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- Accountancy and Financial Management (Top-up) BA (Hons)
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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
22-SEP-25
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Duration
2 Years
Course summary
This 2 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 modellingThe course is accredited by 2 key accounting bodies (ACCA and CIMA), so whichever route you take you'll have lots of exemptions from professional exams.
Accredited and recognised byThis course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). This means that in addition to achieving a degree, you receive exemptions from ACCA, and CIMA professional examinations. This course offers the maximum number of exemptions for ACCA and CIMA.
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
Careers and opportunitiesOur graduates go on to work in accounting practice, the finance departments of large corporations, and the finance sector.Previous graduates of our accounting and finance courses have secured jobs at companies such as:- Deloitte- PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)- Barclays- Lloyds Register- J P Morgan- Grant ThorntonAfter you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career
Application deadline
29 January
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£ 16,200per year
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University information

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University League Table
49th
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Campus address
University of Portsmouth, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 2UP, England
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Subject ranking
43rd out of 103 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 227117 52%58th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10060.0 60%67th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.25 81%26th
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