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By studying our accounting and finance degree, you’ll explore every aspect of the area and learn to support businesses across different sectors. You’ll focus on the fundamentals of accounting and finance and as you master the basics, we’ll start to explore other areas like governance, ethics and law.  

To help you develop the skills you need to stand out, we’ll assess you in different ways. Instead of a formal exam, you might prepare a presentation, write a report, or talk to a panel of experts. For example, past students have presented ideas to professionals from Salford City Council.

Digitalisation has transformed this sector, so you won’t be spending hours working out calculations on paper. We’ll show you how to use the latest software that professionals use in practice.  

This course has a foundation year available. For more information visit the foundation year page.

Manchester: A Global City

Manchester is home to many global and national HQs of some of the biggest names in business, from banking headquarters, chartered accountants and investment management companies.That puts us in the perfect place to offer an education rooted in the real world – with relevant skills, useful experience and valuable connections to support your every ambition. That puts you in a city with a wide range of employers who are looking for ambitious graduates.

Future You  

Whether you want to work in a top accountancy firm or start a career in research, we’ll help you develop the expertise you need. You’ll take some of the professional exams too, so you’re one step closer to professional or chartered status when you graduate.

Our teaching team have either worked in industry or actively research the area and have extensive industry connections. We bring in alumni and business partners from industry and professional bodies to talk about their recruitment process.

We also have a finance mentoring scheme, ‘Mentor Me’, which provides an opportunity for students to gain an insight into the world of work. Past students have worked at NHS Finance, Grant Thornton, EY and more.  

You might also like to consider postgraduate study or research in a specialised area like applied economics, business analytics or financial technology. For more information visit the postgraduate study page.

If there’s one thing for sure, you’ll never be short of opportunities to prepare for your career while you study here.