Accounting and Finance with a Year in Industry (Hons) University of Liverpool

Overview

Throughout this Accounting and Finance with a Year in Industry (Hons) BA programme from University of Liverpool you will learn:

• Financial accounting
• Economic principles for accounting and finance
• Business law
• Accounting theory and its relevance to accounting practice
• Financial management and reporting
• UK tax compliance
• Corporate reporting and analysis
• Developing and implementing business strategy

• Managing an assurance engagement and audit engagements

Learn in a supportive and friendly academic environment. This programme is taught by qualified accountants, who will help you to connect academic theory to industry through their professional networks, guest speakers, field trips and using real-world case studies in teaching.  

You will explore core study themes and specialist areas through optional modules, including auditing, taxation and strategy to a level equivalent to the ICAEW professional stage. Cover the major developments in sustainability, which is a huge area of growth in employment for future finance professionals. 

This programme has been designed to ensure that our graduates can apply for the maximum number of exemptions from professional accounting qualifications upon completing their degree studies. This means that many of our modules, including all those taken in year one, are compulsory. 

Career opportunities:

This degree will provide you with the skills applicable to many financial professions and a range of different sectors. Graduates from the University of Liverpool Management School often go on to undertake postgraduate programmes within the school.

Typical roles the graduates have gone on to include:

• trainee accountants
• marketing analyst
• financial and business development consultant
• accounting technicians
• chartered accountants
• internal/external auditors

You will be encouraged to undertake a Year in Industry as part of the four-year sandwich degree programme.

You can also explore taught postgraduate opportunities in the management school including:

• MSc Economics;
• MSc Accounting and Finance;
• MSc Project Management.