Accounting and Finance (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons) at University of Sussex

Programme overview

Accredited by five industry accounting bodies, this course fast tracks your accounting and finance career. Gain the skills to move straight into the workplace. Learn from professionals with industry experience and leading scholars, to combine real-world practice with the latest academic insight.

Department: Department of Accounting and Finance | Duration: 4 years full time | Study mode: full-time; placement year | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Introduction to Management Accounting, Introduction to Mathematics for Finance and Economics, Principles of Finance, Sustainable Business Management, Business School Career Preparation, Financial Institutions and Markets, Introduction to Economics for Business, Introduction to Financial Accounting. Year 2 core modules: Business School Placement Preparation Programme, Intermediate Financial Accounting, Intermediate Management Accounting, Statistics and Introductory Econometrics, Theory of Investments, Corporate and International Finance, Data Analytics for Accounting & Finance. Year 3 core modules: Advanced Financial Accounting, Sustainability Reporting, Advanced Management Accounting, International Financial Management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: ABB-BBB GCSEs: You must have GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics, with at least grade 6 (or grade B). We will also consider applicants with grade 5 in Maths if you are taking A-level Accounting, Business, Chemistry, Economics, Maths, Physics, Psychology, an LIBF Diploma in Financial Studies or Level 3 Certificate in Core Maths (grade B) . AAT accounting qualifications can be used as an alternative to the grade 6 GCSE Maths requirement. You should also have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. Extended Project Qualification: We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. If you wish to discuss this further please contact us English language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component. UCAS code NN4H.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28) Source

International applicants: GBP 24,200 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full time

Apply through the official page: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply

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