BSc Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement

About this programme

This four-year, professionally accredited course offers not only a fully integrated degree in accounting and finance, but also the opportunity to step into industry with a professional placement in your third year. You'll develop a powerful combination of in-depth technical knowledge and highly sought-after, real-world experience that will prepare you for a wide range of rewarding careers.Our graduates have secured placements at, and gone on to work in, many of the world's most prestigious blue-chip companies and organisations.In your first year, you'll establish a solid foundation in fundamental principles through mandatory units in accounting, finance, economics and mathematics. Year two takes you further, sharpening your analytical and problem-solving skills. You'll also choose from a wider range of optional units so you can shape your degree around what genuinely interests you.You'll spend your third year in a professional placement. This is where everything you've learned so far will click into place as you apply your academic knowledge in a real-world setting. This invaluable experience will enable you to:build professional skills and confidencegain hands-on experience and enhance your employabilitydevelop a network of professional industry contacts.Back in Bristol for your final year, you'll consolidate your learning and specialise further. You'll explore complex, contemporary issues in accounting and finance and choose from a wide selection of advanced units that fit your career ambitions. Alongside technical knowledge, you'll sharpen your critical thinking and interpersonal skills, abilities that employers value everywhere, from finance to consultancy and beyond.The course provides rewarding opportunities to participate in a summer internship and the Bristol PLUS Award. You'll also benefit from the Professional Liaison Network within the faculty, which runs a professional mentoring scheme with alumni, insight talks and internships.This course is available by transfer. You can apply to BSc Accounting and Finance and register your interest to add a professional placement once you have joined us. Placement opportunities are based on first-year examination results and a successful application to a participating employer.The first two years of this course are taught at our vibrant Clifton Campus, where you'll gain a thorough understanding of your subject. For your final year, you'll benefit from teaching delivered at our cutting-edge Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus. Here, enhanced links with businesses will provide you with the real-world knowledge, networks and skills to succeed once you graduate. This course is currently undergoing its scheduled five-year re-accreditation process with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). It has previously been ACCA accredited for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations. The outcome of the current review is expected by July 2026.

Entry requirements

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