Finance, Accounting and Management with a Placement Year - BSc (Hons)

Our BSc Finance, Accounting and Management with Placement Year degree focuses on how modern firms work and the financial environment they operate in. You’ll gain a solid grounding in areas such as business finance, financial and management accounting and business law. It’s a programme built to develop future business leaders. From day one, you’ll be equipped with contemporary accounting knowledge and up-to-date practice, including taxation, auditing and advanced financial management. Beyond the conventional finance modules, a stand-out feature of this course are its cutting-edge modules, tackling topics such as AI, fintech and sustainable finance. This course includes an integrated placement year, giving you the opportunity to apply your skills in a real business environment. In preparation for this, you’ll attend additional workshops in your first and second years. You’ll also have access to professional advice from our dedicated Placements team, who’ll support you throughout your placement. Your degree is highly customisable. Alongside core modules, you can follow your interests and career aspirations by selecting from a wide range of optional modules. This includes entrepreneurship, corporate management, human resources, international business, economics, tourism, database design, governance and more. You may even have the opportunity to choose modules from subject areas outside the Business School to broaden your perspective. Market-leading digital systems by SAP are integrated into this course to help you develop your skills and demonstrate industrial practice. You’ll also have the option to take industry-recognised digital professional qualifications by Microsoft and SAP alongside your course – available to you at a significant discount. You’ll graduate with all the knowledge, practical skills and confidence you need to stand out to employers as you start your career. Course highlights Opportunities to study abroad, complete an optional placement year in industry or gain hands-on experience through a research internship in the summer. Get support on first-year topics from students in the years above through our award-winning Peer-Assisted Study Support (PASS) programme - and then become a PASS leader yourself. Attend guest lectures, workshops and events run by our alumni, industry experts and our dedicated Faculty of Science careers team. Proven results We’re a world top 100 and UK top 20 university (QS World University Rankings 2026). 94.5% of School of Mathematical Sciences undergraduates secured graduate level employment, further study or both five years after graduation (LEO data from 202223 tax year, published in 2025).