- Level
- 3-Year Bachelor Degree
- Duration
- 1 year bachelor’s degree completion
- Open intake
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Off-shoreOct 2027
- Field
- Finance and Accounting
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2026-10-01
Program overview
A one year completion route that converts a recognised diploma into a full UK honours degree, covering advanced financial management, corporate governance, strategic decision making and an independent final year project.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Financial Management Top-Up is the cheapest route in this batch at GBP 14,000, delivering a full honours award in one year of tuition. Credit mapping decides admission.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Financial Management Top-Up is delivered on the Sunderland campus and awarded by the University of Sunderland, and completing Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Financial Management Top-Up supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives 18 months of post study work permission for applications made from January 2027. The university is a licensed student sponsor with a track record of compliance, so the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Financial Management Top-Up is issued directly. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Financial Management Top-Up is a taught programme, and UK rules in force since January 2024 do not allow students on taught programmes to bring a spouse or children as dependants. Apply Study Visa confirms the visa position for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Financial Management Top-Up in writing before you pay a deposit.
Candidates for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Financial Management Top-Up present a recognised diploma or equivalent qualification in a related subject with 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Financial Management Top-Up is recorded at GBP 14,000 a year with no application fee. The Global Leaders Scholarship cuts Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Financial Management Top-Up tuition by an automatic GBP 5,000 for eligible applicants, shown on the conditional offer letter. Two entry points are listed, October 2026 and January 2028. Apply Study Visa manages the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Financial Management Top-Up application, deposit and UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed diploma, HND or equivalent qualification carrying the credits required for direct entry to the final year, in a related subject.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, or PTE Academic 59 overall with no component below 59. TOEFL and the Duolingo English Test are not accepted.
- Application and deposit: No application fee. A non refundable tuition deposit of GBP 3,500 is required before the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies can be issued.
- Scholarship: An automatic GBP 5,000 Global Leaders Scholarship tuition reduction applies to eligible undergraduate applicants, and is shown on the conditional offer letter.
- Work permit: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Financial Management Top-Up leads to a University of Sunderland degree at a licensed student sponsor, so it supports a Graduate Route application, granted at 18 months for applications made from January 2027. Dependants cannot accompany students on taught programmes under UK rules in force since January 2024.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa completes the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies stage and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Finance Officer: small and medium enterprises
- Management Accountant Trainee: industry finance teams
- Accounts Supervisor: supervising a transactional team
- Business Analyst: finance facing reporting roles
- Graduate Scheme Applicant: now holding a full honours award
- Postgraduate Study: master degrees requiring a complete bachelor
Reality check: admission rests entirely on whether your diploma maps to the credits needed for final year entry, so have the transcript assessed before you pay any deposit.
About University of Sunderland
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- World rank
- #17803
- Established
- 1901
- Reference No.
- 10007159
