HNC/HND Accounting
COURSE INFORMATION:
Place of Study: Shetland College UHI, Lerwick
Mode of Study: Full time or part time
Length of course:
HNC Full time: 1 year; Part time: 2/3 years
HND Full time: 2 years; Part time: 4/5 years
Start Date: September 2011 (full time and part time) February 2012 (part time only)
Entry Requirements:
HNC: 1 appropriate Higher; NC in Business or equivalent; or relevant workplace experience
HND: 2 appropriate Highers; NC in Business or equivalent; or relevant workplace experience
COURSE SUMMARY:
The HNC/D Accounting programme covers a wide range of accounting concepts and provides candidates with an excellent grounding in the principles of financial and management accounting using manual and computerised approaches.
COURSE CONTENT:
HNC: 12 credit course
Recording Financial Information; Preparing Final Accounts; Financial Accounting Software; Cost Accounting; Management Accounting using Information Technology, plus other subjects from a range of options including units in Business Law, Marketing, Human Resource Management and Information Technology.
HND: 30 credit course
Management Accounting for Planning and Control; Auditing; Principles of Income Tax; and Financial Reporting and Analysis. These modules build on the skills and knowledge acquired at HNC level, plus other subjects from a range of options.
HND optional modules: Marketing - An Introduction; Economics - An Introduction; Managing People in Organisations; Spreadsheets, IT Applications Software; Business Law; and Business Statistics
GOOD REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE:
- Prepares participants for a career in accounting or a related management area
- Provides progression to HND and degree level (at mainland HE institutions)
- Good levels of student support are available
- Excellent library facilities for research and study.
HOW WILL I STUDY?
HNC/HND: All subjects on the programme are internally assessed on an ongoing basis including Group Award Graded Units towards the end of the HNC and HND courses, which comprise closed book examinations incorporating many aspects of the overall programmes.
STUDENT QUOTE:
"The HNC and HND Accounting courses have provided me with a really good insight into the world of accounting practice, and I feel that these courses have equipped me well with a set of skills to go on and seek a post in an accounting setting." Anon.
STAFF QUOTE:
“The HE Accounting programme provides excellent training in the core accountancy skills that employers, looking for candidates for finance-related jobs, will expect their staff to have. It also forms a good basis for completion of professional qualifications in Accounting for those who wish to go on beyond our programme. The college facilities for delivery of the courses are excellent, with a well-stocked library, ample access to computers, comfortable classrooms and experienced lecturers.” Steve Hughes, Accounting Lecturer.
PROGRESSION:
Academic: Professional accountancy examinations and/or a range of degree level courses throughout the UK.
Employment/Career: HNC and HND programmes prepare participants for a career in accounting or a related management area.
Former students have: Secured positions with local organisations as accounting assistants and have gone on to undertake a range of professional accounting qualifications. Successful students may progress to degree courses at mainland colleges and universities.
