Business, Computing and Information Management (BCIM) Undergraduate Prospectus 2010
ACCA
Location Location
Southwark Lambeth College
FdA
Professional Accountancy
Westminster Kingsway College
Duration Southwark College
Accounting
*
3 years (part-time) LSBU
Course (PAC)
Start date Duration
September 2 years (plus 1 further year for students aiming to
achieve a full Honours Degree)
Number of places
50 Start date
September
Business, Computing and Information Management Business, Computing and Information Management
Course description Progression routes
Simple timetable information
Course description Career opportunities
LSBU is accredited to assess up to to postgraduate study
Evenings only Number of places
The foundation course offers you Gaining an FdA and a full Honours
Full-time: 50
the Association of Chartered Certified Students who successfully complete this
How to apply Part-time: 30
the opportunity to gain a Foundation degree along with exemption from
Accountants (ACCA) Fundamentals course have the opportunity to study
Direct to LSBU
degree and at the same time qualify as the CAT qualification and ACCA
paper F9 (Financial Management) and sit for ACCA Professional level
How to apply
a part-qualified accountant. The latter is Fundamentals is an important step
LSBU code Via UCAS for full-time
internally. Students who complete the and then to enrol on our top-up MSc
S1133 Direct to Lambeth, Westminster Kingsway
achieved by giving you the opportunity for students wanting to establish or
required number of papers at LSBU Accounting with Finance course or to
and Southwark colleges for part-time
to gain exemptions from the Association enhance a career in accounting in
also gain a BA (Hons) Professional directly enrol on the MSc International
Course contact
of Chartered Certified Accountants public practice, industry or commerce.
Barry McCarthy UCAS codes
Accounting degree. Finance and Accounting course.
mccarthb@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 8235 LSBU full-time: N400
(ACCA), Certified Accounting Technician In addition, the course also offers the
(CAT) qualification, and from five of opportunity for you to gain the practical
The learning methods you will Professional contacts/industry links
Typical offer LSBU codes (part-time)
the nine papers that comprise the skills required in accounting.
160 UCAS Tariff points Lambeth: 2456
(BCIM) experience during the PAC course
LSBU is accredited to assess up to
NB: applicants for this part-time course must Westminster Kingsway: 3090
Fundamentals level of the ACCA
(BCIM)
incorporate student presentations, ACCA Fundamentals paper F9
be in relevant employment or self-employment Southwark: 3716
professional qualification. By staying Progression routes to further study
video presentations, role play exercises, (Financial Management) internally.
and possess the appropriate IT skills
on for one extra year to gain the full Students graduating with an FdA
Course contact
hands-on computing, case studies and
Course units Sarah Moore-Williams
Honours top-up degree you can gain full can stay at LSBU to study for a
computer assisted learning programmes. For full entry requirements see pages
Year 1 moorwis@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 8269
exemption from the Fundamentals level. top-up Bachelors degree (BA (Hons)
In its coverage of ACCA papers, the 252 to 253.
– The Accountant in Business
Accounting) which gains them
– Management Accounting Typical offer
course aims to reflect students’ practical
– Financial Accounting 80 UCAS Tariff points
The course offers a mix of theoretical exemption from ACCA Fundamental
workplace experience.
Year 2 NB: applicants for the part-time mode must be
accounting, financial and general papers. Completion of the Bachelors
– Corporate and Business Law in relevant employment or self-employment and
business units along with work-based degree offers the opportunity to study
– Performance Management possess the appropriate IT skills.
The course is taught in conjunction
– Taxation
learning that together extend your and sit for ACCA Professional level
with the BA (Hons) Professional
Year 3 Course units
understanding of the financial world. and then to enrol on our top-up MSc
Accounting degree course. This allows
– Financial Reporting Year 1
For students enrolled on the full-time Accounting with Finance course or to
– Audit and Assurance – Maintaining Financial Records
participants to integrate with students
– Financial Management – Information Management for Accounting
mode simulations are used to cover directly enrol on our MSc International
from a range of different backgrounds
– Cost Accounting and Performance
the work-based element of the part- Finance and Accounting course.
and experiences.
Management
time mode.
– Financial Accounting and Reporting
– Managerial Decision Making and Control
Professional contacts/industry links
Career opportunities
– Study Skills
On a day-to-day basis the course allows The FdA courses are accredited to ACCA
Gaining ACCA Fundamentals is an
– Work-related Learning
you to mix and share experiences with and gain students exemption from the
Year 2
important step for students wanting
Core:
a diverse group of people, all of whom CAT qualification and partial exemption
to establish or enhance a career in
– Work-related Learning
have a common interest in finance and from ACCA Fundamentals.
accounting in public practice, industry
– Corporate and Business Law
accounting related subjects, and in
– Measuring Performance
or commerce.
Options (a choice of 2 of the following units):
establishing or enhancing their careers. For full entry requirements see pages
– Auditing Theory and Practice
252 to 253.
– Personal and Business Tax
In addition to lectures, seminars and
– Introduction to Financial Management
and Control
tutorials that are the staple of any
– Managing People
course, teaching methods include
student presentations, group working,
*Subject to revalidation
role playing exercises, hands-on
computing, and computer assisted
learning packages. We also aim to
strengthen your interpersonal skills
to help you establish a career in your
chosen subject area.
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