Accounting and Economics BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
Key Information
Campus location
Leicester, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
36 months
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Accounting and Economics BA (Hons)
Are you interested in a rewarding and professional career? This accredited course offers the ideal platform for students to develop theoretical and practical skills valued by employers. Our close links with professional accounting bodies provide you with the opportunity to gain exemptions from some professional exams, allowing you to complete them at a faster pace and giving you a head start in the graduate jobs market.
You will study accounting modules which will give you a solid grounding in key business concepts, ideas and methodologies. The Economics modules will teach you how to analyse and measure real economic issues based on your knowledge of economic theory.
In your second and third years you can choose from a range of optional modules to tailor your learning to your interests and career ambitions.
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Curriculum
Year 1
- Introduction to Accounting
- Introduction to Law
- Introduction to Macroeconomics
- Introduction to Microeconomics
- Quantitative Methods
Year 2
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Performance Measurement in Organisations
Plus option modules from the following indicative list:
Accounting
- Business Intelligence Using Excel
- Business Taxation
- Corporate Finance
- Global Issues in Strategic Financial Planning*
Economics
- Business Research and Analysis
- Economic History*
- European Economics Issues
- Economics of Financial Markets
- New Directions in Economics
Year 3
- Open Economy Macroeconomics OR Developments in Advanced Microeconomics
Plus option modules from the following indicative list:
Economics
- Economics Development
- Developments in Advanced Microeconomics
- Economics Dissertation
- Financial Markets and the Central Bank
- International Trade
- Open Economy Macroeconomics
- Political Economy
- Behavioural Economics
Accounting
- Accounting Project
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Advanced Corporate Taxation
- Audit and Assurance
- Forensic Accounting
- Governance and Sustainability
- International Developments in Accounting
- Public Sector Accounting and Finance
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
A degree in Accounting and Economics develops skills that are in high demand in areas such as business, finance and the civil service.
This programme allows students to tailor their modules to areas of interest and career ambition,allowing you to specialise in a discipline that you enjoyed studying on the programme.
Recent graduates have progressed to careers in positions including commercial finance analyst at Red Bull, auditor at KPMG, cost technician at PepsiCo, tax processor at Grant Thornton and financial criminal analyst at Barclays.
Program delivery
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (presentations, essays and reports) and usually an exam or test, which is typically weighted as follows in your first year: