BSc (Hons) Accounting
BSc(Hons) Accounting is designed to immerse you in the core knowledge and skills you’ll need to be a professional accountant.
Course details
This BSc(Hons) Accounting is designed to immerse you in the core knowledge and skills you’ll need to be a professional accountant. You’ll build expertise in financial and management accounting and corporate finance, underpinned by principles of good governance and ethical decision-making.
You’ll learn from tutors and guest speakers with direct experience of the industry, and be inspired by teaching founded on real-world practices.
Our audit simulation, developed with the profession, allows you to experience the audit process based on real cases.
You’ll have the opportunity to investigate global financial data through our industry-standard Bloomberg Trading Suite, and to develop your workplace skills through internships, volunteering and placements.
In our Business Clinic, you’ll gain valuable experience by providing pro bono advice to real businesses.
This course shares a first year with our BA(Hons) Accounting and Finance and BA(Hons) Accounting and Management, with full transferability between courses at the end of the first year.
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Graduates from BSc(Hons) Accounting go on to work in accounting, financial management or a wide range of related financial careers. Many graduates will join professional accounting firms, specialising in taxation, audit, consultancy or specialist areas such as enterprise, sport, technology innovation or environment, progressing to partner roles. Some graduates will go into industry, developing specific expertise in a business or sector and progressing to Board positions. Others might go into broader strategic business consultancy, or set up their own business. Previous graduates have joined global accounting firms such as PWC, KPMG and EY, or trained in industry with major companies such as JP Morgan, Capita, Hargreaves Lansdown and Intel. Whichever path you choose, you’ll find your skills in high demand. All organisations large or small, public or private rely on the sound financial advice you’ll be able to provide.
- GCSE: Grade C/4 in English Literature or Language and Mathematics, or equivalent. We do not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificates in Adult Numeracy and Literacy as alternatives to GCSEs.
- IELTS – Overall 6 not less than 5.5