BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance Bachelor's degree at Wolverhampton

The purpose of this module is to provide students with a proficiency to analyse, interpret and comprehend legal rules and principles relevant especially to areas of business law. Students will become familiar with key aspects of the English Legal System; the law of contract, tort law (in particular the tort of negligence), employment law and company law in the context of the business organisation. Students will be encouraged to communicate effectively to demonstrate knowledge of legal rules and

This module is designed to give you a basic introduction to cost and management accounting techniques. In this module you will learn different techniques of accounting for costs and how to use this information to analyse different financial situations and produce information that will help decision-making.

This module develops knowledge and understanding of the workings of the market economy, as well as the role of government within the system. The economic environment within which business organisations operate will be explored and those economic factors that influence the behaviour and performance of firms and industries identified. This will include: a microeconomic perspective, which deals with firms, markets and customers; and a macroeconomic perspective, which considers the impact of changes

This module seeks to develop the conceptual and practical aspects of financial accounting. In this module you will be exposed to the underpinning accounting theory and basic rules of financial accounting, as well as practical methods of book-keeping.

This module provides a transition into your university programme, introducing necessary skills for success in your university studies and knowledge and understanding that will be developed in later modules of your course, and also aims to encourage you at an early stage to take control of your own personal development - both your skills and your future career. Professional people undertake Continuous Professional [Personal] Development (CPD) where they reflect regularly on their strengths and we

This module aims to provide students with an introduction to the data handling techniques and methods of statistical analysis using the appropriate software for data collection and analysis. It will enable students to select and apply key quantitative tools to investigating issues in finance area.

This module focuses on the theme of Budgeting and Financial Control. Developing from the basic budgeting covered in Level 4, this module will introduce students to Revenue and Capital budgeting. It also introduces techniques of budget monitoring and standard costing and discusses their use as a form of financial control. The module will then critique budgeting practices and discuss possible alternatives.

The aim of this module is to introduce computerised techniques into financial accounting, in order to prepare students for the digital requirements of real-life accounting. Current and changing technological developments affecting the accounting profession will be discussed. This module builds on the financial accounting knowledge developed at Level 4 and develops skills in using spreadsheets and accounting software.

This module follows on from Financial Accounting Principles at level four, in its focus on financial accounts. The module continues to develop the themes of conceptual and practical aspects of financial accounting, focusing in more detail upon specific, significant accounting rules and regulations. Students will study some key financial accounting standards and concepts learning the different methods of application.

This module aims to provide students with an introduction to the principles of financial economics. This will provide students with the primary theoretical and conceptual frameworks of finance to enable students to study finance at a higher level.

This module seeks to develop the skills and abilities developed in the costing module. Specifically it seeks to analyse and conclude from different financial situations using advanced costing and management techniques. These techniques will include break even analysis, investment appraisal and the incorporation of risk into decision-making.

This module provides a solid framework of the principles of UK taxes affecting individuals – covering income tax and capital gains tax. It also introduces basic tax planning techniques to assist in decision making and strategic planning. In this module you will learn how to calculate individual and sole trader tax liabilities, as well as start to understand some of the principles underpinning tax planning. It is therefore a very practical module designed to give students a working knowledge of U

This module continues the development in Financial Reporting from level 5 and Financial Accounting Principles from level 4. The module continues the mix of conceptual and practical accounting issues. This module will focus on the techniques for accounting for groups of companies and acquisitions and mergers. The module will continue to investigate the theories and principles underpinning modern accounting. The module will also investigate and evaluate possible alternative techniques and practice

The module aims to give a practical insight to the Auditing process followed by auditors and the reporting context. The ethical background and regulatory framework of auditors and the corporate governance requirements for their clients will be considered. The process of evaluating audit risk and the organisation's internal control system to determine their impact on audit planning will be determined in case study scenarios. Finally, the use of a variety of audit techniques to collect reliable an

This module provides a solid framework of the principles of UK taxes affecting companies– covering Corporation Tax, Chargeable gains and VAT. This is an essentially practical module which focuses on the calculation of the tax liabilities generated by corporate decisions and corporate activities as well as introducing basic tax planning techniques to assist in corporate decision making and strategic planning.

This module examines the critical theories and concepts of corporate finance and behavioural finance relevant to the strategic planning and financial positioning of organizations. The module builds on concepts covered in level 5 introductory financial economics module but also introduces behavioural finance, merger