Finance, Accounting and Management, BSc (Hons)

Course summary

The BSc Finance, Accounting and Management programme focuses on the modern firm and its financial environment. You will gain a solid grounding in areas such as business finance, financial and management accounting, and business law. You will develop a broad educational base suitable for a future business leader.You will be equipped with contemporary accounting knowledge and up-to-date practice, such as taxation, auditing and advanced financial management. In addition to the conventional finance modules, the degree course offers two cutting-edge finance modules: AI & FinTech and Sustainable Finance. Upon graduation, you will be ready to work in accounting or financial service sectors. You can also follow your interests and career aspirations by selecting from a wide range of optional modules alongside your core subjects, including entrepreneurship, corporate management, human resource management, international business, economics, tourism, database design and governance. You can choose from subject areas within or outside the Business School to broaden your skills and knowledge. Market-leading digital systems by SAP are integrated into this course to help demonstrate industrial practice and develop your digital skills. You also have the option to take industry-recognised digital professional qualifications by Microsoft and SAP alongside your course, which will help you stand out to future employers. You could enhance your CV and gain a global perspective by applying to study 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. 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.