University of Derby Experience Day
28 Mar 2026, 09:30
Derby

BA (Hons) Business Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
This degree offers you the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.
Why choose this course?
Our BA (Hons) Business Accounting and Finance paves the way to senior roles in industry and commerce as well as coveted graduate training programmes. It also represents a first step towards qualifications with industry bodies like the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Is this course for you?
Including a foundation year as part of your four-year study programme will give you a head start in your academic and professional life. The foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence – with extensive support from our expert staff – before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. It could also be beneficial if you are planning a career change and want to get to grips with aspects of subjects which are new to you. Our degrees with a foundation year are continuous, meaning that you won’t need to apply again once you have successfully completed the first year.
How you will learn
You will develop practical skills in financial and management accounting alongside knowledge of business strategy. In our Financial Markets Lab you can access latest professional data and information services.
Opportunities and experiences
You will complete a professional consultancy project for local employers so you grasp exactly what business life involves. You can also opt to take a year-long industry placement or summer internship to raise your profile.
Careers and employability
Our BA (Hons) Business Accounting and Finance graduates have the foundations for achieving full professional accountancy qualifications and are well prepared for senior positions in management accounting, compliance, credit control and financial analysis.
This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted 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.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.
Choose a specific option to see funding information.
Course optionsKedleston Road
Derby
DE22 1GB
Need any more information? please do contact us
Email:askadmissions@derby.ac.uk
Phone:01332 591167