Welcome

Welcome to Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) and here’s to you beginning your BSc in Accounting at Christ Church Business School! We have no doubt that you have made the right choice, and we will be with you every step of the way during the next three or four years of your study. As Accounting students (on single or combined honours courses), you will be immersed in a world of the diversity of the national and global dimensions of accounting.

Christ Church Business School is a caring and supportive community. As your Course Director, I will welcome you in person on your first day, and your lecturers will guide you through the details of your course content. You will also make friends for life, as we make sure you have lots of opportunities to meet other students and have fun!

Find out more about making friends:

https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/student-life/join-our-community/making-friends-at-university

Employability

We care about developing your employability skills from day one. While your first graduate job may seem far in the future, it’s never too soon to start filling your graduate CV with social and professional activities and experiences. In your second year, you will spend a whole semester on developing your professional identity as an Accounting (single or combined honours) specialist (CV, LinkedIn, training for recruitment centres).

See a few of our recent graduates and where they currently work. Some of them often visit the university to speak to current students and prospective students.

Tyler Gohegan

Charlie Wood

Dean Tuffey

Peter Adams

Melinda Szabo-Olti

Charlotte Hall

Dale Crook

Tola Obamakinwa

Iqram Ahmed

Drew Kirkham

Support & Wellbeing

Importantly, we care about you as a person, your wellbeing, and your success. We make sure we have time for you, and we provide a large number of resources to support you with your finances, your mental health and your study skills. We will be with you every step of the way! Find out more about our support services here:

https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/our-students/ug-new/before-you-arrive/finance-and-budgeting

https://cccu.canterbury.ac.uk/student-support-health-and-wellbeing/student-support-health-and-wellbeing.aspx

Here are some quotes from students:

“Stimulating lectures and seminars … Good online resources. Helpful tutors. Good employability advice.”

“I have received excellent tuition and fantastic support from all of my teaching staff and support services. I have thoroughly enjoyed everything about my course.”

“Well-informed lecturers. Variety of assignments (essays, reports, presentations) to get lots of real world experience.”

“Very flexible which is great. Library is amazing. Computers are amazing. Feedback is taken well. Good job opportunities. Great attitude to student learning.”

You can stay up to date with what's happening in our Faculty with the Faculty Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/cccu_fsess/

Welcome and induction

Click here to view this course’s Welcome Schedule in UniTimetables. For help with using UniTimetables, please see our user guide.

And don’t forget to attend our other welcome events including your Freshers’ Fayre – see here for full details.

Starting university can be daunting but fret not, as this is normal. We understand that you have made a big step towards your future goals by investing time, money, and energy to this degree.

Right from your first year at Christ Church Business School, you will start to develop your knowledge and skills in Accounting and involve in your course's specialist projects. The year is divided into two semesters, and you will study three modules per semester. If you are studying Accounting as a single honours course then your first year modules will be:

• Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Introduction to Management Accounting
• Economics
• Business Information and Analysis
• Personal and Academic Skills for Success
• Managing People in Organisations

Students also have the option to study a Contemporary Language Studies module instead of Managing People in Organisations in Semester 2 if they wish.

If you are studying Accounting in combination with another subject then you will study three modules from the above list and then three modules from the other subject area in your first year. The Accounting modules you will complete will depend on the combination you are studying. If you would like further information regarding the modules you will take as a combined honours student please contact aef@canterbury.ac.uk.

As you enter your second year, you will develop confidence and start to specialise in/practise your core course contents. Below are the modules you will take in your second year:

• International Financial Reporting
• Management Accounting
• Project Management
• Employability Skills
• Corporate and Business Law
• Management and Leadership

You will have the opportunity to join other students on the course for a field trip to places like the City of London.

In your final year, you will hone the skills you have developed and choose a topic for specialisation, for example, Audit and Assurance.

The students in the Accounting course (single or combined honours) are of all ages, all backgrounds and from many places around the world. This makes us a rich, diverse, inclusive, tolerant, and lively community.

Our campus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and we are for it. The site has wonderfully maintained open spaces and gardens to stroll in and meet with friends. It is situated in the heart of the city, and everything you need for a convenient student life is within very close walking distance.

On the social side, the Student Union has a vast range of clubs, societies, and a student-run bar called The Lounge Bar – all of which have unique social calendars and offer endless opportunities to make lifelong friends and discover new hobbies. Furthermore, you can always create your society and cultivate your community!

Please find out more about our community: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/student-life/join-our-community

And the Student Union: https://ccsu.co.uk/

Learning at Christ Church Business School on the BSc (Hons), Accounting Combined Honours courses and Accounting with Foundation Year.

We care about you being at ease, confident about your studies and not worried. So, we have put in place a welcome week starting on the week of Monday, 18th September 2023, with lots of activities for you to familiarise yourselves with the way we teach and the way we will mark your work and support you all the way through. So, attend to start and get to know your mates!

How you can prepare

It is very good practice to understand the news and what is happening in the world. It will help with your studies and it will help you perform better at interview. Why not start by spending five minutes each day reading BBC Business News? Then, when you get to the Business School, you can make the most of your free subscription to the Financial Times.

Given that you have worked very hard to get into University, we recommend that you use the summer to prepare yourself for your transition to higher education and take some time to relax and rejuvenate.

To ease you into the world of Accounting, here are some podcasts and films to watch / listen to over the summer.

4 Must Watch Films and Documentaries for Accountants. Available here.

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/professionals/112515/4-must-watch-films-and-documentaries-accountants.asp

Movies Accountants must watch in 2020. Available here.

https://www.acecloudhosting.com/blog/movies-accountants-must-watch-in-2020/

10 Business and Accountancy Podcasts You Should Be Listening to. Available here.

https://www.reedbusinessschool.co.uk/10-business-and-accountancy-podcasts-you-should-be-listening-to/

However, if you are keen to get started, you can contact aef@canterbury.ac.ku for a full or recommended reading list.