4-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Social Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Financial Economics and Accounting (Placement Year)

Program Description For students who've finished high school but don’t meet the entry requirements for university, a Foundation Certificate can help them gain entry to an undergraduate degree. After completing this pathway option students qualify for progression to the 1st year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Essex.

A student’s course length is determined mainly by their English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. Students taking a course longer than 2 terms, will take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Financial Economics and Accounting

The course is built on the core principles of economics and accounting, which are applied to the study of financial institutions (such as banks), financial markets (such as the stock exchange), and financial instruments.

Students receive a thorough introduction to all aspects of economics and accounting, so they master skills including:

• Quantitative research methods • The preparation of financial statements • Accounting standards • Costing, budgeting and performance evaluation

With a focus on accounting and the economic analysis of financial issues, students receive a strong training in economics from one of the top-rated research departments in the UK.

93% of the students from the Department of Economics expressed overall satisfaction with the course (NSS 2020), Economics is also Top 5 in the UK for research, with over 90% of their research rated as “world-leading” or “internationally excellent” (REF 2014).

Students are also taught within Essex Business School. More than two-thirds of the Economics research is rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”, placing it in the Top 25 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014).