Accounting and Business Management (with Foundation year)

This applied and industry-engaged course gives you the edge in business by combining key management skills with financial expertise and strategic capabilities. You will also gain some exemptions from professional accounting exams.

Holders of the Community College Diploma (2/3 years) with an overall GPA of 2.7 out of 4 will be considered for undergraduate entry.

To study at UWE Bristol you must demonstrate that your English level is high enough for university study. We accept a number of different Secure English Language Tests (SELT) for entry onto our degree courses, with IELTS being the most common. English language requirements vary slightly from subject to subject.

Please see a list of other acceptable English language qualifications.

Careers / Further study

There is high demand for graduates with leadership and management skills. The added knowledge of finance and strategic decision-making gives you a further competitive edge, opening up many career options.

This course makes an ideal launch pad for careers in management roles with a financial emphasis, or more broadly into investment, accountancy, banking and personal and corporate finance roles.

Our students go on to management and financial roles in a wide range of sectors, working in investment and accounting firms, banks and major companies as well as SMEs and business start-ups. Through the range of option pathways, you can gain specialist knowledge in areas such as sustainability, leadership, entrepreneurship, private wealth management, and credit management.

Recent graduates have secured roles with Amazon, Intel, Lloyds Banking Group, PWC, Hargreaves Lansdown and Airbus.

Further study at UWE Bristol is also an option, with recent graduates progressing to Masters level courses in finance, leadership, business analytics and marketing.

Get inspired

Our award-winning careers service will develop your employment potential through career coaching and find you graduate jobs, placements and global opportunities.

We can also help find local volunteering and community opportunities, provide support for entrepreneurial activity and get you access to employer events.

Visit our employability pages to learn more about careers, employers and what our students are doing six months after graduating.

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