Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)

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A Deep Dive Into Finance and Investment

Combining academic knowledge with practical experience to prepare graduates for a wide range of finance and investment careers.

This course is designed to develop comprehensive knowledge and critical awareness of contemporary financial principles, theories and products, preparing you for diverse careers across the private and public sectors or for further study.

You will explore the complexities and challenges of today’s financial markets while developing an understanding of how financial theory connects with practice.

The programme also supports the development of ethical awareness and an understanding of the economic, social and commercial impact of financial decisions within an international context, alongside transferable skills including teamwork, numeracy, digital fluency, time management and communication.

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Study Themes

What You'll Learn

You will master the following topics during your study at this programme journey.

Our successful graduates will be confident in applying financial knowledge and quantitative skills to complex and evolving business environments, demonstrating a critical understanding of financial principles, markets and regulatory considerations.

They will develop the ability to evaluate financial information, connect theory with practice and consider the wider economic, social and commercial implications of financial decisions.

Graduates will also demonstrate a range of individual, collaborative and professional skills, including communication, teamwork, digital fluency, numeracy, research and autonomous learning, supporting their progression into professional, entrepreneurial or further-study opportunities.

Understanding Financial Performance

Develop your ability to understand, interpret and communicate financial information.
Understanding Economic Forces

Explore how economic factors influence markets, organisations and financial decision-making.
Exploring Banking & Financial Services

Understand the role of banking and financial services within the wider economy.
Research, Professional & Employability Skills

Develop research, communication, teamwork and professional skills for the workplace.

Banking and Financial Services

Investment and Financial Markets

Corporate Finance

Financial Management

Public Sector Finance

Entrepreneurship and Business

Career Paths

Where This Degree Takes You

Explore the opportunities and possibilities that can follow your degree.

The programme is designed to prepare graduates for a range of careers within the finance professions, while the broad relevance of finance across organisations also creates opportunities across business, the public sector and entrepreneurship.

Graduates can apply their financial knowledge, analytical capabilities and professional skills in environments where financial decision-making, market awareness and commercial understanding are valued.

Journey

Your Academic Journey

What do you want to learn to achieve the career paths mentioned

1 Introduction to Business Management
2 Fundamentals of Economics
3 Foundation Academic English 1 for Business
4 Foundation Academic English 2 for Business
5 Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance
6 Introduction to Marketing

1 Entrepreneurial Thinking
2 Principles of Financial Accounting
3 Principles of Management Accounting
4 Principles of Finance
5 Mathematics and Statistics
6 Business Economics

1 Designing a Research Proposal
2 Financial Management
3 Management Accounting
4 Financial Reporting
5 Accounting Information Systems
6 Financial Services
7 Work Placement If a student undertakes the work placement, this module will be mandatory

1 Project Module
2 Corporate Financial Management
3 Advanced Management Accounting
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Students can choose 2 module from the below:
- Investment Analysis
- Portfolio Management
- International Finance
- Business Strategy
- Advanced Financial Reporting
- Audit and Internal Control

Please Note: We regularly review our course content to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Text Link

What is credit/national hour?

A credit/notional hour is the formal name for the estimated hours that are expected that a student would need to complete a module
How many hours is 1 credit?

1 credit is equal to 10 notional hours, so 20 credits are equal to 200 notional hours, The 200 hours includes time in lectures, tutorials, preparing for your lectures, assessments as well as your own personal revision and studying that you would do

Can study hours exceed the estimate?

In reality, you might actually go above and beyond the expected notional hours, in particular if your degree requires a lot of independent learning you would most likely exceed the predicted hours
How many credits are in a UK semester?

In the UK system each semester is 60 credits worth which is equivalent to at least 600 hours of study in one term. This is approximately equivalent to 8 hours of study a day

Facilities

Program Facilities & Beyond.

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You will have the opportunity to participate in field trips and internships in major engineering companies locally in Egypt and in international companies.
You will have access to modern facilities such as the Manufacturing & Materials Centre, the Civil Engineering & Structures lab, the Hydraulics lab, the Thermofluid lab, the Automation & Control Systems lab, Engineering Lab Building, the Fablab, the Electrical Engineering lab, and the Electronics Engineering lab among many other labs.