BAcc (Hons) Accountancy & Finance at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

The BAcc at Glasgow is a four-year degree in accountancy offered by the Adam Smith Business School, which holds triple-crown accreditation (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS). The accountancy with finance route (UCAS N4N3) combines financial accounting, management accounting and finance, and success in the degree can give significant exemptions from ICAS, ICAEW and ACCA professional examinations.

Faculty: College of Social Sciences | Department: Adam Smith Business School | Duration: 4 years | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Finance 1, Financial Accounting 1, Management Accounting 1, Introduction to Management and The Accountancy Profession alongside economics. Year 2 adds Finance 2, Financial Accounting 2, Management Accounting 2, Taxation, statistics and business law, and Years 3 and 4 include Advanced Financial Accounting, Auditing, Corporate Finance, Capital Markets and Portfolio Management and an Accounting and Finance Dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduate roles reported 15 months after graduation include auditor, trainee chartered accountant, corporate tax associate, finance graduate, tax advisor, assurance associate, commercial finance analyst and investment analyst; 95.7% of graduates are in work or further study within 15 months.

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Entry requirements

A-level: AAB including A-level Mathematics at A, plus GCSE English at grade B (or 5/6). IB Diploma: 38 (6,6,6 at Higher Level) including HL Mathematics (Analysis & Approaches) at 6 and SL English at 5. Scottish Highers: minimum ABBB from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer, with offers typically made at AAAAAA by the end of S6 (B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher); Higher English at A and Higher Mathematics or Higher Application of Mathematics at A. Adjusted offers for Access Glasgow (widening participation) applicants: MD20 ABBBB, MD40 AAABB (S5 minimum ABB), with Higher English and Higher Mathematics at A/B, subject to successful completion of Top-Up or a Summer School. International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.0 (or equivalent: TOEFL iBT 92 overall for tests taken from 21 January 2026, PTE Academic 59 with minimum 59 in all subtests). UCAS deadlines: 15 October (Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Oxford or Cambridge), 13 January for other UK applicants, 30 June for international students.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,820 a year (2027/28). Standard fee for students from Scotland (home status), payable by SAAS where eligible Source

International applicants: GBP 28,275 a year (2027/28). Arts and Social Sciences band of the published international (EU and international) tuition fee table; new entrants; programme assigned to this band by its college Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years

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