This is an academically rigorous course that provides the opportunity to study the major accounting disciplines and relate these to the business IT, or legal environments. The course is supported by regular guest speakers. You also benefit from the departments Accounting Employability Network, which has links with many accountancy-related organisations to help you to find relevant work placements and work experience, and also offers specialist careers advice.
Course structure
Three levels, each of 120 credits. For this Joint you study each subject for 60 credits at each level.
Level 1 modules include
Academic Skills for Accountants
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Management Accounting Fundamentals
Level 2 modules include
Financial Reporting for Users
Management Accounting for Decision Makers 2
Level 3 modules include
Corporate Reporting for Users
Current Issues in Accounting and Finance
Management Accounting for Decision Makers 3
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Career opportunities
This degree is an excellent preparation for a career within accountancy or the financial sector, and allows you to choose modules to optimise exemptions from ACCA or CIMA. Additional modules such as Company Law, Economics, Quantitative Methods and Finance will allow you to maximise exemptions. Graduates have found work with companies such as Davies and Co, the Department of Transport, Ernst and Young and Lloyds TSB as Accountants and Finance Officers.
Professional accreditation/exemption
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy (CIPFA)
The Admission Committee examines the application and if the student is eligible an offer letter
is sent within a few days. If there are any queries or additional documents are required, the
student or representative will be contacted and if the college is then satisfied, an offer letter
will be sent. The college may suggest alternative course(s) for any students deemed unsuitable
for the desired programme. Any such offer will be communicated to the student/representative
within 48 hours of receipt of the application.
Once the representative receives the offer letter, which includes a letter to the student
confirming their place on the course and the conditions of acceptance, the student should make
out a bank draft payable to London Graduate School of Management for the agreed course fee.
This should be handed to the representative or college before applying for a student visa.
Students must produce a copy of the receipt for fees paid at time of visa application. A copy of
the bank draft should be faxed or emailed to the college to obtain a receipt. The student will
not receive the offer letter to apply for a visa until fees are paid.
When the student successfully obtains the visa, the agent/representative sends the draft to the
college. If the visa is rejected, the refusal letter, original offer/acceptance letter, copy of
passport and other documents should be sent to the college and a refund will be made,
provided all documents and reasons are genuine and in agreement with refund policy, less the
£25 administration charge. College representatives are not authorised to return any drafts
without the college seeing proof of rejection of any student visa. The representative is liable for
payment of all fees if it the college finds that the refund was made without any refusal letter or
if the student was rejected on false grounds.
Once the student obtains a visa all fees become non-refundable. The college refund policy
should be read in detail. Policies on payment are clearly displayed on the offer letter and all
other documents. All fees should be sent to the college prior to the student’s arrival. All
deferrals of courses must be made in writing and approved by the college. If you would like any
further information please contact the Admissions Office on +44 (0) 207 323 5244 or email
admissions@lgsm.ac or contact our local representative.
Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing
This programme allows students to gain a fundamental understanding of
marketing in an international context. This course is designed for students
who are interested in managing the marketing process. It is ideal for those
who are currently in a junior marketing position or wish to follow a career in
marketing and are aiming at a future management role. It is also suitable for
students interested in moving into a marketing role from other backgrounds or
currently working in a marketing support role. Subjects studied include:
European Strategic Marketing, Product Marketing, International Marketing,
Consumer Behaviour and Human Resource Management.
Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
This programme allows students to gain a fundamental understanding of
human resource management in an international context. This course is
designed for students who are interested in all aspects of managing the
workforce. It is ideal for those who are currently in a junior HRM position or
wish to follow a career in HRM and are aiming at a future management role. It
is also suitable for students interested in moving into an HRM role from other
backgrounds or currently working in an HRM support role. Subjects studied
include: People and Organisations, International HRM, Organizational
Behaviour, Creativity for Managers and Strategic HRM.
Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality Management
This programme allows students to gain a fundamental understanding of
hospitality management in an international context. It is designed for
students who are interested in becoming managers in the hospitality industry.
It is ideal for those who are currently in a junior hospitality position or wish to
follow a career in hospitality and are aiming at a future management role. It
is also suitable for students interested in moving into a hospitality
management role from other backgrounds or currently working in a support
role. Subjects studied include: Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Managing
Hospitality, Service Quality and Customer Care and HRM.
Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship
This programme allows students to gain a fundamental understanding of
entrepreneurship in an international context. It is designed for students who
are interested in becoming entrepreneurs. It is ideal for those who are currently
in a junior management position or wish to follow a career in management and
are aiming at a future entrepreneurial role. It is also suitable for students
interested in moving into a management role from other backgrounds or
currently working in a support role. Subjects studied include: Corporate
Entrepreneurship, Risk Management, Strategy and Leadership, Social
Entrepreneurship and Finance and Accounting for Entrepreneurs.
Postgraduate Diploma in Brand Management
This programme allows students to gain a fundamental understanding of brand
management in an international context. It is designed for students who are
interested in all aspects of marketing and brand management. It is ideal for
those who are currently in a junior marketing position or wish to follow a career
in marketing and are aiming at a future brand management role. It is also
suitable for students interested in moving into a marketing role from other
backgrounds or currently working in a marketing support role. Subjects studied
include: Brand Management, International Advertising, European Strategic
Marketing and International Marketing.
Master of Computer Networking
This is a technical course, intended for those who wish to extend their existing
knowledge of computer networks. It is ideally suited to those who wish to pursue a
career in the development and deployment of practical network systems. Throughout the
course, a networking approach is taught, and students will be expected to carefully plan,
design, assess alternatives before implementing, and evaluate networks. Project
management, team working, skills associated with group dynamics are developed
throughout the course. Subjects studied include: Physical Networking, Network and
Server Administration, Java Programming, Network Security, Network Programming,
Remote Access and Network Applications, Routing and Switching, Distributed Systems,
Practical Networking, Wide Area Networking, Mobile Computing, Project Management,
Wireless LANs, Research Methodologies, UNIX/ Linux.
Master of Information Systems Management
This programme is based around the concepts and techniques
of developing application systems for organisations and
focuses on learning outcomes by articulating and measuring
desired competencies which are identified by the hiring
community as essential for employment success. Subjects
studied include: Use of Information in Organisations,
Enterprise Resource Planning, Management Information
Systems, Networking Concepts, Java Programming, Ajax
Programming, Systems Development, Database Management,
Information Systems Security, Electronic Commerce,
Distributed Systems, Information Systems Project, Software
Design, Research Methods in Information Systems, Web and
Mobile Technologies, Human-Computer Interaction,
Information Systems Thesis.
This programme aims to provide students with core skills in Branding along with an
awareness of current issues in leading and developing brands in complex organisations.
Those who take the course will be intending to pursue their career in Branding at high
operational and strategic levels. Topics studied include: The Branding Industry,
Developing Brand Awareness, Creating Competitiveness, Managing Organisational
Change and Intercultural Management.
