On this accredited degree you’ll learn how to prepare and interpret financial and managerial information for a variety of users, as well as gaining an understanding of investment and finance. Our academics and practitioners are actively involved in research, with particular strengths in areas such as corporate governance, taxation, auditing, and financial accounting and reporting. This means your learning will be informed by the latest findings and current sector issues. This is a three-year, full-time degree course. Each year you’ll study a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules. The compulsory modules provide a thorough grounding in management and financial accounting theory and practice. They also cover related areas such as commercial law, audit, tax and financial markets. What distinguishes this course from many similar programmes offered at other universities is its flexibility. You’ll have the freedom to shape your course by choosing from a range of optional modules, allowing you to broaden your knowledge and explore possible career paths. You could learn more about futures and options or international banking, for example, or select modules in other areas of business and management, such as marketing, human resources management or project management. You could even study a language or take an interdisciplinary module on a topic of interest. You may learn in lectures, seminars and computer lab sessions, and through independent study. Our academics use case studies, simulations, group work and problem-solving exercises to encourage you to explore concepts and their applications. These activities will also help you to develop team working, presentation and communication skills, which are essential in the workplace. You will graduate with a wide choice of career options in finance and accounting fields. You could choose to become an auditor, a tax specialist, a management accountant or consultant, or a financial controller. Graduates have gone on to work for financial organisations such as Barclay’s Capital and Deloitte. This course is also an excellent foundation for further study at postgraduate level. The BSc Accounting and Finance is accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and the Association of International Accountants (AIA). When you graduate you may be able to apply for exemptions from these organisations’ professional qualifications.