University of Huddersfield
UCAS Code: B285 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
or above.
120-112 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
T Level
UCAS Tariff
from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
About this course
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Ready to kickstart a potentially exciting career in the expanding world of business and finance? An Accounting and Finance BSc(Hons) degree at Huddersfield can more than set you up to make your mark in industry.
You’ll cover financial management, business economics, financial accounting, banking and business development and you’ll learn in our state-of-the-art trading room, which simulates the real stock market.
**Why Study Accounting and Finance BSc(Hons)?**
You can look forward to a high-quality education here, too, as your teachers rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates (HESA 2022). You’ll benefit, too, from guest lectures from professionals with varied expertise in, for example, accounting, finance, and financial services.
After the second year, you’ll put your knowledge and skills to the test in an optional 48-week work placement in your area of interest, in the UK or abroad, utilising our links with local, national, and international companies throughout many industries. This will help you network with prospective employers, build your confidence and, of course, develop new skills and hone existing ones.
This course will prepare you for a variety of potentially exciting careers in a range of fields in the industry. You could work as a chartered accountant, an auditor, a business analyst, or a financial planner. You can even go on to work for non-profits, government agencies, banks, or insurance companies.
**Professional Bodies**
To ensure that our graduates are equipped with integral skills in and knowledge of business operations and financial management, this course is professionally accredited by:
• The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)
• The Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA)
• You’ll be studying at an Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)-International-accredited Business School†.
† Globally, fewer than six per cent of institutions offering business degrees achieve this accreditation.
**Why Huddersfield?**
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.
Modules
In the first year of study, modules include:
• Economics of Business
• Foundations of Financial Accounting
• Foundations of Management Accounting
• Foundations of Finance
• Quantitative Analysis
• Business Law.
To see the full range of modules and descriptions please visit our website. A link to this course can be found at the bottom of the page in the ‘Course contact details’ section.
Assessment methods
On average 20 per cent† of the study time on this course is spent with your tutors (either face to face or online) in lectures, seminars, workshops etc. Study and assessments will be based on your choice of modules.
†based on 21/22 programme specifications
Tuition fees
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Extra funding
Please see our website for more information - http://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-finance/undergraduate-scholarships/
The Uni
University of Huddersfield
Department of Accountancy Finance and Economics (BDAFE)
What students say
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How do students rate their degree experience?
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Accounting
Teaching and learning
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Resources and organisation
Student voice
Who studies this subject and how do they get on?
Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
Finance
Teaching and learning
Assessment and feedback
Resources and organisation
Student voice
Who studies this subject and how do they get on?
Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
After graduation
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Accounting
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
You don't have to be an accountant if you take this degree, but over half of graduates take a look at the rewards on offer for accountancy trainees and go into the job. Many others go into other parts of the finance industry as advisors or book-keepers, and some go into management or marketing. London is very popular for accountancy graduates going into their first job, but it's also quite common to work in Scotland, with Glasgow a perennial hotbed of Scottish accountancy recruitment. If you want to find a job in finance as an accountancy graduates, recruitment agencies were particularly important last year, so try to get in touch with one as soon as you can to improve your chances.
Finance
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
Over 2,000 students graduated with a degree in finance in 2015, and a sign of the strength of the finance industry, numbers are on the up. Over half of finance graduates go into the finance industry, with accountancy and financial advice roles particularly popular. It's also quite common for finance graduates to go into jobs which require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications — finance graduates who take further study are more likely to be studying accountancy than finance. About a third of graduates start their careers in London - but Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham are other popular locations for finance graduates to work.
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Accounting
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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
Finance
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£19k
£23k
£27k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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