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| Martha |
Every time I tell someone I study Accounting & Finance
at university, their response is always along the lines of “OMG”, “Wow that
must be tricky”, “ How do you do it?”, “What else can you do with that apart from
become an Accountant?”. The list is endless LOL. Personally, I find it quite
amusing that I am faced with these kinds of questions because my course fits
perfectly well with me.
I chose my course purely because I love Maths and Economics.
While I was studying for my GCSE’s I really enjoyed Maths and Business classes,
from there I went onto study A-level Economics and I realised that I am quite
good at it in comparison to the other subjects I studied. Once I got to
university and became familiar with the course content and I realised this is
very similar if not the same as what I studied at A-level. Some people prefer
to finish their Level 3 Qualifications (A-levels, BTECs, IBs etc.) and start a
whole different subject at Degree level. However, for me I feel like this was
the best way forward which is mainly the reason why I managed to get a First in
my first year.
The course content within first year consists of the
following courses:
Personal and
Professional Development which is a mandatory course taken by all if not
most students in the Business school. It is only taught in term one and term
two we had various assessments to complete which were explained clearly online.
Introduction to
Financial Accounting which is basically how companies prepare their annual
reports, how they are structured and how they keep record of transactions made
in the business. They also give you different formats for different types of
businesses i.e. sole traders and public or private limited companies. This
includes quite a bit of maths and calculations.
Management Accounting
and Business Ethics in Organisations. This module has two sections, the
Management/ Cost accounting side and the Ethics in Organisations side. Right,
now if we start with the management accounting side of this module, this looks
at budgets for different departments within a business and how they can use
various methods to ensure they have budgeted for the goods or services provided
by the business. This also includes maths and quite a lot of calculations so
it’s best to be prepared. Now, the Business Ethics in organisations part of the
module can be nick named ‘common sense’. This part purely consists of behaviour
in the workplace and how to behave ethical at all times in the work
environment. It also involved learning different theories of management styles
and applying those theories to various case studies in order to answer
questions on the case study. This part includes barely any calculations at all.
At the beginning of my first year I was quite sceptical about this whole module
and I assumed I would find it very challenging however this was the module
which came above all my other module in that I got 80% for this overall. So I
would say don’t worry yourself too much. Towards exam time lecturers make sure
we have all the information we need before doing the exams, particularly for
this module.
Quantitative Analysis
& Systems. Now this was the most
fun course of them all. Essays? - None, Reports and projects? - One or Two, Calculations & Maths Questions? -
Lots. If you have studied A-Level maths, with a bit of extra practice
and effort in Lectures and tutorials this will be your best friend. Oh
yes! And if you love Maths like me of
course. It includes the following topics you may all be familiar of: Algebra,
Normal Distribution, Probability, Percentages and Time Value of money etc. It
is really straight forward; particularly in tutorials the one to one support is
always available when needed.
Then we have Business
& Financial Environment which is basically A-level Economics. Again there are two parts, Microeconomics and
Macroeconomics. This in involves all the current issues in the economy,
different economic theories and structures and how they may affect individuals
and firms, or a whole sector/ industry.
Now just to wrap-up and make sure you aren't worried about
any of the information I have provided you with. There is PLENTY of help
available from Lectures and the course leader for this course. You can contact
them anytime via email and they all get back to you as soon as possible. You
can also make appointments to see lecturers and your personal tutor who helps
you with and queries you have in and around the course and also other personal
issues if you need help or advice.
If you are what I call a “Go Getter” there are various
opportunities in the university and in the business school that you can enquire
about. Apart from doing my degree at the university I also work as a Student
ambassador where I visit schools and offer support for students who wish to
study at university. I also work for the Enquiry Unit so some of you reading
this may have spoken to me or someone on the team about coming into the
university. There are also other options of helping out at university Open Days
etc. Working in campus shops, the list is endless.
Oh yes and the two GREEEAAAT things about this course are that there is no dissertation in the third year so hopefully the stress is
minimal and also if you go on to do the ACA Qualification there a quite a few
exemptions from the papers providing you have passed the relevant modules.
That’s all from me now, hopefully you hear from me soon.
Martha :D
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