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Studies leading to the award of the degree of B.Sc. Single Honours in Accounting and Finance are supervised by staff in the School of Business and Economics, with some input from members of staff in other Departments in the University. The degree programme allows a choice of options in its final year.
The scheme provides students, who have an interest in accounting or finance professions, with a solid accounting and finance background which will prepare them for the workplace or postgraduate training. Students will acquire key technical accounting and finance skills but will also develop their knowledge of a broad range of topics which will enable them not only to understand financial information but also link it to broader decision making.
Students on this degree scheme will gain a clear understanding of the different types of financial information provided by companies and will be in a better position to make well-informed decisions regarding their future career. The scheme will obtain exemption from professional examinations; CIMA – certificate and professional, ACCA – fundamentals.
The equivalent of three A level passes are required, although in exceptional circumstances the equivalent of two are considered. Offers are typically ABB (or an appropriate equivalent), depending on the precise nature of pre-university studies. All UCAS applications are processed by the School of Business and Economics.
Each year consists of modules (or courses), measured in credit points; a full year comprises study of modules worth 120 credit points. All modules are worth either 10 credit points, typically involving two lectures a week for twelve weeks plus, in some subjects computer practicals and/or examples classes, and private study, or 20 credit points, with twice the above load usually spread across both teaching semesters (in the final year some 20 credit point modules are taught in one semester).
The first year (Level 1) of study covers a wide range of business related subjects; Accounting and Finance, ICT and Study Skills, Management Concepts and Practice, Law, Marketing Principles, Economics and Quantitative Methods.
The second year (Level 2) of study builds on the material of the first year. About sixty percent of the year consists of compulsory modules in finance and accounting, and forty percent of other compulsory ?modules.
In the final year (Level 3) of study the focus is on the specialist area of Accounting and Finance. Students will also have the opportunity to undertake a supervised in-depth study of a particular aspect of accounting.
The teaching methods employed in the above modules will include lectures, examples classes, computer practicals, practical assignments and case studies. A typical week will include twelve 50 minutes lectures, scheduled computer session (for some modules), and a number of exercise sheets and practical assignments. Some of the assessed work is done in groups.
Lecturers will clearly outline the methods used to assess progress on each module. Typically, assessment is based both on practical assignments completed during the semester and performance in a formal examination at the end of the semester, combined into a single overall mark.
Final degree classifications are based on a weighted average of overall marks obtained for modules studied in the second and final year.
The four year scheme allows for an intercalary year to be spent an academic institution in Europe (with teaching in English) or North America. The programme of study for this year is arranged on an individual basis after consultation with both the participating student and colleagues at partner institutions. The intercalary year is intended to complement the modules listed above by providing the opportunity to pursue, from a second perspective, further topics in accounting and finance.
Please contact
Undergraduate Admissions Tutor, School of Business and Economics,
Swansea University. 01792 295601 (telephone). 01792 295626 (fax)
Last updated: 24 November 2011
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