Accounting with Economics (including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)

Open to Home and EU students our BSc Accounting with Economics (including foundation year) will be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entrance requirements for the three-year version of this course and you want a programme that increases your subject knowledge as well as improves your academic skills. This four-year course includes a foundation year (Year Zero), followed by a further three years of undergraduate study. Our compulsory English language and academic skills module supplements your academic subjects. Understanding the financial drivers of business underpins leadership, strategy and planning, and governance and ethics are essential for a fast-paced career. You are taught by experts with both academic and private sector experience giving you a firm grounding in all aspects of accounting. You apply the concepts and theories of accounting and economics to the world of business. Your study of accounting includes modules in financial and management accounting. Financial accounting modules not only focus on the preparation of financial statements, but also on theoretical aspects of accounting such as the need for accounting standards and conceptual frameworks. Management accounting is concerned with supplying information to internal users and topics include costing, budgeting and performance evaluation. You study microeconomics in your second year but can tailor the study of economics in your fourth year depending on your preferences. Options include Macroeconomics, International Trade and Environmental Economics.