Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

**BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year**This degree offers you the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. **Why choose this course?**BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance is the perfect platform for rapid career progression and puts you on the pathway to professional accountancy qualifications too. Accounting and Finance at Derby is ranked Top 10 in the Guardian University Guide 2020. **Is this course for you?**Including a foundation year as part of your four-year study programme will give you a head start in your academic and professional life. The foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence – with extensive support from our expert staff – before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. It could also be beneficial if you are planning a career change and want to get to grips with aspects of subjects which are new to you. Our degrees with a foundation year are continuous, meaning that you won’t need to apply again once you have successfully completed the first year.**How you will learn**We focus on the practical application of leading-edge accounting and financial principles so you will learn how to analyse and solve real management problems. **Opportunities and experiences**Optional work experience shows you the realities of the modern business world. You will also gain hands-on skills in our impressive Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab.**Careers and employability**Depending on your module choice, you will be eligible for exemptions from qualifications offered by the likes of ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, AIA and CPA Australia. This means you can achieve membership of influential professional bodies more quickly. As an accountant, you will have exciting opportunities to work in diverse sectors worldwide.