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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of Staffordshire (Stoke Campus)
Full Time
Sep 2026
3 Year
The world of business and finance is ever changing and companies need to stay competitive to survive. Our Accounting and Finance degree will equip you with the skills to thrive in this challenging and rewarding environment. Whether your dream is to become a chartered accountant or a financial officer within a larger organisation, you’ll learn the essentials for your future career. It is also an ideal springboard if you want to pursue postgraduate research. The course will give you an excellent grounding in core accounting, including taxation, financial accounting, auditing and corporate governance. But it also covers so much more, with a strong focus on employability skills. You’ll be delving into contemporary issues, from the challenges of regulating fintech to the growth in cryptocurrency. Using real-life examples, you will also understand the crucial role accounting and finance plays in organisational decision-making, and you’ll build your research skills by completing an in-depth term paper on a topic of your choice. Through the degree, you will gain exemptions from having to take exams with certain professional accounting bodies. This means you can get a head start on a career once you graduate. We pride ourselves on offering strong support to students to help guide your success. Our academic staff also bring lots of industry experience, including backgrounds as professional accountants and in banking. On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance We will work with you to source an appropriate placement to gain valuable work experience. Our Business School has an established history of using our strong links with industry to secure placements for our students, and our courses offer you an immersive one year placement. If you wish to study abroad, we have Partner Universities in Vietnam or Sri Lanka
You will learn how to apply economics to make informed business decisions through the study of key microeconomic and macroeconomic principles. You will learn to apply economic analysis to different personal, business and societal situations. The knowledge you will gain will be your most reliable guide in the understanding market and firm behaviour, and government decisions.
You will examine the development of financial strategy within an organisation. The starting point is the main financial objective of a company, which is to maximise shareholder wealth. We look at various financial and non-financial strategies to achieve this objective as well as ensure organisation goal congruence through effective decision making.
You will learn how to record the accounting entries, record entries to t-accounts, prepare trial balance, prepare a statement of financial positions and Income Statement.
All those who work for, or deal with businesses need to understand accounting. This module aims to look at the nature of accounting, exploring the main concepts underpinning management accounting. The main branches of cost accounting and decision making as well as cost minimisation and revenue maximisation are explored using a blend of theory and practice. Also, how to use the metrics for ascertaining business performance and explore the different types of KPIs that help you understand the performance of your organisation or department. The module is aimed at giving you the skills and tools to measure the success of an organisation.
You will develop your knowledge and understanding of the UK taxation policy as applicable to individuals with the latest United Kingdom Finance Act which received Royal Assent. You will explore the application of technical knowledge and professional judgement to identify and critically appraise alternative tax treatments to personal taxation issues.
Professional Accountant Toolkit enables you to learn important digital and contemporary skills. This module is tailored toward your chosen career path and the expertise you gain will ensure that you are effective and efficient in the workplace.
This module builds on your previous study of management accounting and begins by distinguishing between strategic, managerial and financial planning and controls. The module will introduce you to control theory; particularly aspects of information systems and control, including internal and external sources of information. Focusing on managing the costs of creating value and capital investment decision-making. You will study investment appraisal and planning, as well as control and performance evaluation.
You will identify and justify an appropriate research topic of relevance to the broad area of accounting and finance and produce a research proposal which reflects a critical awareness of a range of research philosophies, strategies, and methodologies and evaluate their relevance to your proposed topic.
You will develop your knowledge and understanding of the UK taxation policy as applicable to single companies, and groups of companies with the latest United Kingdom Finance Act which received Royal Assent. You will explore the application of technical knowledge and professional judgement to identify and critically appraise alternative tax treatments to business taxation issues.
You will learn how to apply accounting standards, theoretical frameworks and principles to a range of financial statements including a statement of financial position which conforms with international accounting standards.
Looking forward to solving yesterdays problems. In this module, you will analyse the ways in which Financial Technology (FinTech) is revolutionising finance. You will gain an appreciation for the role of digitisation in business by exploring concepts such as automation, artificial intelligence and data mining and the challenges and opportunities these concepts present.
You will build on the skills you have learnt in your first year and focus on decision-making techniques such as multi-stage cost allocation, marginal and absorption costing, activity-based costing and variance analysis.
You will build on the financial reporting knowledge apply accounting standards, theoretical frameworks and principles to business combinations financial statements which conforms with international accounting standards.
You will develop your knowledge and understanding of the Legal and Regulatory Framework within which the audit is conducted. You will explore the application of technical knowledge and professional judgement to identify and critically appraise audit issues.
You will build on the financial management knowledge to examine the development of financial strategy within an organisation. The starting point is the main financial objective of a company, which is to maximise shareholder wealth. We look at various financial and non-financial strategies to achieve this objective as well as ensure organisation goal congruence through effective decision making.
You will learn the impact of ethics and corporate governance on corporations. The module will present the theoretical and practical implications of using ethics and effective governance methods for better monitoring which can, in turn, enhance firm performance
The undergraduate project represents an opportunity for all undergraduate students to select a suitable topic and demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the contemporary issue in accounting and finance. Topics will be wide-ranging drawing on different aspects of business but all aiming to address a specific business challenge or problem.
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