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HND Accounting

University of the Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

What is special about this course?

The HND Accounting is designed to prepare you for a career in accounting or financial administration.

The course covers a wide range of accounting concepts and provides you with an excellent grounding in the principles of financial and management accounting using manual and computerized approaches.

  • Delivered face to face or online, this course can be studied full-time or part-time on campus, or part-time from home, to suit your circumstances

General Eligibility

  • 2 Scottish Highers at grade C or above OR

  • 2 A Levels at grade D or above

  • For both of the above, at least one should be in a numeracy-based subject

  • Direct entry to year two may be possible with an HNC Accounting

  • Prospective students without the standard entry requirements are encouraged to apply and will be considered on an individual basis

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Mandatory units are:

  • Cost accounting

  • Graded unit 1: accounting 

  • Management accounting using IT

  • Preparing financial statements

  • Recording financial information

  • Using financial accounting software

Optional units may include:

  • Business Accounting

  • Business communication

  • Business contractual relationships

  • Business law: an introduction

  • Company law: an introduction

  • Creating a culture of customer care

  • Economic issues: an introduction

  • IT in Business: spreadsheets

  • Managing people and organizations

  • Marketing: an introduction

  • Payroll

  • Personal development planning

  • Personal enterprise skills

  • Project management

  • Research skills

  • Statistics for business

2 Year 2

Mandatory units are:

  • Accounting for specialized transactions

  • Business Taxation

  • Financial reporting and analysis

  • Graded unit 2: accounting

  • Graded unit 3: accounting 

  • Management accounting for decision-making

  • Management accounting for planning and control

Optional units may include:

  • Behavioural skills for business

  • Corporate information systems

  • Economics 1: micro and macro theory and application

  • Economics 2: the world economy

  • Income tax

  • IT in Business: advanced spreadsheets

  • Office management

  • Statistics for business

  • Workplace experience (students are responsible for finding their work placement)*

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL69
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo00

Overall score of 5.5 with no element below 5.0

Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic3-Min 50

TOEFL-Min 69 or above with min 17 in each section

Ready to get started?

For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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