Accounting and Business – The Flying Start Degree Programme

Fast-track your career and become a Chartered Accountant in the UK with our BA Accounting and Business – The Flying Start Degree Programme.

During your first year you will study alongside other students at Henley Business School, enjoying the traditional university experience and developing a thorough grounding in fundamental aspects of accounting, business, ethics and law.

In Years 2, 3 and 4 you will then combine your studies with paid professional work placements at PwC, lasting 12-16 weeks each (16-20 weeks during your final year). You will receive dedicated training and can expect to earn a competitive salary, offsetting a significant proportion of your tuition fees or living costs.

During the four years, you will gain a strong academic and professional foundation in business and accountancy, along with a significant proportion of the work experience and technical study requirements needed to qualify as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant. This means that by the time you graduate, you will have completed modules that give you credit for prior learning for 12 out of 15 professional examinations.

Our teaching and assessment approach

Henley Business School's undergraduate degrees are taught through a mix of lectures, group projects and interactive classroom lessons, giving you the opportunity to discuss, explore and then apply the subject content in depth with both lecturers and fellow students. Through exploring and tackling real-world challenges, you will also develop key critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Thanks to a varied range of assessment methods – including written assignments, in-class tests, group presentations and formal examinations – you'll graduate as a well-rounded individual with transferable skills that are highly sought after by leading graduate employers.

Thanawiyah with an overall score of 78%/ GPA 2.8 if following the American system.

We are ranked 14th in the UK for graduate career prospects by the Times/Sunday Times University Guide 2021, and PwC has been voted students' employer of choice in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers survey, 2018/19, for 14 consecutive years.

Flying Start graduates who join PwC are roughly a year ahead of traditional graduates, becoming fully qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountants with a salary to match, just over a year after graduation.

At Henley Business School, we are committed to empowering and enabling you to excel in your future career. Your degree will be respected internationally, and can provide a route into many areas:

• Accounting and professional services
• Banking
• Consultancy
• Finance
• Human resources
• IT
• Investment banking
• Marketing
• Operations
• General management.