This degree is offered in partnership with University of the West of Scotland, and taught at the South Lanarkshire College campus. It offers a thorough and advanced training for a career in accountancy, including financial and management accounting, taxation and auditing.
Part-qualified and newly qualified accountants are Scotland's most sought-after employees, according to research from Hays in 2020. The average salary for an accountant in Scotland is £37,500.
This degree is offered in partnership with University of the West of Scotland, and taught at the South Lanarkshire College campus. It offers a thorough and advanced training for a career in accountancy, including financial and management accounting, taxation and auditing.
Why Should I Choose This Course?
This degree-level course teaches the advanced skills and knowledge for a career in accounting or finance. On completion, you can progress directly to honours-level study.
You'll be taught by industry experts who are qualified chartered accountants and who have worked as accountants for many years. You'll gain experience through work placement, visits to local accounting firms, and hearing guest speakers.
As the course is run in partnership with the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), you'll have benefits such as the UWS library, leisure facilities, student union and study areas.
Where Can This Course Lead?
This course opens up many opportunities. You can take professional exams with the main accountancy bodies such as ICAS, Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for which the Bachelor of Accounting confers accreditation and exemptions. You can use this degree as a launchpad into general business or finance, and qualifications with other professional bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
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Our BSc Accounting programme is accredited by the Accounting Professional Bodies and is designed to equip you with practical skills and professional confidence for a successful accounting career or in preparation for postgraduate study and research.
The full-time BSc Accounting with Finance course is delivered in an interactive way with a real world focus; face-to-face learning is supported by online resources, including the Financial Times, case studies, simulations, learning videos, reading materials, online testing and feedback.
This is a leading and innovative course that delivers a strong accounting and finance knowledge base, whilst helping you develop a wider skill set, in preparation for a career in accounting or finance, as well as a range of other sectors.
Throughout this industry-focused degree you'll engage with specific areas of finance that interest you and explore both national and international markets to gain a firm understanding of the global economy.
If you're an EU or international student and want to top up your diploma in accounting to degree level, this top up BA (Hons) Accounting and Financial Management top-up degree course is for you.
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