Accountancy and Financial Management (Top-Up) - BA (Hons)
University of Portsmouth
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This two-year top-up degree course allows you to build on your previous higher education studies to gain a full BA (Hons) degree in Accountancy and Financial Management. You must have 120 first-year higher education credits in accountancy to apply for this course.This degree focuses on modern accountancy skills. Youll learn to understand, visualise and present financial data to inform and persuade businesses to make the right financial decisions. Youll work in small groups that replicate the ...Read more

This two-year top-up degree course allows you to build on your previous higher education studies to gain a full BA (Hons) degree in Accountancy and Financial Management. You must have 120 first-year higher education credits in accountancy to apply for this course.

This degree focuses on modern accountancy skills. You'll learn to understand, visualise and present financial data to inform and persuade businesses to make the right financial decisions. You'll work in small groups that replicate the workplace, with a focus on teamwork, real world case studies and developing strategy from financial data.

You'll be able to tailor your learning to your area of specialist interest, choosing your modules to focus on:

professional modules: take the fastest route to becoming an ACCA chartered accountant
finance modules: your best preparation route for working in banking or investment management
analytics modules: combine accounting with data analysis, including data cleaning, visualisation and modelling
The course is accredited by two key accounting bodies (ACCA and CIMA), so whichever route you take, you'll have exemptions from professional exams.

Course highlights
Be taught by professionally qualified accountants who have industry experience with companies such as KPMG, Deloitte and HSBC
Get on the fast track to becoming a chartered accountant through our accredited exemptions from professional exams with 2 global accounting bodies
Be employment-ready by using industry-standard software and databases such as Oracle, SAP, Sage, and S&P Capital IQ
Choose options in business analytics to develop the skills that modern accounting needs
Benefit from the opportunity to gain additional certifications, for example, the ACCA Data Analytics Certificate
Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our dedicated Bloomberg Suite
Apply your learning by helping student entrepreneurs and local charities such as Age Concern and The Rowans Hospice with their finances
Feel supported throughout your studies through our peer mentoring, maths support and our team of friendly staff who'll get to know you well

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84/279
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40th
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42nd
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Sandra
21 Feb 25

Portsmouth is a great place to study, ive made so many friend and the teachers are lovely. The campus is full of vibrancy and Im so glad I picked this uni!..Read more

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20 Feb 25

They provide really good support and the staffing is great. However I think that there needs to be more closer cafe locations and more free parking for those commuting...Read more

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£9,535 per year

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£16,200 per year

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£16,200 per year

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21 Feb 25
Portsmouth is a great place to study, ive made so many friend and the teachers are lovely. The campus is full of vibrancy and Im so glad I picked this uni!...
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20 Feb 25
They provide really good support and the staffing is great. However I think that there needs to be more closer cafe locations and more free parking for those commuting....
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University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth , Portsmouth

The University of Portsmouth is located in the centre of the UK’s only island city....

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