Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) - Clearing

The Accounting and Finance degree programme shares a common first year syllabus with the Accounting degree programme, providing an essential grounding in a range of business related areas including statistics, economics, law, marketing and management.The second and third years of the programme combine the study of the core areas of financial accounting, business finance and management accounting with a diverse range of specialist finance topics. In your final year you will have the opportunity to select areas of relevance and benefit to your career interests.

Distinctive features of the course include:- the opportunity to learn in a school which achieved 6th place in the UK at Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014;- the involvement of research-active staff in course delivery;- the emphasis on independent learning in a research-led environment;- the emphasis on acquisition of high quality practical skills and the development of innovative ideas;- many classes taught by practising accountants currently working for global firms such as PwC, KPMG and Grant Thornton;- a range of skills-based workshops organised in partnership with the large accounting firms and the professional accounting bodies;- an opportunity to undertake a professional placement in your third year which can help kick start your professional training and provide you with a competitive edge in the employment market;- an accredited degree