Accounting and Economics
BSc (Hons)
Key facts
UCAS code
NL41
Start dates
September 2020
Location
Course length
Full time: 3 years, or 4 if a work placement is chosen
Part time: up to 8 years
Department
Oxford Brookes Business School
UCAS Tariff Points
104
Overview
Our Accounting and Economics course gives you a great combination of academic study and a strong vocational emphasis.
In the first two years you will get a broad and solid grounding in core accounting and economics topics. In your final year, depending on your interests and career aspirations, you can then choose to:
- focus more on one discipline or
- maintain a balance of both or
- include some modules in a new area such as finance.
In your second or final year you can experience working in a local charity by helping with basic accounting. This is part of our Accounting for Community: Engaging Students (ACES) project.
By the end of the course you will have developed a broad range of valuable skills and attributes such as:
- commercial awareness
- an international perspective
- an analytical approach to problem solving
- the ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively.
And you will be ready for a career in accountancy or economic policy, or to continue to study at masters level. You may also be interested in studying our Accounting and Finance course.
How to apply
Wherever possible we make our conditional offers using the UCAS Tariff. The combination of A-level grades listed here would be just one way of achieving the UCAS Tariff points for this course.
Typical offer
UCAS Tariff Points: 104
A Level: BCC
IB Points: 29
BTEC: DMM
Further offer details
Applications are also welcomed for consideration from applicants with European qualifications, international qualifications or recognised foundation courses. For advice on eligibility please contact Admissions: admissions@brookes.ac.uk
If you don’t achieve the required tariff points you can apply to join a foundation course, like Foundation in Business or an international foundation course to help to reach the required level for entry onto this degree.
Entry requirements
Specific entry requirements
GCSE: Mathematics and English (grade C/4 or above)
Please also see the University's general entry requirements.
English requirements for visas
If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Visas and Immigration minimum language requirements as well as the University's requirements. Find out more about English language requirements.
Pathways courses for international and EU students
If you do not meet the entry requirements for this degree, or if you would like more preparation before you start, you can take an international foundation course. Once you enrol, you will have a guaranteed pathway to this degree if you pass your foundation course with the required grades.
If you only need to meet the language requirements, you can take our pre-sessional English course. You will develop key language and study skills for academic success and you will not need to take an external language test to progress to your degree.
Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Credit transfer
Many of our courses consider applications for entry with credit for prior learning. Each application is individually assessed by our credit entry tutors.
If you would like more information about whether or not you may be eligible for the award of credit, for example from an HND, partly-completed degree or foundation degree, please contact our Admissions team.
We operate the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All undergraduate single modules are equivalent to 7.5 ECTS credits and double modules to 15 ECTS credits. More about ECTS credits.
Application process
Full time Home / EU applicants
Apply through UCASPart time Home / EU applicants
Apply direct to the UniversityInternational applicants
Apply direct to the UniversityFull time applicants can also apply through UCAS
Tuition fees
Questions about fees?
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Tuition fees
Please note tuition fees for Home/EU students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Tuition fees for International students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.
Oxford Brookes University intends to maintain its fees for new and returning home and EU students at the maximum permitted level.
Financial support and scholarships
Additional costs
Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course, if any, are detailed below.
It's your responsibility to purchase core texts and cover print/binding costs where coursework submission is required. Please note that a lot of the coursework is now submitted online.
Learning and assessment
In Year 1 you will meet fellow students during induction week. You will also meet your academic adviser and course managers to discuss what you will study. Year 1 modules will introduce you to micro-economic and macro-economic theory and the fundamentals of accounting. And you will develop key skills, including:
- primary research
- sourcing and evaluating secondary data
- academic referencing with emphasis on avoiding plagiarism
- quantitative methods
- manipulation and critical evaluation of numerical data.
In Year 2 you will take modules in:
- intermediate level accounting and economics topics
- research methods to prepare you for your final year synoptic or dissertation study
- career development including the transition into graduate employment.
We will help you to find and apply for a suitable work placement.
In Year 3 you will:
- study a synoptic module in either accounting or economics
- choose from a selection of modules in IM, accounting and economics.
You can also can choose to do a work placement.
Study modules
Please note: As our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, the modules you can choose from may vary from that shown here. The structure of the course may also mean some modules are not available to you.
Learning and teaching
Your learning experience on this course will be varied and challenging. We use a blended approach, combining face-to-face teaching and e-learning activities.
Teaching and learning methods include:
- lectures
- workshops
- seminar discussions
- group presentations
- analysis of numerical data
- case study analysis
- discussions of topical material (such as newspaper articles, videos and websites)
- computer-based exercises.
The e-learning component includes:
- quizzes and diagnostic assessments
- online discussion groups.
Throughout the course you will have close contact with your tutors and academic adviser.
Assessment
Assessment methods used on this course
We will assess your progress with a variety of approaches including:
- reports
- essays
- case study analysis
- presentations
- examinations.
- Each semester, practice assessments help you identify key strengths and weaknesses. You will benefit from ongoing in-depth, specific feedback on:
- your work
- placement year
- voluntary charitable accounting experiences.
This allows you to know exactly which areas you need to focus on to do the best you can in your studies. As well as develop yourself for your future career.
Most teaching and assessment activities take place between Mondays and Fridays, 9am to 7pm. There may be occasions when such activities may fall outside of these hours.
Study Abroad
You may be able to go on a European or international study exchange while you are at Brookes. Most exchanges take place in the second year. Although we will help as much as we can with your plans, ultimately you are responsible for organising and funding this study abroad.
After you graduate
Career prospects
This course will prepare you for a career in accounting or economics, but will also prepare you to join a general graduate training scheme, set up your own business or study at postgraduate level. You will have the opportunity to enhance your employability by taking part in our successful project which will provide you with an invaluable experience: Accounting for Community: Engaging Students (ACES), where, after free training, you can gain real-world experience by performing voluntary accounting roles at local charities and community groups.
Our Staff
Dr Yan Huang
Yan teaches finance-related courses to both undergraduates and postgraduates. For instance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Financial Modelling, and International Finance. She has extensive experience in financial databases and programming in STATA.
Read more about YanFree language courses
Free language courses are available to full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students on many of our courses, and can be taken as a credit on some courses.
Information from Discover Uni
Programme Changes: On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been published on the website.
For more information, please visit our Changes to programmes page.