BA (Hons) International Finance and Accounting Bachelor's degree at Coventry University
BA (Hons) International Finance and Accounting at Coventry University. Taught part-time at Coventry University's London Campus, it carries accreditation from ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW, which can exempt you from some professional examinations.
About this course
Study an ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW accredited degree course with employability skills at the heart of its modules. This course may appeal to you if you From the provider’s course page.
BA (Hons) International Finance and Accounting is a Bachelor's degree (BA (Hons)) at Coventry University, based in London Campus. It is studied part-time; duration varies by route.
For Business and management graduates from this provider, 95% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 30% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £26,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Accounting & Finance, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Limited evidence Published sample: 20; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 95% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2021-23. Continuation 65% (2021-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year one 4 modules
- Business EconomicsCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Learn about the economic environment in which businesses operate, providing a fundamental understanding of economic systems and principles. Explore how resources are allocated in a market economy, and examine different market structures and their impact on businesses and consumers, and assess the role of government in economic decision-making. Learn about key economic issues, including inflation, unemployment and economic growth, as well as the influence of the international economy.
- International Business Practices and LawCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Learn about the key legal principles that apply to businesses, and develop the knowledge and skills to navigate legal situations in the business world. Understand the legal foundations of business entities, including their formation, governance, and financing, while exploring key aspects of corporate regulation, insolvency and stakeholder rights. Use case studies and practical applications to learn about the role of law in business decision-making to prepare for further study and professional pr
- Financial and Management AccountingCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Get a solid understanding of the fundamental principles and practices of financial and management accounting. Build a foundation in bookkeeping, financial statement preparation and management accounting techniques to accurately record transactions, apply financial adjustments and interpret financial data. Learn how to use key accounting tools to enhance your ability to analyse financial performance and support effective decision-making in business contexts. Develop your critical thinking skills
- Business and TechnologyCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Learn how modern businesses operate and change, with a focus on governance, accountability and making ethical decisions. Explore how organisations are structured, how different stakeholders exert influence, and how new technologies are shaping business today. Develop the critical thinking skills you'll need to understand real business situations, respond to external environment factors, and use technology in financial- and business decision-making. This could be useful as you prepare for a caree
Year two 4 modules
- Applied Research Methods and Data AnalysisCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Build your skills in using numbers and data to support research. This module focuses on key quantitative techniques, including statistics and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression, and how they're applied in accounting, finance and economics research. This module also covers essential statistical concepts, regression models and research methodologies, integrating both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Gain practical experience in data analysis using statistical software, enhancing your
- Financial Markets, Institutions and RegulationCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Learn about the structure, roles, and functions of financial markets and institutions within a global context. Examine key financial risks, ethical considerations and the regulatory frameworks governing financial activities. Learn how financial markets work and why they matter. You'll explore how primary, secondary and money markets are structured, examine how financial regulations help keep markets stable, protect consumers, and use professional codes to understand and respond to ethical challe
- Corporate Reporting and AnalysisCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Understand the international rules for corporate financial reporting and develop skills such as reading and understanding financial statements. Focus on international regulations, financial statement interpretation and post-reporting adjustments and use practical applications to develop your analytical skills in evaluating company performance using financial reporting techniques.
- Performance ManagementCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Develop your understanding of management accounting concepts and techniques, gaining the skills to support effective decision-making, planning and control across various business contexts. This module focuses on long-term strategy and demonstrates how combining financial and non-financial data can help measure performance, manage resources effectively and support an organisation's goals. Examine cost accounting techniques, budgeting methods and decision-making models, evaluating their benefits a
Placement year 2 modules
- UK Work PlacementOptional
Module details
This module provides you with an opportunity to reflect upon and gain experience for an approved placement undertaken during your programme. A placement should usually be at least 26 weeks or equivalent; however, each placement will be considered on its own merits, having regard to the ability to achieve the learning outcomes.
- Study/Work Placement Abroad YearOptional
Module details
This module provides you with an opportunity to reflect upon and gain experience for an approved international study/work placement undertaken during your programme. A work/study placement should usually be at least 26 weeks or equivalent; however, each placement will be considered on its own merits, having regard to the ability to achieve the learning outcomes.
Final year 4 modules
- Applied Business ProjectCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Apply discipline-specific knowledge gained from previous studies to a structured project that tackles real-world business challenges. Through applied or business-focused research, you will develop a professional report that demonstrates analytical depth and practical insight. This module aims to enhance your critical thinking, strategic decision-making and professional communication skills and help you prepare for your career.
- TaxationCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Learn the fundamentals of taxation for businesses and employees. Understand how to do tax calculations for individuals and companies and how the UK tax system works. Apply key taxation principles, enhance your ability to present tax calculations to stakeholders and explore the broader role of taxation in society. Examine the normative principles shaping tax system design, the sources of UK tax legislation and the administration of the tax system. By the end of this module, you should be able to
- Audit and AssuranceCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Develop your knowledge of external and internal auditing within the UK and international regulatory frameworks, focusing on legal, ethical, and professional considerations. Critically analyse auditing's role in governance, risk management and internal controls. The module explores auditing theories, methodologies, and regulatory demands, along with emerging trends in the profession. Understand the responsibilities of auditors, assurance providers and the evolving audit landscape.
- Financial ManagementCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Develop your ability to analyse and apply financial management principles in corporate decision-making. Explore the role of financial management within the economic environment, focusing on investment, financing and dividend policy decisions. Assess various sources of financing, evaluate risk-return trade-offs, apply investment appraisal techniques and explore business valuation methods. Gain the skills to optimise working capital and risk management strategies, ensuring efficient use of financi
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
This degree places employability skills at the heart of its design and carries accreditation from ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW. You'll usually begin with financial accounting foundations, double-entry bookkeeping, financial statements and the reporting framework, alongside an introduction to finance and quantitative methods for business decisions. In your second year, you'll progress to management accounting, corporate finance, and financial reporting and analysis under international standards. Year three typically opens into specialist options such as audit and assurance, taxation, corporate finance, financial risk, and fintech, with an advanced corporate reporting module and a dissertation or applied project that often aligns with professional-body exemption requirements.
Who it's for
You're suited to this course if you're building or developing a career in accounting or finance and want professional-grade qualifications alongside your degree. You'll thrive if you're methodical, detail-oriented and keen to understand how organisations manage money and regulatory compliance. This part-time format works well if you're balancing study with work or other commitments. Most students entering this degree already hold another higher-education qualification, so you're studying alongside peers with some academic foundation.
Careers & job market
Across Accounting & Finance courses nationally, 87% of graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating, and 65% of those working are in highly skilled roles. National graduate earnings for the field range from £25,000–£32,500 at the 15-month point, rising to £30,175–£42,600 within five years. The ACCA and ICAEW accreditations recognised by this degree can streamline your path to professional membership, opening doors in audit, corporate finance, tax and advisory roles.
University & format
This is a part-time BA (Hons) degree delivered by Coventry University, a University based in London. The course is taught in English and is accredited by ICAEW and ACCA for exemption from some professional examinations. Coventry University is a recognised UK degree-awarding body, and achieved Gold for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
Part-time application dates vary by provider. UCAS dates
Names detected beside accreditation or recognition copy on the provider course page; verify the route and intake.
Placement year. Availability, selection and pay can vary.
Opened 2 July 2026; last choice 19 October 2026. Check vacancies now. A cached page never claims a place is still available.
Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| another higher-education qualification | 65% |
| A-levels or equivalent | 35% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Entry is set by the university and based on your offer. Use your predicted grades to see how you compare, then check the university's stated requirements.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course. One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by Apply directly to the provider
Part-time application dates vary by provider. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Provider fee page (England 2026/27 cap where not stated).
Check fees at Coventry University →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
That does not mean no funding exists. Check the university directory for current amounts, eligibility and application dates.
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Careers & earnings
What Accounting & Finance graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £26,000 | £24,000 – £30,000 | 20 |
| 3 years after | £33,000 | £22,500 – £48,000 | 160 |
| 5 years after | £37,500 | £27,000 – £52,000 | 145 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Limited evidence. Published sample: 20; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Graduate roleFirst role after the degree · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / PractitionerWorking in accounting & finance · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / LeadLeading work and people · 5–10 yrs
- 4Head of / ExpertSenior leadership or deep expertise · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Accounting & Finance nationally
National figures for Accounting & Finance graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Limited evidence. Published sample: 20; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Accounting & Finance courses at the same study level.
Compared with 957 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Administrative occupationsSOC 2020 41 · 40% of published destinations · ASHE median £27,006
- Managers, directors and senior officialsSOC 2020 1 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £51,733
- Finance ProfessionalsSOC 2020 242 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £47,173
- Sales occupationsSOC 2020 71 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £15,975
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 20; response rate: 65%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Accounting & Finance graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine information gathering
- First-draft writing and summaries
- Standard analysis and admin
- Repetitive processing tasks
More human than ever
- Judgement and original thinking
- Working with and leading people
- Owning and sense-checking AI output
- Ethics and accountability
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Accounting & Finance graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- The Big Four (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG)
- Banks & insurers
- Corporate finance teams
- HMRC & public sector
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Accounting & Finance graduates.
Is this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
95% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £26,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 7.9 out of 10: NSS 77.3% · in work or study 95% · continued 65%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Coventry University
Business and management across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around London Campus
7,722 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Accounting & Finance right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to Coventry University from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is £17,600 / year for this course (from the provider’s fee page). You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check Coventry University’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with Coventry University and gov.uk before you apply.
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