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Finance with Business Accounting

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 21 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Develop and enhance your business and finance education with this one-year top-up to your Level 5 qualification. Advance your knowledge, gear up for the next step in your career and stand out in today’s competitive job market.

Elevate your expertise
Build on your Level 5 qualification with this intensive one-year programme – an ideal launchpad into graduate roles in business, finance, or accounting.

Achieve your dream career
Gain the essential knowledge to get ahead, whether you're breaking into the financial services industry, pursuing a career as a qualified accountant, or strengthening your business credentials.

Progression opportunities
Completion of this top-up programme may lead to entry on a masters degree in a variety of business and finance areas including a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or a Master of Finance (MFin).

This course is for you if...

  • you want to kick-start an impactful career or progress onto further study

  • you want to boost your employability

  • you wish to build on your technical skills and sharpen your knowledge in finance, accounting, or business

  • you get a buzz from solving problems and analytical thinking.

Plymouth is a founding member of the Defence Universities Alliance, a collaboration between the Ministry of Defence, the UK Armed Forces and the higher education sector, helping equip you with specialist, in-demand skills.

Modules

Course Modules

Gain a comprehensive understanding of financial modelling, corporate financial management, investment management, and business accounting. You’ll learn to model financial securities like bonds, equities, currencies, and options, and develop practical skills for financial analysis. Key topics include investment appraisal, capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, and multinational finance. You’ll also explore credit management, portfolio theory, and risk management, along with business accounting, focusing on financial statements, budgeting, and costing within UK reporting standards.

Modules are subject to change depending on year of entry and up to date information can be found on our website.

Assessment method

For up to date details, please refer to our website or contact the institution directly.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • 21 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
N3N4
Institution code:
P60
Campus name:
Main Site
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
N3N4
Institution code:
P60
Campus name:
Main Site

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

There are no qualification requirements for this course.

For entry into the one-year programme you must have completed a foundation degree or equivalent with a finance or business emphasis, equivalent to 120 credits of study at Level 4 and 120 credits at Level 5.

Candidates whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each element) or equivalent.

We welcome applicants with international qualifications.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At the University of Plymouth, we believe in building a welcoming and inclusive community that supports every student to achieve their full potential.

With our contextual offer scheme, we may extend offers below our standard entry criteria to those applicants whose circumstances and experiences could have impacted their education and academic performance. You can check your eligibility for a contextual offer using our online postcode checker.

Learn more on the University of Plymouth website

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

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

For all information about tuition fees, please visit our fees and funding pages at www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/fees

  • Fees are correct at the time of publication and may be subject to change.

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