First semester

Business Law Cross-Disciplinary Skills I

Type

ECTS

Spanish and World Economy

B

6

Business Mathematics II

B

6

6

Economic Theory (a group in English is offered)

B

9

6

Business Statistics I

B

6

Opt

6

Total ECTS

33

Type

ECTS

Ob

6

Second semester

Cross-Disciplinary Skills II Total ECTS

27

SECOND YEAR Type

ECTS

B

6

Financial Accounting (Advanced) (a group in English is offered)

Business Statistics II

B

6

Marketing I: Basics

Ob

6

Commercial Law

Ob

6

Spanish Financial System

Ob

6

Analysis of Financial Operations (both semesters)

Ob

6

Analysis of Financial Operations (both semesters)

Ob

6

Organisation and Human Resources

Ob

6

Macroeconomics

Ob

6

Total ECTS

30

Total ECTS

30

First semester Introduction to Financial Accounting (a group in English is offered)

Second semester

THIRD YEAR First semester

Type

ECTS

Type

ECTS

Financial Decisions I

Ob

6

Second semester Financial Decisions II

Ob

6

English for Finance

Ob

6

Financial Information for Business

Ob

6

Spanish Tax System

Ob

6

Business Tax System

Ob

6

Financial Market Theory

Ob

6

Optional 2

Opt

6

Optional 1

Opt

6

External Practical Training or Optional Subjects

Opt

6

Total ECTS

30

Total ECTS

30

Type

ECTS

FOURTH YEAR Second semester

Type

ECTS

Optional 3

Opt

6

Analysis of Business Information

Ob

6

Optional 4

Opt

6

External Practical Training or Optional Subjects

Opt

12

Optional 5

Opt

6

Bachelor's Degree Final Project

Ob

12

Optional 6

Opt

6 Total ECTS

30

First semester

Optional 7

Opt

6

Total ECTS

30

TOTAL CREDITS ECTS: 240 B: Basic Training; Ob: Obligatory; Opt: Optional

Specialisations offered: Accounting and Auditing

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Finance, Banking and Insurance

Students who wish to study part-time may take the same programme spread over eight years.

Course contents The basic subjects listed in the study plan are taught in the first and second years. Subjects taught in the first year should provide students with sufficient knowledge to understand and assimilate the subjects taught in the following years.

In addition to the Basic Training subjects (worth 60 ECTS), there are a total of 93 obligatory credits. Thus, all subjects offered in the first three academic years, and one subject taught in the fourth year, are obligatory for all students. Subjects taught in the second and third year principally comprise those which will provide students with the theoretical, technical and practical bases of of Accounting and Finance.

Optional subjects, worth 6 or 9 credits, are offered in the third and fourth years, and students are required to take a total of 42 optional ECTS credits. External Practical Training (worth 12 ECTS) is also offered in the last two years, and is optional. It should be stressed that students who successfully complete 30 credits pertaining to those subjects comprising a specialisation will obtain a Special Mention in their Degree.

In addition to the optional courses offered in the fourth academic year, students are required to undertake a Final Project, worth 12 ECTS, where they are expected to apply the knowledge acquired during previous years. This final year enables students to consolidate the abilities, skills, practices and techniques which they are expected to have acquired, equipping them for

professional practice in the fields to which this Degree is orientated.

The University of Alcalรก has established that a minimum of 12 credits in cross-disciplinary subjects must be offered on all course programmes, and must be studied by all students. In each academic year, the University will offer subjects (worth 6 ECTS each) enabling students to obtain 12 credits in cross-disciplinary skills. In accordance with current regulations, students are entitled to request validation of 6 crossdisciplinary credits for participating in university cultural, sporting, student representation, charitable and cooperation activities.

Objectives of the Degree in Accounting and Finance The primary objective of this degree is to train professionals with sufficient skills to undertake management, advisory and directorship roles in the private and public sector, in insurance, banking and stock market companies, and in directorship and managerial roles related to business or the coordination of resources. This specialisation enables professionals to provide specialised services in handling and interpreting accounting systems and financial systems, in managing operations related to financial companies and markets, or in cost accounting. Their skills will enable them to identify and anticipate market and sector opportunities, allocate resources, manage information, select and train personnel, and make the necessary decisions to achieve the goals of the institution in which they are employed.