Course Overview

Accounting informs almost all areas of business, from strategy to outsourcing and operational planning to environmental policies. At Essex Business School, accounting means more than cutting costs and managing transactions. Its vital for ensuring accountability by encouraging sound, ethical decision-making so that you can make a positive impact in the workplace. From an undergraduate accounting degree at Essex, you gain a firm understanding of the financial drivers underpinning business leadership, strategy, planning, governance, and ethics. You explore both financial and management accounting and use case studies to apply theory to practice, skills which will be in increasingly high demand from employers over the coming years.

General Eligibility

GCSE: Mathematics C/4 A-levels: BBB BTEC: DDM, depending on the subject studied - advice on acceptability can be provided. IB: 30 points or three Higher Level certificates with 555, including Standard Level Mathematics/Maths Studies grade 4, if not taken at Higher Level.

Part Time Work Details

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Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.0 overall Financial requirement You’ll need to show you have enough money to support yourself - unless you’ve been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months on the date of your application. How much money you need depends on where you will be studying. You’ll need either: £1,334 per month (for up to 9 months) for courses outside London £1,023 per month (for up to 9 months) for courses inside London If you’re applying for the Doctorate Extension Scheme, and you’ve been in the UK for less than 12 months, you need to prove you have a total of £2,668 for courses in London, or a total of £2,046 for courses outside London. If you’re boarding at a residential independent school, you’ll need to pay boarding fees instead. The amount you need to pay will be on your CAS. London means the City of London and the 32 London boroughs.