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

Course summary

This degree will teach you how to prepare and interpret financial and managerial information for a variety of users. On our four year programme, you'll also get to spend your third year on a paid industry placement. Where you'll gain real life experience and boost your CV at companies like JP Morgan, Deloitte or EY. • Our award-winning placements team will support in finding placement opportunities, interview practice and throughout your placement year. • You'll gain a sound understanding of investment and finance, and increase your employability by completing a year's paid work placement in industry. • Our research-focused academics keep the course up to date with the latest financial, regulatory and accounting requirements and trends. You'll also have the opportunity to work with companies like PwC on real industry projects. • This course is very flexible and can be tailored to your own interests and career plans. Choose optional modules in a range of business and management topics. • Benefit from our strong links with industry and attend guest lectures. This programme is accredited by professional bodies including ICAEW, ACCA and CIMA, and allows you to apply for professional exam exemptions.Choose Southampton and you'll also be joining a department ranked in the top 100 in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024).

On our Accounting and Finance course you'll learn how to prepare and interpret financial and managerial information for a variety of users with a sound understanding of investment and finance. Some of the modules you may study include Financial Management; Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets; and Financial Accounting using Accounting Software.