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BSc (Hons) Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience

This unique, professionally-oriented course has been designed alongside the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Undergraduate Partnership Programme (UPP).

It will provide you with a fast track to an accountancy qualification and includes a one-year paid work placement in your third year. Download our work placement guide to find out more.

Special features
The ICAEW hold networking events at Alliance Manchester Business School which provide you with the opportunity to meet companies who offer internships through the UPP, such as Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, Grant Thornton, Mazars and PwC.

The course integrates study of the theory and practice of accounting, and offers significant exemptions from the examinations of professional accountancy bodies, particularly those of the ICAEW. You could gain up to eight exemptions from ICAEW ACA papers and qualify as a chartered accountant two years after graduation.

You will be taught by staff who are leading researchers in their fields, some of whom are also qualified accountants.

Teaching and learning
You will normally study four or five course units per semester. Each week there are usually two hours of lectures for each course unit and a one hour workshop in alternate weeks, although this varies slightly. You are expected to double this in private study. Group work and group or individual presentations will form a regular part of your assignments.
Coursework and assessment
Essays, multiple choice tests, project reports and presentations, in-class tests and weekly assignments constitute the coursework component of assessment, although the nature and proportion of coursework varies across course units. The remainder of assessment is by unseen examination. Depending on the degree course, in your final year you can choose to do a research-based dissertation or project. We aim to strike a balance between examinations and assessed coursework as well as providing opportunities for feedback on progress through non-assessed work.
Course unit details
The focus of the degree is on accounting and finance. Other relevant subjects such as management, law, mathematics, statistics and economics are also covered. There is some scope for you to study related subjects to broaden your knowledge of business and management, subject to the requirements of professional accreditation. You will receive a strong theoretical and practical grounding in the principles of accounting and acquire appropriate transferable skills.
Course content for year 1
Your first year is designed to introduce you to the foundations of accounting and finance. You will also study course units in mathematics, statistics, economics and law. A specialist course unit - only available to BSc (Hons) Accounting students - will introduce you to the skills and techniques required by the accountancy profession and will begin to prepare you for the workplace. Your first year project involves you preparing a competitive tender for an audit with support from employers such as KPMG.

Intakes

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Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Our dedicated careers teams will help you to develop your personal and professional skills, connect you with potential employers and provide the tools to improve your overall employability and to develop and execute your career plans.

We encourage you to start thinking about your future from the moment you join us.

Put theory into practice through a paid work placement, study abroad on an international exchange, complete a summer internship, take an active role in our student societies.

Benefits of a work placement
If you opt to complete a work placement as part of your degree programme, the aim of this placement is to complement and develop your skills and knowledge gained in the first two years of your course.

Gain practical and relevant work experience
Build your confidence and develop a real-world attitude to business
Earn a salary, gain increased responsibility and independence
Create a network of industry contacts and subsequent job opportunities
Gain insight into roles and employers enabling more informed career choices
Choose a placement overseas to gain international experience

Finding a placement

Our placement and careers teams offer the following support when it comes to researching and applying for work placements:

Weekly e-bulletins advertising placement opportunities
Sessions on interview skills, CV clinics, mock assessment centres and psychometric tests
Employer drop-in sessions and careers fairs

We do allow our students to complete international work placements and to source their own placements - you do not necessarily have to find your placement via the weekly e-bulletins provided by the Careers Service. If you do source your own placement, please note that it must be approved by the School to ensure that the job role is in line with your programme of study and learning outcomes.

PSW Opportunity

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Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

GCSEs

To meet our Maths subject requirements we require GCSE Maths at Grade B or 6 or we can accept GCSE Applications of Maths and Methods in Maths - both at Grade B or 6 - if studied together in the same sitting. Please note we do not accept Applied Maths e.g. WJEC Mathematics – Numeracy.

To meet our English language subject requirements we require GCSE English Language at Grade B or 6.

Please note that we do not accept the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme to meet our GCSE Maths and English language subject requirements.

A-levels

Grades AAB. Native language A-levels are accepted. General Studies is normally accepted if one of four A-levels passed in the same sitting. In most circumstances, we will expect candidates to complete three A-levels in one sitting to demonstrate the ability to manage a high level and volume of study.

Due to the popularity of our degree programmes, preference may be given to candidates studying at least one of our preferred subjects. Please check the individual course profile pages for our list of preferred subjects, you can find this under ‘Entry requirements’.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

35 points overall with 6,6,5 in Higher Level subjects.

Students without GCSE/IGCSE Maths and English Language at grade B (or 6) will need 5 in SL Maths (or Maths Studies*) and SL English (Language A: English Language and Literature or Language A: Literature).
If Language B: English is offered at SL we would need you to achieve a 6.

*We do not currently accept Maths Studies for BSc (Hons) International Business, Finance and Economics applicants for the purposes of meeting our Maths subject requirements.

BTEC Nationals

We consider the various BTEC Nationals for entry provided you have studied a subject relevant to the chosen course.

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma

D*D*D in the BTEC National Extended Diploma

BTEC Level 3 National Diploma

D*D in the BTEC National Diploma plus grade B at A-level

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate

D* in the BTEC National Extended Certificate plus grades AB at A-level

Please note that we do not accept General Studies as an A-level option and we do not accept A-level subjects which are the same as your BTEC qualification.

Please note that the National Diploma and the National Extended Certificate must be studied alongside A-levels and we are unable to accept combinations of the BTEC qualification.

Access to HE Diploma

The subject of your Access to HE qualification will be taken into consideration when making a decision on your application. Please note: We only accept the Access to HE qualification when studied at a centre in the UK.

60 credits are required with 45 credits at Level 3. Of those at Level 3, a minimum of 39 credits at Distinction and 6 credits at Merit. Please note that we do not accept credits at Pass.

All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency. The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either:

GCSE/iGCSE English Language grade B/6, or;
IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6 in any individual component, or;
An acceptable equivalent qualification.

Alliance Manchester Business School (SI UK)

Manchester , England ,United Kingdom