Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
Kingston University London
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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**Reasons to choose Kingston**- Youll have access to a network of highly regarded practitioners from prestigious institutions and participate in bespoke business visits.- Access to Bloomberg terminals provides you with vast data and the latest technological and analytical tools, enabling you to analyse and make sense of financial and economic data effectively. You will also be able to obtain certifications through Bloomberg Education.- The course is accredited by the Association of Chartered ...Read more


Reasons to choose Kingston

- You'll have access to a network of highly regarded practitioners from prestigious institutions and participate in bespoke business visits.- Access to Bloomberg terminals provides you with vast data and the latest technological and analytical tools, enabling you to analyse and make sense of financial and economic data effectively. You will also be able to obtain certifications through Bloomberg Education.- The course is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and offers partial exemptions from their professional exams.- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.


Professional Placement Year

This course has a professional placement year which takes place between Year 2 and your Final Year. During this year, you will take a placement within a business setting, ensuring you gain essential experience to add to your CV and help you secure a graduate job.


About this course

This course offers hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge of financial accounting, management accounting, and finance. It will help you develop the intellectual skills necessary to evaluate and critique both theoretical and practical aspects of accounting and finance. Your studies will reflect the digital transformation in the industry. Our teaching team has a wealth of commercial experience, and you’ll enhance your career prospects by joining industry speakers and employer networking events. Our careers team are on hand to help you land your dream internship and graduate job. You’ll also have the opportunity to gain Bloomberg Certification and take part in activities to boost your CV.


Future Skills

Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.


Career opportunities

This course is an ideal start for a career as a financial accountant, management accountant, auditor, treasurer, financial analyst, or banking advisor.Many of our graduates use their accounting and finance knowledge and skills in a variety of roles and organisations. For example, some work for Bloomberg, the NHS and Tesco. We've also had students gaining training contracts with the ‘Big Four', including Deloitte and KPMG.

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A level

A level:

BBB - AAB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

BBBCC - BBBBB Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

120 - 136 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:24,M:21,P:0 Grades / Points required

AS:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

27 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H3,H3,H3,H3,H3 - H2,H2,H3,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma:

D*D* Grades / Points required

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma:

DDM - DDD Grades / Points required

OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM - DDD Grades / Points required

T Level:

M - D Grades / Points required

Other A Level combinations possible to achieve 120 - 136 points. Minimum of 2 A Levels, can be combined with other Level 3 qualifications eg. AS levels/Extended Project to achieve 120 points.

Scottish Highers (only)

We welcome a wide range of qualifications and qualification combinations. Don't worry if you can't see your specific qualification listed, just contact our team of experts.GCSE Mathematics grade 4 / C or above is required for this course.

Equivalent of 120 UCAS points from an Access course in a related subject.Applicants under 21 years will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Can be considered in combination with other Level 3 qualifications e.g. A2's in different subjects.

4 in Mathematics at Standard Level.

A minimum of 120 UCAS points usually from 5 Higher Level subjects

Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points

Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points

Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points

Grade combinations below DDM may be considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications.

Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points

Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points

Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 120 points

Grade combinations below DDM may be considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications.

UCAS Tariff points 120 - 144

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

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Kingston University London
Yorkon Building Kingston University Kingston upon Thames London KT2 7LB United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Wimbledon  1.6 miles away Nearest train station: Norbiton  0.9 miles away
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