About the course

The BA (Hons) Professional Accountancy is a three-year Honours degree designed for students holding advanced qualifications who wish to pursue a career in accountancy. The degree provides significant exemptions from the professional examinations of the ACCA, CIMA and CIPFA. By studying towards this degree, you'll learn all the skills that accountancy involves to prepare and interpret financial information to enable investors, lenders, management, employees, government and others to make financial decisions.

　　Accountancy offers a wide choice of careers with organisations in every field, from healthcare and sport to charities and local and national governments. Careers include-

　　- financial and management accounting

　　- auditing

　　- taxation

　　- consultancy

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Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Year(s)Fees: GB£49,200

Intake	Location
Autumn (September), 2024	Stirling
Autumn (September), 2025	Stirling

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Stirling

Year 1 entry – Four-year honours

　　SQA Highers

　　AABB – one sitting

　　AAAB – two sittings

　　GCE A-levels

　　BBB

　　IB Diploma

　　32

　　BTEC (Level 3)

　　DDM

　　Essential subjects

　　Mathematics preferred

　　Year 2 entry – Three-year honours

　　SQA Advanced Highers

　　ABB

　　GCE A-levels

　　ABB

　　IB Diploma

　　35

　　Essential subjects

　　To include Accountancy and Economics. Preference given to those with Mathematics.

　　Year one minimum entry

　　Scottish HNC/HND

　　Bs in graded units

　　English, Welsh and Northern Irish HNC/HND

　　Merits and Distinctions

　　Foundation Apprenticeships

　　Considered to be equivalent to 1 Higher at Grade B

　　IELTS: 6.0 with 5.5 minimum in each skill

　　Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): Grade C

　　Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): Grade C

　　IBT TOEFL: 80 with no subtest less than 17

　　IB Diploma: 35 points

　　

English language requirements

　　6.0

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 78.0

　　

Application deadline:

This date isn’t available – speak to an IDP counsellor to get detailed information.

　　

Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of Stirling. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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