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BA (Honours) Accounting and Finance
Covers financial and management accounting and finance, and works towards professional accountancy qualifications through recognition by professional bodies. A placement-year (4-year) route is available.
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A clearer look at BA (Honours) Accounting and Finance
Covers financial and management accounting and finance, and works towards professional accountancy qualifications through recognition by professional bodies. A placement-year (4-year) route is available.
This 36-month undergraduate route concentrates on financial reporting and interpretation, management accounting and business control, professional judgement, governance and accountability. A placement or professional-experience option is recorded, which can help connect academic learning with workplace practice when available.
Course focus
What you can expect to explore
- Financial reporting and interpretation
- Management accounting and business control
- Professional judgement, governance and accountability
- Corporate finance and investment decisions
Skills development
Capabilities you can build
- Financial statement analysis
- Budgeting and performance review
- Numerical accuracy
- Evidence-based financial judgement
The balance of technical, academic and professional skills depends on the modules and assessments offered for your intake.
Learning experience
How you may learn
- Applied work such as case studies, workshops, projects or problem-based tasks.
- Independent study and progressively more complex assignments or projects.
- A placement or professional-experience route is recorded; its length, availability and eligibility should be confirmed for the selected intake.
Who is this course for?
A strong fit for students who are comfortable with numbers and want to understand how reliable financial information supports organisations. Entry requirements still determine eligibility, and students should compare the official module list with their own career goals before applying.
Career direction
Where it may lead
Relevant career directions may include:
- Graduate accountant
- Audit associate
- Management accountant
- Financial reporting analyst
These are examples, not guaranteed outcomes. Employment depends on your experience, location, professional registration where applicable and the modules completed.
Course contents
Published course content for this programme.
35 curriculum items were captured from the university’s official course page. These may include modules, course units or published curriculum topics, and can change by intake, pathway and availability.
- 01Business EconomicsPublished course content
- 02Demand and Supply AnalysisPublished course content
- 03Elasticity of Demand and SupplyPublished course content
- 04Consumer Choice TheoryPublished course content
- 05Production Theory and Cost AnalysisPublished course content
- 06Perfectly Competitive MarketsPublished course content
- 07Monopoly and Monopolistic CompetitionPublished course content
- 08Oligopoly and Game TheoryPublished course content
- 09Externalities and Public GoodsPublished course content
- 10Gross Domestic Product (GDP)Published course content
- 11Unemployment and InflationPublished course content
- 12Aggregate Demand and Aggregate SupplyPublished course content
- 13Fiscal PolicyPublished course content
- 14Monetary PolicyPublished course content
- 15International Trade and Exchange RatesPublished course content
- 16Economic Growth and DevelopmentPublished course content
- 17Financial AccountingPublished course content
- 18Accounting objectives, concepts, conventions and regulationsPublished course content
- 19International financial reporting standardsPublished course content
- 20Ledger accounting and double entry bookkeepingPublished course content
- 21Accruals and prepaymentsPublished course content
- 22Tangible non-current assetsPublished course content
- 23Bad debts and allowance for receivablesPublished course content
- 24Cost of goods sold and inventoriesPublished course content
- 25Bank reconciliationsPublished course content
- 26Control accounts and error correctionPublished course content
- 27Preparation of financial statements for sole traders and limited companiesPublished course content
- 28Law, Corporate Governance And EthicsPublished course content
- 29Types of legal entityPublished course content
- 30Company and insolvency lawPublished course content
- 31The English law of contractPublished course content
- 32The English law of employmentPublished course content
- 33Criminal behaviour that may be encountered by professional accountantsPublished course content
- 34English law pertaining to debt, equity and reservesPublished course content
- 35Corporate governancePublished course content
Entry requirements
Can I apply?
- Academic
- 104 UCAS tariff points
- Sri Lankan qualifications
- Sri Lanka GCE Advanced Level accepted for undergraduate entry; HND can be considered for advanced entry; O/L holders can be considered for the International Foundation Programme (grades not stated)
- English (IELTS)
- 6.0 overall, minimum 5.5 in each skill
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Course information checked October 2026 from the official course page on shu.ac.uk. The expanded description is original GEC guidance built from the recorded course summary, award level and subject; it does not reproduce a university or partner listing word for word. Exact modules, teaching, assessment, professional recognition, fees, entry requirements and intakes can change. We confirm the latest details with Sheffield Hallam University before you apply. Global Educational Consultants is an independent consultancy.