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72 | Business and Management
ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
BSc (Hons)
Why study this course?
Accounting and Business Management brings together two complementing areas of expertise.
The world of business needs accountants that understand the varied demands of the business
world and leaders who have a good awareness of the numbers that underpin and support
business success. You will study areas such as organisational behaviour, financial and
management accounting, operations and quality management, audit and business strategy.
This course is taught by academics and business practitioners across different
subject disciplines within Keele Business School, making it varied and
interesting. Core modules such as financial and management accounting,
organisational behaviour, operations and quality management, audit, and
business strategy can be supported with options such as marketing, business
law, economics, taxation, and international finance. This will allow you to
explore new and different areas and help us to support you as you pursue
your passions and aspirations. There will be opportunities to get involved
with real, live projects and to benefit from Keele’s partnership with local,
national and international businesses. 
Our computer laboratories are equipped with industry-leading software such
as Bloomberg, STATA, Thomson Reuters and Sage Accounting Software,
providing you with an opportunity to gain valuable practical IT experience,
and the skills needed to make you stand out from the crowd.  You can
complement this practical experience by opting for a placement year, an
international year or an entrepreneurship year between your second and
third year of study. This will provide an excellent starting point for your
career after Keele. 
Indicative Modules
First Year
• Accounting Principles
• Financial Accounting
• Understanding Contemporary
Organisations - (including live project)
Second Year
• Cost and Management Accounting
• Organisational Behaviour
• Intermediate Financial Accounting
• Operations and Quality Management
Third Year
• Management Accounting
• Advanced Financial Reporting
• Business Strategy
• The Audit Framework
• Advanced Management Accounting
• Analysing Company Performance
What will this mean for my future?
The course offers a firm grounding to enable you to pursue a career in
accountancy, as it is accredited by accounting professional bodies such as
ACCA, CIMA and CIPFA. It will also open your eyes to the broad range of
business or management-related careers. You will develop valuable
transferable skills such as numeracy, analytical and problem-solving skills,
people management skills and IT skills which are attractive to a wide range
of employers in the ever-changing world of business.
Accredited by ACCA, CIMA and CIPFA subject to passing the relevant modules.
UCAS Code - NN42
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative Entry
Requirements
Single Honours
A level: ABC-CCC
BTEC: DDM-MMM
Course Duration
3 years or 4 years
with an international
entrepreneurship,
or placement year Study abroad
Yes
Placement Year
Yes Learn a Language
Yes
For further information on entry requirements please visit keele.ac.uk/entryrequirements
International Year
Yes