PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
NAME OF PROGRAMME:
GRADUATE DIPLOMA- ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Philosophy
The Graduate Diploma Level 6 Accounting and Finance will provide you with a thorough working knowledge of accounting and finance theory and methods in the context of social science. You will learn how to prepare and interpret financial and managerial information for a variety of users, as well as gaining an understanding of the theory and practice of investment and finance. Our aim on the Post Graduate level 6 Diploma Accounting and Finance is to provide students with the knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to the main unit’s students are studying, together with a capacity for critical and evaluative thinking. To achieve this we aim to offer a stimulating, challenging, but supportive learning environment for our students, and to encourage autonomous learning. On successful completion of the Graduate Diploma Level 6, students should be able to demonstrate that these aims have been fulfilled and that you are also proficient in relevant key skills, including problem-solving, communication and teamwork.
Information on Award
| Final Award | Graduate Diploma- Accounting and Finance |
| Programme Title | Graduate Diploma- Accounting and Finance |
| LEVEL | 6 |
| Duration of Course | Suggested time 18 Months
Can be completed earlier in a shorter time. |
| Entry Requirements | Applicants must:
· Possess at minimum any related Associate Degree in the relevant field. · EDUQUAL Level 5 Diploma · RQF/QCF/NQF Level 5 Diploma · SCQF Level 8 Diploma · EQF/FHEQ Level 5 Diploma · Be at least 21 years of age * Recognition of Prior Learning will be considered |
| CREDITS | 240 |
| Major pathways within the course – Where course can lead to different areas of emphasis | Completion of the course can encourage participants to pursue further studies into:
· MSc in Business Management · MSc in Human Resource Management · Postgraduate Diploma in Executive Management · MSc in Accounting and Finance |
| Targeted occupations for graduates | After completion of the course, graduates can serve in organizations in positions as:
· Financial Analyst · Business Consultant · Accounting Manager |
Programme Aims
| The main aims of the Graduate Diploma in Accounting and Finance are to: | · Provide you with a good understanding of the central concepts of the disciplines of accounting and finance.
· Give you the essential foundations in management, law, economics, management accounting relevant to accounting and finance. · Allow you to develop a high degree of numeracy and a capacity for reasoned thought and analysis. · Promote your capacity for critical and evaluative thinking within a stimulating and supportive environment. · Offer you the opportunity to pursue areas of personal interest via the range of optional subjects available. · Equip you to undertake a career in accountancy, finance or wider business and successfully study for a professional accountancy or other qualification. |
The Learning Outcomes
| L6-A&F | Unit Title | Unit Level 1 | Unit Credits |
| 1. | Advanced Auditing | 6 | 20 |
| 2. | Advanced Financial Accounting | 6 | 20 |
| 3. | Advanced Management Accounting | 6 | 20 |
| 4. | Advanced Taxation | 6 | 20 |
| 5. | Business Law | 6 | 20 |
| 6. | Finance | 6 | 20 |
| 7. | Financial Decision Making For Managers | 6 | 20 |
| 8. | Financial Statement Analysis | 6 | 20 |
| 9. | Strategic Leadership | 6 | 20 |
| 10. | End-Point Assessment | 6 | 60 |
| Total: | 240 |
Information about Assessment Regulations
Participation and completion of all assessments are mandatory in order to obtain an overall final grade for the unit.
The use of any of the following Assessment Methods may be utilized in the individual assessments
- Course Assignments
- Self-study assignments
- Online Quizzes
- Portfolio
