MSci Accounting with Innovation (NN50)

The future requires a multidisciplinary approach. Tomorrow's successful innovators will be people who can skilfully combine science, art, engineering, the humanities, economics and enterprise skillsets to come up with purpose-driven solutions that drive positive change. These problem-solvers will be team players who employ a breadth of skills and qualities, and work across specialisations, cultures and industries.

This course combines in-depth subject specialism at the University of Bristol, alongside practice-based learning delivered by the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's multiple award-winning teaching team. In conjunction with your accounting studies, you will learn to apply design thinking methods to grow a moment of inspiration into feasible plans that could include launching social and commercial enterprises.

The accounting aspect of this course will broaden your knowledge and understanding of the discipline. This includes providing an insight into the regulatory framework for corporate reporting, accounting principles and practice, international financial reporting standards, financial accounting, management accounting, and project appraisal techniques that are used by organisations in all sectors. The course is rigorous and draws on theory, cutting-edge research and practice, to prepare you for your future career. You are kept up to date with current events through research-led teaching by academic experts in the fields of accounting and finance.

Collaborative group work is a core component of our learning approach. You will join up with students from other innovation disciplines such as psychology, anthropology, and business and management, building on each other's ideas and combining knowledges to develop novel solutions. This approach mirrors that of innovation teams to build in-demand professional skills in how to communicate, deliver actionable results, and give value to your unique interests and contributions.

By the time you graduate, you will have a portfolio of work ranging from live client projects to planning your own entrepreneurial venture. You will have learned how to evaluate the potential of products and services and how to sustain new endeavours, including through financing. Importantly, you will have cultivated a network of peers and advisers who have worked with you throughout your studies.

For more information visit the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Teaching for the first two years of the course takes place both at our vibrant Clifton Campus and our cutting-edge Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, where enhanced links with businesses will help give you real-world knowledge, networks and skills to succeed once you graduate. From your third year, your location of study will be in Temple Quarter, but you'll continue to benefit from access to a range of student services and other facilities at Clifton.