Course summary

This four-year course offers a fully integrated degree that combines accounting and finance subjects. This degree with Study Abroad allows you to spend your third year overseas studying accounting and finance in English at a leading university. This course offers you the opportunity to pursue a career in accounting, with the benefit of spending one year studying abroad. It provides access to subjects accredited by professional accountancy bodies, including the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Alternatively, you may pursue a career in finance and investment banking through our outstanding finance-oriented courses. Places on the course are allocated on merit depending on first-year examination results and the availability of spaces at destination universities. Our course is rigorous and draws on theory, cutting-edge research, and practice to prepare students for their future careers in the accounting and finance field. It has a world-class reputation for producing high-quality graduates with strong quantitative skills and a global outlook. The course offers rewarding opportunities to participate in a summer internship and the Bristol PLUS Award. You can also benefit from the Professional Liaison Network within the faculty, which offers a range of specialist employability services, including a professional mentoring scheme with alumni, insight talks and internships. In the past, graduates have gone on to work for the Bank of England, JP Morgan, UBS, PwC, KPMG, EY, Microsoft, IBM and many other blue-chip organisations.