Accounting and Finance BSc(Hons)

About the course

Ready to kickstart a potentially exciting career in the expanding world of accounting and finance? An Accounting and Finance BSc(Hons) degree can set you up for success with a rounded education in financial management and business economics. You’ll study a wide range of subjects including:

• financial accounting
• banking
• business development

You’ll also learn your trade and work in a real-life, state-of-the-art trading room, which simulates the real stock market.

Why study Accounting and Finance BSc(Hons)

You’ll be studying at an AACSB International-accredited Business School. Globally, fewer than six per cent of institutions offering business degrees achieve this accreditation. Additionally, to ensure that our graduates are equipped with integral skills in and knowledge of business operations and financial management, this course is professionally accredited by:

• The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)
• The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

You can look forward to a high-quality education here, as your teachers rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates (HESA 2022). You’ll benefit, too, from guest lectures from professionals with varied expertise in, for example, accounting, finance, and financial services.

After the second year of the course, you’ll put your knowledge and skills to the test in an optional 48-week work placement in your area of interest, in the UK or abroad, utilising our links with local, national, and international companies throughout many industries.

This course will prepare you for a variety of potentially exciting careers in a range of fields in the industry. You could work as a chartered accountant, an auditor, a business analyst, or a financial planner. You can even go on to work for non-profits, government agencies, banks or even insurance companies.

Entry requirements

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.

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