BSc (Hons) Accounting at University of Essex

The BSc (Hons) Accounting at Essex Business School builds an understanding of accounting's role in business strategy, decision-making and governance, and prepares students to become accountants. The degree is ACCA accredited and can be extended with 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 covers Introduction to Accounting I and II, Quantitative Methods and Finance, Introduction to Finance, Introduction to Management, Introduction to International Business, Business Economics and Professional and Academic Development. Year 2 covers Financial Reporting and Analysis I and II, Management Accounting I and II and Corporate Finance; the final year includes Current Issues in Financial Reporting, Advanced Management Accounting, Debates in Public, Social and Environmental Accounting and Elements of Corporate and Business Law.

Career pathways

Graduates move into accounting and audit (chartered accountant, audit associate, tax consultant), finance and banking, and business advisory roles; past employers include Lloyds Banking Group, Hiscox, KPMG and EY.

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