Professional Accounting and

Finance Courses

September 2016 - August 2017

School of Law, Accounting and Finance

www.southwales.ac.uk/accounting
Professional Accounting and Finance Courses

Why Study a Professional Accountancy

Qualification at the University of South Wales?
The University of South Wales has a rich history of providing rst class tuition for ACA, ACCA and CIMA
Professional Qualications and we typically teach 350-400 part-time professional accountancy students
each year. We also franchise AAT tuition to local further education colleges. Our Professional Tuition
Hub is a key element of the School of Law, Accounting & Finance with a focus on professional tuition.
We have over 40 years experience of teaching ACCA and CIMA and we launched our ACA course in
2012, working closely with ICAEW.

Experienced and focused tuition team
Our permanent professional course tuition team consists of
twelve qualified accountants and one qualified lawyer (plus
other subject specialists). Members of the team: have
significant accounting practice and industry first career
experience, as well as vast experience of teaching students to
pass professional exams; also work/have worked for the private
sector tuition providers; provide CPD sessions for the local
professional bodies; and engage in bespoke CPD training for
large organisations. We are able to supplement our permanent
tuition team with excellent local visiting lecturers. Our team
regularly attend professional body Lecturers Conferences.
Quality accreditation
We are an ICAEW Partner in Learning, an ACCA Platinum
Approved Learning Partner and a CIMA Premium Learning
Partner, in recognition of our excellent pass rates and pastoral
support for students. As an example, our average student pass
rate on our ACA course during 2014/15 was 88%.
Award winning
We oer award winning tuition. We were the PQ Magazine
Public Sector Accountancy College of the Year in 2016, 2012
and 2010, and we were shortlisted in 2011 and 2013-2015. We
also have award winning students. Two of our final year ACCA
students won national prizes in both 2013 and 2014, and a
Newport ACA student was shortlisted for PQ Magazine Student
of the Year in 2015. One of our ACCA students won this award
in 2011.
Tuition in key South Wales locations
Our Professional Tuition Hub is located at our state of the art
City Campus on the banks of the river Usk in Newport City
Centre. Opened in 2011, Newport City Campus has excellent
teaching rooms, library and student catering facilities. City
Campus is easily accessible from across South Wales and border
counties being near Newport train station and M4 Junctions
27 and 28 - and has ample safe, secure parking on the doorstep.
We also now oer ACCA and ACA tuition at our Cardi Campus
Atlantic House building situated in the heart of the Cardi
Financial and Professional Services enterprise zone and close to
our Atrium building with its first class student amenities.
Study and employer resources
Study texts and other resources (including progress tests and
mock examinations, to reinforce exam technique) are supplied
to our students as part of the tuition fee. Our tuition sessions
can be recorded and replayed by students for the duration of
the teaching year. Student performance reports for sponsoring
employers are available on request.
Professional body relationships
We work very closely with the professional bodies, locally and
nationally. For example: we hosted the ICAEW BASE Business
Game in March 2015; our Academic Manager is a member of
the South Wales Society of Chartered Accountants committee;
we have been the headline sponsor of the ACCA Wales national
conference since 2013; we are members of ACCAs Exam Review
Board; we have hosted CIMA CPD lectures at City Campus for a
number of years; and the professional bodies regularly sponsor
student prizes.
Innovative courses
Students studying the ACCA Fundamentals Level papers at
Newport City Campus can choose between sitting external
ACCA exams or internal University exams under an innovative
internally-assessed scheme. The internal scheme (which leads
to ACCA exemptions on a paper by paper basis as the
University exams are taken) allows students to develop
transferable skills valued by employers via assignments.

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CIMA
Location: Newport City Campus
Course Delivery: Afternoon / Evening

CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting

Paper Timing Academic contact Tuition Fees#

BA1 Economics Teaching starts 5 September 2016. rosemary.eaton@ 400 per paper
BA2 Management Accounting 13 weeks of tuition (Mondays): 1pm-4pm (BA2); southwales.ac.uk
4.30pm-7.30pm (BA1).

BA3 Financial Accounting Teaching starts 23 January 2017.

BA4 Ethics, Corporate 13 weeks of tuition (Mondays): 1pm-4pm (BA4);
Governance & Law 4.30pm-7.30pm (BA3).

CIMA Professional Qualification

Level Paper Timing Academic contact Tuition Fees#

Operational Level Tuition for E1 Objective Teaching starts 3 October 2016. 8 teaching rhian.gosling@ 405
Test exam sessions x 5.5 hours (1pm-6.30pm on Mondays). southwales.ac.uk

Tuition for F1 Objective Teaching starts 9 January 2017. 8 teaching

Test exam sessions x 5.5 hours (1pm-6.30pm on Mondays).

Tuition for P1 Objective Teaching starts 27 March 2017. 8 teaching

Test exam sessions x 5.5 hours (1pm-6.30pm on Mondays).

Management Level Tuition for E2 Objective Teaching starts 10 October 2016. 8 teaching claudia.scicluna@ 405
Test exam sessions x 5.5 hours (1.30pm-7pm on Mondays). southwales.ac.uk

Tuition for F2 Objective Teaching starts 12 January 2017. 8 teaching

Test exam sessions x 5.5 hours (1pm-6.30pm on Thursdays).

Tuition for P2 Objective Teaching starts 27 March 2017. 8 teaching

Test exam sessions x 5.5 hours (1pm-6.30pm on Mondays).

Strategic Level Tuition for P3 Objective Teaching starts 6 October 2016. 8 teaching rhian.gosling@ 550
Test exam sessions x 6 hours (1pm-7pm on Thursdays). southwales.ac.uk

Tuition for E3 Objective Teaching starts 11 January 2017. 8 teaching

Test exam sessions x 6 hours (1.30pm-7.30pm on Wednesdays).

Tuition for F3 Objective Teaching starts 30 March 2017. 8 teaching

Test exam sessions x 6 hours (1pm-7pm on Thursdays).

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Please note that tuition fees include the cost of a study text, a practice kit, progress tests and a mock exam, but exclude any fees payable directly to CIMA.

For the latest information on student fees payable to CIMA (including student membership, exemption and exam entry fees), visit www.cimaglobal.com

Please note that as this is a transitional year for our CIMA course, tuition for the Integrated Case Studies at each Level of the Professional Qualification will
occur in the Autumn of 2017. Students are required to complete all Objective Test exams for a Level before proceeding to the Integrated Case Study for that
Level.

To apply for our professional and postgraduate accounting courses, visit www.southwales.ac.uk/apply

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Professional Accounting and Finance Courses

ACCA
Location: Newport City Campus
Course Delivery: Day Release / Afternoon / Evening

ACCA Paper Morning Afternoon Evening Day of tuition and dates of Academic contact
9.30am to 1pm 1.30pm to 5pm 5.30pm to 9pm tuition blocks

F1 Sept Tuesday rhian.gosling@

F2 Sept southwales.ac.uk
6 September to 15 November 2016
F3 Jan (for December exams) and
F4 Sept Sept Jan 24 January to 4 April 2017 & 2 May teresa.marsh@
to 16 May 2017 (for June exams) southwales.ac.uk
F5 Sept & Jan Sept
F6 Sept Sept Jan
F7 Jan Jan Sept
F8 Sept Sept & Jan
F9 Sept & Jan Sept
P1 Jan Jan Wednesday nicola.gilbert@
P2 Sept & Jan Sept & Jan southwales.ac.uk
7 September to 16 November 2016
P3 Sept Sept (for December exams) and
P4 Jan 11 January to 5 April 2017 & 3 May
to 24 May 2017 (for June exams)
P5 Jan
P6 Sept Jan
P7 Jan Sept

ACCA
Location: Atlantic House, Cardi Campus
Course Delivery: Afternoon / Evening
ACCA Paper Afternoon Evening Day of tuition and dates of Academic contact
1.30pm to 5pm 5.30pm to 9pm tuition blocks

F1 Sept Wednesday rebecca.smith3

F2 Jan @southwales.ac.uk
7 September to 16 November 2016
F3 Sept (for December exams) and
F4 Jan 25 January to 5 April 2017 & 3 May rosemary.eaton
to 17 May 2017 (for June exams) @southwales.ac.uk
F5 Sept
F6 Sept
F7 Jan
F8 Jan
F9 Sept
P1 Jan-Feb Thursday nicola.gilbert@
P2 Sept southwales.ac.uk
8 September to 17 November 2016
P3 March-May (for December exams);
P4 Sept 12 January to 23 February 2017 (for
March exams); and
P5 Sept 16 March to 6 April & 4 May to 25
P6 March-May May 2017 (for June exams)
P7 Jan-Feb

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ACCA - table key and notes for students:

Sept = September 2016 tuition start; paper taught Sept-Nov 2016 for December 2016 exam.
Jan = January 2017 tuition start; paper taught Jan-May 2017 for June 2017 exam.
Jan-Feb = January 2017 tuition start; paper taught Jan-Feb 2017 for March 2017 exam.
March-May = March 2017 tuition start; paper taught March-May 2017 for June 2017 exam.

The tuition structure above is designed to allow many flexible study options.

Each paper is taught in a 3.5 hour workshop each week, with the exception of 2017 Atlantic House P papers (which are taught for 7
hours per week). Also note that extra study days take place for papers studied between Sept-Nov and Jan-Feb.
For Sept-Nov papers, there are TWO additional study days for each F paper and THREE additional study days for each P paper. Jan-
Feb papers have one additional study day each. Please contact the academic contacts listed for more details. The additional study
days generally run between 9.30am and 4.30pm.

An example route through the ACCA scheme, based on delivery at Newport City Campus, would be:
Year One: F1, F2 (September-November); F3, F4 (January-May)
Year Two: F5 (September-November); F6, F7 (January-May)
Year Three: F8, F9 (September-December); P1, P2 (January-May)
Year Four: P3 (September-December); 2 option papers (January-June)

Students should consult the ACCA exam timetable before embarking on papers. In particular, paper P7 should be studied after
paper P2 and the following paper combinations should be avoided: P1 with P5, P3 with P6 and F1 with F4.

Students studying the Fundamentals Level Papers (F1-F9) at Newport City Campus can choose between sitting external ACCA
exams or internal University exams. Those who obtain sucient internal credits are awarded a University Certificate and/or Diploma
of Higher Education (Professional Accounting) as part of their ACCA studies. Note that when students take internal University exams,
they then claim exemptions from ACCA on a paper by paper basis.

2016/17 tuition fees# per paper are as follows:

F1-F3: 420 per paper
F4-F9: 505 per paper
P papers: 535 per paper

# Please note that tuition fees include the cost of a study text, progress tests and a mock exam (where applicable), but exclude any fees payable directly to
ACCA. For the latest information on student fees payable to ACCA (including student membership, exemption and exam entry fees), visit:
www.accaglobal.com

The University of South Wales is an ACCA Platinum

Approved Learning Partner, the highest level of
accreditation. This means that our pass rates are
consistently above global averages.

To apply for our professional and postgraduate

accounting courses, visit www.southwales.ac.uk/apply

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Professional Accounting and Finance Courses

ICAEW ACA Qualification

Location: Newport City Campus
Course Delivery: Day Release (with block revision)

The course structure for a student studying the ACA Qualification would typically consist of the following:

Year One (Certificate and Professional Levels)

September-March: Certificate Level papers | March-June: Professional Level Audit and Assurance

Year Two (Professional Level)

September-December: Financial Management, and Tax Compliance | January-June: Business Planning Taxation, and Financial
Accounting and Reporting

Year Three (Professional and Advanced Levels)

September-December: Business Strategy (Professional Level) | January-July: Advanced Level

Level Paper Timing Academic contact Tuition Fees#

Certificate Level Accounting Teaching starts Monday 5 September 2016, rosemary.eaton@ 320 per paper
Assurance 9.30am-5.45pm. southwales.ac.uk
Law Three papers taught for 10 weeks, plus 3-day
revision block at the end of tuition.
Examinations November 2016.

Principles of Taxation Teaching starts Monday 28 November 2016,

Business and Finance 9.30am-5.45pm.
Management Information Three papers taught for 10 weeks, plus 3-day
revision block at the end of tuition.
Examinations March 2017.

Professional Level Financial Management Teaching starts Monday 5 September 2016, alison.jones2@ 515 per paper
Tax Compliance 9.30am-5pm. 2 papers taught for 11 weeks, southwales.ac.uk
plus 2-day revision block per paper at the end
of tuition. Examinations December 2016.

Business Strategy Teaching starts Monday 12 September 2016.

Note: students usually sit Paper taught over 9 weeks, plus 2-day revision
Business Strategy in their block at the end of tuition. Examination
third year of study along with December 2016.
the Advanced Level papers.

Business Planning Taxation Teaching starts Monday 9 January 2017,

Financial Accounting and 9.30am-5pm. Two papers taught for 14 weeks,
Reporting plus 2-day revision block per paper at the end
of tuition. Examinations June 2017.

Audit and Assurance Teaching starts Monday 13 March 2017,

9.30am-5pm. 7.5 hours per week for 5 weeks
(Mondays), plus 2-day revision block at the
end of tuition. Examinations June 2017.

Advanced Level Technical Integration
papers and Case Study
Teaching starts Monday 9 January 2017, christine.hellings@ Technical
9.30am-5pm. Tuition for Corporate Reporting southwales.ac.uk Integration
and Strategic Business Management runs papers 590
between Jan-June; Case Study tuition takes Case Study 610
place spring / summer 2017. Examinations
July 2017.

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Tuition fees include the cost of ICAEW study materials, progress tests and mock exams, but exclude the cost of open book exam texts and any fees payable
directly to the ICAEW professional body. For the latest information on student fees payable to ICAEW (including student membership, exemption and exam
entry fees), visit www.icaew.com

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ICAEW ACA Qualification
(Professional & Advanced Levels)
Location: Atlantic House, Cardi Campus
Course Delivery: Block Tuition

Students requiring tuition for Certificate Level should join the day release course at Newport City Campus and then transition to the
Cardi Campus block course in the following year.

Business Strategy will run in block format between September and December 2017 for students starting the Professional Level block
delivery in September 2016. Advanced Level will run in block format for these students from January to July 2018.

Paper (Professional Level) Timing Academic contact Tuition Fees#

Financial Management Week 1 Knowledge: christine.hellings@ 515 per paper

Tax Compliance Week commencing 12th September 2016 (3 days FM, 2 days TC) southwales.ac.uk

Week 2 Knowledge:
Week commencing 10th October 2016 (2 days FM, 3 days TC)

Week 3 Question practice:

Week commencing 7th November 2016 (2 days FM, 2 days TC)

Week 4 Revision:
Week commencing 21st November (2.5 days per paper)

Financial Accounting & Week 1 Knowledge:

Reporting Week commencing 16th January 2017 (3 days FA&R, 2 days BPT)
Business Planning Taxation
Week 2 Knowledge:
Week commencing 20th February 2017 (2 days FA&R, 3 days BPT)

Week 3 Question practice:

Week commencing 3rd April 2017 (2.5 days FA&R, 2.5 days BPT)

Week 4 Revision:
Week commencing 15th May 2017 (2.5 days per paper)

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Tuition fees include the cost of ICAEW study materials, progress tests and mock exams, but exclude the cost of open book exam texts and any fees payable
directly to the ICAEW professional body. For the latest information on student fees payable to ICAEW (including student membership, exemption and exam
entry fees), visit www.icaew.com

To apply for our professional and postgraduate accounting courses, visit www.southwales.ac.uk/apply

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 Courses
Newport City Campus Cardi Campus
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
ACA Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and ACA Institute of Chartered Accountants in England
Wales (ICAEW) and Wales (ICAEW)
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) BSc (Hons) Financial Planning, Investment and Risk
MSc Finance and Investment
Pontypridd Campus MSc Management and Development of International
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance Financial Systems
BA (Hons) Forensic Accounting MSc Trading and Risk
BSc (Hons) Finance and Investment (Top-up)
MSc / PGDip / PGCert Accounting
MSc Forensic Audit and Accounting

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