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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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SEP-25
3 - 4 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Full Time
SEP-25
3 - 4 Years
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Accounting and finance go together like money and banks. And studying them side-by-side will give you the skills and experience to work in areas such as professional accountancy, investment banking and financial management.At Leicester, you will develop strong familiarity with the professional worlds of accounting and finance, and you’ll benefit from being among the first to study at our new £16 million Brookfield campus, with facilities exclusive to our School of Business students.Our BSc in Accounting and Finance will provide you with a solid foundation and technical skills in accounting and finance. We will help you to develop quantitative, communications and information technology skills and the ability to apply these skills in an accounting and finance context. You will learn how managers, shareholders and other stakeholders make decisions in organisations.Our accounting degrees offer you the opportunity to gain exemptions from the accounting and management accounting professional bodies, ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW and ICAS, dependent on satisfactory completion of certain modules.We will prepare you for a career or further training opportunities in the accounting and finance professions - in the public and private sectors or in voluntary organisations.An optional year studying abroad or undertaking an industry placement will enhance your skills and build your professional network. If you are interested in postgraduate study, this course will prepare you for the increasingly independent aspects of further study and research.The first year of this degree is shared with the Accounting BSc and Finance BSc, which means you will have the option to switch to this degree at the end of your first year.
Exam type
A levelA level:
ABB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Scottish Advanced Higher:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Access to HE Diploma:
D:30 Grades / Points required
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:
D3,M2,M2 Grades / Points required
Extended Project:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
30 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDD Grades / Points required
T Level:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
All subjects accepted. Two AS-levels may be considered in place of one A-level.
Qualification Accepted. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information: study@le.ac.uk
Qualification Accepted. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information: study@le.ac.uk
Business or social science course preferred, but other subjects considered.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Considered alongside other qualifications.
Minimum of grade 4 in SL or 3 in HL Maths Analysis and Approach, or grade 5 in SL or 4 in HL Maths Application and Interpretation if not held at GCSE grade 5/B. Must include minimum of grade 4 in English A or 5 in English B if grade 4/C not held in English Language GCSE.
Qualification Accepted. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information: study@le.ac.uk
Business or Science National Diploma considered with 1 A-level. For other combinations please contact the admissions team for further advice: study@le.ac.uk
One Extended Certificate in any subject considered alongside 2 A-levels. For other combinations please contact the admissions team for further advice: study@le.ac.uk
Business Extended Diploma accepted. Science/Engineering or IT Extended Diplomas may also be considered please contact the admissions team for further advice: study@le.ac.uk
Distinction in either Accounting or Finance T level qualification.
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