Component

MA Public Opinion and Political Behaviour
BSc Accounting and Finance options

Final Year, Component 05

BE937-6-FY or BE936-6-FY or BE947-6-FY or BE944-6-FY
BE936-6-FY
Accounting Project
(15 CREDITS)

This module gives you the chance to apply the knowledge and skills gained on your course by undertaking an independent research project on an accounting topic of interest to companies, organisations, government or society. Topics may include areas such as: accounting standards, audit and risk; regulation; governance; financial markets; taxation and financial management. Workshops guide you towards the selection of a problem or question to investigate and you attend two one-day Accounting Project Conferences to learn how to prepare, plan and complete your research. By undertaking the project, you develop research skills, competencies and knowledge vital for the professional world of accounting post-graduation.

BE937-6-FY
Finance Research Project
(15 CREDITS)

This module gives you the chance to critically investigate a contemporary financial issue. You put the knowledge gained on your course into practice by undertaking an independent, self-directed project or dissertation that develops your research and employability skills ready for graduate employment.

BE944-6-FY
Research Project with a Community-based Organisation
(30 CREDITS)
BE947-6-FY
Democracy in Action
(30 CREDITS)

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