BSc (Hons) Business Accounting and Finance with work placements at Newcastle University

This four-year Flying Start degree offers the best of both worlds. It mixes traditional academic study with integrated paid work placements at PwC, giving you a fast-track route into chartered accountancy. Our Business Accounting and Finance with Work Placement BSc Honours degree will give you a flying start and accelerate your progress towards becoming an ICAEW Chartered Accountant.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: Newcastle University Business School  |  Duration: Full time: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time, placement year  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will spend the first full academic year at university. This will help you to settle into student life in Newcastle. Compulsory modules include: Introduction to Financial Accounting, Introduction to Management Accounting and Finance, Sustainability and Ethics, Introductory Quantitative Methods and Assurance, NCL Edge: Business Accounting and Finance Stage 1, Introductory Economics, Introduction to Business Law, Tax Fundamentals, Business and Digital Strategy, Fundamentals Case Study, Assurance, Risk and Reporting, Stage 2 Placement, NCL Edge: Business Accounting and Finance Stage 2, Stage 3 Placement.

Career pathways

This course will equip you with the skills, experience, and qualifications needed to become a part-qualified, professional chartered accountant. This means that you could become a fully-qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountant just over a year after graduation. Graduate roles and employers include: chartered accountant; financial accountant; senior associate in assurance; auditor; Since 2002, 100% of our graduates secured positions with PwC.*; the ICAEW ACA Advanced Level; the remaining technical work experience required.

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