Finance, Accounting and Management, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Course summary

Our BSc Finance, Accounting and Management focuses on the modern firm and its financial environment. You will gain a solid grounding in fundamental disciplines including business finance, financial and management accounting, and business law. You will develop a broad educational base suitable for a business leader of the future.You can also follow your interests and career aspirations by selecting from a wide range of optional modules alongside your core subjects. You can choose from subject areas within or outside the Business School to broaden your skills and knowledge.You could enhance your CV and gain a global perspective by studying abroad at our campuses in China or Malaysia. This course is also available as a four-year course with a placement year, giving you real business experience. You will graduate with all the knowledge, practical skills and confidence you need to stand out to employers as you start your career.

In your first year, you will be introduced to the underlying core management disciplines of economics, organisational behaviour, and accounting and finance. You will also take core modules in business computing, law, and quantitative methods. Overall, the first year equips you with a rational-economic, organisational and accounting/financial perspective of management and organisations. The second year of the course allows you to develop specialist knowledge in finance, accounting and management by building on your first-year studies. The second year also provides an opportunity to develop your particular interests through optional modules within or outside the Business School. In your final year, you will study four core areas in depth: corporate reporting and analysis, management accounting, business ethics and sustainability, and financial markets. There are also more opportunities for you to tailor the course to your interests and career aspirations through optional modules.