Applying IT in Accounting and Financial Management focuses on developing a wide range of basic IT skills and applying them to accounting and financial management. By the end of this module, You will be able to obtain a basic International Computer Driving Licence certificate (modules 1 – 7) as well as an International Computer Driving Licence Advanced Microsoft Excel certificate to formally recognise your achievement of basic and advanced levels of IT skills. You will be able to use basic and advanced MS Excel skills in performing accounting and finance tasks.

Economics for Accountants is an area of study that recognises that resources for organisations are scarce and that choices must be made between alternative uses. The module provides an understanding of those external factors which might influence an organisation’s financial situation.

Introduction to Financial Accounting takes you through basic double entry accounting leading to the production of a trial balance. You will discover how to extend the trial balance to produce the required information to generate the final accounts, consisting of a statement of financial position and a statement of comprehensive income. Furthermore, you will develop the accounting skills required for the adjustment of accounts for accruals, bad debts, bad debt provision and VAT. The module produces accounts for a sole proprietor, partnership and introduces the notion of accounting for incorporated business.

Introduction to Management Accounting develops your analytical skills and introduces techniques that accountants use to provide effective information to the management of an organisation. You will identify the methods used to recognise and classify costs and manage basic budgets.

Introduction to Management and Personal Development covers classic and modern theories and practices of management and locates accounting and financial management within business organisations. It is important for you to be aware of the requirements of the professional bodies in addition to the transferable and professional skills required as an accountant. You will investigate and reflect upon your learning style, complete a skills audit and present a gap analysis.

Mathematics and Statistics for Accounting and Financial Management introduces the basic mathematical and statistical concepts and techniques associated with managing business operations. The module provides core skills needed for forecasting, planning, budgeting and decision making.

Computerised Accounting Information Systems focuses on developing a wide range of advanced IT skills and applying them in accounting and financial management. By the end of this module, you will be able to obtain a CIMA Accredited Sage Foundation Certificate as well as a CIMA Accredited Sage Advanced Certificate to formally recognise your achievement of basic and advanced levels of IT skills. You will be able to use basic and advanced Sage skills in performing accounting and finance tasks.

Financial Reporting and Analysis develops your knowledge and understanding of more advanced financial accounting, including consolidated reporting. You will evaluate the use of these techniques and apply them in a practical context.

Law for Accountants introduces you to the basics of English law allowing you to develop an understanding of the general legal framework within which an organisation operates. The module aims to encourage the development of skills of legal reasoning and managerial analysis. This module will provide you with knowledge and appreciation of the major problems of governance faced by businesses. It will enable you to identify the major principles underpinning laws, regulations and business ethics and the way they impact upon how managerial decisions are reached. This module is designed to be highly practical and introduces you to the real world application of legal ethical principles when applied to both private and public sector organisations.

Management Accounting focuses on the importance and relevance to all organisations of management accounting theories and systems in making decisions. Management accounting could be viewed as a main mechanism used by an organisation to control, coordinate and communicate its direction and strategies. This module enhances your skills in using and interpreting management accounting techniques and solutions.

Research Methodologies and Methods in Accounting and Financial Management is designed to develop basic research skills that are specially appropriate for designing, carrying out, analysing and writing up academic research in accounting and financial management. It will help you cover a wide range of research methodologies and methods that are necessary for putting your theoretical into practice. Ethical implications for research in accounting and financial management will also be explored.

Employability encourages you to contextualise and evaluate theoretical perspectives in a practical setting while at the same time providing an alternative learning environment which informs your future learning processes and outcomes. Workplace experience is increasingly seen as essential in contributing to graduate employability. It is an opportunity to hone employability skills, relate theory to practice and gain experience in a working environment. The module is designed to enhance your understanding, skill-base, personal development, aptitude for self-promotion and ability to reflect upon your experience in the workplace. It will also help familiarise you with professional business etiquette.

Graduate Enterprise enables you to experience running your own company with a number of your colleagues. You can create your own product or service, launch it into the marketplace and experience at first hand the issues faced by small business owners. You will be supported by your own business consultant who is on secondment from industry and the full resources of the Graduate Enterprise Company.

Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis ensures that you will be able to exercise judgement and evaluation in corporate reporting matters and that you have the capability to react to current developments or new practice. There will be opportunities for you to produce complex company accounts complying with the appropriate legislation and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and critically reflect on the process.

Advanced Management Accounting is designed to help you apply and critically evaluate modern and sophisticated management accounting techniques and react to current developments or new management accounting practice. There will be opportunities for you to apply management accounting techniques for modern environments, produce advanced variances analysis, provide relevant information for more complex pricing and product decisions, and measure and evaluate financial and non-financial performance of organisations.

Auditing and Assurance is a key skill and an important undertaking for professional accountants. This module will introduce auditing and assurance and develop the skills involved in the audit process. You will be required to evaluate your newly acquired skills and develop a critical approach to the application of those skills to the professional environment. You will be encouraged to examine legislation and apply the principles to audit strategies. A wide range of transferable and intellectual skills will be delivered and assessed to allow you to gain confidence and the appropriate employability skills for the business environment.

Dissertation in Accounting and Financial Management offers you the opportunity to further develop your academic interest in a chosen area of study. The research project enables you to undertake a largely independent academic piece of research, supported by a project tutor, lectures and workshops.

Financial Management will develop a critical understanding of the importance of a sound financial basis within an organisation. The module will look at the capital structure of organisations and the various means whereby an organisation can (further) capitalise its operations. Discussions will centre on how capital is best managed, the cost of capital, and the theoretical and practical advantages and disadvantages of different sources and ratios of various types of capital. You will also examine the workings of the stock market and consider the requirements of investors in such matters as dividend policy, share options and directors’ salaries. Quantifying techniques are also explored, with the module looking at risk analysis, investment returns and business valuation.

Taxation develops tax computation skills and also provides more complex tax scenarios. You will gain technical skills relating to taxation, including the tax computations for individuals, sole traders, partnerships and incorporated companies. The module will guide you in how to calculate capital allowances, capital gains tax computations and value added tax and requires you to undertake tax planning that draws on several areas of tax legislation. You will investigate new opportunities to reduce tax liabilities, challenge the notion of contemporary fiscal management and debate innovative applications of tax computation and the development of tax avoidance schemes.

The accreditation with Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Australia is not being renewed. The course does, however, remain validated with several other professional bodies.

Example offers updated to include the Digital Production, Design and Development T Level with an overall grade of Merit.