Built on tradition but shaped by the very latest thinking, our accounting and finance courses cover the breadth of both disciplines. From understanding cognitive biases through the study of behavioural finance, to learning about the disruptive innovations of bitcoin, fintech, smart-beta investing and high-frequency trading. You will benefit from applying creative and critical thinking to how we measure value.

Our courses are taught by world-leading academics, many undertake internationally renowned research. You will not only learn accounting and finance but also gain a solid foundation in economics and quantitative analysis. We offer a wide range of optional units, meaning you can tailor your degree to your own interests within accounting or finance, or broaden your study beyond them into areas such as data analytics, project management, strategy, and corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

Depending on your course and unit choice, you will have access our financial trading computer room (Bloomberg) to gain hands-on experience with software used throughout the global financial services industry.

Many of our courses are accredited by professional accountancy bodies. Students are able to get exceptions from professional exams from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).

Our accreditations give students a head start on completing professional qualifications to become a Chartered Accountant and demonstrate that our courses are industry relevant. We have been recognised by CIMA under their academic partner excellence award for achieving the third highest pass rate in overall CIMA exams (Global Silver - pass rate excellence - overall CIMA exams).

While employability and professional skills development are embedded throughout our degrees, you can also benefit from events and initiatives organised by both our dedicated school Employability Advisers as well as our Professional Liaison Network, such as a professional mentoring scheme, visiting speakers from relevant organisations, student visits to companies, student internships and consultancy projects with external partners.

Further support is provided by our dedicated University Careers Service. Our Basecamp Enterprise team support entrepreneurs and their ideas with skills workshops, networking events, funding and support programmes. These opportunities will help you to enhance your employability, develop professional networks and explore different career paths.

Students can also choose to register for the Bristol PLUS Award, an employability award offered by the University. The award recognises extracurricular activities and the skills you develop beyond your academic studies. It's open to all University of Bristol students and can be completed during any year of study.

Popular employment destinations with our students include KPMG, PwC, Deloitte, EY, and many other organisations across the world. As well as the 'Big-four' accounting firms, approximately half of our students go on to work in investment banks or in the finance sector. Career paths include Business Technology Analyst, Financial Services Manager, Accounts Associate, Auditor and Assurance Graduate.

According to the 2022-23 National Student Survey (NSS), 100% of students surveyed believe staff are good at explaining things and 91% of students believe the course has developed the knowledge and skills needed for the future.

You will gain the skills and knowledge to work effectively in the fast-paced world of business and financial services. To help you prepare for your career, we guide you to think critically, enabling you to analyse and interpret real-life issues in Accounting and/or Finance to come up with creative solutions.

In the first year you will develop your skills across the core disciplines of accounting, economics, finance and mathematics, as well as choosing at least one optional unit.

In year two you will study financial accounting, management accounting and finance in more depth, learning more advanced theory and techniques alongside optional units.

In your final year you will have flexibility and a wide choice of optional units. You may choose to specialise and strengthen your skills in a particular area, or keep your options open and follow a broader path.

You can choose to extend your degree to four years, spending your third year studying in English overseas. You will also have the option to take one of our professional placement degrees and spend a year working in a financial environment. Find out about all of our go abroad options.

Sample units may include:

• Economic Principles
• Globalisation and Development
• History of Economic Thought
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
• Organisational Crime and Corruption
• Digital Finance
• Behavioural Finance.

The Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus (TQEC) is the University’s major new campus in the centre of Bristol.

The new campus provides brand new facilities, world-class teaching and access to collaborative networks to provide you with the education and skills needed to thrive in our evolving world and workplace.

While TQEC will be the new home for the Business School, undergraduate students will spend most of their first and second years at the Clifton Campus and then move to TQEC from the third year onwards.