Course summary
Study accounting, financial management, tax and auditing at degree level. You can become an accountant in blue chip firms and financial organisations, working with facts and figures and being meticulous in your work. Accountants play an important role in business, providing key information that underpins the work of decision makers within organisations Accredited by the main UK professional accountancy bodies (ACCA, ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, and CIPFA), we focus on practical content and your future employability. Along with all aspects of accountancy, you'll study topics in economics, law and management. Professional accountants prepare financial statements and record business transactions. They also use information systems to track financial performance and participate in mergers and acquisitions and the governance of organisations. A high number of our graduates are employed by major accountancy firms and blue-chip organisations, often overseas, such as Grant Thornton, KPMG, Baker Tilly and Ernst & Young. Others secure training contracts and many undertake further professional study. Our graduates are exempt from a number of professional examinations.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Chartered Accountants of Scotland, Institute of
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- Public Finance and Accountancy, Chartered Institute of
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- N400
- Institution code:
- G42
- 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)
Level 3 Entry: HND Accounting with AAB in the graded units or Next Gen HND Accounting, Achieved with Merit
Entry requirements
Standard Qualification Requirements
A level - BCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher - BBBBB
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 26 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H2, H2, H3, H3, H3
Scottish HNC - Pass
Scottish HND - Pass
Foundation Apprenticeship (SCQF Level 6) - Pass
T Level - D
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Scottish Higher - BCCC
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Overall score of 6.0 with the minimum of 5.5 in each element |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Scotland | £1820* | Year 1 |
England | £9535* | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9535* | Year 1 |
Wales | £9535* | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9535* | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9535* | Year 1 |
EU | £15200* | Year 1 |
International | £15200* | Year 1 |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
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
Provider information
Glasgow Caledonian University
City Campus
Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow
G4 0BA