BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance at University of Essex

The BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance combines accounting and finance, showing how financial data informs business strategy and economic decisions. Students use Bloomberg Terminals and a virtual trading floor, and can add an optional placement or study abroad year.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: Essex Business School  |  Duration: 3 years; 4 years with optional placement year or year abroad  |  Study mode: full-time; year abroad option, placement year option  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 includes Introduction to Accounting I and II, Quantitative Methods and Finance, Introduction to Finance, Introduction to Economics and Introduction to Management. Year 2 covers Financial Reporting and Analysis I and II, Management Accounting I and II, Corporate Finance, Financial Modelling and Portfolio Analysis; the final year includes Current Issues in Financial Reporting, Advanced Management Accounting, Options and Futures, and Risk Management and Financial Institutions.

Career pathways

Graduates work in accounting, finance, banking, consultancy and data analysis; past employers include Deloitte, Lloyds Banking Group, EY, KPMG, Marks and Spencer Financial Services and PwC.

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