54 Accounting and Finance
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Accounting and Finance 9th for Accounting and Finance in The Complete University Guide 2016 10th for Accounting and Finance in The Times and The Sunday Times University Guide 2016 EQUIS accredited Exemptions from professional accounting examinations Study or work abroad or gain industrial experience Emphasis on helping you improve your skills for employment Extremely strong links with professional firms and institutes DEGREES IN EXETER BA Single Honours Accounting and Finance* Business and Accounting * Programme information Email: business-school-admissions@exeter.ac.uk Phone: +44 (0)1392 723200 www.exeter.ac.uk/business-school/undergraduate * 4-year programmes with European or International Study or with Industrial Experience available.
A Business School brochure is available on our website which includes full programme and module details. You may also be interested in: Business and Management (see page 70) Economics (see page 79) Mathematics (see page 117)
If your aim is to pursue a career in accounting with a major accounting firm, industry or the financial sector, you should consider the BA Accounting and Finance as this degree offers considerable exemptions from the examinations of the professional bodies. If you want a broader programme which still includes core accounting subjects, you may be better suited to the BA Business and Accounting degree. This programme allows you a considerable choice of options across a range of business subjects and enables you to appreciate the wider context within which accounting operates. As with most degrees in the Business School, you have the opportunity to study overseas or to undertake a period of industrial experience. We have strong links with professional firms and institutes, and the majority of our Accounting staff have worked in the profession, industry or commerce. There is no requirement for you to have studied accounting before coming to us.
Learning and Teaching
You will learn through tutorials and seminars where you will discuss topics and learn to give presentations, as well as in conventional lectures. Communication and teamwork skills are emphasised. You’ll have a personal tutor who is available for advice and support throughout your studies.
Assessment
Modules are normally assessed either by exam alone or by a mix of assessed work and written exams. Assessed work includes essays, case studies, projects, coursework tests, group work and presentations. You will have to pass the assessments in your first year to proceed to the second year but they do not count towards your final degree classification.
Module Choice
Option modules can extend beyond your main subject area if you are studying a Single Honours degree, dependent on timetable constraints, prerequisites and programme structure.
Study Abroad
All Accounting programmes can include a year of study in Europe or further afield. If you take this option, you will be awarded a degree ‘with European Study’ or ‘with International Study’. In your third year you will study, or combine study with a work placement. You then return to Exeter for the final year of your degree. You may apply for direct entry to the four-year programmes or apply to transfer at the end of the first year of a three-year programme. Full details can be found by following the link to Study Abroad at www.exeter.ac.uk/businessschool/undergraduate
Work Placement Opportunities
Alternatively a one-year placement in business or industry is available in your third year. You will be awarded ‘with Industrial Experience’ and return to Exeter for the final year of your degree. You may apply for direct entry to the four-year programmes or apply to transfer by the second term of your first year. Full details can be found by following the careers link at www.exeter.ac.uk/business-school/ programmes/buildingbrilliantcareers
Careers
The Business School has a dedicated Careers and Alumni Relations Team whose focus is to work on promoting and enhancing your employability. A degree in accountancy will help you to develop a wide range of essential skills such as analytical problem solving, teamwork, research and organising and communicating information. The majority of our students follow their degree with graduate careers in economics, accounting, business, actuarial science, marketing, insurance, banking, finance or management, both in the commercial and public sectors. A large number of graduate recruiters in these sectors visit Exeter to recruit our students. Some of our graduates pursue their interest in their studies to a greater depth by taking a postgraduate degree, often at Exeter. Find out more at www.exeter.ac.uk/ug/careers
Programme Details BA Accounting and Finance
LOCATION: EXETER (STREATHAM CAMPUS)
This degree offers considerable exemptions from the exams of the professional bodies and is specifically designed for students who wish to pursue a career in accountancy. The programme gives you an understanding of the legal, business and social environments in which accountancy operates and enables you to be conversant in the technical languages and practices of the accounting sector in a market economy. Year 1 Business Finance for Accountants; Business Law for Accountants; Economic Principles; Introduction to Financial Accounting; Introduction to Management Accounting; Management Concepts and Practice; Statistics for Accountants. Year 2 Corporate Finance; Financial Accounting; Intermediate Management Accounting; Taxation; options. Year 3 Advanced Corporate Finance; Advanced Financial Reporting; Advanced Management Accounting; Auditing; Corporate Law; Governance and Accountability; options.
BA Business and Accounting
LOCATION: EXETER (STREATHAM CAMPUS)
This degree is aimed at students seeking a specialist understanding of accounting as well as a general introduction to a broad range of business subjects. It builds on the strengths of the Accounting and Finance degree, with which it shares a common first year. Flexibility is achieved through a choice of modules in the second and third year. Year 1 Business Finance for Accountants; Business Law for Accountants; Economic Principles; Introduction to Financial Accounting; Introduction to Management Accounting; Introduction to Statistics; Management Concepts and Practice. Year 2 Corporate Finance; Financial Accounting; Intermediate Management Accounting; options (or a language for the ‘with European Study’ programme). Year 3 Advanced Corporate Finance; Advanced Management Accounting; Strategic Management; options.
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE ENTRY DATA DEGREE PROGRAMMES
BA Single Honours
Accounting and Finance
N422 3 yrs (N423 European 4 yrs; NN4H International 4 yrs; NN43 Industry 4 yrs)
Business and Accounting
REQUIRED SUBJECTS
TYPICAL OFFER
GCSE Maths minimum grade B or GCE AL/AS MathsÌ; GCSE English Language minimum grade B
AAA-AAB; IB: 36-34
NN41 3 yrs (NN4C European 4 yrs; NN1L International 4 yrs; NND4 Industry 4 yrs) Additional Selection Criteria Please ensure you read the information on additional selection criteria at www.exeter.ac.uk/ug/accounting Ì Programme Requirement Candidates may offer GCE AL/AS Maths, Pure Maths or Further Maths. International Students can find details of English language requirements and Foundation programmes at www.exeter.ac.uk/ug/international Typical Offer Please read the important information about our typical offer on page 157. For full and up-to-date information on applying and entry requirements, including requirements for other types of qualification, please see www.exeter.ac.uk/ug/applications