UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORDSchool of ManagementProgramme title:BSc(Hons) in Accounting and Finance
Awarding and teaching institution: / University of Bradford (Awarding and teaching institution)Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) (Teaching institution)
Final and interim awards: / BSc (Honours) [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 6]
BSc (Ordinary) [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 6]
Diploma in Higher Education [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 5]
Certificate in Higher Education [Framework for Higher Education Qualifications level 4]
Programme title: / Accounting and Finance
Modules approved /accredited by: / Association of Certified Chartered Accountants
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Association of International Accountants
CPA Australia
Duration: / 33 months (approx.) Day time Programme,
38 months (approx.) Evening Programme
UCAS code:
Subject benchmark statement(s): / Accounting (2007), Finance (2007)
FHEQ Levels: / 4-6
Date produced: / March 2011
Last updated : / December 2013
Introduction
The BSc in Accounting and Finance programme has been designed for those business students who wish to pursue a career in accounting and finance but at the same time provides these students with a general business education. One of the School’s main aims is to address major challenges for business and society such as global responsibility and sustainable development. Accordingly, the School seeks to prepare students who are able to contribute in an effective manner to debates about sustainable development and critically appraise the relationship(s) between the social, economic and environmental dimensions. Our intention is to nurture students who can apply the principles of sustainable development in their professional capacity. Whilst there are a number of individual modules that focus specifically on sustainability issues (e.g. Sustainable Operations Management, Ethics in Business and Society), awareness of the importance and principles of sustainability is emphasised in many others.
Similarly, whilst there are a number of modules specifically designed to develop those personal transferable skills that will increase your attractiveness to future employers (e.g. Student Self Development, Employability and Enterprise and Work Based Learning), employability is an over-arching theme across the programme and many of the modules will develop your employability skills in different ways.
The BSc Accounting and Finance programme of study combines academic rigour with practicality and relevance for business and management in industry and commerce. A fundamental aim of the programme is to add value to the contribution students make to their organisations. Added value is evidenced for all students as they apply their learning in the future.
The degree programme offers many exemptions from professional examinations for the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), and Association of International Accountants (AIA) professional exams and the CPA Australia.
Programme Aims
The programme is intended to:
- provide you with an opportunity to equip yourself with specialised knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance practices, theory and applicationswhich enables you to pursue further programmes of study or to progress in your chosen career
- provide you with a basic knowledge and understanding of some of the contexts in which accounting and finance operates e.g. the legal and social environment, the accounting and finance profession, the business entity, and the capital markets
- provide a supportive, structured environment in which you are encouraged to develop independent learning skills
- enable you to develop an awareness of the broad range of knowledge required in modern management
- provideeducational opportunities for mature and alternatively qualified applicants, as well as for traditionally qualified applicants.
- develop in you an appreciation of the principles and importance of sustainability in the context of the global business environment
- provide you with the skills and competences to enhance your employability and which will open up opportunities for meaningful employment when you graduate
Programme Learning Outcomes
When you have completed Level 4 of this programme you will be able to:
LO1 Demonstrate an understanding of management knowledge within the various key business and management disciplines including, for example, a generalised awareness of business, economics; accounting and finance; marketing; operations, information and data management; and human resource management.
LO2Understand skills for the management of people, finance, marketing and operations.
LO3 Understand the sustainability agenda in its broadest sense.
LO4 Demonstrate information technology skills relevant to an evolving business environment.
LO5 Interpret and relay information to describe business decisions.
LO6 Express confidence in report writing and oral presentation.
LO7 Engage in effective team working skills and demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others.
LO8 Identify your on going professional and career development needs and to take action to maintain your knowledge and skills.
When you have completed Level 5 of this programme you will be able to:
LO9 Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of the principle concepts, techniques and/or regulatory frameworks relevant to accounting and finance disciplines.
LO10 Critically appraise various subject-specific theories and/or techniques used in accounting and finance.
LO11 Understand specialist knowledge in particular subject areas, which will reflect your choice of modules from the range of options on offers.
LO12 Develop the ability to apply appropriately underlying concepts, principles and skills for the management of accounting information, finance and business decision making.
LO13 Demonstrate the ability to assess information and be creative in problem solving.
LO14 Compare accounting, finance and other business issues in both written and oral presentation.
LO15 Recognise and evaluate the value of collaborative working.
LO16 Review your on going professional and career development needs and to take action to maintain your knowledge and skills.
When you have completed Level 6 of this programme you will be able to:
LO17 Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the up-front knowledge and/or skills in accounting and finance.
LO18 Develop the ability to critically evaluate and then apply appropriate theories, concepts and/or techniques for the analysis of subject-specific issues.
LO19 Appraise and apply advanced specialist knowledge in particular subject areas which will reflect your choice of modules from the range of options on offer.
LO20 Critically evaluate and comment upon current research, practice and policy related to accounting, finance and other business disciplines.
LO21 Critically evaluate and debate theory and practice in written and oral presentation.
LO22 Evaluate the development of appropriate polices and strategies within a changing environment to meet stakeholder interests and engage with the complexity of the sustainability agenda in its broadest sense.
LO23 Initiate and take personal responsibility for successful and collaborative working.
A Bachelor’s degree (ordinary)may be awarded to students who have demonstrated:
- a systematic understanding of key aspects of their field of study, including acquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge informed by aspects of a general business and management.
- an ability to deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and enquiry within general business and management.
- conceptual understanding that enables the student:
- to devise and sustain arguments, and/or to solve problems, using ideas and techniques.
- to describe and comment upon particular aspects of current research, or equivalent scholarship, or practice in general business and management.
- an appreciation of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge.
- the ability to manage their own learning, and to make use of primary sources.
Typically, holders of the qualification will be able to:
- apply the methods and techniques that they have learned to review, consolidate, extend and apply their knowledge and understanding.
- communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non specialist audiences.
And holders will have:
- the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring:
- the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility
- the learning ability needed to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature.
The holders of a Bachelor’s degree (ordinary) will meet the above learning outcomes, but undertake fewer credit requirements as per the University regulations.
Curriculum
The map of your studies is detailed below. The first and second ‘Stages’ or ‘Years’ of this Honours programme at MDIS consists of three terms with 40 credits being studied in each term. These terms begin in January, May and September.
A number of modules are core to the programme (compulsory for all students) and have two primary purposes. The first set, found exclusively in stage 1, contains foundational modules, which provide grounding in the basic business and management programme areas. The second set are found in stage 2, and comprise of 110 credits, apart from these core subjects, MDIS will select, through a process of consultation, and incorporating student feedback, the remaining 10 credits to provide a fixed diet of the additional module for this programme.
In year 3, you will undertake 80 credits worth of core modules and 40 credits of options. Again, MDIS will select, through a process of consultation, and incorporating student feedback, the remaining 10 credits to provide a fixed diet of the additional module for this programme
Stage 1 – Framework for Higher Education Level 4
Module Code / Module Title / Type / Credits / Level / Study periodMAN1061L / Introduction to Accounting and Finance / C / 20 / 4 / Sept
MAN1073L / Foundations of Marketing / C / 20 / 4 / Sept
MAN0130L / Business Economics / C / 20 / 4 / Jan
MAN0131L / People, Work and Organizations / C / 20 / 4 / Jan
MAN0132L / Operations and Information Systems Management / C / 20 / 4 / May
MAN0116M / Student Self Development / C / 10 / 4 / May
MAN0111M / Quantitative Methods in Information Management / C / 10 / 4 / May
Students who have achieved at least 120 credit points at Level 4 may exit the programme and are eligible for the award of Certificate of Higher Education.
Stage 2 Framework for Higher Education Level 5
Module Code / Module Title / Type / Credits / Level / Study periodMAN2012L / Employability and Enterprise Skills / C / 20 / 5 / Sept
MAN2907L / Financial Accounting / C / 20 / 5 / Sept
MAN2908L / Management Accounting / C / 20 / 5 / Jan
MAN0405M / Financial Management / C / 10 / 5 / Jan
MAN2909M / Capital Markets, Investment and Finance / C / 10 / 5 / Jan
MAN0201M / Economics of Industry / C / 10 / 5 / May
MAN2011M / Business Law / C / 10 / 5 / May
MAN0115M / Company Law and Administration / C / 10 / 5 / May
MAN0225M / Employee Relations / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0226M / Organisational Analysis / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0228M / The Transformation of Work / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0601M / Fundamentals of Decision Support / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0708M / Marketing Research / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN0902M / Management of Service Operations / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN2901M / Principles of Personal Finance / O / 10 / 5 / Year
MAN2905M / Econometrics and Business Forecasting / O / 10 / 5 / Year
Students who have achieved at least 120 credit points at Level 5 may exit the programme and are eligible for the award of Diploma of Higher Education.
Stage 3 – Framework for Higher Education Level 6
Module Code / Module Title / Type / Credits / Level / Study periodMAN0402M / Corporate Reporting / C / 10 / 6 / Sept
MAN0308M / Contemporary Issues in Accounting / C / 10 / 6 / Sept
MAN3040L / Taxation / C / 20 / 6 / Jan
MAN3024M / International Accounting / C / 10 / 6 / Jan
MAN0333L / Auditing / C / 20 / 6 / May
MAN0408M / International Finance / C / 10 / 6 / May
MAN0327L / Human Resource Management / O / 20 / 6 / Year
MAN0334L / Personal Financial Planning / O / 20 / 6 / Year
MAN0205M / Global Business Environment / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0208M / Understanding Strategic Management / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0328M / European Employment Policy / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0331M / Creativity and Innovation / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0335M / The Financial Services Sector and its Environment / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0503M / Decision Support A / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0607M / Electronic Commerce / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0812M / Ethics in Business and Society / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN3031M / Managing Business in Europe / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0204M / International Business Strategy / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0209M / Applied Strategic Management / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0307M / Marketing and Entrepreneurship / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0324M / International and Comparative Employment Relations / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0329M / Human Resource Development / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0330M / Organisational Change / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0336M / Portfolio Investment Management / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0504M / Decision Support B / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0605M / Strategic Information Systems / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0716M / Corporate Marketing / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN0908M / Sustainable Operations Management / O / 10 / 6 / Year
MAN3039D / Enterprise and Innovation in Practice / O / 20 / 6 / Year
C / Compulsory/Core module / O / Optional module
The curriculum may change, subject to the University’s programme approval, monitoring and review procedures and the selection of the option modules available to MDIS students following consultation.
Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategies
The approach to teaching and learning aims to integrate applied and theoretical knowledge, taking into consideration the learning outcomes, progression through the levels of study, the nature of the mode of study and the need for you to take greater responsibility for your own learning as you progress through the programme.
Stage one of the programme contains only core modules and provides the foundation level understanding to support the attainment of learning outcomes 1 to 8. During stage one core knowledge and understanding of business and management will be introduced (LO1-5) to support the broader application and understanding of this issues for those who undertake Accounting and Finance. Alongside which, key graduate learner skills including communication and the correct sourcing, use of and presentation of information including referencing will be introduced. Such skills will enable you to write in an academic manner (LO6) and begin to reflect on the value and usefulness of the information (LO5) with which you are presented, engage in team working (LO7) and consider your future career paths (LO8).
Stage 2 contains 110 credits of core modules. This is where the Accounting and Finance student develops their subject specialisms. Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial Management and Capital Markets, Investment and Finance, all allow the student to gain levels of critical understanding in their subject discipline area (LO9, 10, 12, 14), whilst Business Law continues the development of theory and provides more specialist knowledge to underpin business decision making (LO11). Employability and Enterprise supports the attainment of core transferable skills such as problem solving and career enhancement (LO13, 15, 16). During Stage two of the programme you begin to develop specialist knowledge and understanding of the key disciplines, and are encouraged to critically review the current theory and its practical applications through both your core subject specialisms and your option choice (LO9, 11 and 13).
During stage 2 you will also encounter a wide variety of assessments that build and test graduate attributes (LO14, 15 and 16).
As a final year student, you will be prepared to demonstrate your ability as an independent learner. For the final stage, advanced specialist knowledge in Accounting and Finance gained via the 80 credits of core modules. You will be presented with teaching materials, methods and assessment strategies that will require you to be more evaluative and critical of theory and utilise problem solving skills (LO 17, 18, 19), often in relation to advanced accounting techniques, or business scenarios for your optional modules.
Graduate transferable skills with be gained as you research and present information in depth (LO21) and communicate this effectively, either individually (LO21) or as part of a group (LO23).
Methods of assessment are varied and linked to learning requirements. They will include closed and open book examinations, essays, programme work, case studies, practical exercises, computer assisted assessment, group work and presentations.There arevarious opportunities for formative feedback, for example in tutorials, via programme work feedback, feedback from formative online quizzes, interactive learning software, and online discussion forums.
Assessment Regulations
This Programme conforms to the standard University Assessment Regulations which are available at the following link:
Admission Requirements
The University welcomes applications from all potential students regardless of their previous academic experience; offers are made following detailed consideration of each individual application. Most important in the decision to offer a place is our assessment of a candidate’s potential to benefit from their studies and of their ability to succeed on this particular programme. Entrance requirements for each programme will vary but consideration of your application will be based on a combination of your formal academic qualifications and other relevant experience.
If you have prior certificated learning or professional experience, which may be equivalent to parts of this programme, the University has procedures to evaluate this learning in order to provide you with exemptions from specified modules contained within the curriculum. MDIS will talk to the Academic Partnership Manager at Bradford regarding these individual cases.
The University of Bradford has always welcomed applications from disabled students, and these will be considered on the same academic grounds as are applied to all applicants. If you have some form of disability you may wish to contact the programme leader before you apply.
A typical offer to someone seeking entry to this programme would be:
- A-Levels of 300 points for Business & Management
- Indian Year X11 70%
- An International Baccalaureate score of 25
- A Polytechnic Diploma from a UK approved Institution with a B/C grade average (or a GPA average of 2.5) for the Business & Management
Progression from the MDIS Diploma pathways:
- Students graduating from the DBM programme with a C grade average will be eligible for the Year 1 entry
- Student graduating from the ADBM programme with a C grade average will be eligible for Year 2 entry
Students applying for entry on to the Bradford degree with other entrance profiles will be considered on a case by case basis by the University of Bradford.
All applicants must also have achieved a Grade C in GCSE or O-Level English Language and Maths (or equivalent approved qualification).
Applicants wishing to join the programme for whom English is not their first language, must have IELTS at 6 (with 5.5 in each of the components) or above, or TOEFL or other recognised language equivalent.
Applications are welcome from mature students (those over 21 years of age on entry) and candidates with non-standard qualifications, for example, HND, Scottish Higher or Irish Leaving Certificates, International Baccalaureate and others. Those who lack academic qualifications but who have significant relevant experience can also be considered. An admissions team at MDIS will assess the suitability of applicants prior to making a recommended decision whether to reject an application, to offer a place conditional on the attainment of an acceptable qualification at an appropriate level, or to offer a place unconditionally. This will be for normally accepted entrance qualifications as detailed on the previous page. For applicants without these, MDIS will consult with the University of Bradford’s International