Accounting with Business Management

Lead the future of sustainable finance and business.

Our Accounting with Business Management BSc is designed to help you thrive in a fast-changing world. You’ll build expertise in accounting, business management, sustainability and data analytics, developing the practical and leadership skills that employers value most.

As one of only six UK universities with CIMA Partner Status, this degree offers up to 11 CIMA exemptions, as well as additional exemptions from ACCA, ICAEW, CPA Australia, CIPFA and AIA, helping you progress more quickly towards professional qualification.

Gain valuable, hands-on experience through placements with top employers, including Deloitte, Microsoft, Siemens, Xerox and Disney.
Our graduates go on to a wide range of roles across the finance industry, including Financial Analyst at HSBC, Management Accountant at Deloitte, and Finance Officer at Leicestershire County Council.

Get a feel for real financial markets in DMU’s Trading Floor, equipped with the same data analysis and trading simulation tools used by finance professionals around the world. You’ll graduate confident in your ability to interpret data, trade, and make informed business decisions.

Join the DMU Investment Society to meet like-minded students, hear from guest speakers such as Mattioli Woods PLC, take part in case competitions, and gain hands-on experience with R Studio and the London Stock Exchange Trading Simulator. It’s a great way to build networks and confidence before you graduate.

Through DMUGlobal, you’ll have the chance to take part in international experiences that broaden your horizons and enhance your CV. Recent trips to Orlando and Frankfurt have given students the opportunity to see global finance in action and develop a truly international perspective.

Year 1
Block 1: Accounting in the Business Environment
Block 2: Accounting for Organisational Performance
Block 3: Financial Accounting
Block 4: Management Accounting

Year 2
Block 1: Organisational Behaviour and Leadership
Block 2: International Financial Reporting and Business Taxation
Block 3: Digital Business and Data Analytics
Block 4: Performance Measurement and Decision Making

Year 3
Block 1: Strategic Management and Governance
Block 2: Financial Strategy
Block 3: Choose one from either: Project Management for Sustainable Business or Accounting Simulation
Block 4: Critical Risk Management

Teaching and assessment
You will be taught through a combination of large group sessions, tutorials, online resources and self-directed study. Students are given feedback throughout the course to develop and improve their economic and business strategy skills. Through the use of assessments emphasis is placed on research and analytical skills. Assessment may include, but is not limited to, portfolios of learning, essays, online tests, workbooks, case studies, or exams.

Teaching contact hours
This is a full-time course. Each module is worth 30 credits. It is expected that student will spend a total of 300 hours of study for each module. You should be prepared to devote approximately 10 contact hours a week to your studies and additional independent hours of study in order to succeed. Teaching is through a mix of lectures, tutorials and seminars.

In addition, each module provides a two-hour surgery each week for individual consultation with the lecturer. You will also have timetabled meetings with your personal tutor and careers and/or subject meetings scheduled throughout the year.

Self-directed study
In order to prepare for, and assimilate, the work in lectures and seminars you will be expected to use our on-line resources, participate in flipped or virtual classroom discussions on our virtual learning environment (VLE) and engage in personal study and revision for approximately 25 hours per week.

Block teaching
You deserve a positive teaching and learning experience, where you feel part of a supportive and nurturing community. That’s why most students will enjoy an innovative approach to learning using block teaching, where you will study one module at a time. You’ll benefit from regular assessments - rather than lots of exams at the end of the year - and a simple timetable that allows you to engage with your subject and enjoy other aspects of university life such as sports, societies, meeting friends and discovering your new city. By studying with the same peers and tutor for each block, you’ll build friendships and a sense of belonging.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS