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BSc Accounting and Finance
 
London Academy for Higher Education provides tutor support for students wishing to pursue Bachelors degree in Accounting and Finance a University of London external programme.

A degree with an international flavour set within a strong social science framework. It provides a thorough grounding in accounting and finance & develops critical skills for a wide range of real world professional situations. An excellent preparation for a career in professional accountancy, investment banking, investment analysis and management, management consultancy and financial management.

Structure and Syllabus
You will be required to make a serious attempt in the examination for 12 units on the Standard Route of the degree. On the Graduate Entry Route you must take and pass 9 full units.

You can take the Foundation and Further units in any order, provided you satisfy any prerequisites (units which you must have already passed). Prerequisites are shown in italic text in brackets.

Most students, however, would normally take the Foundation units first because (as their name suggests) they are the 'building blocks' – the foundation – for the units that follow.

Standard Route Graduate Entry Route
Foundation units Foundation units
1 02 Introduction to economics 1 02 Introduction to economics
2 04a Statistics 1 (half unit) and 05a Mathematics 1 (half unit) 2 04a Statistics 1 (half unit) and 05a Mathematics 1 (half unit)
3 25 Principles of accounting 3 25 Principles of accounting
4 24 Principles of banking and finance    
5 One full unit (or two half units) from Selection group F(i) or F(ii)    
Foundation units Foundation units
6 28 Managerial economics(02+05a) or66Microeconomics (02+05a) 4 28 Managerial economics (02+05a) or 66 Microeconomics (02+05a)
7 59 Financial management (25) or 92 Corporate finance (02+05a) 5 59 Financial management (25) or 92 Corporate finance (02+05a)
8 91 Financial reporting (25) 6 91 Financial reporting (25)
9 93 Auditing (25) 7 93 Auditing (25)
10 97 Management accounting (25) 8 97 Management accounting (25)
11 One unit from Selection groups A, B, E or M 9 One unit from Selection groups A, B, E or M
12 One full unit (or two half units) from any Selection group other than L