Accountancy, BSc (Hons)

The BSc Accountancy Flying Start degree is a four-year programme designed for aspiring ICAEW Chartered Accountants, sponsored by PwC and regulated by the ICAEW. Students undertake paid placements at PwC during their second, third, and fourth years, gaining hands-on experience on real client projects while receiving support from university and firm staff. The curriculum provides a strong foundation in key areas such as business finance, financial and management accounting, and business law, with modules accredited toward the ACA qualification. Optional subjects, including entrepreneurship and risk management, allow for personalised study, alongside opportunities to earn digital certifications from Microsoft and SAP to enhance employability.In the first year, students cover topics like assurance, business law, and quantitative methods, plus an optional module on work and society. Subsequent years include study blocks on audit and corporate finance, followed by placements where practical skills are applied. The final year focuses on contemporary accounting issues and electives, culminating in a Professional Practice module during the last placement. Strong performers often secure full-time roles at PwC upon graduation.

Your first year will cover assurance, business finance, business law, computers in business, economic principles, fundamentals of financial and management accounting, principles of taxation, and quantitative methods, as well as work and society as an optional module. You will also find out where you will be placed with PwC in year two onwards. After a study block in early September on audit and assurance, you will spend September to December on placement with PwC. You will assist on real client work, applying the knowledge you have learnt earlier in the course. Returning to your studies in January, you will take modules on audit and assurance, corporate finance, financial accounting and reporting, and tax compliance. You will start year three by undertaking another block of study in early September on financial accounting and reporting. Following this, you will spend September to December on placement, where you will take on more complex work before returning to your studies in January. Starting your final year in late September, you will study contemporary issues in accounting, also choosing from a range of optional modules. Your studies at the university will conclude in early February and you will then undertake the Professional Practice module during your final placement, ending in May. After the course, if you have performed strongly, you could be offered a full-time role at PwC.