Course summary

Why Accounting and Finance? Whether you are looking for a career in accounting, finance, banking or insurance this course could be a stepping stone to an exciting profession. This course will provide you with an exciting overview of all areas of accounting and finance and improve your employability in your chosen career. As an accounting or finance specialist in your chosen organisation you could be involved in a varied range of tasks. For example, creating and managing cash budgets or carrying out financial audits. This course will provide you with a thorough grounding in all areas of accounting and finance before offering you the opportunity to specialise. You will graduate with a real idea of what lies behind any successful organisation – how it is financed and managed. This course has professional accreditations with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA - https://www.cimaglobal.com/), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW - https://www.icaew.com/) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA - https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en.html). This will help to ensure that our graduates are industry ready. These accreditations are reviewed on a regular basis. How will you learn? You will learn through practical application and delivered lectures, workshops, seminars and group work sessions.

• Here at Huddersfield, you’ll be taught by an academic team with a diverse range of academic and professional experience. This ensures that what you’re taught, and how you’re taught, reflects what you need to know now, as well as giving you the resources to understand future trends and practices. Your tutors will help you prepare to thrive in the ever-changing world of accounting and finance.

• You’ll be able to connect with leading accounting firms thanks to our Partners in Accountancy scheme. The Partners in Accountancy firms will offer accountancy and finance students direct input to their studies from leading case studies on technical and professional areas and providing careers support.

• In your third year we’ll give you the opportunity to take a placement year that could see you employed in a graduate level position in an organisation.