This course offers you the chance to gain a solid foundation in a broad range of potential career options within finance, accountancy, financial management or fiscal management.
Sound financial knowledge and accountancy skills help businesses make informed decisions, develop the right strategies and achieve growth, while also considering ethics and sustainability. Management roles often require budgeting and financial administration skills to keep a business on track and achieve targets. Coventry University’s Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) course is designed to help you develop these capabilities
Why study this course
Tailor your study to your chosen career path: in your first year, you will study a range of subjects aimed at giving you a grounded understanding of the principles around accounting, finance and financial management. In your second and final years, you will build on this foundation and narrow down your focus to specialise in your area of interest.
Prepare for professional qualifications: our degree is closely aligned to the syllabi of professional accountancy bodies, including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).Enjoy an engaging student experience: participate in events such as International Audit Week and International Tax Week, where you get to network with industry partners, engage with student delegations from international universities and compete in a simulated environment, bringing academic learning to life.
Enjoy an engaging student experience - network with industry professionals, collaborate with international student delegations and compete in simulated business environments that bring theory to life.
Put your skills to the test: prepare and analyse financial statements and study the impact of finance on real businesses through case studies of a range of organisations.
Learn in our Bloomberg Trading Floor - gain hands-on experience with market-leading tools like Bloomberg, LSEG Workspace and Fitch Connect, plus opportunities for professional certifications in Bloomberg, LSEG Workspace and ESG.
Boost your employability - take an optional sandwich year2 for industry placement experience. Previous students have worked with HSBC, Airbus, Jaguar Land Rover and the NHS.
Join like-minded communities: enrich your student experience by becoming a member of a student-led society such as the Investment Society or the Economics Society.
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Year One
This course has a common first year which enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn.
If you discover an interest in a specific subject you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements).
Year One Modules
Principles of Financial Accounting - 30 Credits
Principles of Management Accounting - 30 Credits
Principles of Finance - 30 Credits
Mathematics, Statistics and Academic Skills - 30 Credits
Year Two
Business Law, Ethics and Sustainability - 30 Credits
Financial Reporting - 30 Credits
Financial Information Systems - 30 Credits
Financial Management - 30 Credits
Placement Year
There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement2 can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.
Final Year
Undergraduate Project - 30 Credits
Performance Management for Decision Making - 30 Credits
International Finance and Portfolio Management - 30 Credits
Business Strategy - 30 Credits [Choose one from two modules]
Investment Analysis - 30 Credits [Choose one from two modules]
For more information about what you will study, please visit our website.
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
Coventry University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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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.
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We have different schemes that recognise this context that may result in a reduced offer by up to 24 UCAS points or equivalent.
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| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland | £9790* | |
| EU & International | £17600* |
* 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.
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