Expand+General Entry Requirements: Undergraduate courses

To be eligible to apply for an undergraduate degree or honours degree course, you must;
◦meet the General Entrance Requirements, and
◦meet any additional requirements for your chosen ...

Hide-General Entry Requirements: Undergraduate courses

To be eligible to apply for an undergraduate degree or honours degree course, you must;
◦meet the General Entrance Requirements, and
◦meet any additional requirements for your chosen course as outlined in the online prospectus.

Alternative qualifications for undergraduate programmes

Ulster University will consider the following alternative qualifications for entry to an undergraduate degree or honours degree course:

◦two A levels (grades A-E) and three passes at GCSE (grades A-C/4-9) or an Intermediate GNVQ or two Double Award Vocational GCSEs

◦BTEC National qualifications awarded by the Edexcel Foundation

◦Cambridge International Pre-U Diploma

◦Canbridge Technicals

◦OCR National qualifications

◦Highers or Advanced Highers of the Scottish Qualifications Authority

◦European, International or Welsh Baccalaureate

◦Irish Leaving Certificate at higher level with passes in four approved subjects at grade D/H6

◦satisfactory completion of an approved Access programme

◦any foundation degree awarded by Ulster University

◦for entry to Art and Design degree programmes, satisfactory completion of a full-time foundation programme in Art and Design, of not less than one academic year in duration.

No subject may be counted at more than one level except in the case of the A level or Applied A level combined with the Intermediate GNVQ. Qualifications not listed will be considered on merit.

You must also meet the additional requirements for your chosen course as outlined in the online prospectus.

Additional Entry Requirements

A level

The A Level requirement for this course is – ABB or BBB to include A Level in Maths.

BTEC

Overall BTEC award profile DDM -to include 10 distinctions.

Irish Leaving Certificate

Overall Irish Leaving Certificate profile – A1,A2,B2,B2,B3 or B2,B2,B2,B2,B2 to include A Level in Maths.

Scottish Highers

The Scottish Highers requirement for this course is – AAABC.

Scottish Advanced Highers

The Scottish Advanced Highers requirement for this course is – ABB.

International Baccalaureate

Overall International Baccalaureate profile minimum 27- (13 points at higher level).

Access to Higher Education (HE)

Overall Access profile 70%.

GCSE

GCSE Profile to include Maths with a minimum Grade B.

GCSE Profile to include English Language with a minimum Grade C.

English Language Requirements

English language requirements for international applicants
The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5. Trinity ISE: Pass at level III also meets this requirement for Tier 4 visa purposes.

Ulster recognises a number of other English language tests and comparable IELTS equivalent scores.

Expand+Important notice – campus change This course will move to the Belfast campus in September 2019. Students will change campus part way through this course.

The BSc Hons Accounting (Pathways) is an innovative suite of pathways that offers you the o...

Hide-Important notice – campus change This course will move to the Belfast campus in September 2019. Students will change campus part way through this course.

The BSc Hons Accounting (Pathways) is an innovative suite of pathways that offers you the opportunity to progress your studies within fast growing areas of professional services. You will be able to graduate with one of the following: BSc Hons Accounting or BSc Hons Accounting (Forensic Services) or BSc Hons Accounting (Financial Economics) or BSc Hons Accounting (Management Consulting).

This suite of pathways offers you high quality teaching, expertise in forensic and financial services and well established links with the accounting professional bodies, key graduate employers, public sector and local industry.

About

This programme has been designed to broaden your opportunities in accounting and utilise our high level employer links to ensure you get excellent employment oppotunities.

All our pathways in Accounting give you maximum professional exemptions from many of the professional accounting bodies.

You can specialise in the area of accounting through either the BSc Hons Accounting or BSc Hons Accounting (Forensic Services) - both of these pathways are highly sought after by employers and following your programme, you will be emloyment-ready in these fields.

You could decide to maintain a focus on accounting and explore other areas such as financial economics or management through the BSc Hons Accounting (Financial Economics) or BSc Hons Accounting (Management Consulting) - both pathways offering a highly sought after skills-set in the economic, public sector or industrial environment.

Expand+Structure & content

All modules in each pathway of the BSc Hons Accounting (Pathways) are compulsory. The structure of the suite of pathways is such that you can delay choice between these four programmes until the second-year of study in the BSc ...

Hide-Structure & content

All modules in each pathway of the BSc Hons Accounting (Pathways) are compulsory. The structure of the suite of pathways is such that you can delay choice between these four programmes until the second-year of study in the BSc Hons Accounting (Pathways). This flexibility provides you with the opportunity to experience subject areas, before making a choice between maintaining specialism in accounting or broadening interest to within financial economics / management.

Year 1

Subject areas including financial mathematics and statistics, financial accounting, management accounting and economics, are to establish the academic foundation for the second year of the programme with a professional skills-based module equipping you with the necessary academic and managerial awareness to enhance your learning and employability. The first-year of the programme is designed to help you make a choice of pathway through providing opportunities to experience each pathway area.

Year 2

In the second-year you will take four modules which develop knowledge and skills in the accounting subject including law, financial accounting, management accounting and personal and business finance. In second year, a career entrepreneurship module will further develop key communication skills and soft skills to enhance professional development and enterprise skills. The sixth module studied will be dependent on your chosen pathway. Students on the BSc Hons Accounting and BSc Hons Accounting (Forensic Services) pathways will complete a module on assurance and risk management. Students on the BSc Hons Accounting (Financial Economics) will complete a module on money and the economy and on the BSc Hons Accounting (Management Consulting) pathway a module on managing people.

Year 3

You will have the option of a paid placement year in a range of local and international locations. This will provide a link between the subjects you have studied and your application in a 'real world' setting. Satisfactory completion of the placement year will lead to the award of the Diploma in Professional Practice. You have also the option to study abroad for a year; satisfactory completion of a study abroad year will lead to the award of the Diploma in International Academic Studies.

Year 4

You will spend the final year developing your in-depth knowledge in your chosen pathway:

Students on the BSc Hons Accounting will complete final-year modules in: advanced financial accounting; advanced financial management; advanced management accounting; auditing; governance, risk and ethics; and modern taxation.

Students on the BSc Hons Accounting (Forensic Services) will complete final-year modules in: advanced financial accounting; advanced financial management; advanced management accounting; cyber-crime and forensic technology; forensic accounting; and personal and business taxation.

Students on the BSc Hons Accounting (Financial Economics) will complete final-year modules in: financial markets and institutes; advanced financial management; advanced management accounting; international finance; money, banking and other financial institutions; and personal and business taxation.

Students on the BSc Hons Accounting (Management Consulting) will complete final-year modules in: effective organisations; performance management; public sector accounting; strategic business planning; governance, risk and ethics; and personal and business taxation.

Students on the BSc Hons Accounting (Management Consulting) will complete final-year modules in: effective organisations; performance management; public sector accounting; strategic business planning; governance, risk and ethics; and personal and business taxation.

Expand+Career options

There is a considerable demand for those with accounting knowledge in business, industry and the public service. This suite of pathways will provide you with an excellent basis for pursuing a professional qualification with one of t...

Hide-Career options

There is a considerable demand for those with accounting knowledge in business, industry and the public service. This suite of pathways will provide you with an excellent basis for pursuing a professional qualification with one of the accountancy bodies and/or if you want to expand your knowledge in other allied areas of business.

As a graduate, you may take up a position as a Practitioner providing audit, accountancy, forensic services and taxation services to a variety of businesses and individuals; a Financial or Management Accountant in a large commercial enterprise or within central or local Government; a Taxation Specialist; a Management Consultant or an Educationalist.

You may, depending on classification obtained, be permitted to go on to further study at postgraduate level. On successful completion of your programme, it may be possible to progress to a Postgraduate Diploma / Masters in Advanced Accounting.

Work placement / study abroad

After successful completion of your second year on the programme, you will have the option of a paid placement year in a range of local and international locations. This will provide a link between the subjects you have studied and their application in a 'real world' setting.

Satisfactory completion of the placement year will lead to the award of the Diploma in Professional Practice. You also have the option to study abroad for a year; satisfactory completion of a study abroad year will lead to the award of the Diploma in International Academic Studies.

Through our excellent links with businesses and accounting employers, there are also opportunities for you to avail of short-term placements over the summer months.

Professional recognition

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) 

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations.

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations.

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) 

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 

Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations.

Chartered Accountants Ireland 

Accredited by Chartered Accountants Ireland for the purpose of exemption from some professional exams.

Academic profile

Many of the teaching staff are professionally qualified accountants with various professional bodies and several also teach for their professional bodies.

Several members of the team are highly regarded in the field through their research interests.