Accounting and finance are at the heart of all business operations. From huge service industries to micro businesses, the ability to manage, plan and account for money is the key driver of economic growth and the ultimate measure of business success. A degree in Accounting and Business will enable you to develop the skills to influence and inform business operations and strategy, drive policy, and deliver jobs, prosperity and wealth, opening the door to a wide range of lucrative careers. We’ll give you a grounding in the two key branches of accounting – management and financial accounting – teaching you how to prepare business accounts and critically analyse financial decisions.
Degree in Accounting and Business Level 4/5 with LCL - Top Up with Leeds Trinity University BA (Hons)
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About this course
We’ll show you how businesses design and control their operations, exploring how economic factors affect business decisions. You’ll study models for management and leadership, as well as gaining an understanding of how corporate governance works. You’ll also get a grounding in the legal context for accounting and business, looking at the areas of UK and EU law that directly affect the legal structure and operations of businesses.
Your lecturers will use their years of industry experience to bring accounting and business theories to life. Plus you’ll gain professional work experience through your two professional work placements, experiencing daily life in your planned career and building your own network of connections for the future.
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Build your future with Leeds Trinity University — one of the UK’s top 25 universities for teaching and course satisfaction, according to the Guardian University Guide 2020.
Stand out from the crowd with degree-relevant experience, thanks to the professional work placements included with every undergraduate degree. And be part of a distinctively supportive university community where you’re a name, not a number. We’re proud to offer a personal and inclusive university experience that gives every student the support to realise their potential. Our students say it, our alumni say it and our staff it – you really are a name, not a number, at Leeds Trinity University. Located on a beautiful campus six miles from Leeds – one of the UK’s best student cities – we’ve been providing outstanding, student-centred higher education for more than 50 years. We pioneered the inclusion of professional work placements with every degree and are one of the UK’s top universities for employability with 95% of our students employed or in further study six months after graduating (DLHE 2017). Our teaching staff have extensive professional experience in their fields, and many are also active researchers, contributing to Leeds Trinity’s increasing reputation for research excellence.
University Vision
By 2021 we will be renowned for developing well-rounded and experienced graduates equipped to build fulfilling futures and as a leading university for student, staff, partner and community engagement.
University Mission
Leeds Trinity University transforms lives by providing a unique and rich combination of academic, professional and personal development in an inclusive and nurturing university community. The University is here to make a difference to the people, the professions and the places that we serve. We provide unique educational experiences that are focused on the individual and informed by our Catholic faith foundation. We actively promote the principles of dignity, respect, social justice, equality and inclusion to support the social and economic health and wellbeing of every person in our University community.
University Values
The actions and behaviours are guided by university values of:
- Care: We want everyone we work with to feel that we genuinely have their interests at heart and that they are constantly and consistently valued and supported by us.
- Collaboration: We are driven by mutual respect, teamwork and effective partnerships.
- Integrity: We are honest, open, ethical and fair. People trust us to adhere to our word.
- Excellence: We aspire to be the best, to deliver to the highest standards and to continuously improve on our performance.
Level 4 Fees is £4000 and Level 5 Fees is £4000.00. The tuition fees for Leeds Trinity University BA (Hons) Accounting and Business is £12,000.00 paid directly to University . The fees is subject to change every academic year.
All Course Material, including online modules and written assignments. Access to an online Social Learning Forum. Assignment marking and feedback.
To enrol onto the Level 4 course, you must be at least 18 and have a full secondary education. Before enroling onto the Level 5 course, you must have attained a Level 4 or equivalent.
Developing Personal Skills
Develop a range of personal skills vital to the world of business. Concentrating on communication, leadership and decision making techniques.
Effective Communication
Communication is the key to effective operations and working effectively with others. Throughout this module, learners will grasp a range of communication techniques used for a variety of commercial purposes.
The Business Environment
Explore issues outside of the business that may affect the business and its operations. Looking into economics, international dimensions, nature and competition.
The Marketing Mix
Exploring and using the marketing mix as part of the business planning process.
Strategic HRM
This module looks at employees and people as a business’ most valuable asset. Recruit the best, reward the best and retain the best.
Managing Ethically
Explore the various theories and models of management and their different contexts.
Culture and the Organisation
What is meant by culture? Why is it important? How does it differ between organisations?
Customers and Customer Service
This module looks at customers as the fulcrum of any business.
Fundamentals of Accounting
On completion of this module, learners will understand accounts and how they can be used to give insight into the health of the organisation.
Financial Management and Control
In this module, learners will compare and contrast some examples of good and bad financial decision making and the impact on the business.
The Entrepreneurial Manager
What is an Entrepreneur? Examine the skills and qualities of entrepreneurship.
Organisation 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.
The key themes of our strategy are:
- student confidence
- professionalism
To help you achieve your potential we emphasise learning as a collaborative process, with a range of student-led and real-world activities. This approach ensures that you fully engage in shaping your own learning, developing your critical thinking and reflective skills so that you can identify your own strengths and weaknesses, and use the extensive learning support system we offer to shape your own development. For over 50 years, we have developed a strong reputation for the quality of our teaching.
We believe the secret to great learning and teaching is simple: it is about creating an inclusive learning experience that allows all students to thrive through:
- Personalised support
- Expert lecturers
- Strong connections with employers
- An international outlook
Modules
All students complete these modules:
- e-business and e-marketing
- Business and Management Strategy
And select an additional module from:
- Research Project (Finance / Accounting)**
- Professional Learning through Work
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Entrepreneurship and Creativity
You’ll be qualified for a variety of roles in the economy including merchant banking, corporate finance, stockbroking and investment appraisal, business development and accountancy. You could also set up your own business, working as a consultant.