This course allows you to top up your existing qualifications to an honour’s degree in two years full-time or three years sandwich, whilst benefiting from all that Northumbria University and the city of Newcastle has to offer.
This course has been designed to give you the ideal balance between a broad understanding of business, whilst developing your specialist knowledge in accounting and finance as well as transferable professional and managerial techniques.
The course includes specialist modules that cover personal finance and wealth planning, decision making in the financial environment, strategic management accounting, and financial reporting.Accounting & Finance at Northumbria is ranked 38th in the UK by the Complete University Guide for 2024, rising 2 places since last year, this course provides an excellent foundation for jobs in finance, banking, government, and general business leadership. One in six of the UK’s top 100 chief executives started out with a finance or accounting degree.
The relevance, rigour and internationalisation of this course are set to meet some of the highest and most demanding levels of accreditation. This course is covered by the prestigious AACSB accreditation for Newcastle Business School. According to AACSB, “Approximately 6% of the world's schools offering business degree education have achieved AACSB accreditation, demonstrating a commitment to high-quality, rigorous standards, innovation, and continuous process improvement”. Read more about our 'double' AACSB Accreditation.
There’s plenty of support for you to develop the academic study skills that are required. Whatever your background, we’ll help you take the more critical, deeper, and research-informed approach that’s needed for an honour’s degree at a UK university.
Why choose Northumbria to study Accounting & Finance?
Accounting & Finance at Northumbria is ranked Top 40 in the UK by the Complete University Guide for 2024.
100% of
students studying Accounting at Northumbria believed that their course was
well organised, staff supported their learning, and they had chance to
explore ideas and concepts in depth (NSS, 2024).
Accounting at Northumbria is
ranked 2nd in the UK for Academic Support (NSS, 2024).
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