Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2017 | Page 48

Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 | Business and Management

Accounting
Key Information
Why study this course?

This dual honours degree enables you to combine accounting with
another subject, extending the skills you can bring into the workplace.
At Keele, you’ll study accounting along with your choice of many
other disciplines across the humanities, sciences and social sciences.
You’ll develop the skills needed for a rewarding career in accountancy
or the wider corporate, public or charity sectors. Besides learning
subject specific skills and the professional practice of accountants,
this programme will provide a wide range of transferable skills which
are highly valued by all employers. You’ll use a range of tools, including
industry standard Sage software, to prepare, analyse and interpret
accounting data. You might consider adding an industrial placement
year between the second year and third year.

Indicative modules

First year
• Accounting Principles
• Financial Accounting
Second year
• Cost and Management
Accounting
• Taxation
• Intermediate Financial
Accounting
Third year
• Management Accounting
• Advanced Financial Reporting
• The Audit Framework

What will this mean
for my future?

Our programme is recognised
by the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants (ACCA),
the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants (CIMA)
and the Chartered Institute of
Public Finance and Accountancy
(CIPFA); global professional
accountancy bodies offering
internationally recognised
professional qualifications in
financial and management
accounting, and it offers a
number of important exemptions
from their professional exams.
This means the programme offers
a stepping stone if you want to
pursue a career in accountancy,
but it also provides a solid
grounding for those who prefer
to follow other business and
management related careers.

Course type
Dual honours

For information on dual
honours combinations
please visit www.keele.
ac.uk/ugcourses or page 158

Course duration
Three years

Indicative entry
requirements
BBB or ABC

For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes

Elliott Lancaster
Accounting and Finance,
First year

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The most fun aspect of the
course is meeting a wide
range of people from different
specialities. The course is
interesting, dynamic and an
excellent opening into gaining
critical understanding of the
industry from people renowned
in their field of study.