Pre-arrival Activities

Students enrolling on the BSc Accounting and Finance programme are encouraged to undertake preparatory activities before the start of teaching to support their transition into higher education and develop foundational knowledge required for the course.

Recommended Pre-course Activities

Students should:

• Review basic mathematical skills, including percentages, ratios, algebra, and spreadsheet calculations.
• Refresh knowledge of introductory accounting concepts such as assets, liabilities, income, expenses, and double-entry bookkeeping.
• Develop basic Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, charts, and data analysis functions.
• Read current business and financial news regularly to build awareness of economic issues and financial markets.

Recommended Reading

Accounting

• Atrill, P. and McLaney, E. (latest edition). Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists. Harlow: Pearson.
• Wood, F. and Sangster, A. (latest edition). Business Accounting 1. Harlow: Pearson.

Finance

• Hillier, D., Ross, S., Westerfield, R., Jaffe, J. and Jordan, B. (latest edition). Corporate Finance. London: McGraw-Hill Education.
• Arnold, G. (latest edition). Corporate Financial Management. Harlow: Pearson.

Business and Economics

• Sloman, J., Garratt, D. and Guest, J. (latest edition). Economics. Harlow: Pearson.

Monday 14 September

• 09:30 – 12:00 (Room HI101)
• 13:00 – 15:00 (Room DA022)

IMPORTANT: Please bring your photo ID with you on this date to complete enrolment.

Tuesday 15 September

• 10:00 – 13:00 (Room ST104)

During your induction you will be able to:

• Meet your Faculty
• Accounting & Finance Degree Induction
• Enrolment and general induction activities

Semester 1 – Week beginning 21/09/2026

• Mondays 14:00 – 17:00
• Tuesdays 11:00 – 14:00
• Fridays 09:00 – 12:00

Full details of your individual academic timetable, including Semester 2 timetable which may differ, will be available via your university email calendar after you have completed the pre-arrival task online and set up your student login.

During the semester 1 of your degree programme, you will be taking 3 modules which are: fundamentals of financial accounting, Business and Economic Environment, and Professional skills for Accountants.

We expect you to attend lectures on campus for at least three days per week.

Our teaching and learning approach requires you to engage fully with the study notes and materials we provide as well as make use of the resources- textbooks, ACCA study texts, Exam practice kits in the university library.

This means that you would be fully engaged during lectures as well as pursue personal studies when you are not in the class. All learning notes and materials will be delivered to you through our e-learning system called module. So, stay glued to your module account throughout the semester.

Chinedu Aghanenu

Chinedu is the program leader and teaches a couple of modules from level 4 to level 6. He will be leading teaching on fundamentals of financial accounting, fundamentals of management accounting, introduction to finance and investment, and financial reporting in the comping academic year.

Chinedu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics; Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and key professional qualifications in accounting such as ACCA and ACA. He is currently a doctoral researcher who is researching towards a PhD in strategic management.

Japheth Jev

Japheth Jev (JJ) leads teaching and learning on core finance, investment and technology modules as well as audit and assurance. In the coming session, Japheth would be anchoring teaching across level 5 and level 6 modules such as banking and international finance, management accounting and decision making, applied case study, business and data analytics, performance management, and audit and assurance.

JJ holds a Bachelor degree in Economics and a master’s degree in Finance and Investment. He is a chartered accountant with multiple professional qualifications such as CIMA, CGMA, and ACA. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He is a doctoral researcher researching towards a PhD in Finance and Artificial Intelligence (AI).