Accounting with Law BA (Hons)

Overview

Accounting is about so much more than crunching numbers.

On this accredited joint degree course, you’ll learn and develop a combination of accounting, finance, law and other business skills including accounting techniques and policies relating to corporate finance, tax, auditing, corporate governance, management accounting, corporate reporting and statistics.

Please note that is course is advanced entry Year 2 or Year 3, depending on your experience and qualifications.

Course details

All our Joint Honours Accounting degrees involve the same compulsory accounting modules but concentrate your option choices into a specialised route.

You'll study six modules, over two trimesters, per year. You'll learn by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, workshops, directed learning and independent study.

On successful completion of Year 3, you'll be eligible for an unclassified degree, and on successful completion of Year 4, an Honours degree.

We offer tuition that is supported by experienced teaching staff with strong industry connections. Guest speakers from the public and private sectors add value to the course.

In addition, transferable skills of time management, project management, communication, collection and management of data and IT skills will serve you well in the future, whatever your career choice.

Most importantly, this course is accredited by major UK accounting institutes including:

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA)
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)

Accreditations from these accounting bodies highlight the relevance of this course for the modern business environment.

Career opportunities include:

• Qualified Accountant (within accounting firms, commercial organisations or public sector bodies)
• General Management Opportunities
• Consultancy
• Company Secretary
• Business Analyst.