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Accountancy and Financial Management (Top-Up) - BA (Hons)

University of Portsmouth

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    2 Years

Course summary

This two-year top-up degree course allows you to build on your previous higher education studies to gain a full BA (Hons) degree in Accountancy and Financial Management. You must have 120 first-year higher education credits in accountancy to apply for this course.

This degree focuses on modern accountancy skills. You'll learn to understand, visualise and present financial data to inform and persuade businesses to make the right financial decisions. You'll work in small groups that replicate the workplace, with a focus on teamwork, real world case studies and developing strategy from financial data.

You'll be able to tailor your learning to your area of specialist interest, choosing your modules to focus on:

professional modules: take the fastest route to becoming an ACCA chartered accountant
finance modules: your best preparation route for working in banking or investment management
analytics modules: combine accounting with data analysis, including data cleaning, visualisation and modelling
The course is accredited by two key accounting bodies (ACCA and CIMA), so whichever route you take, you'll have exemptions from professional exams.

Course highlights
Be taught by professionally qualified accountants who have industry experience with companies such as KPMG, Deloitte and HSBC
Get on the fast track to becoming a chartered accountant through our accredited exemptions from professional exams with 2 global accounting bodies
Be employment-ready by using industry-standard software and databases such as Oracle, SAP, Sage, and S&P Capital IQ
Choose options in business analytics to develop the skills that modern accounting needs
Benefit from the opportunity to gain additional certifications, for example, the ACCA Data Analytics Certificate
Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our dedicated Bloomberg Suite
Apply your learning by helping student entrepreneurs and local charities such as Age Concern and The Rowans Hospice with their finances
Feel supported throughout your studies through our peer mentoring, maths support and our team of friendly staff who'll get to know you well

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 16,200per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

  • University League Table

    42nd

  • Campus address

    Portsmouth Campus, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2UP, United Kingdom

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Over 5,700 of the university's 24,000 students come from 150 countries around the world.
The University of Portsmouth Global team is dedicated to supporting international students from enquiry, through application and arrival, to graduation.
Facilities at the award-winning Ravelin sports centre include an 8-lane swimming pool, 175-station gym, climbing wall and ski simulator.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Accounting & Finance

    40th out of 102 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 233
    112 48%

    63rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    66.0 66%

    51st

    16

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.36 84%

    9th

    17

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