Applied Accounting and Business (BSc) - 2013/2014 entry

The programme has been designed for maximum flexibility so there is no prescribed order in which students should take modules from either the Professional Stage modules of ACA or their top up modules from Birkbeck.  This is to allow students and employers to be able to tailor training programmes and degree structures according to their business needs. However students should normally take modules worth at least 30 credits per year from the Birkbeck schedule which is the threshold for eligibility for a student loan.

You will take as part of your top up degree the following modules:

• Critical Reflection on Practice

Critical Reflection on Practice which will normally be the first Birkbeck module students take is a sophisticated approach to reflective practice to  help students to realise the inter-relationship between professional experience and academic study while studying for the Professional Stages of ACA

• Research Methods in Management 
• Research project.

You will also take option modules which may include:

• Brand Development
• Buyer Behaviour
• Employment Relations and HRM
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business
• Management Studies 1
• Management Studies 2
• Managerial Economics 1
• Managerial Economics 2
• Marketing Principles and Practices
• Operations Management 
• Organizational Behaviour
• Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Management of Innovation
• Marketing Strategy.

We offer a range of student support and study facilities.

Qualified Chartered Accountants who complete this programme and/or who are full members of ICAEW with at least 5 years’ relevant accounting experience can progress to a fast-track Master’s degree that can be completed part-time in 12 months. Covering research issues of concern to practising accountants, the Master’s degree can qualify as CPD. For such professionals, who are exempt from much of the full programme, the Master’s degree cost is reduced by around half.

Employers are looking for professionals who are both well prepared for careers in accountancy, and who can take a wider business perspective. Business and management skills are highly valued in the workplace. There are numerous career pathways for students of general business and specialised business functions such as accounting.

We encourage you to apply as early as possible, although we consider applications up to the end of September for an October start.

Welcome to Birkbeck, London's evening university: Number 1 in London for teaching and student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2012).

Birkbeck specialises in part-time, evening study. The Key Information Set has been developed for full-time, daytime courses. We are providing some additional information about our evening courses to help you make an informed choice.

Fees:
The Key Information Set (KIS) for this degree course shows the annual fee for a 3-year, full-time degree. This is a 4-year, part-time evening degree and the annual fee is lower than the fee shown in the KIS. See 'Fees and funding' in the left hand menu for the correct fee for this course.

Years of study:
The KIS presents all degrees as 3-year courses. Birkbeck's standard part-time, evening degree is a 4-year course.