Accounting and Business Management (with placement) BSc (Hons) - Clearing

COURSE OVERVIEW

Become a well-rounded professional understanding both the operations of a business and the finances behind it with this flexible course. You can put your skills to the test and enter the CIMA Global Business Challenge, designed to foster the young business leaders of the future. Create and pitch your business case to a high profile audience with support from an expert business mentor.

You’ll work from our state-of-the-art Oxstalls Campus in Gloucester. The 18 million development is home to our Business, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Law and Accounting and Finance courses.

STUDY STYLE

In your first year you’ll gain solid grounding on all aspects of accounting and business including understanding organisations, business law and financial accounting. You can then specialise in accounting, business, or both with subjects such as managing international business and management accounting.

You’ll learn through lectures, seminars, group work, reflective practice, business simulations, problem-solving challenges and presenting. Real world case studies offer you the opportunity to build your expertise while simulations and live pitches give you practical experience. You’ll have opportunities to work with leading businesses and be able to complete a work placement as part of your degree. This will prepare you to graduate career-ready.

This degree meets the expectations of all global accountancy bodies, leading to maximum exemptions from professional exams including ICEAW, ACCA, CIMA, AIA and CIM when you graduate.

CAREERS

Our Accounting and Business course provides a strong foundation for various influential positions in the business world. Graduates of our program are well-prepared to pursue careers as Business Managers, CEOs, Corporate Business Analysts, Strategic Management Accountants, Tax Advisors, Internal Auditors, Management Consultants, Business Planners, and Strategists.

You’ll benefit from our extensive network of business connections we maintain with local, national, and international organisations such as Hazlewoods (in the Top 40 Independent Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, and sponsors of our Top Undergraduate Student competition), Pulsin, and Superdry. We offer exciting placement and internship opportunities that could result in your graduate career.

Additionally, the course is accredited by Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and Association of International Accountants (AIA). These accreditations are reviewed annually.