16-19 Courses
Accounting AS and A2 Level - 2012:13
| Location: | Farnham College | | Course Code: | FCACC-GCEAS | | Year: | 2012:13 | | Start Date: | September 2012 | | Duration: | 1 Year | | FT/PT: | Part-Time | | | | | Other Fees: | £0 | | Advisory Costs: | £0.00 | | | 
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| Please note, fees are based on academic year 2011-12 and are intended as a guide only. We will update this information for 2012-13 as soon as we have it and accordingly to government funding and guidelines. |
Why Study Here The department boasts a very good track record with results consistently and significantly above average. Every year students go on to study accounting at university or enter the accounting profession.
Suitable For Those who are numerate, who enjoy working with numbers and who are able to write well enough to produce short reports.
Application Method Application followed by individual interview
Entry Requirements GCSE grade B in Mathematics and grade C in English. Students should be able to write well enough to produce short reports and, although numeracy is important, percentages are the most difficult calculation.
Content / Overview This course provides an excellent grounding for a career in accounting or other areas of business. The course includes the two disciplines within accounting. ‘Financial Accounting’ looks at how firms produce the financial data showing the amount of profit (or loss) made in the last year. ‘Management Accounting’ is about how companies analyse financial information in order to make decisions.
Delivery Method All sessions cover accounting theory and concepts plus exercises requiring practical application. Exercises involve solving accounting problems.
Assessment 100% exam.
Progression Accountancy careers, or business and accountancy courses at Guildford College and university.
Homework Weekly homework is set, which includes reports, research tasks, data response and tests.
Additional Information Calculator needed.
All students aged 19 years or over on 1 September in the first year of their course are expected to pay tuition, registration, exam fees and all other course related costs. Some assistance with these costs may be available depending on your circumstances and the latest government funding position. There are normally no tuition, registration or examination fees to pay if you are aged 16-18 on 1 September in the first year of your course and are a British or European Union resident. This does not apply to HNCs/Ds, Foundation Degrees, Degrees or courses that do not attract government funding.
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