Accounting And Finance, UNIVERSITY 1st and 2nd Year (LEVELS 4 and 5)

Am I eligible for this programme?

To enrol onto the level 4 course, you must be at least 18 and have a full secondary education. Before enrolling onto the level 5 course, you must have attained a level 4 or equivalent.

Level: 5 Module Listing

The entrepreneurial manager

What is an entrepreneur? Examine the skills and qualities of entrepreneurship

Organization structures

Why are organisations structured in the way they are? What determines the optimum structure and how does it differ between organisations? In this module, learners will look at the numerous models and theories that make up organisational structure.

Practical accounting analysis

Learners will complete exercises in accounts throughout this module to understand what they are telling us and the actions that analysis can precipitate.

Business planning and goal setting

What is the business trying to achieve? What will it do? How will it do it? This module focuses on the creation of clear goals and clear plans to achieve a clear objective.

Politics and business

Impact of politics on business and how it may help or hinder business. This module will educate learners on economic impact, exports and government support.

Business law

Explore the statutory responsibilities of managers as learners look into the legalities of business and business executives.

Managing in today’s world

Business in the modern world. This module focuses on governance and equality as a means to do right in business.

Performance management

Understanding how your people and your business can continually improve together, learners will review reward structures, CPD, training and development to ensure high performance in business.

Marketing and sales planning

Learners will analyse how markets, customers, competitors and products can come together in a cohesive plan.

Quantitative skills

On successful completion of this module, learners will have knowledge of numeric exercises and will understand their use within the context of the business.

Sample Level 4 Certificate

Sample Level 5 Certificate

Written Assignments

The ATHE level 4 Diploma in Human Resource Management and the level 5 Extended Diploma in Management has 10 modules and 10 written assignments at level 4 and 8 assignments at level 5. On completion of the modules, students will be given access to the assignments. The assignments are approximately 5,000-8,000 words each. Students are provided support on the modules and assignments via the ‘Tutor’ section of the learning platform.

The assignment unit titles for the level 4 course are:

• Strategic HRM
• Managing ethically
• Culture and the organization
• Organizational structure
• Recruitment and CPD
• Working in team
• Measuring and rewarding performance
• Managing people in organizations
• Interpersonal skills
• Motivating and influencing people

The assignment unit titles for the level 5 course are:

• Managing communications
• Business organizations in a global context
• People management
• Finance for managers
• Research project
• Marketing principles and practice
• Planning a new business venture
• Business law

Assignment listing

The level 4/5 diploma in accounting and management has 10 modules and 6 written assignments at each level. The assignments are approximately 2,000-3,000 words each. Students are provided support on the modules and assignments via the ‘Tutor’ section of the learning platform.

The assignment unit titles for the level 4 course are:

• Accounting in a business context
• Economics for business mathematical
• Accounting methods
• Financial accounting
• Management accounting
• Leadership and management in accounting

More information about the level 4 units can be found here: Qualifi Level 4 Diploma in Accounting and Finance – Qualifi

The assignment unit titles for the level 5 course are:

• Business development
• Business models and growing organisations.
• Customer management
• Responding to the changing business environment
• Risk management and organisations
• Effective decision making

More information about the level 4 units can be found here: Qualifi level 5 diploma in business management

University Top-Up

If you decide to top up to a full undergraduate degree through an accredited UK university, the costs are listed below.

Anglia Ruskin University

• BA (Hons) Management – £4,850

Northampton University

• BA (Hons) in Business and Management – £5,280
• BSc (Hons) in International Accounting -£9,250

University of Derby

• Business and Management – £4,400

Westcliff University

• Business Administration – £11,655

University of Hertfordshire

• BA (Hons) Business Administration – £6,400

University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

• BA (Hons) Business Management – £9,240

Edinburgh Napier University

• BA in Business Management – £4,600
• BA in Business and Enterprise – £4,600
• BA in Sales Management – £4,600

University of Sunderland – On Campus

• BA (Hons) Business and Management – £9,250

University of Bolton

• BA (Hons) Top-up, fee £10,250

University of Cumbria

• BA (Hons) Global Business Management – ON CAMPUS– £9,250 UK/ £13,250 International
• BA (Hons) International Business Management – ON CAMPUS– £9,250 UK/ £13,250 International

University of Nicosia, Cyprus

• Undergraduate Top up to BA – €6,000

NOTE: UK/EU students may be eligible for student loans for the top-up portion of their studies. Visit www.slc.co.uk for more information.

Career Path

Successful completion of the undergraduate level 4 (accounting and finance) and level 5 (business management) and final year of an accredited undergraduate degree programme will give students the right credentials to go on and apply for a job in marketing, accounting, human resources, management or business consultancy.