BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance at Aston University

This degree thinks beyond the numbers and makes sure your learning is applicable to real-life situations by giving you both theoretical and practical skills and knowledge. This course will equip you with business-critical skills and knowledge that are transferable in any sector. It will teach you the accounting and financial strategies that underpin the running, operation and performance of organisations, which you can apply to any business.

Faculty: College of Business and Social Sciences  |  Department: Aston Business School  |  Duration: 4 years with integrated placement year (international students may opt out of the placement year)  |  Study mode: full-time (optional/integrated placement year)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

First year core modules: Financial Accounting Fundamentals, Management Accounting Fundamentals, Skills and Tools For Accounting and Finance, Accounting History and Philosophy, Financial Reporting, Cost and Management Accounting and others. Second year core modules: Business Reporting, Business Decision Making, Accounting for Public Benefit Entities, Taxation Principles, Audit and Governance, Financial Management for Accounting. Placement year core modules: Integrated Placement Year.

Career pathways

This course will make you career ready. Our graduates are in high demand by organisations that need managers who can combine broad-based and specialist knowledge in areas such as accounting and finance, marketing, business administration, and operations management.

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