Accounting and Finance (with placement)

University of Gloucestershire

Do you want to speed up your career to become a chartered accountant or finance professional? Our Accounting and Finance course is carefully designed to help you achieve that plus give you an excellent university experience. In addition to the required accounting and finance areas, the course provides opportunity to explore futuristic subjects such as Data Analytics, Forensic Accounting, Wealth Management and Social and Environmental Reporting.The course is accredited by global professional accounting and finance bodies:
• In particular, we are proud of our strategic partnership with ICAEW for their ACA qualification. Our degree could provide credits for up to 12 out of 15 ACA modules. I.e. You could complete 75% of ACA papers by completing BA Accounting and Finance.
• After your degree if you choose to work outside the UK, the course also attracts maximum exemptions (credits) from these global accounting bodies: ACCA, CIMA (CGMA) and AIA.
• If you have keen interest in finance, we work closely with CII and local finance firms to help you start your journey towards your career goal in finance field.You will have access to real-world business experiences and challenges. Simulations with companies within the accounting and finance sector are embedded in your degree, underpinning your learning with real-world application. You will use live financial data in our state-of-the-art Trading Room and gain insight into industry with specialist guest lecturers.

University of Gloucestershire (UoG) is a vibrant, close-knit and diverse community where small class sizes and dedicated personal tutors ensure students receive guidance and support from day one. UoG has been offering a wide range of degrees, courses and apprenticeships at undergraduate and postgraduate levels since 1847. Alongside our strong support system, guest speakers, networking events and influential partnerships will help you prepare for life after graduation, whether that be in a successful career in your field or onto further study.

UoG Career Promise – if you are not in a job 6 months after graduating, we’ll guarantee you 6 months of free support post-graduation should you need it, followed by the offer of a paid internship and lifetime career coaching (eligibility conditions apply).UoG Accommodation Promise – we guarantee all first-year students’ accommodation on, or near, the campus you’re studying at.UoG Connections Promise – offering thousands of placements, internships, clubs and societies to help students find their community and build valuable experience and career connections.

95% of our graduates are in work or further study and courses at UoG are designed in collaboration with industry partners and benefit from the professional experience and expertise of its staff. This approach ensures students gain practical, relevant knowledge that prepares them for real-world careers.

Home to 11,300 students and 900 staff across four campuses, University of Gloucestershire offers dynamic learning environments on the edge of the Cotswolds, the UK’s largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With over 45 festivals each year, global business placements nearby and more than 500 bars, clubs and pubs, Cheltenham is known as the ‘Festival Town’, while Gloucester blends rich history with a modern city feel, from its iconic cathedral to its famous docks.