Fees and key information

Course type

Undergraduate

Student

UK

Typical duration

3 years

Location

Holloway

Entry requirements

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Cost

£9,535 per year

81% student satisfaction

Our accounting and finance courses scored 81% for student satisfaction in the Complete University Guide 2025

Accredited by ACCA, CIMA, IFA and more

This course is accredited by a wide range of accounting bodies including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)

Gain access to a network of industry contacts

Our lecturers have a wide network of industry contacts who could help you gain work experience

Why study this course?

With a high level of professional exemptions from the accounting bodies such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW), Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants (CIPFA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Association of International Accountants (AIA), and Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA), this challenging degree course will help you become a qualified accountant or start work in a finance-related career. You’ll have access to an extensive network of industry contacts to help with optional work experience placements and projects.

Through this course, you’ll develop your academic writing, your independent research skills and your practical skills in business and accounting software such as Microsoft Excel, Sage and Oracle. The programme is delivered through a blend of lectures, seminars, workshops, presentations and plenary sessions.

Between them, our staff have accumulated an impressive level of academic and professional experience in public audit, taxation, financial and management accounting, and information systems. Occasionally, distinguished external speakers are invited to make presentations on contemporary accounting, finance and business-related issues.

We place particular emphasis on employability, and our lecturers, who have a wide network of industry contacts, can help you with optional work experience placements and projects.

On completion of this course, you’ll receive full exemption from all of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)’s fundamental exam papers.

Course modules

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2024/25 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

Year* 1 modules

  • Business Law and Ethics
  • Data Science, Research and Analysis
  • Financial Accounting
  • Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions
  • Learning Through Organisations
  • Management Accounting Fundamentals
  • Management Information Systems
  • Understanding the Business and Economic Environment

Year 2 modules

  • Company and Business Law
  • Financial Reporting
  • Management Accounting
  • Principles of Finance
  • Problem Solving: Methods and Analysis
  • Taxation – Corporate Tax
  • Taxation – Income Tax
  • Audit and Internal Control
  • Fundamentals of Project Management
  • Sustainability, Business and
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Year 3 modules

  • Advanced Financial Reporting
  • Advanced Management Accounting
  • Audit and Assurance Services
  • Dissertation
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Engineering
  • Financial Instruments
  • International Banking
  • International Trade and Finance
  • Personal Finance
  • Practising Business Strategy (with simulation)
  • Professional Experience Year Placement

Course details

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2024/25 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

In addition to the University’s standard entry requirements, you should have:

  • a minimum of grades CCC in three A levels (or a minimum of 96 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC National, OCR Diploma or Advanced Diploma)
  • English Language and Mathematics GCSEs at grade C/grade 4 or above (or equivalent)

If you don’t have traditional qualifications or can’t meet the entry requirements for this undergraduate degree, you may still be able to gain entry by completing our Accounting and Finance (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree.

Accelerated study

If you have relevant qualifications or credit from a similar course it may be possible to enter this course at an advanced stage rather than beginning in the first year. Please note, advanced entry is only available for September start. Please see our information for students applying for advanced entry.

To discuss specific qualifications that may make you eligible for advanced entry to this course, please contact courseenquiries@londonmet.ac.uk.

Please be aware, the number of examination exemptions could be up to a maximum of nine upon successful completion of corresponding modules. It is your responsibility to ensure you’ve completed the relevant modules to be eligible for examination exemptions with professional bodies such as the ACCA. London Met cannot be held accountable for exemptions if you have not completed the full three-year degree with us.

Accreditation of Prior Learning

Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course at London Met. Find out more about applying for Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).

English language requirements

To study a degree at London Met, you must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. If you require a Student visa (previously Tier 4) you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. This course requires you to meet our standard requirements.

If you need (or wish) to improve your English before starting your degree, the University offers a Pre-sessional Academic English course to help you build your confidence and reach the level of English you require.

There are a variety of assessment tools used in the core modules, including essays designed to showcase your writing skills and presentations designed to prepare you for the job market.

Some modules use more traditional methods of assessment, such as closed-book examinations, in order to gain professional body exemption.

When studying the full three-year programme, this course qualifies you for exemption from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)’s fundamental exam papers, F1 to F9.

The core modules of the course satisfy many of the requirements of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW), the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants (CIPFA), the Association of International Accountants (AIA) as well as the award of full membership of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

Accounting is a subject field with a high demand for graduates.

Opportunities for qualified accountants are extensive, and our graduates have found work with companies such as Angel Finance, the BBC, Grant Thornton, Hays Agency, Hartley Fowler LLP, The Courtauld Institute of Art and The Royal Opera House.

If you study your undergraduate degree with us, as a graduate of London Met, you’ll be entitled to a 20% discount on a postgraduate course if you continue your studies with us.
* exclusions apply

There are opportunities for relevant placements, which can give you valuable work experience.

Optional professional placement year with additional professional accreditation

All business school undergraduate degree programmes offer an optional, 12-month professional work placement, normally taken after the first two years of study. The placement year offers students the opportunity to gain an additional 30 credits at degree level and valuable graduate-level work experience.

Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things like equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees.

Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.

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