Our Accounting and Finance degree covers the key areas you’ll need to understand how organisations manage money, measure performance, make decisions and plan for the future.
You’ll develop your knowledge progressively throughout the course, starting with the fundamentals of accounting, finance and business before building your specialist knowledge in later years.
Year 1
In your first year, you’ll build a strong foundation in accounting and finance. You’ll explore accounting principles, management accounting, finance and data analytics, while also developing your professional and employability skills.
You’ll begin to understand how financial information is prepared and used, and how accountants and finance professionals contribute to organisational decision-making.
Year 2
As your knowledge develops, you’ll explore more advanced areas of accounting and finance. You’ll study financial reporting, performance management, corporate finance and contemporary developments in the profession.
You’ll also explore how technology is changing accounting and finance, including areas such as fintech, data and digital technologies. This will help you understand how financial information is increasingly produced, analysed and used in a changing business environment.
Year 3
In your final year, you’ll develop your specialist knowledge further through areas including corporate assurance and governance and taxation policy and compliance.
You’ll also complete an Applied Financial Research Project, giving you the opportunity to investigate an accounting or finance topic that interests you in greater depth. This will allow you to bring together the knowledge and skills you’ve developed throughout the degree while strengthening your research, analytical and independent-learning skills.
Throughout the course, you’ll be encouraged to connect your learning to real-world accounting and finance issues and consider how developments in technology, regulation and the wider business environment are shaping the profession.