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Birmingham CityBusiness School

Birmingham City University is one of the UKs leading practice-based universities.Within the University, Birmingham City Business School (BCBS) specialises in providinghighly-rated Accounting and Finance courses. We are one of very few UK universities tohold the highly acclaimed ACCA platinum status which evidences the high quality of ourtuition and student support.

The University has a proven track record of supporting and educating overseas studentsto achieve academic success. In addition to the usual tuition and academic support

students expect, we also provide free English language classes, study skills and othercourses to help them in their studies. We also have tutors who speak a variety of languagesshould they be required. There are a whole range of academic and social facilities andresources to help overseas students to settle quickly into their studies and reach theirgoals. We already have an established network of overseas university partners with whomwe work closely and successfully, both via the UK and our ofces in Beijing and Shanghai.

Our campus is based in Birmingham, whichis the second largest city in the UK withexcellent road and rail transport links to therest of the country (including London) andoverseas via Birmingham Airport. Birminghamis a modern, multicultural city, steepedin industrial history and tradition, with asignicant international student population

from all over the world. The cost of living inBirmingham is signicantly less than Londonso international students will nd Birminghama welcoming, practical and affordable city inwhich to undertake their studies.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCASTUDY AT BIRMINGHAMCITY UNIVERSITY

CONTACT DETAILS

ACCA full time or general enquiries

Geoff Heron, Senior Academic and Professional Course Director,T: +44 (0)121 331 7255 E: geoff.heron@bcu.ac.uk

MSc Accountancy and Finance and MSc (Top Up) or general enquiries

Osita Chukwulobelu, Senior Academic and Postgraduate Course Director,T: +44 (0)121 331 5224 E: osita.chukwulobelu@bcu.ac.uk

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance

Kevin Glasby, Senior Academic and Undergraduate Course Director,T: +44 (0)121 331 6773 E: kevin.glasby@bcu.ac.uk

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Alternatively they could complete their remaining ACCA professional papers via thefull-time ACCA course and then optionally transfer to the MSc Accountancy and Finance(Top Up) course at Birmingham City University (see below) should they require both aprofessional qualication and a UK Masters qualication.

BA (HONS) ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE

We offer a degree in Accounting and Finance thatexempts students from papers F1-F9 of the ACCAprofessional examinations.

The degree course starts in September and normallytakes three years. We do, however, sometimesenter into partnership agreements with overseasuniversities such as a 1+3 or 2+2 which enablestudents to still get a UK degree and ACCA exemptionsthrough only two years of study at Birmingham CityUniversity in the UK.

Entry qualications vary depending on the point ofentry.

Students who have completed their degree can transfer on to the full -time ACCA course orthe MSc Accountancy and Finance to complete their ACCA studies and/or gain a Masters

qualication.The annual course fee is currently 10,100.

MSC ACCOUNTANCY AND FINANCE

This 12 month course is available to students who have already passed/gained exemptionsfrom F1-F9 of the ACCA examinations, or have a relevant rst degree, and starts inSeptember.

It is a highly intensive course which enables students to gain a UK Masters qualication atthe same time as completing the ACCA professional level (P1-P7) examinations.

The annual course fee is currently 10,500.

MSC ACCOUNTANCY AND FINANCE

(TOP UP)

This course is open to students who have alreadycompleted their 14 ACCA examinations and wishto quickly gain a UK Masters qualication. Feesfor this course are highly competitive.

The course duration is six months, which includesthree months to complete a dissertation, and itstarts in either September or January.

The course fee is currently 4,800.

The University offers a number of different tailored learning opportunities in Accountingand Finance to suit students individual needs and budgets. Our courses are specicallydesigned so that students can readily transfer from one course to another at the end ofan academic year to further their studies and/or enhance the opportunity to pass or gainexemptions from ACCA examinations.

All students registering for Birmingham City University courses must satisfy UK Bo rderAgency (UKBA) requirements.

We have a exible policy towards offering scholarships/discounts/bursaries, particularlywhen collaborations with other institutions are both nancially and academically attractiveboth to us and the partnering institution.

As an ACCA platinum approved provider, students are guaranteed to receive high qualitytuition and support facilities whichever course they decide to choose at the University.

The key courses offered and the benets of each are indicated:

ACCA FULL-TIME COURSE

This course covers all 14 ACCA papers and allowsstudents a great deal of exibility.

Students enrolled on this course must be registeredwith the ACCA.

Students can join this course at any stage of theirACCA professional studies, from introductory levelright up to the nal option papers, depending onwhich papers they have already passed, or whichthey are exempt from. The fees are very competitivecompared to other UK ACCA providers and includerevision and mock examinations.

Students can start the course in either September or January. Students must enrol forbetween four and six of the 14 ACCA modules each year (students must also ensure theACCA permits them to study these particular modules).

This full-time ACCA course is highly exible and allows students to study at a suitable paceto match their personal goals and aspirations.

The annual course fees are between 3,400 and 5,100, depending upon the

number of modules selected.After completing papers F1-F4 of this course, students may choose to transfer to theBA (Hons) Accounting and Finance undergraduate degree (see right), thereby gaininga UK degree and exemptions from ACCA papers F5-F9. Alternatively they could completethe external examinations for these papers by continuing on our full-time ACCA course.

Students who have successfully completed papers F1-F9 can join our MSc Accountancyand Finance course (see right). This highly intensive course enables students to combinetheir ACCA professional papers (P1-P7) with a Masters qualication.