Accounting & Finance (including Foundation Year) at Kingston University - UCAS

Kingston University

Degree level: Undergraduate

Accounting & Finance (including Foundation Year)

Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston – Kingston is one of just a few UK universities with a real-time Bloomberg trading room. – Kingston Business School has received a Business Accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). This award is earned by just five per cent of the world’s business schools and recognises the high quality and standards of our teaching. – You’ll have the opportunity to get exemptions (credits for prior learning) from exams that lead to professional qualifications. This course is offered with a Foundation Year in Business The foundation year takes place the year before your degree. You will study at Kingston College and cover topics including professional skills, numerical concepts, business IT, marketing, customer care and business law. Upon successful completion of this foundation year you will progress to Year 1 of this degree. About this course

  • This course will allow you to plan and manage financial resources, summarise and analyse financial transactions, and make informed financial decisions.
  • You’ll have the opportunity to gain certifications, for example, Bloomberg, and take part in activities to boost your CV. We embed employability activities into the curriculum and you’ll be supported by our careers team to help prepare you for an internship or graduate job.
  • 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). It offers partial exemptions from their professional exams. Kingston University is also an ICAEW Higher Education Partner in Learning.

Modules

Examples of modules: Year 1 Core -Management Accounting

  • Financial Accounting
  • Business Information Analysis
  • The Accountant`s Business Environment
Year 2 Core
  • Financial Reporting
  • Advanced Management Accounting
  • Finance
Year 2 Optional (Choose 1)
  • Auditing
  • Entrepreneurship
-Financial Investments -Law for Accountants -Money, Banking and Financial Markets -Data Analytics for Business -Business Decision Modelling -Developing Web Applications for Business -Rapid App Development for Business -Global Operations Management Final Year Core
  • Theory and Practice of Financial Reporting
  • Corporate Finance
Year 3 (optional): -Auditing -Theory and Practice of Taxation -Innovation -Financial Investments -Law for Accountants -Money, Banking and Financial Markets -Data Analytics for Business -Business Decision Modelling -Developing Web Applications for Business -Rapid App Development for Business

Assessment method

Year 1 - Coursework - 48%, Practical - 0%, Exam - 52% Year 2 - Coursework - 27%, Practical - 3%, Exam - 70% Year 1 - Coursework - 30%, Practical - 3%, Exam - 67%


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
N421
Institution code:
K84
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/foundation-year-in-business/


Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1

Additional fee information

For international fees, please visit: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/fees/ Please visit the provider course webpage for further information regarding additional course costs
Accounting & Finance (including Foundation Year) at Kingston University - UCAS