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Completion Awards
Whether you're eager to extend existing knowledge and skills, expand career choices, or even take a total change
of direction in your studies, you will be giving yourself a generous head-start on the career ladder with a range of
business qualifications that are recognised not only in the UK, but across the world.
A Wide Variety of Programmes
Newcastle Business School is particularly experienced at developing completion awards aimed at students like you
with sub-degree qualifications such as a Foundation degree or HND. Most of our completion awards take one year to complete (full time) which means that, just months from entering university, you could be walking away with a recognised business degree.
Students with the appropriate qualifications may also gain entry with advanced standing to our other business degree courses and with such a wide variety available, you're bound to find a programme that matches
your particular goals and ambitions.
Accounting and Finance - Programme Information
This fast-track programme is aimed at students with appropriate prior learning who want to understand the theoretical basis behind accounting and finance. It aims to provide students with the knowledge to enable you to compete in the increasingly globalised economy and boost your employment prospects via a thorough understanding of:
- Contemporary corporate recording
- International finance
- Business strategy
- Management accounting
You can also choose from a number of options, e.g. Social
Accounting, Risk Analysis and Derivative Products and Applications.
It's important that applicants already have significant technical skills in financial reporting. The programme has been designed to enable you to acquire a firm understanding of the major areas of knowledge and philosophical approaches that underpin International Financial Governance and Finance at a strategic level.
The project completes the learning experience. Management Accounting assumes no pre-requisite knowledge beyond a thorough grounding in business and economics. Contemporary Corporate Reporting assumes prior knowledge in financial reporting. The project, which is supported by taught sessions on research methods and a project supervisor, allows you to select a topic of interest and to engage in academic research deepening
and applying the theoretical knowledge gained through the taught elements of the programme.
Subjects Studied
- Strategic Management and Leadership
- International Finance and Financial Management
- Contemporary Corporate Reporting
- Strategic Management Accounting
- Ethics
- Professional Development Projects
Coursework and Assessment
A variety of teaching and learning strategies are used including lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials. Students are encouraged to develop presentation and report writing skills through case study based seminars and assessments. Learning is supported through a web peer support system and tutorials exploring studying and examination/assignment techniques.
Assessment at the end of the first semester is limited to one assignment per module to allow time for students to assimilate into the new culture of teaching and learning, often in a second language.
The assessment at the end of second semester is more rigorous. However it shouldn't prove too daunting for students prepared to put in the work required. Modules are assessed using a mixture of examinations, coursework presentations and the dissertation.
Careers
The programme provides a flexible basis for many jobs at homen and abroad including Banking and Finance, Central and Local Government, European Institutions, Sales, Marketing, Teaching and Tourism. Many students go on to studies at postgraduate level, for example, Newcastle Business School's Masters in Global Financial Management and the Masters in International Accounting.