HND Accounting
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Category: Business, PR & Advertising 
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LENGTH
2 years
DESCRIPTION
The course is designed to enable students to progress to higher education, gain exemptions from professional examinations and/or enter employment. It is unitised/credit based.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
This course is suitable for those with Highers, who have completed the Higher syllabus or have successfully completed a non-advanced College course such as Business at Intermediate 2. Qualifications in mathematics and/or accounting are desirable. For those returning to education, life skills and experience in the workplace may allow entry, subject to availability.
WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?
This course is aimed at students who would like to gain a grounding in both financial and management accounting and who are seeking employment as accounts assistants, purchase/sales ledger supervisors or senior bookkeepers or those who wish to progress to university and/or take professional accounting examinations such as ACCA. The course provides some exemptions from such professional examinations.
HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?
This course is mainly assessed on a continuous basis and internal assessment will be carried out by college staff, following guidelines laid down by SQA and monitored by moderation groups. Assessment may take various forms to meet the differing requirements and will be explained to classes by the lecturer at the beginning of each new unit. The course does include external examinations.
PROGRESSION ROUTES / CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Partnerships with several universities allow successful candidates to be considered for direct entry to years 2 or 3 of degree courses. Successful completion could allow entry to Year 3 of the BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance at The Robert Gordon University via the 2+2 arrangements.
COURSE CONTENT INCLUDES
Recording Financial Information
Preparing Final Accounts
Using Financial Accounting Software
Cost Accounting
Management Accounting Using Information Technology
Management Accounting for Planning and Control
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Accounting for Specialised Transactions
Business Taxation
Accounting: Group Award Graded Units 1, 2 and 3
Optional Units
Management Accounting Information and Decision-making
Auditing
Business Law
Company Law
Managing People
Maths for Business
AT WHICH COLLEGE CENTRE WILL I STUDY?
CONTACT
Tel: 01224 342829
email: business2@abcol.ac.ukTO APPLY FOR THIS COURSE:
Or complete this application form and send it to the following address:
The Admissions Manager,
Aberdeen College,
FREEPOST AB580,
Gallowgate Centre,
Aberdeen AB25 1ZQ
