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Accounting & Finance at University of Winchester - UCAS

Course summary

Accountants are essential to every business. At Winchester, we are passionate about enhancing your digital capabilities and agile thinking to ensure you thrive in this core and rapidly evolving industry. Course Highlights

  • You are taught by academics with professional experience as accountants, supporting your personal development and helping kick-start rewarding careers.
  • We favour workshop-style sessions over lectures, offering you opportunities to apply cutting-edge knowledge and skills to real-life scenarios.
  • You will develop a range of transferable abilities and professional practice skills valued by employers, including critical evaluation, self-direction, problem-solving, analysis, presentations, and negotiation.
  • Learning takes place in class sizes that prepare you to work in management teams, with modules focusing on applying theory to real business scenarios.
  • In your final year, you have the option to complete a dissertation, undertake a consultancy project or work placement, or launch a start-up.
  • You may choose to spend a year on a paid work placement in a business relevant to your ambitions, increasing your professional confidence and employability.
Learning Style Our aim is to shape confident learners by enabling you to develop the skills needed to excel in your studies, and onto further studies or the employment market. You are taught primarily through a combination of lectures and seminars, allowing opportunities to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures in groups. You are encouraged to access academic support from staff within the course team and the wide range of services available to you within the University. Our Connections Our BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance programme is accredited by prestigious professional bodies known for their commitment to excellence and maintaining the highest standards. This helps to boost your employability and can give you exemptions from some professional exams. ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants) Previous graduates took up trainee positions with accounting firms such as Deloitte and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Modules

For detailed information on modules you will be studying please click on the 'View course details' link at the top of this summary box.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • Principles for Responsible Management Education
  • Public Finance and Accountancy, Chartered Institute of

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
NN34
Institution code:
W76
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

Applicants who wish to apply for advanced standing (exemption from part of a programme) based on previous study are considered on an individual basis. Applicants are required to provide transcripts. confirming the module titles and grades they have already achieved, as well as module handbooks and/or programme specifications showing the learning outcomes of the modules completed.

International applicants

We accept a wide range of non-UK qualifications and use UK NARIC (National Recognition Information Centre) guidelines to confirm their equivalence.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Applicants are required to hold a minimum of 2 x A-level or equivalent qualifications (e.g. 2 x BTEC National Subsidiary Diplomas) and we accept all A-level subjects, including Critical Thinking, General Studies and own-language A-levels. We welcome applicants who have completed the Extended Project (EP/EPQ) and points obtained from this qualification will be included in any offer. In addition, we accept a maximum of 32 points from level 3 qualifications below A2 that are included in the tariff (e.g. AS-levels not studied at A-level, music or dance qualifications). If you are a mature student, your application will be considered on its individual merits and work or other professional experience may be taken into consideration in lieu of other published requirements.


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6An overall score of 6.0, including 5.5 in writing is required. If you require Tier 4 sponsorship, you will require a minimum of 5.5 in all 4 components.

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
70%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
95%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
EU £16700 Year 1
International £16700 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For further information about any additional costs associated with this course please see the individual course page on the University of Winchester website (www.winchester.ac.uk).
Accounting & Finance at University of Winchester - UCAS