Accounting and Finance (with professional placement)
University of Bath
Accounting and Finance (with professional placement)
Course Summary
Gain a solid grounding in core management areas. You’ll develop the knowledge and skills needed to open career opportunities in accounting, finance and a range of other sectors.
Accounting and finance professionals are important to almost all functions of business. Learn to use your numerical abilities in a practical way.
Year 1
Your first year includes fundamentals in accounting, finance and economics. You will also develop your skills in topics like law, maths, statistics and computing.
Year 2
Build on Year 1 with more advanced core accounting and finance units. You’ll also study company law and choose from a range of options in business subjects.
Final year
In your final year, optional units will allow you to continue to specialise in accounting and finance and pursue interests in other business areas. You can also apply for our International Academic Exchange programme. You’ll gain international exposure by spending a semester studying abroad at a partner business school.
Professional Development Programme
Prepare for the career you want with our Professional Development Programme (PDP). PDP includes training and workshops to improve your skills in areas like:
writing CVs and applications
job interviews
aptitude tests
If your course includes a placement, PDP will help you find a relevant role and make the most of your time there.
For our three year (non-placement) course, PDP is only available in Year 1.
Study in an enriched learning environment
Alongside teaching, our academics carry out research in accounting, finance and law. This ensures that you’ll learn about the latest developments in these areas. You’ll be taught by experts in a range of subjects like finance, accounting, business, management and economics.
Building for the future
The University is investing in a new School of Management building, set to open in 2021. The latest technology will give you a flexible and modern learning environment. The design focuses on working together, with an open layout to enable effective teamwork. Our new building will encourage engagement with other students and academics. A dedicated Employment Hub will provide a space for you to meet and network with our industry partners.
Prepare for your future
90% of our Accounting and Finance (four-year) graduates are employed or studying within six months of finishing the course. 100% of those working are in a professional or managerial job. The average graduate salary six months after the course is £28,000 (Unistats, 2019).
Recent employers include Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, KPMG, PwC and Royal Bank of Scotland.
Many of our graduates continue their studies and pursue academic or research careers.
Course Details - Modules
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Course Details – Assessment Method
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Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
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.
Application Codes
Course code: NN43
Institution code: B16
Campus Name: Main Site
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Typical offer
AAA or A*AB in three A levels including A in Mathematics.
If you are taking a GCE A level in a science subject, you will need to pass any separate science practical endorsement.
A level - Alternative offer : AAB.
Most of our students will join us with three A levels, but you may have study beyond this (such as a project qualification or additional study in maths) which demonstrates your individual talents that will help you with your degree. We recognise these studies through our alternative offers.
AAB in three A levels including A in Mathematics plus one of:
grade A in an EPQ,
grade B in the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate,
grade A in AS level Further Mathematics (except if you are studying an A Level in that subject),
grade B in a fourth A level, where your four A levels include A level Further Mathematics.
If you receive an offer for this course and are studying one of these qualifications you will be given both the typical and alternative offer.
Further information about alternative offers including a complete list of qualifications we consider can be found on our webpage Alternative offers for undergraduate applicants - https://www.bath.ac.uk/guides/alternative-offers-for-undergraduate-applicants/
Typical offer:
A pass in the Access to HE Diploma with at least 36 credits achieved at Distinction and 3 credits achieved at Merit or above including at least 12 credits achieved at Distinction from Mathematics units.
As our Accounting and Finance course has a strong mathematical component, you will need to be studying Mathematics units worth at least 12 credits.
Typical offer:
AA in two Advanced Highers including Mathematics.
We make offers based on Advanced Highers. You will typically be expected to have completed five Scottish Highers and your grades in these will be considered as part of your application. We prefer applicants who have achieved at least AAAAB in their Highers.
Typical offer:
D*DD in the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF) plus A in A level Mathematics.
You must be studying A level Mathematics alongside your BTEC qualification. We prefer BTEC qualifications in Business, but you can also be considered if you are studying qualifications in Engineering or Science. In this case we would expect you to demonstrate evidence of strong essay-based skills, such as strong GCSE performance in English and humanities subjects.
Typical offer:
36 points overall and 6, 6, 6 or 7, 6, 5 in three Higher Level subjects including 6 in either HL Mathematics.
You may also be considered if you are taking Standard Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches alongside a highly numerate Higher Level subject (such as Physics). In this case the typical offer is 36 points overall with 6, 6, 5 in three Higher Level subjects and 7 in Standard Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches.
Typical offer:
DDD in the BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF) plus A in A level Mathematics.
You must be studying A level Mathematics alongside your BTEC qualification. We prefer BTEC qualifications in Business, but you can also be considered if you are studying qualifications in Engineering or Science. In this case we would expect you to demonstrate evidence of strong essay-based skills, such as strong GCSE performance in English and humanities subjects.
Typical offer:
D3, D3, D3 or D2, D3, M1 in three principal subjects including D3 in Mathematics.
Most of our students will join us with three principal subjects, but you may have study beyond this (such as a Global Perspectives course or additional study in maths) which demonstrates your individual talents that will help you with your degree. We recognise these studies through our alternative offers.
D3, D3, M1 in three principal subjects including D3 in Mathematics plus one of:
grade M1 in Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives,
grade A in an EPQ,
grade B in the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate,
grade M1 in a fourth principal subject, where your four principal subjects include Further Mathematics.
If you receive an offer for this course and are studying one of these qualifications you will be given both the typical and alternative offer.
Further information about alternative offers including a complete list of qualifications we consider can be found on our webpage Alternative offers for undergraduate applicants - https://www.bath.ac.uk/guides/alternative-offers-for-undergraduate-applicants/
GCSE requirements: GCSE English Language or Literature grade 6 or B (or equivalent from English language category A, please see our website).
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
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Unistats information
Student satisfaction : 91%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 65%
Go onto work and study: 95%
Fees and funding
Additional Fee Information
Tuition fees can be found on our web pages and are liable to increase annually. UK and Islands fees are regulated by the UK government and are subject to parliamentary approval. For all other fees, you should budget for an increase of up to 5% for every further year of study.
For information on tuition fees visit our web pages: http://www.bath.ac.uk/topics/tuition-fees/
For information about our scholarships and bursaries visit:
https://www.bath.ac.uk/topics/undergraduate-scholarships-bursaries-and-other-funding/
Provider information
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Bath
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Bath
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