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Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year

  • 2 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Mount Pleasant Campus
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2026-20272027-2028
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Course summary

Why study Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year at Liverpool John Moores University?

  • Ranked 6th in the UK Guardian League Table 2025 - Subject Ranking Accounting & Finance

  • 100% of students surveyed on this course said staff are good at explaining things (National Student Survey 2025)

  • 97% of students surveyed on this course said staff supported their learning well (National Student Survey 2025)

  • Professionally accredited by four of the main accountancy bodies in England and Wales

  • Tutors trained at top accounting firms such as Deloitte, Ernst & Young and Grant Thornton

  • Excellent business links with companies as diverse as Airbus, Matalan, Cummins, Volkswagen Group and NHS

  • Options to work a year in industry or study abroad

  • Opportunities to secure exemptions from UK professional accountancy qualifications once you graduate

  • Shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Awards 2024 Business School of the Year

  • Winner Business School of the Year, Educate North Awards 2025

About your course

The BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year at Liverpool John Moores University offers you the chance to secure professional accreditation from the four main accountancy bodies in England and Wales.

It also gives you a head start on the path to gaining a professional accountancy qualification, as it allows a number of exemptions from UK professional accountancy exams.

One of the benefits of the course is the option of taking a year out to complete a salaried placement in industry in the UK or overseas. However, if you prefer not to take a whole year out from your studies, you will have other opportunities for work-related learning.

Students on this programme also have the opportunity to spend one or two semesters in their second year on the identical LJMU degree programme at our partner college in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, keeping the professional body recognition of their studies at LJMU.

Liverpool Business School also has partnerships with business schools at universities and colleges across Europe, in the USA and in China. Students can choose to spend an additional year of study at one of our partner universities between the second and third years. All study abroad opportunities are in English. There are also many supported opportunities to study at partner universities during summer vacations and Liverpool Business School provides places on language skills courses.

Foundation Year

The Foundation Year is ideal if you have the interest and ability to study for a degree, but do not have the qualifications to enter directly onto the Accounting and Finance honours degree programme yet.

Once you pass the Foundation Year (level 3) you will progress directly onto the first year of the honours degree. If you are a full-time UK student, you will qualify for student financial support for the full duration of your course (subject to eligibility criteria).

Subject options

This course offers the following subject options:

  • Business

Modules

Course Modules

Please visit the Liverpool John Moores University website for detailed module information.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  • Public Finance and Accountancy, Chartered Institute of
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Mount Pleasant Campus

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

Start dates

Application codes

Institution code:
L51

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Application codes

Institution code:
L51

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

A level
DDD

T Level

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

You need to obtain the required UCAS points.

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 72

Scottish Higher

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

Access to HE Diploma

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

You need to obtain the required UCAS points.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics/ Numeracy and Science.

GCSE Equivalences accepted for English Language and Mathematics
• Key Skills Level 2 in English/Maths
• NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading
• Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English
• Higher Diploma in Maths/English
• Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number
• Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

You need to obtain the required UCAS points.

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

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

You need to obtain the required UCAS points

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

You need to obtain the required UCAS points.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
MMP

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

You need to obtain the required UCAS points.

NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Mathematics for Everyday Life (Core Maths)

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

You need to obtain the required UCAS points.

Prior to starting the programme applicants must have obtained Grade C or Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics GCSE or an approved alternative qualification below:
• Key Skills Level 2 in English/ Maths
• NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and/or Reading
• Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English
• Higher Diploma in Maths/ English
• Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths/ English
• Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number
• Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number

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

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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

In England and Wales, tuition fees for home undergraduate students are set in accordance with the Government’s regulated fee cap. The Government has confirmed that this cap will be £10,050 for 2027/28, subject to Parliamentary approval. The Government has also indicated that from the 2028/29 academic year onwards, the fee cap may be adjusted annually in line with inflation. As a result, tuition fees in future years may increase annually in line with inflation. We will provide confirmation of any changes as early as possible in advance of each academic year. The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees in accordance with any changes to the maximum allowable fees set by the UK Parliament.

Sponsorship information

Scholarships and bursaries 1

Please see our Bursaries and Scholarships page for more information: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/discover/fees-and-funding/bursaries-and-scholarships

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