Welcome to Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) and here’s to you beginning your BSc in Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year 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 four years of your study.
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 with help from your lecturers will guide you through the 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!
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 developing your professional identity as an Accounting with Finance specialist (CV, LinkedIn, training for recruitment centres).
During your Foundation Year in Semester two you will study Personal and Career Development module. This will include external speakers who will share their experience of attaining graduate employment and their personal experience of taking a placement year. For example, former CCCU Business School student Luke Duffy is now a manager at Babcock Engineering in London and is keen to share his personal insights.
Furthermore, all students have the option to do a 12-month placement between their second and final year.
“The year I spent on placement not only gave me an insight into the reality of how businesses operate, but it has also given invaluable knowledge that I use every day in my final year studies.”
Support & Wellbeing
We care about you as a person, your wellbeing, and your success. You will be assigned a personal academic tutor (PAT) from your first day at the university. You also have access to your peers at your level and years ahead of you via the Business School Check-In Hub. We provide useful resources to support you with your finances, your mental health and your study skills. We will be with you every step of the way!
Here are some quotes from some of our students.
“Lecturers being very helpful and supportive giving guidance when you are unsure about a subject.”
“Communication with the tutor at each of the topics is of a high level."
“Learning new skills and new ways to help myself to do better, to write better and to be able to look for reliable information and make me want to give the best of me.”
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