Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Finance [ACCA route]
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ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE:
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification is a globally-recognized professional accounting qualification. It is a badge of quality and professionalism, providing you with the core knowledge in all areas of accountancy to ensure that you have the complete skill set required of accounting and finance professionals.
BPP University has strong links with the ACCA and offers a number of programmes to enable you to achieve your professional qualification whilst also enjoying the benefits of a university experience. BPP University’s Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Finance [ACCA route] programme is fully accredited by the ACCA and has been designed to provide you with the core knowledge in the key areas of accountancy to ensure that you have the skills to go on to complete the qualification with ACCA.
This programme has been designed so that the nine modules of the Advanced Diploma each align to one of the nine Fundamentals Level papers (F1 to F9) of the ACCA professional accounting qualification. For each module successfully completed during the course, you will qualify for an exemption for the relevant paper from the ACCA.
So you could leave with a Diploma from BPP University and exam passes in ACCA papers F1 to F9, by exemption, meaning you would be well on the way to becoming a qualified ACCA Professional Accountant and enabling you to progress onto our BSc Professional Accounting (1 year top up), MSc Accounting and Finance or ACCA Professional Level Papers programmes.
- This programme is fully accredited by the ACCA on a module by module basis
- BPP University will provide exams and manage exemptions from the ACCA
- There are flexible entry points to recognise ACCA exams already completed
- Teaching delivered by a mix of practitioner and academic staff ensuring that students will be appropriately prepared for accountancy or finance as a profession as well as gaining an academic award
- 18 hours per week (on average) facilitated learning in lecture groups with individual and group work to support this – both inside and outside of the classroom
- The Diploma is a Level 6 academic qualification which carries academic credit
- Students will be awarded an Advanced Diploma from BPP University
- Progression options are available from the Diploma onto our BSc Professional Accounting (1 year top up), MSc Accounting and Finance or ACCA Professional Level Papers programmes
- Comprehensive online learning resources and support to supplement your face-to-face tuition
- Dedicated student managers who provide both pastoral and academic support
- Students will attend a prestigious Graduation Ceremony at BPP University
English language
- IELTS score in all components of at least 6.0 or equivalent
Educational background
Students wishing to obtain the Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Finance [ACCA route] will require:
- Two A-Levels and three GCSEs or equivalent (grade C or above) in five separate subjects, including Maths and English OR;
- An FIA qualification (with which students will enter directly into term 2); OR
- Passes/Exemptions in ACCA papers, which will allow students to enter the programme in either term 2 or term 3 depending on the number of papers completed
Semester one (six months)
- Accountant in Business (30 credits)
- Management Accounting (30 credits)
- Financial Accounting (30 credits)
Semester two (six months)
- Corporate and Business Law (40 credits)
- Performance Management (40 credits)
- Taxation (40 credits)
Semester three (six months)
- Financial Reporting (40 credits)
- Audit and Assurance (40 credits)
- Financial Management (40 credits)
Full Programme – 3 Semesters
| Individual Cost | Qty | Total Cost | |
| Module Cost | £780 | 9 | £7020 |
| Exemption Fee F1-F3 | £70 | 3 | £210 |
| Exemption fee F4-F9 | £90 | 6 | £540 |
| £7770 | |||
For students with exemptions for papers F1-F3 who qualify for entry onto semester 2
| Individual Cost | Qty | Total Cost | |
| Module Cost | £780 | 6 | £4680 |
| Exemption fee F4-F9 | £90 | 6 | £540 |
| £5220 | |||
1 semester
For students with exemptions for papers F1-F6 who qualify for entry onto semester 3
| Individual Cost | Qty | Total Cost | |
| Module Cost | £780 | 3 | £2340 |
| Exemption fee F4-F9 | £90 | 3 | £270 |
| £2610 | |||
Additional charges
In addition to your programme fees, there may be additional charges associated with your studies, which include:
Resit fees for exams £75
Resit fees to repeat a module £400
