BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year Bachelor's degree at the University of Salford

Explores the wide range of accounting and finance professions and the commercial environment in which accounting and finance operates. Develops knowledge of modern practices such as FinTech. Introduces essential academic and employability skills including preparation for internships and placements.

Introduces the legal and regulatory environment in which accounting and finance operates. Develops understanding of institutional systems for corporate governance. Covers current developments in UK and international financial reporting standards and legal frameworks for ethical and responsible corporate governance.

Introduces common industry digital applications used in business and develops quantitative skills demanded by employers in accounting and finance. Enables development of working knowledge of Excel and statistical techniques relevant to accounting and finance including descriptive statistics and regression modelling.

Enables understanding of the operation of markets and the economy, considering both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Develops understanding of basic economic concepts applicable to careers in business, accountancy and finance.

Provides a solid foundation in basic bookkeeping, accounting techniques, and the preparation and evaluation of financial statements. Introduces fundamental principles and concepts of financial accounting and develops skills and knowledge in basic approaches to preparation and analysis of financial accounts.

Develops introductory knowledge and understanding of the nature and purpose of cost and management accounting information within organisations. Introduces fundamental principles around forecasting, budgeting and costing. Content is cumulative and forms the foundation of future modules which may attract exceptions from major accountancy bodies such as ACCA.

Designed to develop graduate-level employability skills and plan for undertaking work-based learning via work placement and/or internship. Develops awareness of recruitment requirements, processes and procedures used by employers. Provides essential professional skills in applying for work placements, internships and graduate positions.

Introduces sustainability accounting and how sustainable development links to roles of organisations, financial management, accounting and reporting. Exposes learners to key developments in sustainability reporting and requirements for companies to report sustainability information. Examines significance of sustainability accounting in financial markets, risk management and investments.

Provides understanding of fundamentals of financial management and their practical application within a business context. Covers the role of financial management in achieving organisational goals and how to use financial information to make informed decisions.

Introduces necessary knowledge and skills to understand financial planning in entrepreneurship. Covers key financial issues and decisions faced by entrepreneurs including different forms of business, business planning, understanding financial statements, measuring performance, evaluation techniques, sources of finance and exit strategies.

Introduces both personal tax and foundations of audit. Provides core knowledge of underlying principles of main areas of UK taxes affecting individuals. Covers income tax, self-employment, investment, national insurance contributions and capital gains tax. Introduces external audit regulatory environment, professional ethics and basics of audit evidence.

Builds on knowledge gained in first year and forms the second of three financial accounting modules. Enables preparation and evaluation of further financial statements including consolidation. Module will attract exemptions from major accountancy bodies.

Extends accounting knowledge and skills to enable interpretation of firms' performance and prospects and consideration of stocks as investment vehicles. Covers approaches and techniques to analyse stocks and make rational decisions. Develops trading skills using Excel and preparation of investment reports. Includes different trading attitudes: value investing, fundamental analysis, speculation and technical analysis.

Builds on prior knowledge of financial and management accounting. Introduces core issues in managing risk and business performance from financial viewpoint. Covers types of risk faced by organisations and strategies, methods and techniques to mitigate and manage them. Utilises concepts and techniques within performance management.

Builds on Level 4 Fundamentals of Management Accounting module. Further develops competency in analysis of information on costs and application of costing techniques. Develops understanding of risk in decisions. Develops knowledge of budgeting as means of short-term planning. Content contributes to exemptions from major accounting professional bodies.

Covers technological innovation in organisations and supply of goods and services. Examines how financial technology (FinTech) is changing the financial services sector. Introduces common accounting software and basic FinTech techniques underpinning data analytics. Enables assessment of various innovative FinTech technologies and appreciation of the FinTech ecosystem.

Builds on skills, knowledge and experience from earlier studies. Enables application and further development of crucial employability skills through working on a live project with an employer or third sector organisation. Develops personal employability and reflection skills through VR software and creation of reflective log and personal development plan.

Provides grounds of business taxation principles and rules. Covers business taxation specific to UK tax system including Corporation tax, Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax and Value Added Tax. Can lead to exemptions from professional accounting body examinations for students wishing to have a career as a professional accountant.