Programme And Module Handbook
 
Programme Specification


Date Specification Approved 29/06/2018
College College Social Sciences
School Birmingham Business School
Department Accounting
Partner College and School
Collaborative Organisation and Form of Collaboration
Qualification and Programme Title B.Sc. Accountancy Full-time
Programme Code 9719
Delivery Location Campus
Language of Study English
Length of Programme 4 Year(s)
Accreditations This programme has no outside accreditations
Aims of the Programme General Overview
This programme will provide academic excellence by offering a distinctive and innovative offering in conjunction with internationally renowned organisations that can provide a novel model of undergraduate provision for vocationally orientated business education in the new funding environment.

The programme will enable students to combine their academic study with relevant and high quality work experience at KPMG, and the opportunity to achieve Chartered Accountant status on completion of additional elements of the CA qualification following graduation. It will enable students to directly apply aspects of their academic education in a professional setting – and vice versa - and reflect on their experiences as they progress through the programme.

The programme is distinctive in enabling students to receive continuous salaried employment and funded study towards a degree leading to a renowned professional qualification on completion of additional elements of the CA qualification following graduation without incurring any debt arising from tuition fees. Consequently, the taught elements of the programme will be delivered predominantly in Semester 1, Semester 3 and the summer break thereby allowing students to work during much of Semester 2 when they will be in greater demand from their employer.

Skills
The programme aims to develop the intellectual, analytical and communication capabilities of students to levels that can prepare them for successful careers as professional accountants, together with the transferable skills that are necessary to apply their capabilities and technical knowledge in new and challenging contexts across accounting, finance and commerce. Students will be encouraged to broaden their learning and enhance their transferable skills with the provision of MOMD electives in year 1 and year 2.

The first year of the programme provides students with a grounding in core disciplines and equips students with basic transferable skills. Students would remain with the University programme during the first semester but would be available to KPMG during the second semester. Students would return to the University in May to complete examinations and their remaining certificate level credits.
Year 2 of the programme provides more focus as students study the intermediate stages of the core accounting related disciplines in greater depth. Students complete the first semester at the University before returning in semester 3 to sit examinations and complete their intermediate level credits.
In Year 3, students gain work experience throughout the year at KPMG before commencing their final year projects at the end of semester 2. Students study 40 higher levels at the University during Semester 3.

Experience
Students will have the opportunity to relate, apply their academic studies in a relevant professional setting and reflect upon their experiences as they develop their skills and capabilities.
The programme will provide an educational environment that stimulates and supports learning and personal development.

The programme will adopt a variety of teaching and learning strategies to promote high levels of knowledge, understanding and competence using appropriate curricula, and utilise the extensive range of university support services to enrich the students' learning experience.

The programme shall meet the requirements for content and the standards demanded by the University and will be designed to ensure it is accredited by ICAS. It will also be monitored and improved through ongoing programme and module review, student evaluation, external inputs and staff development.

Due to changes to University funding in England arising from the Browne Review, the programme is expected to be distinctive and highly attractive to undergraduate applicants who can secure a degree, a job with a leading employer and a professional qualification
Programme Outcomes
Students are expected to have Knowledge and Understanding of: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
the contexts in which accounting can be seen as operating
the main current technical language and practices of accounting such as recognition, measurement and disclosure in financial statements, managerial accounting, auditing and taxation.
the alternative technical languages and practices of accounting such as, for example, alternative recognition rules and valuation bases.
recording and summarising transactions and other economic events including the preparation of financial statements, the analysis of the operations of business (for example, performance measurement and management control), financial analysis and projections (for example, analysis of financial ratios, discounted cash flow analysis, budgeting, financial risks).
contemporary theories and empirical evidence concerning accounting and capital markets, the firm and society, and the ability to critically evaluate such theories and evidence.
Lectures, classes, seminars, work placement, self directed study, presentations.
Examination, individual coursework, group coursework, final year project.
Students are expected to have attained the following Skills and other Attributes: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
a capacity for the critical evaluation of arguments and evidence.
a capacity for the critical evaluation of arguments and evidence.
an ability to locate, extract and analyse data from multiple sources, including the acknowledgement and referencing of sources.
capacities for independent and self-managed learning.
numeracy skills, including the ability to manipulate financial and other numerical data and to appreciate statistical concepts at an appropriate level.
skills in the use of communications and information technology in acquiring, analysing and communicating information.
communication skills including the ability to present quantitative and qualitative information, together with analysis, argument and commentary, in a form appropriate to the intended audience.
Lectures, classes, seminars, work placement, self directed study, computer labs, presentations.
Examination, individual coursework, group coursework, final year project, presentation.