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

Accounting best practices are essential for business success and longevity, providing data for analysis to track progress, inform decisions, and project sustainable profitability based on available resources.The BSc Accounting and Business Management with Placement offers hands-on Sage Accounting experience, alongside numerical methods and statistical tools like SPSS and Excel—no A-level maths required. It delivers a broad management overview with accountancy applications, fostering analytical, technical, and interpersonal skills. The Management Enquiry module supports adaptation to university via group work, report writing, and time management training. Accredited by UK bodies (ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CIPFA, AIA), it grants exemptions from professional papers; graduates passing key modules skip entry exams and show above-average CIMA pass rates. An optional placement year features employers like Adidas, Microsoft, PwC; see our work placement and accreditations pages. Brunel’s graduate wage impact ranks top nationally (The Economist, 2017).