Accountancy and Finance Heriot-Watt University

Overview

Accountancy has often been described as the language of business, and it has long been recognised that an understanding of accounting and finance is an essential prerequisite for those who intend to pursue a career in commerce, industry or public administration.

Key Features

The increasingly complex environment within which both financial and international business is conducted and the development and spread of computerised techniques continue to reinforce the need for such an understanding.

The value of such studies is also recognised by professional accountancy and allied societies, which offer, to approved graduates, substantial examination exemptions and reduced periods of pre-qualifying service.

The Accountancy and Finance programme at Heriot-Watt University is a specialist degree particularly well suited to those seeking entry into the accountancy profession and careers in financial services or financial management.

Accreditation

• Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations.
• Accredited by the Association of International Accountants (AIA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations.