Accounting and Finance (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) at Birmingham Newman University

This course is intended to provide principal knowledge and skills in the thematic pathways of: • Financial management and probity that will enable operational effectiveness in a modern organisation • Decision making by organisations in the corporate environment with regards to investment appraisal • The current research in technical and theoretical areas of accounting • The effective design, supervision and management of organisational operations and processes • The role of legislation in regulating internal control and ethics of an organisation in a modern society and the extent to which this currently addresses growing concerns and sustainability of an organisation, corporate law, audit & assurance On the successful passing of our top-up degree modules, you would be able to submit applications to ICAEW, ACCA and IFA. for four exemptions from their postgraduate accountancy training programmes, with the option to apply for additional exemptions dependant on past experience.

Department: Accounting and Finance  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2026, September 2027  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules – Year 3: Performance and Strategic Management Accounting, Corporate Investment and Financial Management, Advanced Financial Reporting, Issues in Business and Entrepreneurship, Pioneering Change, Applied Case Study.

Career pathways

This programme seeks to develop within you a range of relevant skills, knowledge, and capabilities that would enable you to pursue a career as professional accountants (subject to ICAEW, ACCA and IFA accreditation/exemptions), or for any career in finance, banking, administration and other management roles.

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