Business Accounting and Finance
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 • Join a dynamic new generation of business and finance all-rounders, equipped for a wide range of business accounting and finance careers • 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 this course, you’ll be eligible to apply for all 11 of the maximum exemptions offered by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Key highlights
- Eligible to apply for all 11 maximum CIMA exemptions
- Hands-on training in a professional-standard Financial Markets Lab
- 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
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 112 — Requirement: What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to…
- A-level: BBC — …What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access…
- T-level: Merit — …looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diplom…
- BTEC: DMM — …Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma: 60 credits w…
- GCSE: 4/C — to include Mathematics, English
- Access to HE Diploma: Pass — Pass; 60 credits with 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
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Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships - £2,000
Up to £2,000
Careers this course leads to
- Management accountant
- Financial analyst
- Business analyst
- Finance officer
- Audit associate
- Financial controller
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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