The School of ManagementOpen Day

24th June 2010

BSc (Hons) in Accounting and Finance

Presented by:Mr Anthony Birts

Director of Studies, BSc Accounting and Finance

Agenda• Overview of the University• The School of Management • Highly ranked…• The BSc in Accounting and Finance• Course structure and degree content• The work placement• International Academic Exchange• Career prospects• Financial issues• Entry requirements• Summary

Overview of the University• 2 miles from the city centre• Bath ‘one of the safest cities for students’ -

Independent• Small, self-contained campus• 24hr Library and Learning Centre • World-class Sports Training Village • – TeamBath, 60+ sports• Comprehensive arts facilities• Bath ranked 13th in the UK (The Times

Good University Guide 2011)• Excellent Students’ Union with over 100

clubs and activities

Campus life• University accommodation guaranteed for all

first year students, mostly on campus• All rooms self-contained, most en-suite, with

communal kitchens• Medical and dental centres on campus• Shops, travel agent and some major banks

on site• Students’ Union, restaurants and bar

facilities• Regular bus services into town until 3am• ICIA arts centre presents a mix of

performances, exhibitions, talks, workshops & classes.

Sports Facilities• State of the art fitness suite • Indoor 50m and 25m swimming pools • Indoor & outdoor tennis courts• Grass & astro pitches (rugby, lacrosse hockey,

and football)• 8-lane synthetic athletics track • Indoor athletics straight and throws/jumps area• Judo Dojo • Netball / badminton hall• Squash courts• Fitness classes (aerobics, boxercise, pilates,

circuits etc)

The School of Management

The School of Management• One of the oldest business schools in the UK set in a

beautiful, historic, lively, and safe city • Research-intensive and

practice-driven • Opportunity to develop practical,

transferable skills through placements and project work

• School offers: BSc, MSc, MBA, DBA, MRes, MPhil., and Doctorate

• Informal style, good staff-student relations• Research focuses on a range of

management issues which are fed backinto the class sessions

Highly ranked...

• RAE 2008: Ranked 5th in the UK for business and Management research

• Ranked 7th for Accounting and Finance and 4th for Business Studies, The Times Good University Guide 2011

• Bath listed amongst ‘best business schools in Europe’ by Business Week

• EQUIS and AMBA accredited

The BSc in Accounting and Finance (BAF) Degree

Why study the BSc in Accounting and Finance?

• Bath ranked 3rd for Accounting and Finance and Business Administration in the Complete UniversityGuide (The Independent)

• Provides specialist knowledge to students who wish to pursue a career in accounting or finance

• Learn how to place specialist knowledge of accounting and finance into a business context by undertaking a work placement: a highly desirable combination for future employers

• Builds on the strengths of the highly successful BSc in BusinessAdministration (and shares some core modules in year one)

• Flexible - choose to complete the programme in 3 or 4 years

• Highly employable graduates• The School has strong links

with some of the top employers in the country

• Gain exemptions from some professional examinations

• Personal skills training programme

• Opportunity to spend a semester studying overseas in one of our partner business schools

Why study the BSc in Accounting and Finance?

Who are the BAFs at Bath?

2009 first year:

Males: 52

Females: 48

Nationalities represented:Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, France, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Pakistan, Russia,Singapore, South Korea, UK, Ukraine,Vietnam

Course Structure

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Courses and Assessment

Courses and Assessment

Courses and Assessment

Courses and Assessment

Placement

Courses and AssessmentOption to study abroad

Courses and Assessment

Degree contentYear 1

- 35 % Finance and Accounting- 20 % Mathematics and Statistics- 20 % Economics- 5 % Business English- 20 % Law and Computing

Year 2- 30 % Accounting- 20 % Finance- 20 % Economics- 10 % Management- 20 % Optional courses

(Year 3 – Placement Year)

Final Year- 30 % Accounting- 20 % Finance- 50 % Optional courses

Teaching methods & assessmentA range of teaching methods are employed:

Year 1: Lectures complemented by seminars and tutorials

Years 2 – 4: Lectures plus personal reading and support if andwhen required; case studies and exercises

The majority of units are assessed by formal exams while some are coursework-based.

The work placement – Year 3

Presented byBen Smith

Placements Operations Manager

Why do a work placement?

• The placement provides valuable experience of working life• It allows you to relate theory to practice• It enables you to make a better informed choice of modules when

returning to class in your final year • Develop your CV and your career opportunities• Many students go on to graduate jobs with their

placement provider• You can earn a salary - in 2009 our

students earned an average of £22,000 on their placement (per year, pro rata) and the highest salary was £36,000

Betty TjongPlacement: UBS, Global Asset Management

Securing your work placementDedicated Placements Team monitor and support students

throughout the process:• Liaise with placement providers and Careers service (the

School has links with over 150 companies)• Arrange preparation sessions – CV, application &

interview skills sessions• Provide counselling and continuous support• Organise Mock Interviews with key companies• Monitoring during placement e.g. visits

and other contact• Pre-Placement Briefings

and Post-Placement Debriefing

Rob Bennett at Lloyds TSB

What kind of job could I be doing?Accountancy InternAudit InternBusiness Recovery TraineeBusiness Support InternCaptive Team InternCorporate Restructuring InternCredit Department European Communication

Effectiveness TeamFinance AnalystFinance AssistantFinancial Accounts AssistantFinancial Services

Global Asset Management TeamInternational Assignments InternModelling Support AnalystOperations AnalystOperations Financial Team AssistantPortfolio ServicesPrime BrokerageProfitability AnalystRecovery & ReorganisationRisk Analyst InternRisk Control InternTax Assistant

Data from BAF Placements Office, 2007-10

What kind of company could I be working for?

American ExpressAudit CommissionBank of EnglandBDO Stoy HaywardDebenhamsErnst & YoungGoldman SachsGrant ThorntonHendersonIntel James CowperJP MorganKantar OperationsKPMGLazard

Lloyds TSBMan GroupMars UKMCR Consulting Merril LynchMicrosoftMorgan StanleyMotorolaPricewaterhouseCoopersPwC Hong KongRisk Services, FloridaRolls-RoyceSchrodersUBS - Global Asset ManagementUBS - Operations

Data from BAF Placements Office, 2007-10

Professional qualificationsYou can gain exemptions fromprofessional qualifications offered by:

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

• The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

• The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

International Academic Exchange

International Academic ExchangeYou can apply to study abroad for one semester at another international institutionin year 4. There are no extra fees for this, but there is a lot of competition forplaces. Our current partner institutions include:

Europe• University of Mannheim, Germany• European Business School, Germany• Charles, Prague• Erasmus, Rotterdam

Asia• City U, Hong Kong

Canada• Queen's University, Ontario

Career prospects

What jobs do our graduates get?

• There is strong demand for Bath graduates from employers• Our graduates have an excellent employment record, a number of

whom return to their placement provider• A good number are employed by the major graduate recruitment

companies

Students at Conoco Phillips and Google

BAF graduates have been employed by…

Airbus, Baker Tilly, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Deloitte,Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs,HSBC, Intel, KPMG, Mercer (HK) Ltd, Morgan Stanley,Motorola, PwC, Shell…

To name just a few…

Student at ConocoPhillips

Financial issues

Tuition Fees• These cover teaching costs, student union charges, registration and

examination fees• They do not cover: supplementary exam fees, re-examination fees,

books, photocopying, field trips or non-core equipment• Home/EU students: £3,290 for 2010/11• Overseas students: £11,000 for 2010/11 • In placement year (3) home/EU students & overseas pay a reduced

fee.• Visit www.bath.ac.uk/prospectus/undergrad/finance for more details

Entry requirements

Entry requirements• A Levels: AAA with A in Maths required• IB: 38 points (including bonus points). HL Maths preferred (6 points) or

7 in SL Maths• We prefer applications from students who’ve chosen their other two

A levels from this list:Ancient history AccountingBiology Bus StudiesChemistry Economics Classics GeographyFurther Maths History of ArtHistory PsychologyPhilosophy SociologyPhysics StatisticsAny Language

Entry requirements• We look for applicants whose subject combinations demonstrate a

breadth of conceptual, numerical, analytical and discursive abilities. • This reflects our course content which demands a wide range of

skills including conceptual skills such as Economic Analysis andnumerical and technical skills such as Finance and Accounting.

• We have a strong emphasis on the balance between theory and application.

• Applicants must be able to write an argument well and be able tointerpret numerical information.

• We do not require previous study of a business-related subject and students taking a business-related subject will not be at an advantage.

Summary• The University of Bath is a highly rated institution• The School of Management is well established,

internationally renowned, and one of the leading business schools in the UK

• Excellent links with some of the top employers in the country

• A work placement that offers an average salary of £22,000 a year (pro rata)

• Academic exchange programmes at top business schools around the world

• Some of the best sports facilities in the country

Thank you