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Inverness Campus

Content

The HNC Accounting covers a wide range of accounting concepts and provides you with an excellent grounding in the principles of financial and management accounting using manual and computerised approaches.

It is designed to prepare you for a career in accounting or financial administration.

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

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.

Entry Requirements

1 Higher, preferably in a maths based subject; or Foundation Apprenticeship in Accountancy, Business Skills or Financial Services; or NC Accounting or Business; or other relevant national qualifications at SCQF Level 6.

Progression Routes

HND Accounting