Accounting and Finance BSc Honours

Course overview

This Accounting and Finance BSc degree will equip you with real-world, problem-solving skills. You'll learn about the academic theory that underpins professional accounting and finance practice.

This three-year course will give you a head start on your career. You'll benefit from industry-recognised accreditations, research-informed teaching, and practitioner insight.

Our course balances practical application and the development of technical skills. The programme will cover the core areas of financial accounting, management accounting, and finance.

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Your future

This course will prepare you for a wide range of accounting and finance roles across all business sectors. 

Recent graduates have secured roles in companies including Ernst and Young, KPMG, Mazars LLB, AXA, PwC, Capita Asset Services, and Deloitte. They took on roles such as:

• business analyst
• finance associate
• tax analyst
• trainee auditor
• assurance associate

Throughout this Accounting and Finance course, you'll develop a broader set of transferable skills:

• communication
• analytical skills
• logical thinking
• teamwork
• attention to detail

These skills will make you highly employable in a wide variety of other industries and roles.

 Benefit from our industry links

We have excellent links with accounting and finance professionals in many industries and professional bodies.

Join a network of successful graduates

Graduates of Newcastle University Business School are highly sought after upon graduating. 95% of Newcastle Business School graduates were in work or further study within six months of graduating and the average salary was £25,253*.

Students studying at Newcastle Business School have also progressed to careers in:

• systems analyst
• construction manager
• UX researcher

Our graduates have gone on to succeed in globally recognised companies, including:

• Brewin Dolphin
• Wm Morrison Supermarkets
• Michael Page International Recruitment
• Barclays Bank
• Ernst & Young
• Mercedes-Benz UK
• Vodafone UK
• Amazon
• KPMG

*Destinations of (undergraduate, UK and EU) Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2016/17