Accounting and Finance (with Professional Exemptions) BA (Hons)
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Career ready
Many students on this course will be considering a career as a professional accountant, whether as a financial accountant or a management accountant. A financial accountant will typically work for many different clients, while a management accountant is employed by just one organisation and has a say in the running of that organisation.
Business graduates have secured roles with organisations including Facebook, Microsoft, Sage, HSBC, IBM, Enterprise, Nissan, Accenture, Procter & Gamble, Nissan, Marriott Hotels, Viacom 18, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Adidas.
Work placements
To further enhance employability, we encourage you to undertake a 48-week paid placement between your second and final year. It effectively becomes a third year of a four-year course.
Placements are an excellent opportunity to put your learning into practice and understand the context for your new knowledge. The contacts made during placements can also be valuable for future job offers.
Guest speakers
Our invitations to guest speakers allow you to listen to people who are already in the type of management position that you may one day hold. Recent speakers include Maurice Duffy, CEO of Global Blackswan; Mike Johnson, CEO of Castrol and Executive Vice President of BP; Uday K. Dholakia, Senior Partner of Global Consulting; Neil Stephenson, CEO of ONYX; James Ramsbotham, CEO of the North East Chamber of Commerce; as well as other representatives from a number of our region’s largest employers.
Student Business Society
The University supports student-led initiatives that help you gain practical experience of management. The Business Society organises events and guest speakers, as well as attending tours of various companies. With its professional approach, it’s a great way to put the lessons about how to make organisations function effectively into practice. There's something for every student who's studying a subject related to business.
Meet the students
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If you’re thinking about studying this course, the door is open for you.
Elena Mazilu
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I love that you get to meet people from lots of different backgrounds.
Irina Papolczi
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I have a dream to open my own accountancy firm so I’ll need what I’m learning here to do that.
Taha Elmarghani
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I already feel really welcome in the UK and a valued part of the University.
Xuechen Wang
