Business and Management (Accounting) with Placement Year
UCAS Code: N2NL
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
in Business or Business-related subject.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or grade 4 and above are required, including English Language. GCSE Mathematics grade B or grade 5 required.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
in Business and an A level at grade B
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
in Business with A levels grade BB
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
in Business or Enterprise and Entrepreneurship only.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Business and an A level at grade B
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
in Business with A levels grade BB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Business or Enterprise and Entrepreneurship only.
Scottish Advanced Higher
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About this course
Accounting best practice is key to the success and longevity of a business. Accounting data contributes to valuable analysis with which to chart the progress of a business and support pivotal decision-making. This can be particularly useful when projecting future profitability and at what rate it is sustainable based on the current resources available.
The Business and Management (Accounting) BSc course offers hands-on experience using Sage Accounting software, which is widely used in the industry. You will also learn valuable technical skills along the way including numerical methods and how to use statistical software packages such as SPSS and EXCEL. This part of the course does not require A level maths or the overseas equivalent.
The accounting pathway gives students a broad overview of management issues with specialist knowledge of the applications of accountancy to the world of commerce. You will gain the combination of analytical, technical and interpersonal skills required to understand, analyse and address the issues that today’s companies face.
Our Management Enquiry module was created specifically to help you adapt to university study with learning sessions on working in groups, report writing, and time management.
This degree course is accredited by all the professional accountancy bodies in the UK (ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CIPFA and AIA), and allows you to gain exemptions from some of their professional papers if you wish to further your study with them after you graduate. This accreditation attests to the relevance and rigour of our curriculum. Find out more on our accreditations and exemptions page.
Once you graduate, provided you have passed certain modules, you will be exempt from some of the entry level examinations of these professional accountancy bodies. This is because this degree course already covers some of the content of the examinations you must pass to gain the professional qualifications. The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants has also told us that Brunel graduates have a higher than average pass rate in both the accounting and management streams of their examinations.
There is the option to take a year’s work placement between your second and third year. Previous employers have included Adidas, Microsoft, British Airways, PwC and Nissan. Find out more on our work placement year page.
Brunel University London’s impact on the future wages of its graduates is among the best in the country compared to other universities, according to analysis of government data by The Economist (2017).
Modules
Year 1
Introduction to Management Enquiry
International Business Environment
Managing Information with Technology
Organisational Behaviour and Analysis; Introduction to Accounting
Principles and Practice of Marketing
Year 2
Introduction to Business Law
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
Accounting Information Systems
Quantitative Methods in Business and Management
Year 3
Optional work placement
Year 4
Core Modules
Strategic Financial Management
Auditing and Assurance
Issues and Controversies in Accounting
Optional Modules
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Ventures
Business Ethics, Environmental Sustainability and Governance
Taxation
Strategic Management
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?You don't have to be an accountant if you take this degree, but over half of graduates take a look at the rewards on offer for accountancy trainees and go into the job. Many others go into other parts of the finance industry as advisors or book-keepers, and some go into management or marketing. London is very popular for accountancy graduates going into their first job, but it's also quite common to work in Scotland, with Glasgow a perennial hotbed of Scottish accountancy recruitment. If you want to find a job in finance as an accountancy graduates, recruitment agencies were particularly important last year, so try to get in touch with one as soon as you can to improve your chances.
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