The ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business course will provide graduates with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to provide competent support to business managers in all aspects of financial sector. The ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business will provide a wide range of career opportunities and academic progression.
What are the benefits to my Career or Academic opportunities?
- The ACCA Accounting & Business Qualification offers offers superb career opportunities:
- trainee accountant in a commercial organisation or accounting practice
- For those who are interested in Bookkeeping & Accounts
- Accounting support role in any private or public organisation
- This course presents a unique opportunity to achieve an internationally recognised qualification
- Successful completion of the examinations offers automatic transfer to the ACCA Qualification. This leads to an Oxford Brooks Honours BSc in Applied Accounting
- It provides a clearly definded career path with excellent academic opportunities.
Pre-requisites
There are no specific entry requirements for this course - open entry.
The Diploma in Accounting and Business, provides access to the ACCA Qualification students who do not meet the ACCA Qualification minimum entry requirements.
Principal Areas of Study
ACCA Diploma in Accounting & Business
Compulsory Module: Foundations in Professionalism and Ethics to be completed online
Accountant in Business (FAB) To understand business in the context of its environment, including economic, legal, and regulatory influences on such aspects as governance, employment, health and safety, data protection and security. Additionally, to introduce certain aspects of the regulatory framework as they affect auditing and governance, examining the roles of internal and external auditors and introducing the importance of internal control. The syllabus also introduces key management and people issues such as individual and team behaviour, leadership, motivation, personal effectiveness and professional ethics in accounting and business.
Management Accounting (FMA) To develop the knowledge and ability to apply appropriate management accounting concepts and foundations in accountancy techniques for decision making, planning and control including forecasting techniques, the preparation of budgets and standard costs and performance measurement.
Financial Accounting (FFA) To develop knowledge and understanding of the underlying principles and concepts relating to financial accounting and to demonstrate technical proficiency in the use of double entry techniques, including the preparation and interpretation of basic financial statements for sole traders, companies and simple groups of companies.
On successful completion of FAB, FMA and FFA, and also the Professionalism and Ethics online examination students can claim exemption from the F1, F2 and F3 of the ACCA Qualification and will start at the Skills module exams.
Assessment
The ACCA Diploma in Accounting & Business is assessed by formal examinations for all papers. Dorset College is a registered CBE (Computer Based Exam) Centre. Students registered with ACCA may take Computer Based Examinations for the three Papers in Dorset College at scheduled times.
CBE Exam Fees: Dorset College Students €60.00 per Exam. External Students: €100.00
Registration and Examination fees directly with ACCA
ACCA Connect Tel: +44(0)141 582 2000 Fax: +44 (0) 141 585 2222 E-mail: students@accaglobal.com Postal address: 2 Central Quay, 89 Hydepart Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom, G3 8BW
Awards
The Diploma in Accounting and Business is awarded on the completion of the exams Financial Accounting (FFA), Management Accounting (FMA), Accounting in Business (FAB) and Foundations in Professionalism.
