Business Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
Course overview
• Access our Financial Markets Lab and gain hands-on experience using the same information and technology relied on by financial professionals all over the world • Combine skills in accounting and finance with knowledge of leadership, strategy and governance • Build your problem-solving skills with projects for real organisations • Work with experts who are shaping contemporary business and finance thinking • After successful completion of BA (Hons) Business Accounting and Finance, you’ll be eligible to apply for all 11 of the maximum exemptions offered by the CIMA • ▼ Financial Markets Lab In our Financial Markets Lab, our students can gain hands-on experience using the same information and technology relied on by financial professionals all over the world.
Key highlights
- Hands-on training in a Financial Markets Lab with industry-standard technology
- Accounting and finance combined with leadership, strategy and governance
- Problem-solving projects completed for real organisations
- Taught by experts shaping contemporary business and finance thinking
- Eligible to apply for all 11 maximum CIMA exemptions on completion
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 72 — Requirement: What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you…
- A-level: DDD — …What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to…
- T-level: Pass — …looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Ma…
- BTEC: MMP — …Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and Englis…
- Access to HE Diploma: Pass — Pass; with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum
Scholarships
Full Payment Discount
If you pay your annual tuition fee in full ahead of enrolment, you will benefit from a £1,000 discount.
Up to £1,000Sports Scholarships - Individual and Team Sport Scholar
Up to £3,000 fee subsidy and support services.
Sports Scholarships - Performance Team Sports Scholar
Up to £3,000 fee subsidy and support services.
Talented Athlete Award
Please contact the provider.
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships - £2,000
Up to £2,000
Careers this course leads to
- Management Accountant
- Financial Analyst
- Trainee Chartered Accountant
- Finance Officer
- Business Analyst
- Auditor
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £17,500 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Derby, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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