Our degree with foundation year could be the stepping stone you need to achieve your goals. The foundation year aims to prepare you for degree-level study and is a great way to build the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to succeed on your degree course.
Foundation year
The strength of the course lies in preparing students, who are unable to follow the more traditional route onto a degree course in Financial Management and Accounting.
The foundation year aims to provide you with the fundamental knowledge and skill set in a range of mathematical and business principles, as well as the theories and concepts involved in investment risk and professional ethics.
If you successfully complete this foundation year, you will then have the chance to progress onto the Financial Management and Accounting BA (Hons), subject to meeting progression requirements.
Degree
The Financial Management and Accounting BA (Hons) degree part of the course aims to enable you to make a valid contribution to managerial and accounting functions of any organisation such as sole traders, partnerships, private and public companies, and charitable organisations.
Why you should study this course
You should study this degree course if you want to:
further enhance your knowledge of mathematical and business principles, as well as the theories and concepts involved in investment risk and professional ethics
develop and embed your sense commercial awareness
demonstrate an understanding of the work of a finance organisation.
For the most up-to-date information about course modules, sandwich years or part-time learning, please visit our website.
In the foundation year, the modules are:
Academic Skills for Accounting and Finance
Accounting and Spreadsheets
Investment and Risk
Cost, Revenue and Professional Ethics
During the degree part of the course, the modules are:
Year 1:
Financial Marketing and Regulation
Economics for Accounting and Finance
Law for Business Entities
Financial Statements and Budgeting
Year 2:
Managing Corporate Finance
Financial Reporting (International Standards)
Corporate Governance and Risk
Introduction to Islamic Finance and Investment
Final year:
Compliance and Assurance
Taxation for Business Entities
Strategic Performance Management
Research Proposal in Accounting and Finance
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Overall grade of Pass (D or E on the Core) in the T Level Qualification in any subject.
to include a minimum of one A2 level.
The Access to HE Diploma. Plus GCSE English and GCSE Mathematics at grade 4 / C or above.
GCSE maths and English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards.
We’re here to help you achieve your study goals. If your qualifications or expected levels of grades differ from those outlined above, chat with our admissions team and between us we will explore the possibilities open to you. We accept a range of qualifications and our study experience is designed to give you options and support from the start.
Contact us via our website to find out more.
Grades alone don’t tell us everything about your potential and your story. We use information from your application to assess achievements in your personal situation to support fair and equal access. For example, we consider where you live, your school, if you are a carer or a care leaver or have experienced disruption to your education.
We have different schemes that recognise this context that may result in a reduced offer by up to 24 UCAS points or equivalent.
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.
This course may have Historical entry grades data available, please select a course option to view.
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* 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.
Please note the difference between foundation and degree year fees. For the most up to date fee information please check the relevant course page of the Coventry University Group's website.
Please note, this course with a foundation year is not currently available to international students. If you are an international student and do not meet the entry requirements to directly join year 1 of the degree, please visit our website to explore the options available. www.coventry.ac.uk
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