Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Accounting and Finance
- 3 years
- Duration
- 17,100 GBP/year
- Price
- Sept 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
Our Accounting and Finance degree will give you a global perspective and exceptional skills in:
- team work
- problem solving
- communication.
Our teaching staff consists primarily of certified accountants. Your curriculum and classroom experience will benefit from their professional experience. Our strong connections with top practitioners and employers will be advantageous to you. Additionally, this guarantees that your educational experience is current, applicable, and practical.
In your second or final year, you can join ACES. This gives you accounting experience with a local charity.
With the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the world's largest organization for accountants, we have a long-standing connection. With the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, we also have the title of Partner in Learning (ICAEW).
Program structure
Year 1
- Intro to Accounting 1 (double)
- Raising Individual Financial Awareness
- Essential Information Skills
- Intro to Accounting 2
- Foundations of Business
- Business Accounting Systems
- Exploring Economics
Year 2
- Financial Accounting and Reporting (double)
- Management Accounting
- Personal and Professional Development
- Corporate Finance
- Research in Accounting
Optional Modules (Choose Two)
- Business Strategy for Competitive Advantage
- Corporate and Business Law
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Independent Study in Business
- International Finance
- Introduction to Auditing Practice
- Management Information Systems
- Managing the Digital Business
- Personal Taxation
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)
- Dissertation in Accounting (double) OR Accounting Synoptic
- Financial Accounting Theory
- Business Aspects of Management Accounting
Optional Modules (Choose Three)
- Advanced Financial Management*
- Applied Audit and Assurance
- Business Accountability and Responsibility
- Business Intelligence and Decision Making
- Business Taxation
- Contemporary Issues in Finance*
- Independent Study
*Students must take one of these, the other can be taken as an elective.
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).
