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LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY Programme Specification BSc (Hons) Accounting and Financial Management Please Note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably expect to achieve and demonstrate if full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided. The accuracy of the information in this document is reviewed by the University and may be checked by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Awarding body/institution Loughborough University Details of accreditation by professional bodies The programme is accredited by some accounting bodies1 Name of the final awards BSc (Hons) and DPS Programme title Accounting and Financial Management UCAS code NN34 Date at which the programme specification was written or revised July 2009 Aims of the Programme The programme aims to: produce high quality graduates with the knowledge, skills and understanding for an effective and valued career in the accounting and financial management professions or more general management situations; develop knowledge, concepts and skills in the major academic disciplines of business and management, as well as accounting and financial management subjects, as a sound basis for practice, study and training in the graduate’s chosen profession; enable students to develop a deep understanding in areas of particular interest by pursuing them over an extended period and in considerable depth; provide a relevant, practical and constantly updated programme through close links with industry, professional firms and accounting bodies, through vocational experience in a professional placement and through accreditation by the major professional accounting bodies; provide students with the opportunity to see ways in which theory can be applied in practice, both through taught content and through individual experience on professional placement; to develop teaching and learning in r