Venues

Inverness Campus

Content

Part 1

Mandatory units are: Cost accounting; Graded unit 1: accounting; Management accounting using IT; Preparing financial statements; Recording financial information; Using financial accounting software.

Optional units may include: Business accounting; Business communication; Business contractual relationships; Business law: an introduction; Company law: an introduction; Creating a culture of customer care; Economic issues: an introduction; IT in Business: spreadsheets; Managing people and organisations; Marketing: an introduction; Payroll; Personal development planning; Personal enterprise skills; Project management; Research skills; Statistics for business.

Please note that option units available vary depending on study location, for more information contact your chosen campus.

Part 2

Mandatory units are: Accounting for specialised transactions; Business taxation; Financial reporting and analysis; Graded unit 2: accounting; Graded unit 3: accounting ; Management accounting for decision-making; Management accounting for planning and control.

Optional units may include: Behavioural skills for business; Corporate information systems; Economics 1: micro and macro theory and application; Economics 2: the world economy; Income tax; IT in Business: advanced spreadsheets; Office management; Statistics for business; Workplace experience (students are responsible for finding their own work placement).

Entry Requirements

2 Highers including a maths based subject. Direct entry to Year 2 is possible with HNC Accounting.

Progression Routes

You may be able to progress to year three of the BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance or the BA (Hons) Business and Management