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BSc (Honours) Accounting and Finance at The Open University

The Open University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

This multi-accredited honours degree gives a thorough understanding of the role of accounting and finance within business and society. Students learn to analyse and interpret accounting and financial information and explore auditing, governance, law, taxation and financial reporting. It is studied by distance learning.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time (360 credits)  |  Intake: February 2027, October 2027  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include An introduction to business and management, Business data analytics and decision making, Introduction to accounting, Intermediate financial accounting, Business law, Financial management, Governance, audit and assurance and Taxation.

Career pathways

The ability to analyse, report and manage financial information is applicable across many areas of an organisation, giving transferable skills for accountancy and finance roles.

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Application information

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification. A basic understanding of mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) is helpful. Some modules require completion of modules at one OU level before progressing to the next.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,088 a year. Tuition for students in England as shown on the course page (current price); part-time study over 6 years; per-year fee Source

Intake: February 2027, October 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time (360 credits)

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