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Accountancy Degrees BA Hons
Accounting is a key business discipline. It underpins decision-making in all organisations. Every organisation is required to produce financial accounts, analysis, audits and strategies from the largest business to the smallest charity.
Accountancy involves evaluating live situations and making real-time decisions. Accountants and finance specialists are highly respected within their organisations. They play a central role in procurement, resourcing and financing operations so that organisations can function profitably and sustainably.
Our specialist degrees in Accountancy are vocationally focused. You will be taught by qualified accountants who are active business consultants. During your course you will also have the opportunity to take a paid placement year in industry and study overseas at one of our partner universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Europe.
You can choose from a suite of eight Single Honours degrees as below:
Course combinations and UCAS codes
Accounting BA (Hons) N400 BA/Acc
This is a professionally oriented-award designed for students keen to pursue a career as a trainee accountant or in financial analysis and audit, corporate or personal finance, banking or insurance. It is recognised by IFA, CIMA and SAGE.
Business degrees with a pathway in Accountancy:
These degrees enable you to combine accountancy with the study of another aspect of business management. They enable you to signal to a future employer your chosen areas of expertise and interest and will prepare you for a wider managerial roles:
Business, Accountancy & Advertising BA (Hons): N000 BA/BAA
Business, Accountancy & Economics BA (Hons): NLC1 BA/BAE
Business, Accountancy & Human Resource Management BA (Hons): NNC6 BA/BAHRM
Business, Accountancy & Marketing BA (Hons): NNC5 BA/BAM
Business, Accountancy & Public Relations BA (Hons): NP12 BA/BAPR
Business, Entrepreneurship & Accountancy BA (Hons): NN1K BA/BEA
Business, Management & Accountancy BA (Hons): NN24 BA/BMA
UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry onto full-time undergraduate courses in Higher Education in the UK.
For the latest information, check the UCAS website at www.ucas.com
Study options
If you wish to focus intensely on accountancy as a specialist subject, the Accountancy BA (Hons) is the best option for you (this degree is professionally accredited by IFA (Institute of Financial Accountants). You can also choose to study accountancy alongside another business function or management discipline.
The Accountancy degrees are flexible - the first year is integrated, which means that the modules you study will be the same whichever pathway you have chosen, allowing you to change to an alternative course after your first year.
These courses are available to study as a 3-year full-time or 4-year sandwich course, with the opportunity to take part in a work placement year.
Get in touch
John Gardener
Business School Admissions Tutor
01905 855357
j.gardener@worc.ac.uk
Helen Shaw
Course Leader
01905 542125
h.shaw@worc.ac.uk
Admissions Office
01905 855111
admissions@worc.ac.uk
Course structure 
Download our module diagrams document to view our course structures in detail. Click on the links in the contents to view a specific course, or browse the complete document for information on all our pathways.
Undergraduate Prospectus
The Worcester Business School prospectus is available to read online or as a downloadable PDF.
Modules for Accounting BA (Hons)
Year 1
The Business Professional
Marketing Concepts
Financial Concepts
Business Law
Management Concepts
Economic Concepts
Business Accounting Systems
Year 2
Business Research
Financial Accounting & Analysis
Audit, Ethics & Governance
Small Organisation Development
Management Accounting & Finance
Personal Taxation
Two modules of your choice
Optional 1 Year Business Placement between Year 2 and Year 3
Year 3
Enhancing Organisations & Employability
Advanced Management Accounting
Corporate Taxation
Global Business Strategy
Corporate Finance
Corporate Financial Reporting
Independent Study (over two semesters)
Modules for BA (Hons) Business degrees with a pathway in Accountancy
Year 1
Economic Concepts
Financial Concepts
Management Concepts
Marketing Concepts
The Business Professional
Two modules of your choice
Year 2
Advertising & the Mind of the Consumer
Advertising Management
Business Ethics
Creative Problem Solving
Customer Behaviour
Financial Accounting & Analysis
Human Resources: Context & Practice
Interactive Marketing
Macro Economics
Management Accounting & Finance
Managing Accounting & Finance
Managing People & Performance
Micro Economics
Operations Management
Project Management
Public Relations & Campaigning
Public Relations Practice
Small Organisation Development
Business module of your choice
Two modules of your choice
Optional 1 Year Business Placement between Year 2 and Year 3
Year 3
Advanced Management Accounting
Advertising Campaign Strategy
Contemporary Global Systems
Contemporary Issues In Marketing
Contemporary Marketing Strategy
Corporate Finance
Economics of Business
Enhancing Organisations & Employability
Entre & Intrapreneurship
Global Business Strategy
Inside the Contemporary Workplace
Managing Emerging Issues
Managing Entrepreneurship
Managing the Diverse Workforce
Public Relations & Society
Selling the Prime Minister
Sustainable Management
Independent Study (over two semesters)
280 UCAS Tariff points and Grade C in GCSE English and Mathematics
The University will consider each application on its individual merits and will recognise a range of qualifications not currently included in the Tariff, including Access courses, European Baccalaureate and pre-2002 qualifications such as GNVQ. Please contact the Admissions Office for advice.
Further information about the UCAS Tariff can be obtained from www.ucas.com
Applicants with no formal qualifications may be considered for Mature Student Entry Routes.
Johan Larsson
Johan returned to his native country of Sweden to study for a postgraduate degree.
“I can’t believe how well prepared I am for this, the work I produce compared with people from all over Europe and Sweden is better. Going back to Sweden has made me understand how much I really learned at Worcester because I’m able to compare it with students from other schools.”
Academic department
“We champion an imaginative ethos that combines sound business principles with instinctive commercial drive. Our students ranked us in the top 5% of universities for ‘personal development’.”
Mark Richardson, Head of Worcester Business School
Employability
Our degrees will prepare you for a career in a wide range of organisations within the public and private sectors, in industry and commerce, both in the UK and abroad. You will have the opportunity to pursue a career in banking, insurance, corporate or personal finance, financial analysis and audit or as a trainee accountant. Our degrees in accountancy will also prepare you for wider managerial roles.
Many accountancy graduates continue to study and complete a professional accountancy qualification or postgraduate degree such as our MSc in Finance & Management.Many accountancy graduates continue to study and complete a professional accountancy qualification or an MBA.
Learning and assessment
You will experience a range of learning activities within the lectures, seminar groups and further study.
Lectures usually begin with introducing the underpinning concepts of a topic. After the introductory lecture you will often be split into small seminar groups during which you will work individually or with two or three other students on case studies which will enable you to explore the subject in greater depth.
Between lectures you will carry out further study - we adopt an ‘open door’ policy and you will be encouraged to seek the help of lecturers. Most class materials will uploaded to Blackboard (our VLE) before sessions and these materials can be downloaded at University or from anywhere with an internet connection. Many modules have set up on-line discussion facilities to enable you to collaborate with other students between sessions.
There is a wide variety of assessment, including reports, group presentations, portfolios and examinations.
Work Experience
Many modules in the course enable students to relate their learning to less formal work experience through part-time, holiday or voluntary work. Many companies offer summer or other short-term placements. These can be an excellent way of building up a network of contacts and getting experience of exciting projects. Worcester Business School advertises short-term vacancies on its intranet. Recent opportunities have included summer internships with Vodafone and Macmillan, and many other national and local vacancies.
Work Placement
The course includes a paid optional placement year so students can earn as they learn and add full time work experience to their CV. This adds real value to the qualification and helps students to gain an advantage in the graduate job market by developing valuable skills in areas like communication, time and project management, problem solving and team working.
Students can spend their placement year at an organisation of their choice, anywhere in the UK. Worcester Business School has strong links with local businesses and many of our students take up placements in the locality with a large number of well-known organisations. Placement opportunities are available in all business sectors, including marketing, advertising, PR, HR, business management, finance and economics. Examples of employers who have previously offered placements include IBM, Marks and Spencer, Intel, The House of Commons, NHS, Waitrose, Worcester Bosch and many others.
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