Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) - Clearing

:Accounting and finance are key functions that lie at the heart of business organisations. This accounting and finance course offers excellent graduate prospects, giving you the opportunity to work in some of the most prestigious accountancy firms around the world.Develop a detailed knowledge of accounting and finance, and a global outlook with strong leadership capability. Alongside core areas of accounting, you focus on emerging technology, digital skills, governance, ethics, sustainability, employability and finance. Graduate with the skills and expertise to move into roles such as accountant, data analyst, tax adviser or purchasing manager, and the confidence to progress to more senior and strategic roles. Through our connections with industry, we ensure that you are familiar with the latest trends and impact of digital and AI on business and society.

1. Financial awards: study this course and you may be eligible for £2,000 off your accommodation in the first year, a £2,000 excellence scholarship or a £9,000 Professor Jane Turner Scholarship.2. Entrepreneurial opportunities: our students have created 500 new business start-ups through Launchpad and Microbiz – a start-up community who provide support and advice for students looking to start a new business venture.3. Skills for the future: 90% of BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance students agreed that the course has developed the knowledge and skills they need for the future (National Student Survey 2023, tees.ac.uk/source).

: The course is aimed primarily at students wishing to enter a finance-related career and many graduates have obtained trainee accountant positions in a variety of organisations locally, nationally and internationally. Holding an accounting qualification also provides an excellent basis for entry into general management with excellent prospects to develop into strategic roles. We provide an environment that allows you to develop the ‘extra’ practical employability characteristics that will make you more interesting to employers in the job market in the years to come.All programmes are designed to incorporate employability skills development alongside your degree. Our staff utilise their extensive business connections to provide many and varied opportunities to engage with potential employers through fairs, guest lectures, live projects and site visits. In addition we offer a series of workshops and events in all years that ensure you are equipped with both degree-level subject knowledge and the practical skills that employers are looking for in new graduate recruits.We offer extensive support for you to find and secure sandwich year placements which have been shown to make have a significant positive impact on your career prospects when you graduate.Our award-winning careers service works with regional and national employers to advertise graduate positions, in addition to providing post-graduation support for all Teesside University alumni.