The BSc Accounting and Finance with a Foundation Year, is a programme for the student who wants to reach the top level of accounting and finance management. The four year course is designed for students with an interest in both accounting and finance (including management accounting, financial accounting, and corporate finance). Providing an excellent foundation in both areas, our course offers significant freedom to choose from a range of optional modules to suit your developing interests. With pioneering research and industry knowledge at the forefront of our teaching, our expert academics will help you develop the skills that are essential to excelling in a career within the accounting and finance sector.The foundation year is taught at The College, on Bay Campus. Located next to the School of Management, The College is the University’s pathway provider and offers a unique learning environment; designed to fully prepare you for the final three years of your degree. Small lecture and seminar classes, state-of-the-art facilities and world-class teaching help you to realise your full academic potential.Accounting and Finance at Swansea University is currently recognised as one of the best departments in the UK for producing the highest degree results in comparison to entry requirements – we are ranked within the Top 10 in the UK for Value Added (Guardian University Guide 2018).As a student of our Accounting and Finance department within the School of Management at Swansea University, you can expect to receive excellent teaching, driven by our world-class academic team of staff and state-of-the-art Bay Campus facilities. Our BSc Accounting and Finance with a Foundation Year, is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), meaning that graduates may be exempt from up to 9 CIMA professional examinations, depending on module selection. As well as this, Swansea offers a number of exemptions from the Association for Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) examinations meaning graduates on this course may be exempt (depending on module selection) from 8 out of 9 of the ACCA ‘Fundamentals’ examinations.