Accounting with Finance with Foundation Year

Overview
If you want to take the first step into a career in accounting and finance, but don't meet the entry requirements, have taken a break from study, or want extra support to get uni-ready, then this foundation year course is for you.

You'll study for one year through ICP, right here on campus. You'll get the knowledge and academic skills needed to take on a bachelor's degree, learning how to analyse information, do research, and improve your academic writing.

The skills you'll learn will help you work in teams as well as on your own in culturally diverse workplaces. You'll develop your understanding of new workplaces and environments, and how to adapt to new environments.

When you've finished, you'll be ready to move onto the first year of BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance.

A guaranteed place
Once you’ve successfully completed your foundation year, you'll be ready to progress onto BA (Hons) Accounting with Finance with a guaranteed place.

Course highlights

• ICP is based on the University of Portsmouth campus so you'll have access to all facilities, support and societies

• When you finish your foundation year successfully, you get a guaranteed place on BA (Hons) Accounting with Finance

• Get used to how lectures, seminars and tutorials work, so you can move onto your degree ready for success

• Learn how to meet the demands of taking on a bachelor's degree at university.

Careers and opportunities
Accountants are needed in good times and bad and they're needed in every type of business. This means that you can apply your skills in any sector you're passionate about, from sports and entertainment, to manufacturing, charities, or the arts.

After this foundation year, you'll be able to go on to study BA (Hons) Accounting with Finance, where graduates go on to work in accounting practice, the finance departments of large corporations, and the finance sector.

You'll also be able to work in other parts of the world as your accredited qualification is recognised internationally.

Course Modules

In your foundation year, you'll gain the knowledge you need to move on to the first year of BSc (Hons) Accounting with Finance. It will bridge the gap to uni, with the knowledge and academic skills you'll need to start.

Throughout the year, you'll learn to critically engage with information, undertake literature reviews, enhance your academic writing, and gain awareness of different types of research.

When you successfully complete this year, you'll get a guaranteed place on the first year of the BSc (Hons) Accounting with Finance degree.

Years 2, 3 and 4
After your first year, you will transfer to BSc (Hons) Accounting with Finance. The modules you study in years 2, 3 and 4 (and year 5 if you do a placement year) can be found on the relevant course page.

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/bsc-hons-accounting-with-finance?studyMode=4-years-with-foundation-year&startDate=september-2026#modules