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Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year

  • 2 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Stag Hill
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2027-2028
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Course summary

Why choose this course

  • Businesses worldwide are hungry for skilled accountants and finance experts, and this course will give you the skills to land your dream job in any industry.

  • Take the opportunity to get industry-ready with our award-winning Professional Training placements.

  • Our bachelor's degree in accounting and finance is accredited by five UK professional examining bodies, so you can fast-track your career with exemptions from some professional accountancy exams.

  • At Surrey Business School, we’re renowned for our excellent research, dynamic learning environment and strong links with industry.

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What you will study

You’ll explore the core elements of accounting and finance in detail, through modules on financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, corporate finance and financial risk.

This blend of specific accounting and finance modules, with a wider understanding of business, gives you both a strong theoretical foundation in the subject and an appreciation of how accounting and finance theory is applied in business practice.

After laying the foundations in your first year, in your second year you will start to specialise, and in your final year, you will be able to tailor your degree to match your interests and career ambitions.

Modules

Course Modules

To see the full range of modules for this course please visit our website – the link is under the Course contact details. You will also find full details of the programme, including programme structure, assessment methods, contact hours and Graduate prospects.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Stag Hill

Study options

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • Integrated foundation year • 4 Years
  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • Integrated foundation year • 5 Years

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Application codes

Institution code:
S85

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Application codes

Institution code:
S85

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
CCC

Overall:
CCC

Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted for either route. Applicants taking an A-level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are expected to pass the practical element.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM

Overall: MMM

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 21 Merit: 3 Pass: 21

Overall: QAA

recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 21 at Distinction, 3 at Merit and and 21 at Pass
GCSE or Equivalent: Inclusion of GCSE English and Mathematics equivalent within Access programme

Scottish Higher
BBBCC

Overall: BBBCC

GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C. Maths : Scottish National 5 - B Applicants must have achieved these Scottish National grades at the time of making their application.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 29

Overall: 29

GCSE or equivalent: English A HL4/SL4 or English B HL5/SL6 and Maths (either course) HL4/SL4.

Extended Project

Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer for this programme, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects. Applicants can only receive one grade reduction from the published grades, an EPQ grade reduction can’t be applied in addition to other grade reductions made through other schemes such as Contextual Admissions or In2Surrey.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE or Equivalent: GCSE English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade B (5) (or equivalent). Applicants must have achieved these GCSE grades at the time of making their application.

Scottish Advanced Higher
CCC

Overall: CCC

GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C. Maths : Scottish National 5 - B Applicants must have achieved these Scottish National grades at the time of making their application.

T Level
P

Pass overall, with minimum D in the Core Component.

GCSE or equivalent: English Language at Grade 4 (C) and Mathematics at Grade 5 (B). Applicants must have achieved these grades at the time of making their application.

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales

Overall: Pass overall with CCC from a combination of the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales and two A-levels.

Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted for either route. Applicants taking an A-level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are expected to pass the practical element. GCSE or equivalent: Please check the A-level dropdown for the required GCSE levels.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.56.5 overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in each other element.

https://www.surrey.ac.uk/apply/international/english-language-requirements

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales & Northern IrelandTBC

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

Please see our website for up-to-date information on our fees for 2027/28:

https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees/undergraduate-2027-entry

Sponsorship information

Scholarships and bursaries 1

The University of Surrey offers a range of scholarships and bursaries to support our students, please visit https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/scholarships-and-bursaries for more details.

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