Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc
Course code	NN43

Tuition fee	To be confirmed

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in any language

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 5.5 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00002&subgroup=2

Overview

Our BSc Accounting and Finance (including foundation year) is open to Home, EU and international students. It will be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entrance requirements for the three-year version of this course and you want a programme that increases your subject knowledge as well as improves your English language and academic skills.

This four-year course includes a foundation year (Year Zero), followed by a further three years of study. During your Year Zero, you study four academic subjects relevant to your chosen course as well as a compulsory English language and academic skills module.

You are an Essex student from day one, a member of our global community based at the most internationally diverse campus university in the UK.

After successful completion of Year Zero in our International Academy, you progress to complete your course with Essex Business School. On our accounting and finance course, you benefit from a broad education both in the skills needed for a career in accounting, and an understanding of the broader role that financial management plays within a business. You study topics including:

- The preparation of financial statements and budgets
- Accounting standards and corporate governance
- Financial theory
- Portfolio management
- Options and futures markets
- Managing risk using derivative instruments

Essex has more start-up businesses than any other county in the UK, and more than two-thirds of the research within Essex Business School is rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”, placing us in the top 25 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014).

Programme structure

Year 0

Introduction to Business Management
Introduction to Economics
Mathematics and Statistics
Academic Skills

Year 1

Introduction to Accounting
Quantitative Methods and Finance
Introduction to Management and Marketing
Economics for Business
Research and Study Skills for Professional Development

Year 2

Financial Reporting and Analysis
Management Accounting I
Corporate Finance
Financial Modelling
Management Accounting II
Portfolio Analysis
Successful Futures
Foundations of Finance (optional)

Final year

Current Issues in Financial Reporting
Advanced Management Accounting
Options and Futures
Risk Management and Financial Institutions
The Pricing of Securities in Financial Markets (optional)
International Finance (optional)

Career opportunities

Our students are in demand from a wide range of employers in a host of occupations, including financial analysis, management, public administration and accountancy.

Our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:

PWC
IBM
Deloitte
Ernst and Young
AVIVA
Bank of England
Hiscox
John Lewis Partnership