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Business and Management (Accounting) with Placement Year at University of Reading - UCAS

University of Reading

Degree level: Undergraduate

Business and Management (Accounting) with Placement Year

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

Complement your study of the core concepts of business and management with specialist modules in accounting – and gain valuable real-world experience – with our BSc Business and Management (Accounting) with Placement Year degree. This flexible, four-year course, taught by experts from Henley Business School, equips you with the fundamental skills of business – from theory and practice to their real-world applications – while also allowing you get a more in-depth understanding of accounting. An integrated Placement Year provides a fantastic opportunity to put your skills into practice in preparation for your future career. You’ll study the core disciplines that underpin business – including economics, psychology and sociology – as well as more specialist accounting subjects such as:

  • international financial accounting
  • data analytics
  • management accounting.
In the wider context of business, you’ll explore:
  • international strategy
  • marketing
  • organisational behaviour
  • operations
  • entrepreneurship
  • human resource management.
You’ll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, practical workshops, and self-guided study. This will provide the opportunity to discuss subject materials in an in-depth way with your lecturers and fellow students. Throughout your studies, you will:
  • explore the interdisciplinary nature of business
  • apply the skills and knowledge you learn to current business problems
  • study the emerging challenges facing global markets.
Choose BSc Business and Management (Accounting) with Placement Year at Henley Business School
  • Ranked 6th for graduate prospects in Business, Management & Marketing in the Guardian University Guide, 2020.
  • Triple-accredited status from the UK, European and US accrediting bodies (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB).
Flexible study options After the first year of your BSc Business and Management (Accounting) degree, you will have the option to transfer to any of our other specialist pathways:
  • BSc Business and Management (Entrepreneurship)
  • BSc Business and Management (Data Analytics and Digital Business)
  • BSc Business and Management (Marketing)
  • BSc International Business and Management
  • BSc International Business and Management with a Modern Language
Alternatively, you could transfer onto the more general BSc Business and Management where you’ll be offered a wide range of options in your second and final years – allowing you to tailor your learning to your individual interests. We also offer two other variations of this course: BSc Business and Management (Accounting), a three-year course without a Placement Year; and BSc Business and Management (Accounting) with Study Year Abroad, a four-year course with a year studying overseas instead of on placement. Placement Year in industry In your third year, you’ll have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in a real-world setting with our Work Placement module. We will support you to find and secure a placement that’s right for you. A focus on employability with BSc Business and Management (Accounting) with Placement Year In addition to your Placement Year, we work hard to ensure that the personal skills required to secure, and succeed in, future roles are embedded into the curriculum. Alongside your business acumen, our focus on self-development aims to prepare you for the external market – from internships and placements to full-time employment. For example, you will undertake a short, guided project in your second year focusing on social responsibility in action. Working with local communities, you’ll have the opportunity to put your skills into practice, gain new experiences, and open yourself up to new ways of thinking.t-year

Modules

We will be updating this page with module information over the coming weeks.

How to apply

31Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
N401
Institution code:
R12
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Contextual offers for this programme are typically two grades beneath our standard entry requirement, e.g. BBC.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5We require a minimum score of 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
TOEFL (iBT)88We require a minimum score of 88 overall with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking.
Cambridge English AdvancedBWe require a grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162.
Cambridge English ProficiencyCWe require a grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162.
PTE Academic69We require a minimum score of 69 overall with at least 59 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
Institution's Own TestTest of English for Educational Purposes (TEEP). We require a minimum score of 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
Trinity ISEMeritWe require a Merit in each element from ISE II. If you take ISE III or ISE IV, we require a Pass in each element.

Full list of acceptable English Language Tests

http://www.reading.ac.uk/ad-EnglishTests.aspx

Student Outcomes

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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
89%
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1
EU £22350 Year 1
International £22350 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Business and Management (Accounting) with Placement Year at University of Reading - UCAS