Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Accounting and Economics
- 3 years
- Duration
- 17,100 GBP/year
- Price
- Sep 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
You may get a superb mix of academic studies and a strong vocational emphasis in our Accounting and Economics programme.
You will get a thorough and firm foundation in the fundamentals of accounting and economics during the first two years. The following options are available to you in your final year, based on your interests and desired careers:
- focus more on one discipline or
- maintain a balance of both or
- include some modules in a new area such as finance.
In your second or final year you can experience working in a local charity by helping with basic accounting. This is part of our Accounting for Community: Engaging Students (ACES) project.
By the end of the course, you'll have gained many valuable abilities and traits and you will be ready for a career in accountancy or economic policy, or to continue to study at masters level.
Program structure
Year 1
- Intro to Accounting 1 (double)
- Macro economics 1
- Intro to Accounting 2
- Micro economics 1
- Maths for Economics and Finance
- Statistics for Economics
Optional Modules (Choose One)
- Business Accounting Systems
- Raising Individual Financial Awareness
- Work, Employment and Globalisation
- Plus language options
Year 2
- Exploring and Enhancing Employability
- Financial Accounting and Reporting (double)
- Management Accounting
- Macro economics 2
- Micro economics 2
Optional Modules (Choose Two)
- Corporate Finance
- History of Economic Thought
- International Trade
- International Finance
- Introduction to Auditing
- Theory and Practice
- Research in Accounting
- Independent Study
Year 3 (Optional Work Placement)
You can spend your third year on a work placement, which is a great opportunity to enhance your CV, preparing you for future employment.
Year 4 (Year 3 If No Placement)
Here you will have to choose between Accounting or Economics
Accounting Modules
- Synoptic in Accouting (Double)
- Finanical Accounting Theory
- Business Aspects of Management Accounting
- Contemporary Issues in Economics
Economics Modules
- Perspectives on Global Challenges (Double)
- Financial Accounting Theory
- Business Aspects of Management Accounting
- Contemporary Issues in Economics
Optional Modules (Choose Six)
- Advanced Financial Management
- Business Taxation
- Econometrics
- Economic Growth
- Economic Policy
- Environmental Economics
- Independent study
Price
- Tuition Fee - 17,100 GBP per year
- Placement - 1,600 GBP
Requirements for applicants
General Entry Requirements
- Acceptable passes in five subjects (exceptionally four subjects) at GCSE or GCE including:
- one 12-unit vocational A-level, or
- two A-levels or two 6-unit vocational A-levels, or
- one A-level or 6-unit vocational A-level plus two AS-levels, or
- two 3-unit vocational A-levels
- A National Certificate or Diploma at a good standard.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 24 points) or the European Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 60%).
- Five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level.
- Three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level.
- Any other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be of equivalent standard.
- A recognised access course
Specific Entry Requirements
- GCSE: Mathematics (grade C/4 or above)
English language requirements
- IELTS: 6.0 overall with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
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