Course Overview - Accountancy BA (Hons)

Study accounting, financial management, tax and auditing at degree level. You can become an accountant in blue chip firms and financial organisations, working with facts and figures and being meticulous in your work.

Accountants play an important role in business, providing key information that underpins the work of decision makers within organisations

Accredited by the main UK professional accountancy bodies (ACCA, ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, and CIPFA), we focus on practical content and your future employability. Along with all aspects of accountancy, youll study topics...

Course Information

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

07/09/2026

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow
G4 0BA

Application Details

Course Code

N400

Institution Code

G42

Points of Entry

Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Entry Requirements

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,B,B

including Mathematics/Accountancy or Application of Maths

Access to HE Diploma

Applications are considered from applicants with a relevant Access course.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

26

IB Diploma 34 points to including HL Maths or Accountancy at 4

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

Extended Diploma in Business (Accounting & Finance)

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H2,H3,H3,H3

including Maths

Scottish HNC

Pass

Level 2 Entry: 15 credit SQA: HNC Accounting with B in the graded unit or HNC Accounting (Next Gen) Achieved with Merit

Scottish HND

Pass

Level 3 Entry: HND Accounting with AAB in the graded units or Next Gen HND Accounting, Achieved with Merit

Foundation Apprenticeship (SCQF Level 6)

Pass

Accepted as equivalent to one Higher at grade B as part of the overall grade profile of Highers required for entry. Any essential subjects at Higher should still be achieved in addition to the Foundation Apprenticeship.

A level

B,C,C

to include Maths or Accountancy

T Level

D

T Level in Accounting & Finance

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Fees and funding

Scotland £1,820
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,535
EU, International £15,200

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