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Accounting and Finance
Key Information
Why study this course?

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), and offers a number of important
exemptions from their professional exams.
At Keele, you’ll study accountancy with a specialism in finance.
You’ll explore the design and use of accounting and financial systems,
and how they’re affected by individuals, organisations, markets
and society. Drawing on economics, law, management, mathematics,
statistics and IT, it will build your understanding of business strategy,
behaviour and performance in the global context. Our computer
laboratories, equipped with Bloomberg terminals and Sage
accounting software, will enable you to interact with real-world data
and situations – just as you will if you choose to do an additional
year as a work placement.

Indicative modules

First year
• Accounting Principles
• Management in Context
• Business Law
• Financial Accounting
• Quantitative Methods
• Economics of Financial Markets
Second year
• Cost and Management
Accounting
• Taxation
• Asset Pricing
• Introduction to Econometrics
• Intermediate Financial
Accounting
• Portfolio Choice
• Corporate Governance and
Social Responsibility
Third year
• Management Accounting
• Corporate Finance
• The Audit Framework
• Advanced Financial Reporting
• Options and Futures
• Advanced Management
Accounting
• International Finance

Single honours

Course duration
Three years

Indicative entry
requirements
BBB or ABC

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

Study abroad
Yes

What will this mean
for my future?

A high percentage of business
leaders have finance backgrounds,
and accounting has one of the
highest graduate employment
rates. With the increasing
internationalisation of business
and the capital markets, your
opportunities will be virtually
limitless. You might work as a
chartered accountant, chartered
certified accountant, chartered
public finance accountant
or chartered management
accountant. Or you might work as
a commodities trader, stockbroker,
management consultant,
banker, financial or tax advisor
or insurance broker, or go on to
study at master’s or PhD level.

For more course information please visit

keele.ac.uk/kms

Course type

Abigail Keay

Accounting and Finance,
Second year
Accounting and Finance isn’t just
for people who want to become
accountants; there are so many
routes you can take after your
degree, especially since you can
choose electives which will broaden
your knowledge in the areas you
want. The best thing about Keele is
the support available to you, both
course-related and personal.
Smart minds choose Keele

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