Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Accounting Awarded by University of Bedfordshire Course Registration No. : 251830
This top-up degree programme is designed specifically for people who are working or interested in working in an accounting function in business or commerce, or in entering the accounting or finance profession. Areas covered in this programme include financial management, taxation, auditing and corporate governance. Theory of accounting and the practicalities of its application will be introduced. This degree course seeks to ensure maximum exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
The degree together with ACCA qualification, or with further enrolment in the Qualification Programme (QP) of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), will give you the greatest flexibility in advancing your career, whether it is auditing, taxation, management accounting, financial reporting or management consulting.
Graduates of the programme are entitled to the maximum exemptions of 9 ACCA papers, which brings students closer to the status of a professional accountant. With the professional qualifications, students tend to advance to professional accountants involved in treasury, business consulting, banking, government and other managerial positions, all of which require competence in accounting.
Personal Development Planning for Accounting and Finance *
Quantitative Methods for Accounting and Finance *
Law for Accounting*
Semester 2
Management Accounting*
Taxation*
Semester 3
Financial Accounting 2
Financial Management
Semester 4
Auditing
Advances in Accounting
*Exemptions can be granted depending on students' academic background
Duration
Can be completed in 12 - 18 months
Medium of Instruction
English
Honours Award
Honours in the degree will be awarded based on the total mark of all courses in accordance with the University's course regulations.
Teaching Mode
Face-to-face tuition in Hong Kong
Each semester is a 6-month period covering 2 courses of study
Each course is providing with 66 hours of seminars after office hours in the evenings, weekends and public holidays
Assessment Method Each module is assessed by:
40% main assignment
60% examination
Programme Start Date
April 2012 - Intake 9
Entry Requirement
Diploma holders or with equivalent qualifications
Applicants with other qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis
* Exemptions could be given to accounting diploma holders and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis
Refund Policy
The program allows for full refund of installment fee if withdrawal notice is received in writing by Kaplan Higher Education (HK) Limited 2 weeks prior to the start of each of the terms. There will be no refund of installment fee if withdrawal notice is received afterwards. All fees paid less application fee will be refunded if the course is withdrawn or not offered.
On premature cessation of the course, all fees and charges that have been collected in respect of any part of the course failing to be conducted on or after the date of the cessation will be refunded within 1 month of the premature cessation.
Maximum exemptions from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) professional syllabus if the appropriate options are chosen
The University of Bedfordshire has an excellent academic reputation. Recently runner-up for the prestigious title of University of the Year in the Times Higher Education Supplement Awards 2007, the University of Bedfordshire has also been placed 15th in the country for Business (The Guardian University Guide 2009). The University climbed up 18 and 13 places on the league tables published in the Times Good University Guide 2010 and The Independent Newspaper’s Complete University guide 2010 respectively.
University Excellence
Achieved top marks – a ‘confidence’ rating – in the most recent Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) audit 2009
The National Student Survey placed the University 28th in the country for student satisfaction, as well as ranking Journalism 5th in the country, Law 7th, Business 15th and Marketing 16th
Bedfordshire leapt 24 places in The Times Good University Guide – one of the biggest jumps recorded in 2007, ranking it 84th and continues to climb as 71st in 2010
"I am going through a transition in my career from the area of sales to accounting. The Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting programme provides with exemptions in the ACCA professional examination papers. It perfectly fits for my career development."
Aaron Poon, Intake 1
It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognize any qualification to which this course may lead.
Kim Lee
