Entry tariff:
240 credits
UCAS code:
NN50
Start date(s):
September 2026
Our Accounting (Top-up) degree is ideal if you already have a foundation degree (FdA / FdSC), Higher National Diploma (HND), years 1 and 2 of an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject at a different institution, or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.
On this top-up course you will gain the essential skills in accounting, auditing, finance, taxation, financial reporting, and data analytics and visualisation, with a focus on ethical decision-making, data-driven analysis, and sustainability.
You will also gain hands-on experience of using real-world tools such as Bloomberg, Tableau, and SAGE, preparing you for modern professional challenges.
You will be introduced to key analytics tools and how to interpret and communicate financial insights using both quantitative and visual approaches. You will get a good grounding in audit and assurance, where you will analyse auditing concepts, evaluate ethical frameworks and professional standards and how to apply these concepts to everyday business activities.
In the transformation capstone module, you will have the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge in a real-world setting, where you will develop strategic solutions to real-world business challenges.
Modules
30 credits
This module will equip you with the data analytics and visualisation skills increasingly demanded in today’s accounting and finance professions. It introduces key analytical tools - such as Excel and Tableau - while developing the ability to interpret and communicate financial insights using both quantitative and visual approaches.
You will explore a wide range of topics including financial ratio analysis, forecasting, data transformation, regression, and data storytelling. You will also learn to integrate non-financial metrics (e.g., ESG indicators) to support responsible and sustainable business decisions.
Teaching and learning
You will be taught through lectures and workshops that involve a range of learning and teaching approaches, which includes online support and employability-related activities.
Lectures will cover core material, and workshops will consist of a blend of interactive activities, group work exercises and debates on set topics designed to support your skills development.
You will get hands-on experience of using Excel, Tableau, and possibly Python or Power BI as extensions.
Assessment
This module will be assessed by a group assessment (30%) and an individual assessment (70%).
30 credits
This module provides you with a comprehensive grounding in audit and assurance. It provides the necessary contextualisation, conceptualisation, skills and capacity for critique that is required for professional accreditation bodies, exempting you from the ACCA Audit and Assurance (AA) paper.
Ethical issues are embedded throughout the module so that you can understand, identify, and evaluate fundamental principles of ethics, particularly as you apply in an audit. You will research and analyse auditing concepts, evaluate ethical frameworks and professional standards, and apply audit concepts to everyday business activities.
Teaching and learning
You will be taught through lectures and workshops that involve a range of learning and teaching approaches, which includes online support and employability-related activities.
Lectures will be developed around the key concepts, theories, principles, and mechanism of audit and assurance of practice and ethical codes of conduct. Workshops will foster analytical proficiency through a variety of activities, including quantitative tasks, discussions, quizzes, and case studies.
Assessment
This module will be assessed by a test (30%) and an exam (70%).
30 credits
This intensive six-week taught module is designed to equip you with the essential competencies needed for professional consultancy practice.
This module serves as the skills-based foundation for the concurrent Roehampton Live Project, providing you with theoretical frameworks, practical tools, and professional capabilities required to deliver high-quality consultancy services to real clients.
Delivered as a professional bootcamp in a blocked format, this module creates an immersive learning environment where you will develop expertise in consultancy methodologies, client relationship management, strategic problem-solving, and professional communication. The intensive structure enables you to build confidence and competence before engaging with live client projects.
You will learn to integrate ethical considerations, social responsibility, and environmental sustainability into your consultancy approach, ensuring that your professional practice contributes to broader societal wellbeing.
Key areas of focus include consultancy frameworks and methodologies, client engagement and relationship management, evidence-based research and analysis techniques, strategic thinking and recommendation development, professional communication and presentation skills, and ethical consultancy practice and sustainability integration.
You will engage in real case studies and simulated client scenarios, working individually and in teams to apply learned concepts. The module incorporates guest speakers from industry, practical workshops, and reflective exercises to bridge theory and practice effectively.
This module prepares you for immediate application of skills in your concurrent Live Project module, where you will work with real clients as part of the ‘Roehampton Business Advice Centre’.
Teaching and learning
The module employs intensive blocked delivery with high contact hours to create an immersive professional development experience. Teaching methods include interactive workshops, case study analysis, simulation exercises, guest speaker sessions, and peer learning activities.
You will have 22 hours of lectures and 33 hours of workshops over six weeks. Lectures and workshops will be interactive in nature providing an environment for sharing business ideas, problem space mapping and evaluation opportunities and carrying business scoping exercise.
Assessment
This module will be assessed through consultancy toolkit portfolio coursework (50%) and a consultancy bid presentation (50%).
30 credits
This transformative capstone module is designed to bridge the gap between academic study and professional practice. You will have the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge in a real-world setting, developing strategic solutions to real-world business challenges.
You will work in consultancy teams as part of the Roehampton Business Advice Service, collaborating with a diverse range of external clients, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs), non-profit organisations, social enterprises, and larger companies. Global engagement projects will also be sought with partners outside of the UK, or projects that can have an influence on communities globally.
Each team will engage with a client to diagnose business problems, conduct in-depth research, and formulate evidence-based recommendations. By making an impact through real-world projects, you will enhance your ability to navigate complexity, synthesise information, and communicate your insights effectively to senior stakeholders.
While teamwork is a core aspect of this module, you will also undertake substantial individual work, ensuring that your personal contributions are critically assessed and aligned with your professional aspirations. The module is structured to simulate a professional consultancy environment, equipping you with the practical skills, commercial awareness, and adaptability needed for leadership roles in business and beyond.
You will be encouraged to develop ethical, socially responsible, and sustainable business solutions, ensuring that your recommendations contribute not only to organisational success but also to broader societal and environmental wellbeing.
Through a combination of practical experience, academic rigor, and reflective work-based learning, you will be empowered to become a strategic thinker, problem solver, and an influential professional. The module is designed to be a stepping stone into a range of career paths, with projects aligned with your own career goals. By the end of this module, you will have built a portfolio of high-quality work that demonstrates your analytical, decision-making, and communication skills.
Teaching and learning
Each consultancy team will be assigned an academic supervisor who will provide structured guidance, feedback, and oversight throughout the project.
You will have scheduled supervision meetings, including meetings with your supervisor at key milestones during the project to discuss progress, challenges, and next steps. Supervisors will support you in managing client relationships and ensure professionalism in communications.
Assessment
This module will be assessed by a consultancy report (50%) and a live presentation (50%).
These are the current planned modules on this course and may be subject to change.
Careers
You’ll graduate well-prepared to pursue a career in diverse accounting and finance roles across various industries.
You’ll have gained strong technical knowledge, practical skills, ethical awareness, and digital proficiency, enabling you to contribute effectively to whatever career you choose.
Our graduates pursue careers in as trainee accountants, auditors, financial analysts, tax advisers, and business consultants.
The Student Futures team is here to support you throughout your time at Roehampton and beyond.
They offer services tailored to your needs, helping you take confident steps towards your future.
You’ll have access to a wide range of career workshops and events, where you can engage with employers and develop the skills you need to succeed in the workplace.
These opportunities will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and connect with successful Roehampton graduates who are thriving in their careers. You’ll also be able to engage with our partners across London and beyond.
Wherever you want to go in the future, you'll be preparing for the world of work from your very first day.
Continue your studies at Roehampton
Once you've graduated, you could study one of our specialist postgraduate courses:
Learning & assessment
The course employs case-based and experiential learning, complemented by coaching, to cultivate critical thinking, collaboration, and professional skills.
You will work with real-world scenarios, live projects, and reflective practices. Teaching integrates lectures and practical workshops, promoting active, applied learning that will prepare you for complex, dynamic professional environments.
In state-of-the-art facilities, including our Bloomberg Trading Room and SAGE accounting software, you will apply concepts from financial accounting, management accounting, and corporate finance in practical settings.
You will engage with a wide variety of scenarios drawn from real organisations across sectors such as marketing, operations, entrepreneurship, HRM, sustainability, and strategy. These cases will challenge you to work collaboratively to analyse issues, debate alternative perspectives, and generate solutions that connect theory with practice.
You will have plenty of opportunities to test your knowledge in authentic business situations, such as live briefs, consultancy-style projects, simulated business environments, enterprise activities, and opportunities to contribute to social impact or civic engagement initiatives.
You will undertake a capstone project, where you will choose from a range of pathways from research to sustainability-focused interventions.
We will empower you to take ownership of your learning journey and develop the mindset to be a lifelong learner. We will facilitate your learning through reflective dialogue, structured feedback, and mentoring that will enhance your personal growth and academic independence.
You’ll gain key skills in resilience, adaptability and professional self-awareness and put yourself in a confidence place for future study or employment.
Assessments encompass coursework, reports, exams, case studies, Excel/Tableau projects, consultancy/research assignments, and Bloomberg terminal use, all reflecting real business practices.
Opportunities & facilities
At Roehampton, you will become part of a values-led, globally conscious academic community where innovation, sustainability, and inclusive leadership are central to how we teach, learn and build the future.
Roehampton Business Laboratory
Our enterprise incubator will support you in developing and scaling entrepreneurial ideas. It also houses signature initiatives like the RISE Prize and the Dragon's Den Style Launchpad showcase.
Celebrating innovation at the LaunchPad start-up awards 2025
Bloomberg Trading Room
You'll have access to the same powerful tools that professionals use to analyse real-time finance and economics data, stay ahead of the curve with the latest insights, and build the skills that will set you apart in the competitive finance industry.
World-class library
Home to hundreds of thousands of books, over 1,000 seats, and modern, collaborative and silent study spaces. You'll also have access to a vast range of online resources, like e-books, journals, and databases whenever you want.
Open days
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Applying
Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.
Specific entry requirements
- 240 credits from a Higher National Diploma (HND), a foundation degree (FdA/ FdSc) or equivalent international qualification in a relevant subject.
- 240 credits from years 1 and 2 of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc) in a relevant subject at a different institution.
Looking to work out your UCAS points or find out about our entry requirements? Find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
General entry requirements
September 2065 entry tuition fees
TBC
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
International undergraduate students apply through our direct application system.
Entry tariff
Looking to work out your UCAS points or find out about our entry requirements? Find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
Specific entry requirements
- 240 credits from a Higher National Diploma (HND), a foundation degree (FdA/ FdSc) or equivalent international qualification in a relevant subject.
- 240 credits from years 1 and 2 of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc) in a relevant subject at a different institution.
General entry requirements
September 2026 entry tuition fees
TBC
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
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