BSc Accounting and Finance (NN43)

2025 entry

Course summary

This course offers a fully integrated degree that combines Accounting and Finance subjects. It is designed for students who seek to broaden their knowledge in both the Accounting and Finance disciplines.

Our Accounting subjects will provide you with insight into accounting institutions, accountancy firms, accounting regulations and accounting techniques that are used by and support organisations both in and outside the market.

The Finance subjects explore financial institutions, financial trading, financial investment, financial regulations and structures that support the market. You will be kept up to date with current events through research-led teaching by academic experts in the field.

Our course is rigorous and draws on theory, cutting-edge research and practice to prepare you for your future career in the accounting and finance field. It has a world-class reputation for producing high-quality graduates with strong quantitative skills and a global outlook.

This 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.

Previously, graduates have gone on to work for the Bank of England, JP Morgan, UBS, PwC, KPMG, EY, Deloitte, Microsoft, IBM and many other blue-chip organisations.

Accreditations

Our Accounting and Finance BSc is approved by major professional bodies in the UK (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA, ICAS) so as a graduate you can gain exemptions from a number of their examinations or credits for prior learning.

Course structure

In the first year, the focus is on strengthening your problem-solving skills. You will study the fundamental principles of the discipline through mandatory units that cover Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics. You will be able to choose an optional unit in the second semester of the first year.

The second year builds on principles learnt in the first year while advancing your knowledge in Accounting and Finance subjects. It emphasises problem-solving and application skills. You will study Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Finance in more depth. You will be able to choose some optional units.

The final year consolidates your learning from years one and two. You'll learn more advanced quantitative and qualitative skills.

You will have an opportunity to develop your critical skills and deepen your knowledge of complex issues in Accounting and Finance.

The final year offers greater flexibility and choice in the selection of options. You may choose to tailor the degree to your own interests by specialising in a particular area. You may also choose to keep your options open by selecting units across disciplines, such as management. Examples of recent units include Management Accounting for Strategy, Advanced Financial Reporting, Auditing, Advanced Corporate Finance, and Financial Markets.

Full details about the course structure and units for this course can be viewed in the programme catalogue.

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Entry requirements

We accept a wide variety of qualifications and welcome applications from students of all backgrounds. Below is a guide to the typical offers for this course.

AAA including Mathematics, or A*AB including A in Mathematics
DDD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma, AND A in Maths at A-level (or equivalent)

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36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including Mathematics with either 6 at Higher Level (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations) or 7 at Standard Level (Analysis and Approaches)
32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including Mathematics with either 5 at Higher Level (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations) or 7 at Standard Level (Analysis and Approaches)

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85% overall with 8.5 in Mathematics
Advanced Higher: AA including Mathematics, and Standard Higher: AAAAB
Access to HE Diploma in Engineering, Science, or Computing (or similar titles). The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include: at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above; and at least 15 credits from Mathematics units, of which at least 12 (including algebra, calculus and trigonometry) must be at Distinction. Or Access to HE Diploma in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology, Law or History (or similar titles), with the 45 graded Level 3 credits including at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above, plus A in A-level Mathematics.

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Requirements are as for A-levels where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.
Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B, and M3 is C
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