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BA/BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance* Leaders and managers rely on accountants to help them to make informed financial decisions that can contribute to the success of their companies. As an accountant you can play a key role in this process. With an emphasis on the practical aspects of accountancy on this course, you will gain the mix of skills, knowledge and experience needed for a rewarding career in accountancy. This course has been specifically designed to give you the key skills, knowledge and accountancy body qualifications to help you forge a rewarding career in financial or management accounting. You will develop a critical understanding of contemporary issues and theories in accounting and finance. At the same time you will build up a range of in-demand professional skills including teamwork, leadership, time management, numeracy, literacy, digital literacy and oral communication. The aim of this new course is to provide you with the knowledge and practical expertise required to have a rewarding career as a financial or management accountant. You will have the opportunity to attain exemptions from accounting bodies and will graduate with very promising employment prospects in a wide range of fields. Structure You can choose to study an honours degree over four years or an ordinary degree over three. Teaching, learning and assessment We will use a mix of methods including lectures, tutorials and small group discussion, case study analysis, software demonstrations and exercises, background reading and research and your dissertation. Modules As this course will be new for 2020, specific information about content and modules is still in development. Please visit the course page on our website where we will publish more information when it is available. *Subject to validation. 110