This two-year top-up degree course allows you to build on your previous higher education studies to gain a full BA (Hons) degree in Accountancy and Financial Management. You must have 120 first-year higher education credits in accountancy to apply for this course.
This degree focuses on modern accountancy skills. You'll learn to understand, visualise and present financial data to inform and persuade businesses to make the right financial decisions. You'll work in small groups that replicate the workplace, with a focus on teamwork, real world case studies and developing strategy from financial data.
You'll be able to tailor your learning to your area of specialist interest, choosing your modules to focus on:
professional modules: take the fastest route to becoming an ACCA chartered accountant
finance modules: your best preparation route for working in banking or investment management
analytics modules: combine accounting with data analysis, including data cleaning, visualisation and modelling
The course is accredited by two key accounting bodies (ACCA and CIMA), so whichever route you take, you'll have exemptions from professional exams.
Course highlights
Be taught by professionally qualified accountants who have industry experience with companies such as KPMG, Deloitte and HSBC
Get on the fast track to becoming a chartered accountant through our accredited exemptions from professional exams with 2 global accounting bodies
Be employment-ready by using industry-standard software and databases such as Oracle, SAP, Sage, and S&P Capital IQ
Choose options in business analytics to develop the skills that modern accounting needs
Benefit from the opportunity to gain additional certifications, for example, the ACCA Data Analytics Certificate
Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our dedicated Bloomberg Suite
Apply your learning by helping student entrepreneurs and local charities such as Age Concern and The Rowans Hospice with their finances
Feel supported throughout your studies through our peer mentoring, maths support and our team of friendly staff who'll get to know you well
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
September 2026
University of Portsmouth - Portsmouth Campus
University of Portsmouth, Mercantile House,
Hampshire Terrace,
Portsmouth,
Hampshire,
PO1 2EG, Southern England, United Kingdom
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
September 2026
Main Site
University House,
Winston Churchill Avenue,
Portsmouth,
PO1 2UP, Southern England, United Kingdom
Qualifications or experience
Relevant HE study leading to a Level 4 qualification, for example an appropriate HNC, or 120 credits from year 1 of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc), in a relevant subject
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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