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If you're interested in the way markets work and see yourself managing major business budgets then a BA (hons) in Accounting and Finance at UEL may be just the degree for you.

Studying Accounting and Finance at RDBS

With a long history of teaching accounting and finance programmes matching industry-based learning with academic excellence, UEL's Royal Docks Business School gives you everything you'll need to fast-track your career. You'll be studying within one of London's most diverse business schools, based in the heart of the capital's Docklands - just a few miles from the City and the towering skyline of Canary Wharf.

You'll gain a thorough grounding in the business environment and the current regulatory framework within which accounting works. You'll also gain a knowledge of financial accounting and understand the influence that capital markets have on risk assessment and the way value is determined. You'll also become well versed in management accounting concepts and techniques and understand how they can be applied to financial decision-making, planning and control. 

What's included 

• Learn straight from the city with our new Canary Wharf Semester programme delivered on site in the heart of Canary Wharf
• Travel abroad as part of our global scholars programme and share innovative ideas that contribute to a global society
• Discover accounting and finance on a global scale with our study abroad programme 
• Take advantage of internships, connections and guidance from our dedicated employability team who are here on campus to line you up with the perfect career opportunities
• Benefit from a course with one of the highest graduate employment rates
• Take advantage of an optional placement year and gain valuable paid work experience
• Learn from an expert team that has acquired the highest teaching and learning rating from the Quality Assurance Agency
• Engage in a learning programme that's truly transformational, giving you the knowledge and opportunities to succeed in today's global marketplace

With maximum exemptions (papers F1-F9) from the professional examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), this programme will give you the edge in the job market. Find out more about becoming a professionally qualified accountant through our programme at: www.acca.org.uk

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This programme is fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the world’s leading and largest professional body of Management Accountants, with 183,000 members and students operating in 168 countries, working at the heart of business. This means that when you study here, you are entitled to up to 8 exemptions in the CIMA examinations, enabling you to graduate with an enhanced qualification, sought after by employers.

 RDBS has now become a recognised Partner in Learning by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). You will be involved with ICAEW through activities such as strategic degree partnerships, graduate recruitment, credit for prior learning (CPL), syllabus development, sharing knowledge and expertise, and use of the ICAEW learning materials.

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This programme is fully accredited by CPA Australia, one of the world's largest accounting bodies with a membership of more than 139,000 finance, accounting and business professionals across the globe. The CPA designation is a mark of high professional competence. It indicates a soundness in depth, breadth and quality of accountancy knowledge. 

Your future career covered

At the Royal Docks Business Schoolwe pride ourselves on giving you an unrivalled student experience - and one that will shape your place in the working world. With access to a rigorous academic knowledge base and the opportunities to apply that knowledge professionally, our degree programmes give you the best possible head start. And with career options opening doors to roles including financial accountants, management accountants, budget controllers, tax advisers and internal auditors, there's never been a better time to get ahead.