BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance

1. An understanding of the legal, business and social environments in which accounting operates
2. Knowledge and understanding of the main current technical language and practices of accounting (e.g. measurement and disclosure in financial statements, managerial accounting; financial accounting, auditing, taxation and business law) in a market economy.
3. Knowledge and understanding of some of the alternative technical languages and practices of accounting (e.g. alternative managerial accounting approaches to decision-making and alternative recognition rules and valuation bases).
4. Skills in recording and summarising transactions and other economic events; preparation of financial statements; analysis of the operations of business (e.g. decision analysis, performance measurement and management control); financial analysis and projections (e.g. analysis of financial ratios, discounted cash flow analysis, budgeting, etc.).
5. Knowledge and understanding of a range of contemporary theories and empirical evidence in the areas studied, and the ability to evaluate critically such theories and evidence.

Teaching and learning take place mainly through a mixture of lectures, tutorials/workshops, and assigned reading in the following modules:

1. BEA1003, 1005, 1008, 1009, 1010, 2019, 2020, 2017, 3017, 3020 and BEE1029
2. BEA1003, 1008, 1009, 2019, 2020, 2017, 2018, 3017, 3018, 3020.
3. BEA1008, 1009, 2019, 2020 2017, 3017 and 3020.
4. BEA1008, 1009, 2019, 2020, 2017, 3017, 2018, 3018 and 3020.
5. BEA2019, 2020 2017, 3017, 2018, 3018,  3020.

Assessment is conducted mainly through a mixture of individual/group assessed essays/reports and/or, where appropriate, presentations, multiple choice tests, and written examinations.

7. A capacity for the critical evaluation of arguments and evidences.
8. An ability to analyse and draw reasoned conclusions concerning structured and unstructured problems.
9. Ability to locate, extract and analyse data from multiple sources, including the acknowledgement and referencing of sources.

Teaching/learning take place through a mixture of lectures, tutorials, individual/group assignments (e.g. essays and/or quantitative coursework and/or, where appropriate, presentations), and written examinations.

Assessment is conducted mainly through a mixture of individual/group assessed essays/reports and/or, where appropriate, presentations, and written examinations.

10. A global outlook: Our graduates are engaged and prepared for the demands of global business and society.
11. A critical thinker: Our graduates have a commercial awareness that enables them to critically analyse, conceptualise and evaluate the challenges facing business.
12. A collaborative mind-set: Our graduates are enterprising and motivated individuals who are able to actively collaborate and effectively communicate within a range of diverse settings.
13. An ethical ethos: Our graduates understand the social, financial and environmental factors that can impact on corporate sustainability and are able to make decisions openly and responsibly.
14. Technological and digital literacy: Our graduates are able to use technologies to source, process and communicate information.

10. BEA1008 Introduction to Financial Accounting uses International Financial Reporting Standards.

BEA2019 Financial Accounting A uses International Financial Reporting Standards

BEA3020 Advanced Financial Reporting requires students to prepare and present financial statements which conform to international accounting standards. To account for changing price levels, financial instruments and employee benefits in accordance with international accounting standards, and evaluate these standards. In addition students must account for various business combinations in accordance with international accounting standards.

11. BEA1003 Business Law for Accountants expects students to be able to apply this knowledge to legal problems, reach appropriate conclusions and recommend a course of action using appropriate legal language, identify issues arising in areas of business law and identify and apply relevant legal rules and in the context of a business environment, identify and analyse legal problems, apply legal principles and recommend a course of action.

BEA1005 Management Concepts and Practices gives students an input on the nature of organisations, their management and key business functions such as marketing, strategic management, human resource management and change management.

BEA1008 Introduction to Financial Accounting asks students to aggregate accounting data for companies, non-for-profit entities and other business forms into meaningful statements. 

BEA1009 Introduction to Management Accounting asks students to identify and present appropriate information to assist management with controlling the business and taking financial decisions.

BEA1010 Business Finance for Accountants requires students to apply financial management concepts and practices to analyse simple business problems and recommend courses of action, identify and present appropriate information to assist management with determining the mix of funds from different sources and taking financial management decisions and demonstrate an appreciation of the usefulness or otherwise of a range of financial management techniques.

BEE1029 Economic Principles prepares students with a basic understanding of economics, and apply this understanding to real world problems and understand the world around them and better understand politicians and the decisions they make.

BEA2017 Intermediate Management Accounting requires students to apply and explain the various decision-making techniques under conditions of risk and uncertainty and determine the appropriate 

technique to apply based on the risk attitude of the risk-taker. Students should be able to explain, evaluate and apply the various pricing methods and techniques, and justify the use of different pricing methods to ensure alignment with corporate strategy. Students also need to apply the decision-making tools and techniques to aid business decisions and recommend courses of action.

BEA2018 Corporate Finance requires students to interpret financial data in the light of established theories and apply and criticise finance models in a real world context.

BEA2019 Financial Accounting A asks students to develop an ability to locate, extract and analyse data from multiple sources.

BEA2020 Financial Accounting B requires students to develop an ability to locate, extract and analyse data from multiple sources.

BEA3017 Advanced Management Accounting requires students to critically evaluate and challenge theoretical perspectives on various dimensions of the subject; to discuss and articulate different perspectives on contemporary management accounting issues and also to explain and, where necessary, rationalise such different perspectives (above) theoretical-based arguments. 

BEA3018 Advanced Corporate Finance asks students to apply and criticise finance models in a real world context.

12. BEA1005 Management Concepts and Practices asks students to work in groups to produce and present a case study report. 

BEA2018 Corporate Finance asks students to develop teamwork and presentation skills in debating discussion topics and producing team solutions to problems. 

BEA2020 Financial Accounting B requires students to be able to work within a team to develop their written and verbal communication skills and undertake presentations. 

BEA3018 Advanced Corporate Finance asks students to develop teamwork and presentation skills in debating discussion topics and producing team solutions to problems. 

13. BEA1005 Management Concepts and Practices asks students to understand the scope, processes and problems of managing for sustainability.

BEA1009 Introduction to Management Accounting, sustainability is discussed in relation to wastage and the comparison between actual and expected performance. 

BEA2017 Intermediate Management Accounting, the sustainable development theme will be embedded within the numerous decision-making scenarios throughout the module. Students will be encouraged to adopt a sustainable development mind-set.

BEA3017 Advanced Corporate Finance The interrelationship between management accounting and sustainable development will feature at several junctures in the module programme. 

14.BEA1005 Management Concepts and Practices expects students to use information technology for information retrieval, numerical analysis and reporting and understand the key types of information systems used in a modern organisation and how such systems can help achieve organisational goals.

BEA1008 Introduction to Financial Accounting asks student to explain the role of information technology in accounting and the issues surrounding its use.

BEA2018 Corporate Finance requires students to use information technology for information retrieval and numerical analysis. 

BEA3018 Advanced Corporate Finance asks students to use information technology for information retrieval and numerical analysis

10.BEA2019 – In-Class Test and Examination (ILOs 4-8)

BEA3020 – Coursework Test (ILOs 1-3), Examination (ILOs 1-3)

11. BEA1003 – In-Class Test (ILOs 1-14) and Examination (ILOs 1-14)

BEA1005 – Examination (ILOs 1-16 and 20) and Group Work (ILOs 1-20)

BEA1008 – Coursework test (ILO 12), Examination (ILO 12)

BEA1009 - Coursework test (ILO 15), Examination (ILO 15)

BEA1010 – Coursework (ILOs 14-16), Examination (ILOs 14-16)

BEE1029 – Examination 1 and 2 and Online Exercises (ILOs 4 and 8 )

BEA2017 – Written assessment (ILOs 5, 10 and 15) and Examination (ILOs 5, 10 and 15)

BEA2018 – Coursework test (ILOs 8 and 9), Examination (ILOs 8 and 9)

BEA2019 –  Examination (ILO 10)

BEA2020 – Group Presentation (ILO 8), Examination (ILO 8)

BEA3017 – Examination (ILOs 5, 8,9), Essay (ILOs 5, 8,9)

BEA3018 – Coursework test, (ILO 9), Examinations (ILO 9)

12. BEM1005 – Group work (ILOs 17-20)

BEA2018 - Coursework test (ILO 12), Examination (ILOs 12)

BEA2020 – Group Presentation (ILO 10), Examination (ILO 10)

BEA3018 – Coursework test, (ILO 12), Examinations (ILO 12)

13.BEA1005 – Group work (ILO 13), Examination (ILO 13)

BEA1012 – Case Study (ILOs 1-8)

BEA2017 – Assignment (ILOs 1,3,5,7,8 and 15) and Examination (ILOs 1,3,5,7,8 and 15)

14. BEA1005 – Group work (ILOs 1-20) and Examination (ILOs 1-16 and 20)

BEA1008 – Coursework test (ILO 6), Examination (ILO 6)

BEA1012 –Case Study (ILOs 1-8)

BEA2018 - Coursework test (ILO 11), Examination (ILOs 11)

BEA2019 – In class test and Examination (ILOs 4-8)

BEA3018 – Coursework test, (ILO 11), Examinations (ILO 11)