BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year

This module aims to facilitate your development of personal, academic and professional skills as a foundation for your current and future studies in Business related subjects. It will equip you with the tools to become confident and independent learners at university.

The aim of the module is to introduce students to the main principles of double entry bookkeeping, basic accounts preparation and basic financial ratio analysis in preparation for further advanced study of financial accounting. Workshops and on-line activities will enable students to practice bookkeeping techniques and accounting ratios and demonstrate competency in these areas.

The aim of the module is to introduce students to the foundations of management and cost accounting, and to provide them with the knowledge and skills needed to understand the role of cost and management accounting in an organisation, and how organisations use such information to aid organisation planning and decision making.

To provide students with knowledge of the basic numeracy skills required for studies into accountancy and finance. The core purpose of this module is to provide students with the basic numeracy skills required to be successful at any study into accountancy and finance.

This module equips you with the technical skills to be able to design and produce Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for business use, and to facilitate the development of basic analytical skills.

This module aims to facilitate the development of teamwork and analytical skills as a foundation for students current and future studies in related subjects. It will equip students with the tools to become confident and independent learners and presenters at university. The decision to deliver through workshops, tutorials and online teaching, is to enable the development of independent and deductive learning and the growth of self-efficacy.

This module has been designed to provide students with a sound foundation in bookkeeping, financial controls, accounting techniques and financial statements.

This module will enable students to appreciate the role of statistical and mathematical methods in a business environment. It will also introduce students to different data types and approaches required for analysis.

This module has been designed to provide students with an introduction to modern economic principles along with developing their understanding of micro and macro economics.

This module will equip and prepare students for academic life at university. It will also explore professional skills necessary for future employment.

Building on module Introduction to Financial Accounting, this module develops knowledge and understanding of the regulatory framework of financial accounting, corporate governance and ethics.

The aim of this module is to develop an introductory knowledge and understanding of the nature and purpose of cost and management accounting information within the organisation.

The aim of this module is to provide students with the knowledge and understanding to formulate and evaluate financial statements within the context of the existing regulatory framework and to demonstrate awareness of alternative methods of preparing financial statements.

The purpose of the module is to build on the basic management accounting methods used at Level 4 through coverage of a range of further techniques that aid costing, decision-making, planning and control.

The aim of this module is to provide an understanding and contextualise key financial objectives of corporate, investment and international finance decision-making within the world's financial markets.

This module has been designed to equip students with the technical skills to be able to accurately perform data modelling using appropriate software.

The aim of this module is to provide students with the practical skills necessary to secure undergraduate work experience placements/summer internships and/or graduate employment within the accounting or finance industry.

The module provides an understanding of the legal nature of the limited company and of its constitution; the basic rules for the protection of potential investors; the company law requirements concerning corporate reports and accounts; directors and auditors; the concept of majority rule and minority protection and the corporate insolvency regimes.

The aim is to provide students with an extended period of work experience at an approved partner that will complement their programme of study at LJMU. This will give students the opportunity to develop professional skills relevant to their programme of study as well as the attitude and behaviours necessary for employment in a diverse and changing environment. This extended placement forms a key part of a sandwich degree. All placements need to be assessed and approved prior to commencement in line with the LJMU Placement Learning Code of Practice. The Code of Practice requires students to conduct themselves in a professional and responsible manner during the placement - failure to do so may lead to the placement being terminated prematurely. Placements are normally for one calendar year on a full-time basis. Split placements of a shorter duration may be permissible. There is an expectation that a minimum of 1200 hours will be spent in the workplace.

The aim is to provide students with an additional year of study at an approved overseas partner that will complement their programme at LJMU. This is an additional year of full-time study at an approved higher education institution. The modules to be studied must be agreed in advance, and must be appropriate for the student's programme of study. Assuming successful completion of this year, mark-bearing credit will be awarded by the Faculty Recognition Group. The grade conversion scale to be used will be made available in advance of the year abroad.

This module covers both advanced accounting techniques and the critical evaluation of accounting theory. These two elements combine to give students a critical perspective on advanced techniques and the ability to suggest alternative approaches.

The purpose of this module is to provide an in-depth understanding of the role of management accounting in relation to the planning, control, decision-making and performance measurement activities of strategic management.

Building on module Financial Management in Level 5 this module provides an in-depth analysis of a firms financing, liquidity management, distribution and risk management decisions.

This module has been designed to expose students to some of the current issues in accounting and finance. It will enable students to critically explore these current themes enhancing their knowledge and understanding of the changing industry.

The aim of this module is to give students a sound understanding of the UK tax system.

This module has been designed to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of the audit process and its application in the context of the external regulatory framework and for business control purposes.

The aim of this module is to provide students with a rigorous framework within which to enable them to successfully work in the personal financial industry.

The purpose of this module is to provide an in-depth understanding of the development of the pitch book document used by investment banks when advising client organisations on capital raising, mergers and acquisition transactions.