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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year
University of Salford
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year course at University of Salford.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
104 - 112 UCAS Tariff Points from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent.
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: NN3K
Here's what University of Salford says about its Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year course.
If you’ve a head for numbers and are looking for a rewarding career, an Accounting and Finance degree could be your way forward. At Salford Business School, we’ll help you develop the essential skills and knowledge for a high level career in accountancy, finance, banking and insurance as well as general management positions. You will study at our University of Salford campus close to Manchester city centre.
Our teaching is practical and career-focused, with input from our industry partners. This means you build the expertise that employers look for in areas including financial analysis, budgeting and risk management. You’ll look at accounting and finance within the wider context of business and management. And we’ll also work with you to develop your soft skills including teamwork, communication and problem solving. You’ll work with key industry standard tools, such as Microsoft Excel and Minitab, and also look ahead to the technologies – such as automation and artificial intelligence – that will affect the work of accountants in the future. Optional modules in your final year mean you can focus your career direction before graduation.
The University programme is accredited by major industry bodies including the ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA and ICAEW, so you know that what you learn is aligned with industry standards. If you choose to study accredited modules, you can benefit from exemptions from a number of professional body examinations on successful completion of the course, including 9 ACCA exams, 8 CIMA exams, 5 CIPFA exams and 6 ICAEW exams.
Our students move on to career success too. 96% of our Accounting and Finance graduates were in work or further study according to Graduate Outcomes survey, 2017-18 graduates.
All our undergraduate accounting courses are available with: • Placement Year - on the placement year option, you will not pay fees to the University and will earn a wage for the work that you do. • Study Abroad – study with one of our partner Universities for a semester or a year • Foundation Year – start with the fundamental areas of business and the key skill you need to study at University level.
Find out more at www.salford.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/accounting-and-finance-professional-experience-year
Our commitment to our students Our goal is to prepare you for a fulfilling life and professional career. Along the way, you’ll learn to be curious, adaptable and confident, ready to meet the digital, ethical and sustainability challenges of the 21st century. How will we - together - achieve this? Find out more at www.salford.ac.uk/salford-business-school/our-commitment-our-students.
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Department
Salford Business School
Location
Peel Park Campus | Salford
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Sandwich
Subjects
• Accounting
• Finance
Start date
September 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
The modules you will study
Year 1: Fundamentals of Financial Accounting; Contemporary Practices in Accounting and Finance; Digital and Quantitative Skills; Fundamentals of Management Accounting; Business Economics; Governance, Ethics and the Legal and Regulatory Environment.
Year two (General Pathway): FinTech, Financial Services and Markets; Professional Development in Accounting and Finance; Equity, Analysis and Trading; Sustainability in Accounting and Finance; Entrepreneurial Accounting and Finance; Managing Risk and Financial Performance.
Year two (Professional Accounting Pathway): FinTech, Financial Services and Markets; Professional Development in Accounting and Finance; Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting; Intermediate Management Accounting; Financial Management; Introduction to Personal Tax and Audit.
Optional year: Professional Placement.
Year three (General Pathway): Career Development and Reflective Practice; Environmental Accounting; Disruptive Technology in Accounting and Finance; Accounting Fraud and Financial Crime; Business Integration Project; Strategic Management in Accounting and Finance.
Year three (Professional Accounting Pathway): Career Development and Reflective Practice; Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting; Advanced Financial Management; Business Taxation; Advanced Management Accounting; Advanced Audit and Assurance.
How you will be assessed
Over the duration of your course a range of assessment techniques will be used and wherever possible these will reflect the types of work you will do in the ‘real world’. Types of assessment include; essays, assignments, exams, multiple choice tests, online tests, group reports, and portfolio work. The weighting between exams and coursework varies between modules and years, but exams will only be used when it is a requirement for professional accreditation.
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
The Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year course at University of Salford features content from more than one subject area. Using the options below, you can see ratings from students who took courses in each of these subject areas at this uni
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
86%
med
Teaching on my course
86%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
91%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
96%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
77%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
81%
med
Learning opportunities
86%
high
Learning opportunities
86%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
81%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
92%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
92%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
79%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
89%
high
Assessment and feedback
84%
high
Assessment and feedback
84%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
86%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
87%
high
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
82%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
89%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
77%
med
Academic support
91%
high
Academic support
91%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
88%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
93%
high
Organisation and management
85%
med
Organisation and management
85%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
83%
med
How well organised is your course?
88%
med
Learning resources
92%
high
Learning resources
92%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
93%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
92%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
92%
high
Student voice
84%
high
Student voice
84%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
81%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
82%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
88%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
81%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
90%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
84%
med
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
86%
med
Teaching on my course
86%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
90%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
96%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
77%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
81%
med
Learning opportunities
87%
med
Learning opportunities
87%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
81%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
92%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
93%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
79%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
89%
high
Assessment and feedback
84%
med
Assessment and feedback
84%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
88%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
86%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
81%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
89%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
78%
med
Academic support
90%
med
Academic support
90%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
88%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
93%
med
Organisation and management
85%
med
Organisation and management
85%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
82%
med
How well organised is your course?
88%
med
Learning resources
91%
med
Learning resources
91%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
93%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
92%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
92%
med
Student voice
84%
high
Student voice
84%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
82%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
82%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
87%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
81%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
90%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
83%
med
Student information
The Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year course at University of Salford features content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below to find out about the students taking courses in each of those subject areas at this uni.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Mathematics | C | |||||
| Business Studies | B | |||||
| Accounting | C | |||||
| Economics | C | |||||
| Chemistry | D | |||||
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Mathematics | C | |||||
| Business Studies | B | |||||
| Accounting | C | |||||
| Economics | C | |||||
| Chemistry | D | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
The Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for information about University of Salford graduates across each of those subject areas.
Graduate statistics
57%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
86%
In work, study or other activity
72%
Say it fits with future plans
61%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
19%
Business and public service associate professionals
18%
Administrative occupations
12%
Finance Professionals
7%
Managers, directors and senior officials
Graduate statistics
50%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
85%
In work, study or other activity
85%
Say it fits with future plans
85%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
35%
Administrative occupations
35%
Finance Professionals
10%
Business and public service associate professionals
5%
Elementary occupations
Graduate statistics
50%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
85%
In work, study or other activity
85%
Say it fits with future plans
90%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
35%
Administrative occupations
35%
Finance Professionals
10%
Business and public service associate professionals
10%
Managers, directors and senior officials
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from University of Salford graduates who took Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£20.4k
First year after graduation
£24.1k
Third year after graduation
£25.2k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year.
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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Salford is a diverse, ambitious and thriving University – our community encompasses over 23,000 students, 2500 staff and 170,000 alumni, with a student body from over 130 different countries.
We’re located in Greater Manchester in the Northwest of England. Our main Peel Park campus is just minutes away from Manchester city centre and, across the way, we have the Frederick Road campus that is home to our healthcare courses. We are also the only university with a MediaCity campus, sitting right next to neighbours such as ITV and the BBC.
Industry connections are at the heart of everything we do. We form strong partnerships with businesses and organisations from all sectors, working hand-in-hand with them to develop courses that are up-to-date and relevant to today’s challenges, helping you to graduate confident and ready to step into your chosen career.
We are leading in areas including health, energy, media and the built environment and have completed impressive work with business and industry partners. For example, our base at Media City encourages creative collaboration between students, specialist technicians, academics and the media production industry.
We invest heavily in our own campus facilities for the benefit of our students. For example, we have the new £65 million Science, Engineering and Environment building, which is totally electric-powered and supported by 154 solar panels. We also have an Energy House, where research teams can test out the energy efficiency of a home; and an anachronic chamber, which is so quiet that you can start to hear the sound of your own heartbeat.
Salford is not only a great place to study, it’s also a great place to live, work and for future prospects.
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