
Accounting BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Accounting BA (Hons)
This course is delivered by the AACSB-accredited Business School, an accreditation attained by fewer than 6% of business schools worldwide. It recognises our focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching and student learning.
This course will give you specialist knowledge of accounting, as well as professional, intellectual, and interpersonal skills sought by employers. You will gain expertise in areas of business tax and auditing, financial reporting, and corporate finance.
Why study BA (Hons) Accounting at BU?
<strong>This course is delivered by the AACSB-accredited Business School, an accreditation attained by fewer than 6% of business schools worldwide. It recognises our focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching and student learning.</strong><br/><br/>This course will give you specialist knowledge of accounting, as well as professional, intellectual, and interpersonal skills sought by employers. You will gain expertise in areas of business tax and auditing, financial reporting, and corporate finance.<br/><br/><strong>Why study BA (Hons) Accounting at BU?</strong><br/><br/><br/>• Gain a comprehensive overview of the sector in your first year with the flexibility to transfer to a different specialism within accounting and finance at the end of the year <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Meet industry-leading practitioners and professionals through guest lectures, seminars and assessment activities <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Compete in the IBM Challenge through a series of simulated business exercises, allowing you to develop your employability and meet potential employers <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Study abroad at one of our international partner institutions in Australia, Canada or Europe <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Gain industry experience and enhance your employability by undertaking an optional 30-week placement which can be completed anywhere in the world<br/><br/><br/><br/>- 95% of our graduates are working or studying fifteen months after graduating (source DiscoverUni 2023).<br/>
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
N423
Institution Code
B50
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 4
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
104
120
Scottish Higher
104 - 120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of four Scottish Highers.
Access to HE Diploma
102 – 118 UCAS tariff points with any combination of Distinction, Merit, Pass grades.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
28
31
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Distinction, Merit, Merit (112 UCAS tariff points)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Distinction*, Distinction (104 UCAS tariff points)
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
Distinction*, Distinction (104 UCAS tariff points)
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Distinction, Merit, Merit (112 UCAS tariff points)
Scottish Advanced Higher
104 - 120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of two Scottish Advanced Highers.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
104 - 120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of two principal subjects.
Extended Project
We accept this qualification, but it must be accompanied by two A-level sized qualifications to meet the overall UCAS tariff.
Pearson BTEC Subsidiary Diploma (QCF)
This qualification is accepted as part of the overall tariff.
OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma
We accept this qualification, but it must be accompanied by an A-level sized qualification to meet the overall UCAS tariff
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
We accept this qualification, but it must be accompanied by an A-level sized qualification to meet the overall UCAS tariff
OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary Diploma
We accept this qualification, but it must be accompanied by an A-level sized qualification to meet the overall UCAS tariff
A level
104–120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of two A-levels.
T Level
M
120 UCAS tariff points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
We accept this qualification, but it must be accompanied by an A-level sized qualification to meet the overall UCAS tariff.
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