International Finance and Accounting BSc (Hons)

Undergraduate

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Develop employer-valued skills for financial organisations and public sectors through our practical course that blends contemporary theories and knowledge with hands-on case studies.

Year of entry

2025-26 2026-27

Location

Coventry University London (City of London)

Study mode

Full-time
Sandwich

Duration

3 years full-time
4 years sandwich

Course code

NN3L

Start date

September 2026

How to apply

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Course overview

This course is ideal for those aspiring to become chartered accountants or finance professionals and develop comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in international finance and accounting.

Develop professional knowledge and practical skills through a range of specialist modules, including financial reporting, auditing, taxation, financial management and business law.
Work through interactive case studies to learn how accounting and finance are practised around the world.

Global ready

An international outlook, with global opportunities

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Teaching excellence

Taught by lecturers who are experts in their field

Employability

Career-ready graduates, with the skills to succeed

Why you should study this course

Industry-standard tools: gain access to industry-standard software and databases designed to enhance your practical skills.⁴
Subject experts: learn from lecturers with extensive international and professional industry experience (staff subject to change).
Real business experience: learn from hands-on case studies as part of your course that could help you apply your knowledge in professional scenarios. You may be able to extend your practical experiences through optional field trip opportunities and guest lectures.²
Get career support in London: study in London's financial district, benefiting from the dedicated support of our careers and employability team, who could assist you in applying for work placements and graduate-level jobs. The team also runs skills development workshops, which could be help you develop employer-valued skills.

Accreditation and professional recognition

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

This course is currently accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for the 2025/26 intakes and is subject to re-accreditation for the 2026/27 intakes.¹ Subject to the accreditation being approved, upon successful completion of this course, and obtaining a minimum mark of 50% on the specified modules you will be able to secure exemptions from certain ICAEW papers. Additional papers are required to be taken in order to attain the ICAEW qualification. These will incur additional costs, and you will need to fulfil the practical experience requirement. You will also need to register with ICAEW and apply for the relevant exemptions. Please see the ICAEW website for more details.

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

This course is currently accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the 2025/26 intakes and is subject to re-accreditation for the 2026/27 intakes. Successful completion of the course entitles students to exemptions from a number of CIMA papers. Please note that additional papers will be required to be taken in order to attain the CIMA qualification, which will incur additional costs. You will also need to fulfil the practical experience requirement and register with CIMA and apply for relevant exemptions. Please see the CIMA website for more details. Should CIMA accreditation not be received we will write to you as soon as possible.

What you'll study

Modules

Business Economics – 30 credits

Learn about the economic environment in which businesses operate, providing a fundamental understanding of economic systems and principles. Explore how resources are allocated in a market economy, and examine different market structures and their impact on businesses and consumers, and assess the role of government in economic decision-making. Learn about key economic issues, including inflation, unemployment and economic growth, as well as the influence of the international economy.

Compulsory

International Business Practices and Law – 30 credits

Learn about the key legal principles that apply to businesses, and develop the knowledge and skills to navigate legal situations in the business world. Understand the legal foundations of business entities, including their formation, governance, and financing, while exploring key aspects of corporate regulation, insolvency and stakeholder rights. Use case studies and practical applications to learn about the role of law in business decision-making to prepare for further study and professional practice.

Compulsory

Financial Management and Accounting – 30 credits

Get a solid understanding of the fundamental principles and practices of financial and management accounting. Build a foundation in bookkeeping, financial statement preparation and management accounting techniques to accurately record transactions, apply financial adjustments and interpret financial data. Learn how to use key accounting tools to enhance your ability to analyse financial performance and support effective decision-making in business contexts. Develop your critical thinking skills by exploring how financial and management accounting contribute to business success.

Compulsory

Business and Technology – 30 credits

Learn how modern businesses operate and change, with a focus on governance, accountability and making ethical decisions. Explore how organisations are structured, how different stakeholders exert influence, and how new technologies are shaping business today. Develop the critical thinking skills you’ll need to understand real business situations, respond to external environment factors, and use technology in financial- and business decision-making. This could be useful as you prepare for a career in finance, auditing, consultancy and management.

Compulsory

Modules

Applied Research Methods and Data Analysis – 30 credits

Build your skills in using numbers and data to support research. This module focuses on key quantitative techniques, including statistics and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression, and how they’re applied in accounting, finance and economics research. This module also covers essential statistical concepts, regression models and research methodologies, integrating both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Gain practical experience in data analysis using statistical software, enhancing your ability to conduct evidence-based research and make data-driven decisions in financial and economic contexts.

Compulsory

Financial Markets, Institutions and Regulation – 30 credits

Learn about the structure, roles, and functions of financial markets and institutions within a global context. Examine key financial risks, ethical considerations and the regulatory frameworks governing financial activities. Learn how financial markets work and why they matter. You’ll explore how primary, secondary and money markets are structured, examine how financial regulations help keep markets stable, protect consumers, and use professional codes to understand and respond to ethical challenges. Connect theory to real-world examples to understand how financial markets function and the regulatory challenges they present.

Compulsory

Corporate Reporting and Analysis – 30 credits

Understand the international rules for corporate financial reporting and develop skills such as reading and understanding financial statements. Focus on international regulations, financial statement interpretation and post-reporting adjustments and use practical applications to develop your analytical skills in evaluating company performance using financial reporting techniques.

Compulsory

Performance Management – 30 credits

Develop your understanding of management accounting concepts and techniques, gaining the skills to support effective decision-making, planning and control across various business contexts. This module focuses on long-term strategy and demonstrates how combining financial and non-financial data can help measure performance, manage resources effectively and support an organisation's goals. Examine cost accounting techniques, budgeting methods and decision-making models, evaluating their benefits and limitations. Explore the impact of information systems, digital tools and technological advancements on financial decision-making and strategic planning, assessing their role in enhancing adaptability and efficiency in dynamic business environments.

Compulsory

There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement² can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

Modules

UK Work Placement– 0 credits

This module² provides you with an opportunity to reflect upon and gain experience for an approved placement undertaken during your programme. A placement should usually be at least 26 weeks or equivalent; however, each placement will be considered on its own merits, having regard to the ability to achieve the learning outcomes.

Optional

Study/Work Placement Abroad Year  – 0 credits

This module² provides you with an opportunity to reflect upon and gain experience for an approved international study/work placement undertaken during your programme. A work/study placement should usually be at least 26 weeks or equivalent; however, each placement will be considered on its own merits, having regard to the ability to achieve the learning outcomes.

Optional

Modules

Applied Business Project – 30 credits

Apply discipline-specific knowledge gained from previous studies to a structured project that tackles real-world business challenges. Through applied or business-focused research, you will develop a professional report that demonstrates analytical depth and practical insight. This module aims to enhance your critical thinking, strategic decision-making and professional communication skills and help you prepare for your career.

Compulsory

Taxation – 30 credits

Learn the fundamentals of taxation for businesses and employees. Understand how to do tax calculations for individuals and companies and how the UK tax system works. Apply key taxation principles, enhance your ability to present tax calculations to stakeholders and explore the broader role of taxation in society. Examine the normative principles shaping tax system design, the sources of UK tax legislation and the administration of the tax system. By the end of this module, you should be able to outline the general objectives of taxation and accurately calculate income tax, National Insurance contributions, capital gains tax, corporation tax, value-added tax and basic inheritance tax across various scenarios.

Compulsory

Audit and Assurance – 30 credits

Develop your knowledge of external and internal auditing within the UK and international regulatory frameworks, focusing on legal, ethical, and professional considerations. Critically analyse auditing’s role in governance, risk management and internal controls. The module explores auditing theories, methodologies, and regulatory demands, along with emerging trends in the profession. Understand the responsibilities of auditors, assurance providers and the evolving audit landscape.

Compulsory

Financial Management – 30 credits

Develop your ability to analyse and apply financial management principles in corporate decision-making. Explore the role of financial management within the economic environment, focusing on investment, financing and dividend policy decisions. Assess various sources of financing, evaluate risk-return trade-offs, apply investment appraisal techniques and explore business valuation methods. Gain the skills to optimise working capital and risk management strategies, ensuring efficient use of financial resources in line with professional standards and industry practice.

Compulsory

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.

How you'll learn

This course uses a mixture of asynchronous and synchronous teaching. Asynchronous teaching is where you watch pre-recorded lessons or do different activities to help you understand the content in more depth. Synchronous teaching is your opportunity to join a group of fellow students and, with the help of your lecturers, apply any knowledge you learned from practical exercises.

Teaching contact hours

As a full-time undergraduate student, you will study modules totalling 120 credits each academic year. You will normally study one 30-credit module at a time. A typical 30-credit module requires a total of 300 hours of study made up of teaching contact hours, guided and independent study.

Teaching hours

Teaching hours may vary depending on your year of study and selected modules. During your first year, you can expect 12-15 teaching hours each week. You will also have the option to attend additional sessions, including time with a progress coach or to meet with staff for advice and feedback. As you progress through your studies, teaching hours may reduce.

Guided and independent study

Throughout your studies, you will be expected to spend time in guided and independent study to make up the required study hours per module. You’ll be digging deeper into topics, review what you’ve learned and complete assignments. This can be completed around your personal commitments. As you progress through your studies, you’ll spend more time in independent study.

Online learning

As an innovative university, we use different teaching methods including online tools and emerging technologies. So, some of your teaching hours and assessments may be delivered online.

Assessment

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module. The Assessment methods may include: formal examinations, coursework, reports, essays, group work and presentations. The sequence of assessments within and across modules, semesters and years allows you to gain the necessary skills to succeed and build on what you have previously learned.

The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.

Entry requirements

Typical entry requirements:

Requirement	What we're looking for
UCAS points	120
A level	BBB
GCSE	GCSE maths and English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards.
BTEC	DDM
IB Diploma	27 points
Access to HE	The Access to HE Diploma to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit. Plus GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4 / C or above.

Other qualifications and experience

Our students come from a variety of backgrounds, each with a unique story. We recognise a breadth of qualifications. If your qualifications differ from the above, contact our Admissions Team who will be happy to discuss your qualifications and routes into your chosen course.

Contextual offers and Fair Access Scheme

If you meet the criteria for our Fair Access Scheme, you could automatically receive a contextual offer that may be up to 24 UCAS points lower than our standard entry requirements. View the criteria for our Fair Access Scheme.

Select your region to find detailed information about entry requirements:

You can view our full list of country specific entry requirements on our Entry requirements page.

If you do not have the typical entry requirements, you may want to consider studying this course with an international foundation pathway. Upon successful completion this should provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to progress onto this undergraduate degree.

Alternatively, visit our International hub for further advice and guidance on finding in-country agents and representatives, joining our in-country events and how to apply.

English language requirements

IELTS: 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5 (or an equivalent language test).

If you don't meet the English language requirements, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme before you start your course.

We recognise a breadth of qualifications, speak to one of our advisers today to find out how we can help you.

Fees and funding

Student	Full-time	Part-time
UK, Ireland*, Channel Islands or Isle of Man	2026/27 fees TBC 2025/26 fees: £9,535 per year	Not available
EU	2026/27 fees TBC 2025/26 fees: £9,535 per year with EU Support Bursary 2026/27 fees TBC 2025/26 fees: £16,800 per year without EU Support Bursary	Not available
International	2026/27 fees TBC 2025/26 fees: £16,800 per year	Not available

If you choose to study this course with a professional placement² or study abroad year, you will need to pay a tuition fee³ to cover your academic support throughout your placement year. Students commencing their professional placement in the academic year 2027/28 will pay £1,500 if they are paying UK fees, or £1,800 if they are paying international fees.

For advice and guidance on tuition fees and student loans visit our Undergraduate Finance page and see the university’s Tuition Fee and Refund Terms and Conditions.

The University will charge the tuition fees that are stated in the above table for the first Academic Year of study. The University will review tuition fees each year. For UK (home) students, if Parliament permits an increase in tuition fees, the university may increase fees for each subsequent year of study in line with any such changes. Note that any increase is expected to be in line with inflation.

If you choose to study this course with a professional placement, the University will charge the tuition fees stated above for those on a placement during Academic Year 2027/28. The University will review professional placement tuition fees each year. For UK (home) students, the University may increase fees for each subsequent year of study, but such that it will be no more than 5% above inflation.

For international students, we may increase fees each year, but such increases will be no more than 5% above inflation. If you defer your course start date or have to extend your studies beyond the normal duration of the course (e.g. to repeat a year or resit examinations) the University reserves the right to charge you fees at a higher rate and/or in accordance with any legislative changes during the additional period of study.

We offer a range of International scholarships to students all over the world. For more information, visit our International Scholarships page.

Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessments, facilities and support services. There may be additional costs not covered by this fee such as accommodation and living costs, recommended reading books, stationery, printing and re-assessments should you need them. Find out what's included in your tuition costs.

The following are additional costs not included in the tuition fees:

Any optional overseas ﬁeld trips or visits: £400+ per trip.
Any costs associated with securing, attending or completing a placement (whether in the UK or abroad).

*Irish student fees

The rights of Irish residents to study in the UK are preserved under the Common Travel Area arrangement. If you are an Irish student and meet the residency criteria, you can study in England, pay the same level of tuition fees as English students and utilise the Tuition Fee Loan.

**EU Support Bursary

Following the UK's exit from the European Union, we are offering financial support to all eligible EU students who wish to study an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree with us full-time. This bursary will be used to offset the cost of your tuition fees to bring them in line with that of UK students. Students studying a degree with a foundation year with us are not eligible for the bursary.

How do you know if you need to pay UK or international tuition fees?

We carry out an initial fee status assessment based on the information you provide in your application. Your fee status determines your tuition fees, and what financial support and scholarships may be available to you. The rules about who pays UK (home) or international (overseas) fees for higher education courses in England are set by the Department for Education. The regulations identify all the different categories of student who can insist on paying the home rate. The regulations can be difficult to understand, so the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has provided fee status guidance to help you identify whether you are eligible to pay the home or overseas rate.

If you meet all the criteria required by any one category, including any residence requirements, your institution must charge you the home rate. You only need to find one category that you fit into.

Facilities

We have a range of facilities available to support our students in putting the theories you are taught into practice.

Take a virtual tour of our campus to explore all of the facilities available to you.

Bloomberg Trading Floor

Our Trading Floor has been created to reflect the environment where traders work at the London Stock Exchange. It contains Bloomberg Terminals, which provide access to real-time global financial data, which students learn how to use through teaching and simulated projects.

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Standard & Poor Market Intelligence Suite (S&P)

The S&P Suite contains some of the same tools used by Wall Street. Its databases and tools can help you track performance, identify investment ideas, and keep up with industry news and insights.

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The Talent Team

Need employability support? Our dedicated Talent Team are on hand to help. They can assist you in applying for work placements, graduate-level jobs and offer skills development workshops. They also organise networking events to introduce you to potential employers and industry contacts.

Facilities are subject to availability. Access to some facilities (including some teaching and learning spaces) may vary from those advertised and/or may have reduced availability or restrictions where the university is following public authority guidance, decisions or orders.

Careers and opportunities

On graduating you should:

be familiar with problem-solving and decision-making, and should have an understanding of how to balance risk and investment
be prepared to sit additional ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW exams, if desired (may be subject to certain criteria, application, availability, meeting any applicable visa requirements and additional fees)
be equipped for a career beyond accounting. The financial acumen, business skills and global outlook you’ll have begun to develop could be a superb foundation for a career in any professional or management role.

On graduating, you should be ready to take the first steps into a high-flying accounting, finance or business career.

You’ll have had the opportunity to gain a wide range of softer skills, such as teamwork and communication, which will be highly transferable across all industries and employers.

Where our graduates work

Graduates of this course have gone on to become chartered accountants and work in big four accounting firms such as PwC, Deloitte and KPMG. We also have alumni working in investment banking and in finance departments in a range of companies, spanning many industries.

The graduate destinations listed above illustrate potential career paths. You may need to gain additional qualifications or practical experience, pass professional examinations, complete training, cover associated costs and meet specific visa or immigration requirements to secure employment in these fields.

Further study

You can choose to continue your studies at Coventry University London with the Professional Accounting MSc or Global Finance MSc.

You may be entitled to an alumni discount on your fees, if you decide to progress from undergraduate to postgraduate study.

How to apply

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UK students

Full-time students should apply for this course through UCAS. Part-time students should apply directly to the university. Read our application pages to find out your next steps to apply.

How to apply

For further support or more information about your course get in touch with us today.

(+44) 024 7765 2222

ukadmissions@coventry.ac.uk

Complete our contact form.

International students

International codes:
LONU060

Full-time students applying to start in 2025/26 should apply directly to the university.

How to apply

For further support for international applicants applying for an undergraduate degree, view our International Hub.

Disclaimers

Coventry University together with Coventry University London, Coventry University Wrocław, CU Coventry, CU London, CU Scarborough, and Coventry University Online come together to form part of the Coventry University Group (the University) with all degrees awarded by Coventry University.

¹Accreditations, partnerships and membershipsons

The majority of our courses have been formally recognised by professional bodies, which means the courses have been reviewed and tested to ensure they reach a set standard. In some instances, studying on an accredited course can give you additional benefits such as exemptions from professional exams (subject to availability, fees may apply. See the relevant body website for more details). Accreditations, partnerships, exemptions and memberships are subject to successful renewal in accordance with the relevant bodies’ standard review process and subject to the university maintaining the same high standards of course delivery. If the accreditation, recognition or membership of this course changes, we will seek to notify applicants and students as soon as possible.

²UK and international opportunities

Please note that we are unable to guarantee any UK or international opportunities (whether required or optional) such as internships, work experience, field trips, conferences, placements or study abroad opportunities and that all such opportunities may be unpaid and/or subject to additional costs (which could include, but is not limited to, equipment, materials, bench fees, studio or facilities hire, travel, accommodation and visas), competitive application, availability and/or meeting any applicable travel, public authority guidance, decisions or orders and visa requirements. To ensure that you fully understand any visa requirements, please contact the International Office.

³Tuition fees

The University will charge the tuition fees that are stated in the above table for the first Academic Year of study. The University will review tuition fees each year. For UK (home) students, if Parliament permit an increase in tuition fees, the University may increase fees for each subsequent year of study in line with any such changes. Note that any increase is expected to be in line with inflation.

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Student Contract

By accepting your offer of a place and enrolling with us, a Student Contract will be formed between you and the university. A copy of the current 2025/2026 contract is available on the website for information purposes however the 2026/2027 contract will apply for the 2026/2027 intake. The Contract details your rights and the obligations you will be bound by during your time as a student and contains the obligations that the university will owe to you. You should read the Contract before you accept an offer of a place and before you enrol at the university.