Combine accounting and finance knowledge with crucial analytical skills and state-of-the-art technology, preparing for your career in accounting, finance or business.
Experience practical accounting in our renowned Sheffield Business School.
Explore topics from legal and ethical to economic and capital market environments.
Learn from professionally qualified experts who are active in research.
Gain work-ready experience with real-life projects and placements.

On our BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance course you’ll gain a thorough understanding of financial and management accounting, auditing, tax, corporate reporting, governance, financial management and professional ethics. You'll learn the creation, analysis and critical evaluation of financial information – enabling you to make sound decisions and communicate complex data effectively.

Work placements

You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your third and final years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career and enables you to build an eye catching CV. We have strong relationships with regional, national and international employers and a team of specialist staff to support and encourage you in the placement application process. We help you secure a great placement opportunity and support you while you are there.

Previous students have benefitted hugely from placements with organisations such as Astra Zeneca, GE Capital, IBM, Jaguar Land Rover, Metropolitan Police, Morrisons, Nestle, Royal Mail and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

You could also go on a funded work placement abroad, and apply to study a non-credit-bearing language module through the University Language Scheme.

Networking opportunities

We are one of only a few universities to invest in Bloomberg Terminals housed in a dedicated Bloomberg Suite. The terminals deliver data, news and analytics to global financial professionals and you have the opportunity to gain practical experience of using this industry-standard technology.

Plus you can access information from the Financial Times for free at FT.com to ensure you're up-to-date with the latest developments in finance, economics, politics, business and management. We also organise guest speakers from accountancy practices, recruitment firms and professional bodies such as ACCA, CIMA, and ICAEW.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course is suitable if you don't meet the entry requirements for our BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance course, or you want extra preparation before starting degree-level study. You share the first year with other Sheffield Business School foundation year students, then move on to the degree.

Many of our teaching staff have worked in practice, industry, and commerce; in accounting, banking, stockbroking and general management. This gives them unique experience and insights they can feed into their teaching.

Throughout the course you are provided with real-life context to the topics you cover and by requiring you to use skills such as independent research, teamwork and presentations. This is done through case studies, real-life examples and scenarios which engage you in the study and evaluation of industry sectors and develop key skills such as literacy, critical thinking, personal organisation, and time management.

In the foundation year, you'll study wider business topics, while specialising in your chosen subject area. You'll learn useful skills such as academic writing, work in diverse teams and learn to utilise a wide variety of data sources. In doing so, you'll fully prepare yourself for undergraduate study.

Our graduates are well equipped for a range of careers as the course develops skills that are needed by many industries in both the private and public sectors. We have a team of specialist recruitment advisors and run a range of careers and recruitment events.

This course prepares you for a career as a

• professionally qualified accountant
• financial or business manager
• tax specialist
• graduate level job that does not have specific degree subject requirement

Previous Accounting and Finance graduates have gone on to work for

• Asda
• Barber Harrison Platt
• BOC
• DLA Piper
• KPMG
• NHS
• PwC
• Virgin Media
• Vodafone
• Warner Music Group

 

UCAS points

• 64

This must include at least 32 points from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications excluding general studies For example:

• CC at A Level
• MPP in BTEC Extended Diploma.
• A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels and EPQ.

You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.

GCSE

• English Language at grade C or 4 or equivalent
• Maths at grade C or 4 or equivalent

• Access to HE Diploma from a QAA recognised Access to HE course. Normally we require 15 credits at level 2 and 45 at level 3. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.

Important notice:

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

Year 1 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Accounting In Context	40	Coursework Practical
Economics, Finance And Investments	40	Coursework
Going Global	20	Coursework
Preparing For Success	20	Coursework

 

Year 2 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Business Economics	20	Exam
Financial Accounting	40	Exam Practical
Law, Corporate Governance And Ethics	20	Exam
Management Accounting And Financial Management	40	Exam Practical

 

 

Year 3 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Audit And Assurance	20	Exam
Financial Accounting And Reporting	40	Exam Practical
Management Accounting Applications	40	Exam Practical

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Cyber Crime	20	Coursework
Fraud Analytics	20	Coursework
Global Climate Emergency	20	Coursework
Principles Of Tax	20	Exam
The Sport Business Industry	20	Practical

 

Year 4 Optional modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Placement Year

 

Final Year Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Consultancy Project (Accounting)	40	Exam Practical
Corporate Reporting And Governance	40	Coursework Exam

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Accounting For Sustainable Development	20	Coursework
Advanced Financial Accounting And Reporting	20	Exam
Corporate Finance	20	Exam
Forensic Accounting Techniques	20	Coursework
Forensic And Fraud Examination	20	Coursework
Professional Team Sport Finance	20	Coursework
Social And Environmental Accounting	20	Coursework
Sport Governance, Ownership Structure & Regulation	20	Coursework