Accounting and Finance University of Essex

Overview

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 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

The Accounting and Finance course offered by the University of Essex includes an introductory first year to familiarise you with wider business topics, such as management, marketing and economics.

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 employment skills in areas of research, time management and critical thinking.

Your future

Experience of the dual disciplines of accounting and finance means that you will be well suited to sector specific roles in chartered accountancy and management accountancy as well as more generalist roles such as management consultancy or financial management.We embed a series of core and specific skills into our undergraduate curriculum for BSc Accounting and Finance to ensure that our graduates are suited to careers in finance, accounting and management roles:All of our taught modules embed elements of our skills map which emulate the skills which are required by employers of business, accounting and finance graduates, these generally include:

• Academic and cognitive skills

• Research skills

• Technology skills

• Communication skills

• Data analysis skills

• Soft skills

Accreditation

Completion of this course gives you accreditations and exemptions from the following professional bodies:

• The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
• The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)