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How to Apply
Application for admission to full-time undergraduate and sandwich courses at the University should normally be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Full information can be obtained...

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How to Apply
Application for admission to full-time undergraduate and sandwich courses at the University should normally be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Full information can be obtained from the UCAS website at: www.ucas.com/students.

When to Apply
UCAS will start processing applications for entry in Autumn 2020 from 1 September 2019.

Advisory closing date: 15 January 2020 (18:00).

Late applications are, in practice, accepted by UCAS throughout the remainder of the application cycle, but you should understand that they are considered by institutions at their discretion, and there can be no guarantee that they will be given the same full level of consideration as applications received by the advisory closing date.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as is consistent with having made a careful and considered choice of institutions and courses.

The Institution code name for Queen's is QBELF and the institution code is Q75.

Expand+Entrance requirements
A level requirements
AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade B/6

Irish leaving certificate requirements
H2H3H3H3H3H3 + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O3 in Mathematics

Access Course
Successful completi...

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A level requirements
AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade B/6

Irish leaving certificate requirements
H2H3H3H3H3H3 + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O3 in Mathematics

Access Course
Successful completion of Access Course with an average of 75%. GCSE Mathematics grade B/6 or equivalent in Access Course.

International Baccalaureate Diploma
34 points overall, including 6,6,5 at Higher Level. If not offered at Higher Level/GCSE then Standard Level grade 4 in English and Standard Level grade 5 in Mathematics would be accepted.

BTEC Level 3 Extended/National Extended Diploma
QCF Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma (180 credits), with 140 credits at Distinction grade and 40 credits at Merit grade.

RQF Level 3 BTEC National Extended Diploma (1080 Guided Learning Hours (GLH)), with at least 780 GLH at Distinction grade (minimum 240 GLH to be externally assessed) and 300 GLH at Merit grade.

Graduate
A minimum of a 2:1 Honours Degree

Selection Criteria
In addition, to the entrance requirements above, it is essential that you read our guidance below on 'How we choose our students' prior to submitting your UCAS application.

Applications are dealt with centrally by the Admissions and Access Service rather than by Queen's University Management School. Once your application has been processed by UCAS and forwarded to Queen's, an acknowledgement is normally sent within two weeks of its receipt at the University.

Selection is on the basis of the information provided on your UCAS form, which is considered by a member of administrative staff from the Admissions and Access Service and, if appropriate, the Selector from the School. Decisions are made on an ongoing basis and will be notified to you via UCAS.

Applicants for the BSc Honours in Accounting must be able to satisfy the University's General Entrance Requirement. All applicants must have GCSE Mathematics at grade B/6 or above. There are no specific subjects required at A-level. Offers are normally made in terms of grades rather than UCAS Tariff points.

Demand for places differs from course to course and for Accounting, past performance at GCSE is taken into account when deciding whether or not to make conditional offers. For last year’s entry, the final threshold was a minimum of 1A/7 and 5B/6 grades at GCSE. Please note that this changes from year to year depending on the demand for places. The final threshold is not usually determined until late in the admissions cycle, so there may be a delay in processing applicants who do not meet the initial requirements. Where applicants do not cash-in AS-level examinations results at the end of year 13 (Year 12 England and Wales), it is helpful if the equivalent grades are given in the personal statement or academic reference, since this will speed up the decision-making process.

Offers are normally made on the basis of 3 A-levels. The offer for repeat applicants is set in terms of 3 A-levels only and is one grade higher than that asked from first time applicants. Grades may be held from the previous year.

Applicants offering other qualifications, such as BTEC Extended Diplomas and Higher National Certificates and Diplomas, the International Baccalaureate, Irish Leaving Certificate or an Access course, will also be considered.

The same GCSE profile is usually expected of those applicants taking a BTEC Extended Diploma qualification or a Higher National Certificate (HNC).

The current entrance requirements for applicants offering a BTEC Extended Diploma are successful completion of the BTEC Extended Diploma (180 credits at Level 3) with 140 credits at Distinction and 40 credits at Merit. For applicants offering a HNC, the current requirements are successful completion of the HNC with 4 Distinctions and remainder Merits.

For those offering a Higher National Diploma, some flexibility may be allowed in terms of GCSE profile but, to be eligible for an offer, a minimum of two Distinctions and remainder Merits is necessary in the year 1 performance. Applicants must successfully complete the HND with 4 Distinctions and remainder Merits in all units assessed in the final year. Any consideration would be for stage 1 entry only.

Applicants offering Access/Certificate in Foundation Studies courses will be considered individually on their own merits and for last year the standard was an overall average of 75% in Level 3 modules including 70% in all Mathematics modules (which must be equivalent to GCSE standard).

In addition to the academic requirements above, the information provided in the personal statement section and the academic reference together with predicted grades are noted, but these are not the final deciding factors as to whether or not a conditional offer can be made. However, they may be reconsidered in a tie break situation in August.

A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking will not normally be considered as part of a three A-level offer and, although they may be excluded where an applicant is taking 4 A-level subjects, the grade achieved could be taken into account if necessary in August/September.

If you are made an offer then you may be invited to an Open Day organised by Queen's University Management School which is usually held in the second semester. This will allow you the opportunity to visit the University, to find out more about the degree programme of your choice, the facilities on offer together with a flavour of the academic and social life at Queen's.

International Students
For information on international qualification equivalents, please check the specific information for your country.

English Language Requirements
An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: http://go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs

If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this degree programme, INTO Queen's University Belfast offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability for admission to this degree.

• Academic English: an intensive English language and study skills course for successful university study at degree level
• Pre-sessional English: a short intensive academic English course for students starting a degree programme at Queen's University Belfast and who need to improve their English.

International Students - Foundation and International Year One Programmes
INTO Queen's offers a range of academic and English language programmes to help prepare international students for undergraduate study at Queen's University. You will learn from experienced teachers in a dedicated international study centre on campus, and will have full access to the University's world-class facilities.

These programmes are designed for international students who do not meet the required academic and English language requirements for direct entry.
• Foundation
The INTO progression course suited to this programme is
http://www.intostudy.com/en-gb/universities/queens-university-belfast/courses/international-foundation-in-business-humanities-and-social-sciences.

• International Year One
The INTO progression course suited to this programme is
http://www.intostudy.com/en-gb/universities/queens-university-belfast/courses/international-year-one-in-accounting

Expand+Professional Accreditations
• Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations.
http://www.accaglobal.com/en/qualifications/apply-now/exemptions.html
• Ac...

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• Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations.
http://www.accaglobal.com/en/qualifications/apply-now/exemptions.html
• Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the accredited degree accelerated route.
http://www.cimaglobal.com/Study-with-us/Exemptions/
• Accredited by Chartered Accountants Ireland for the purpose of exemption from some professional exams.
http://students.charteredaccountants.ie/Student-Information/Courses/Exemptions/
• Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations.
http://www.icaew.com/en/qualifications-and-programmes/aca/aca-training-in-the-uk/exams/credit-for-prior-learning
• Accredited by the Association of International Accountants (AIA) for the purpose of exemption from some of their professional examinations.
https://www.aiaworldwide.com/exams
• Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations.
https://www.cipfa.org/qualifications/students/exemptions
• The degree is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants (CIMA), Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), The Association of International Accountants (AIA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW). You will gain automatic exemptions from some professional Chartered examinations on completion of the course.

Professional Exemptions
• You will gain automatic exemptions from some of the examinations of the main professional accountancy bodies on completion of the course.

Industry Links
• There is an emphasis on helping students improve their skills for employment. Accounting students take part in tailored employability and skills workshops, and business games, where representatives from accountancy firms and professional bodies provide students with information on placement and graduate opportunities.

Internationally Renowned Experts
• You will be taught by leading academics who are well connected with industry and the Accountancy profession and able to combine cutting edge theory with real-world practice. Many of our staff are leading international experts in their fields of research and a significant number are qualified accountants with many years of professional experience.

Additional Awards Gained
On completion of the Accounting degree, students will be able to apply for exemptions from the examinations of the main professional bodies.

Prizes and Awards
Top performing students are regularly awarded prizes and scholarships from leading financial companies; PwC, KPMG, Baker Tilly Mooney Moore, BDO, ASM and EY.

Degree plus award for extra-curricular skills
In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills. For example, placements, voluntary work, clubs, societies, sports and lots more. So not only do you graduate with a degree recognised from a world leading university, you'll have practical national and international experience plus a wider exposure to life overall. We call this Degree Plus. It's what makes studying at Queen's University Belfast special.

Expand+Accounting is concerned with the provision of decision-useful economic information for both internal and external organisational stakeholders, through financial statements and budgeting. This degree is designed for students who intend to enter the ac...

Hide-Accounting is concerned with the provision of decision-useful economic information for both internal and external organisational stakeholders, through financial statements and budgeting. This degree is designed for students who intend to enter the accounting profession and as such contains considerable practical content, as well as essential theory and critical thinking skills, in the various specialisations of Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing, Taxation and Finance. Students will also have the opportunity to develop their interpersonal skills including communication, leadership and team-working, in order to lead people and manage change.

Expand+Course Content
The Single Honours Accounting degree comprises compulsory modules together with optional modules available in the School.

Year 1
• Accounting Information Systems*
• Introduction to Legal Study and Basic Contract Law*
• In...

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The Single Honours Accounting degree comprises compulsory modules together with optional modules available in the School.

Year 1
• Accounting Information Systems*
• Introduction to Legal Study and Basic Contract Law*
• Introductory Financial Accounting*
• Introductory Management Accounting*
• Economy, Society and Public Policy 1*
• Quantitative Methods

Year 2
• Financial Accounting*
• Financial Decision-making*
• Financial Market Theory
• Management Accounting*
• Managerial Behaviour

Year 2 optional modules
• Data Analysis and Optimisation
• Financial Modelling

Year 3
• Advanced Financial Accounting*
• Advanced Management Accounting*
• Auditing and Accountability
• Law of Business Organisations*
• Taxation*

Year 3 optional modules
• Issues in Not-for-Profit and Public Sector Accounting
• Supply Chain Management
• Business Ethics

Note: students completing Accounting with either French or Spanish, complete four Accounting based modules each year (indicated with an *) and complete one year long language module.

Expand+The way in which students are assessed will vary according to the learning objectives of each module. Details of how each module is assessed are shown in the Student Handbook which is provided to all students during their first year induction. Accoun...

Hide-The way in which students are assessed will vary according to the learning objectives of each module. Details of how each module is assessed are shown in the Student Handbook which is provided to all students during their first year induction. Accounting modules are typically assessed by a combination of continuous assessment and a final written unseen examination. Continuous assessment consists of:

• Student Tutorial Portfolio
This involves the completion and submission of workshop exercises on a weekly and individual student basis. These are collected in the workshops from students each week and assessed, with the mark awarded contributing to the continuous assessment element of the module mark. The mark awarded reflects timeliness, presentation, accuracy and completeness of the required work. Consistent with employer feedback, students are also required to prepare and make a small group presentation on a pre-assigned case study type or discussion-based topic. In addition students are required to submit a 100 word summary on the accounting significance of each of the presentation tutorial topics. The group tutorial presentation and summaries are assessed, with the mark awarded contributing to the continuous assessment element of the module mark.

• Small Group Project/Presentations
This involves the completion of a small group project/Presentation (three/four students per group) which is assessed and contributes to the continuous assessment element of the module mark.

Expand+Career Prospects
Introduction
The Accounting degree offers a firm base for either further academic study or taking the final examinations of the main professional accountancy bodies. It attracts students of the very highest calibre and is recognise...

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Introduction
The Accounting degree offers a firm base for either further academic study or taking the final examinations of the main professional accountancy bodies. It attracts students of the very highest calibre and is recognised by the accounting profession, industry and the public sector. As a result, Accounting graduates from Queen’s are much sought after throughout Britain, Ireland and further afield. http://www.prospects.ac.uk

Employment after the Course
Typical career destinations of graduates include:
• Financial accountant
• Management accountant
• Analyst
• Auditor
• Advisor
• Forensic accountant
• Researcher
• Financial controller
• Partner
• Banker

Employment Links
Graduate employers include: PwC; EY; KPMG; Deloitte; Grant Thornton; BDO; Moore Stephens; Baker Tilly Mooney Moore; Ulster Bank; Bank of Ireland.