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BSc Accounting and Finance (Including Foundation Year)

University of Essex

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    University of Essex

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    02-OCT-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Our BSc Accounting and Finance (Including Foundation Year) could be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entry requirements for a three-year version of our business and economics courses and you want a programme that improves your skills to support your academic performance.

Open to UK and EU applicants, this four-year course includes a Foundation Year (known as Year Zero) which is delivered by our Essex Pathways Department followed by a further three years of study in our Essex Business School.

During Year Zero you will study on our Business and Economics Pathway which will cover topics such as the basics of business setup and necessary mathematical and statistical skills. At the end of Year Zero all students who pass the Business and Economics Pathway will have a choice of which course to progress with. As well as BSc Accounting and Finance, students on the Business and Economics Pathway could also study BSc Business Management or BSc Economics.

From Year One of BSc Accounting and Finance, you will have access to our virtual trading floor, where you make use of real-world Bloomberg Market Data Feed (B-PIPE), information and analytics to practice trading stocks and securities in the type of environment found in City finance firms.

You study a wide range of topics and develop your quantitative skills, giving you the flexibility to pursue a career in finance, accounting or business management after graduation. You'll explore areas such as:

the preparation of financial statements and budgets

accounting standards and corporate governance

financial theory

portfolio management

options and futures markets

risk management

BSc Accounting and Finance (including foundation year) includes an introductory first year to familiarise you with wider business topics, such as management and marketing.

In your final year, you have the opportunity to put your knowledge into practice by completing an in-depth, independent research project or dissertation. This will give you the chance to further develop vital employability skills in areas of research, time management and critical thinking.

The University of Essex is one of just three UK universities to have received Q-Step Affiliate status, including for our BSc Accounting and Finance course, to support the way we develop the quantitative skills of our graduates.

This means we can provide work placement bursaries to develop your skills in evaluating numerical evidence, analysing data and designing research. We also offer the opportunity to follow a specialised degree path, where you graduate with enhanced quantitative skills. These are evidenced on your degree transcript, to help give you the competitive edge in the graduate job market.

BSc Accounting and Finance is taught at Essex Business School. Our finance group is one of the largest and most respected in the country and our students and staff join us from all over the world.

We not only teach you how financial information underpins leadership, strategy and planning, but how financial decisions can impact society and the economy. We develop your understanding of governance and ethics, so you can take actions for the good of organisations and the wider world.

Essex Business School is an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) Advantage Partner and this course is aligned to the IMC syllabus, the industry's benchmark entry-level qualification.

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

拢 20,475per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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University information

University of Essex

University of Essex

  • University League Table

    30th

  • Campus address

    University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Accounting & Finance

    55th out of 103 1

    61st out of 122 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 227
    116 51%

    62nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    62.0 62%

    59th

    11

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.03 76%

    75th

    3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 221
    123 56%

    66th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    63.0 63%

    81st

    15

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.07 77%

    57th

    30

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