Our BSc Accounting and Finance degree provides access to our virtual trading floor, where you make use of real-world Bloomberg Market Data Feed (B-PIPE), information and analytics to practise trading stocks and securities in the type of environment found in City finance firms. You study a wide range of topics and develop your quantitative skills, giving you the flexibility to pursue a career in finance, accounting or business management after graduation. You’ll explore areas such as: the preparation of financial statements and budgets, accounting standards and corporate governance, financial theory, portfolio management, options and futures markets and risk management. BSc Accounting and Finance includes an introductory first year to familiarise you with wider business topics, such as management, marketing and economics. In your final year, you have the opportunity to put your knowledge into practice by completing an in-depth, independent research project or dissertation. This will give you the chance to further develop vital employment skills in areas of research, time management and critical thinking. The University of Essex is one of just three UK universities to have received Q-Step Affiliate status, including for our BSc Accounting and Finance course, to support the way we develop the quantitative skills of our graduates. This means we can provide work placement bursaries to develop your skills in evaluating numerical evidence, analysing data and designing research. You have the opportunity to undertake a work placement year in your third year. BSc Accounting and Finance is taught at Essex Business School. Our finance group is one of the largest and most respected in the country and our students and staff join us from all over the world. We not only teach you how financial information underpins leadership, strategy and planning, but how financial decisions can impact society and the economy. We develop your understanding of governance and ethics, so you can take actions for the good of organisations and the wider world. Essex Business School is an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) Advantage Partner and this course is aligned to the IMC syllabus, the industry’s benchmark entry-level qualification.

You can tailor your learning experience to your future career with a choice of optional modules. More information about these can be found on the University of Essex website.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: N422

Institution code: E70

Campus Name: Colchester Campus

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

In addition all applicants require GCSE Mathematics at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent).

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Student satisfaction : 40%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 60%

Go onto work and study: 90%

England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
EU	17700.0	Year 1
International	17700.0	Year 1

Fees displayed are for 2021-22 entry. Fees will increase for each academic intake and each academic year of study.

Wivenhoe Park
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Colchester
CO4 3SQ