BA (Hons) Accounting at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

Fully accredited accounting degree offering maximum exemptions from ACCA, ICAEW and CIMA examinations, taught at the Llandaff Campus with an optional year in industry.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Management | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year or a year-long industry placement; 5 years with both. | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers financial and digital accounting, global financial services, management accounting, quantitative methods, the economy and sustainable money management. Year 2 covers audit and assurance, corporate and business law, financial management, financial reporting, performance management and taxation. Year 3 covers advanced financial management, financial reporting, performance management, audit and corporate governance and advanced taxation, plus forensic accounting or industrial work experience.

Career pathways

Graduate training places at the big four (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG), in finance functions of businesses, high street practices and the public sector; progression to postgraduate study within the School of Management.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer for Year 1 entry: 112 tariff points. GCSE: five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English Language (or Welsh First Language) and Mathematics (or Mathematics - Numeracy). A levels: minimum three A levels including grades CCC, no specific subjects required (Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject). BTEC National/Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. T Level: Merit. Access to Higher Education Diploma: no specific subjects required. IB Diploma: 2 x H5, no specific subjects required. Irish Leaving Certificate: 2 x H2 grades, no specific subjects required (Higher level subjects only considered at minimum grade H4). Scottish Advanced Highers: grades DD, no specific subjects required (Scottish Highers also considered, alone or combined with Advanced Highers). Combinations of qualifications are accepted if they meet the minimum requirements; contextual offers apply; mature applicants and applicants with relevant experience or RPL are considered individually. International applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. A Foundation Year (separate UCAS code) is available for applicants who do not meet the entry requirements.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year or a year-long industry placement; 5 years with bo

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