Course summary

You'll study your Accounting and Finance degree at our world-renowned Leeds University Business School. This is a leading and innovative course that delivers a strong accounting and finance knowledge base, whilst helping you develop a wider skill set, in preparation for a career in accounting or finance, as well as a range of other sectors.  This Accounting and Finance degree offers you the opportunity to graduate with significant exemptions from the main accountancy professional bodies, giving you a head start for your career.  You'll develop a deep understanding of the way financial information is used and managed within organisations and how it is reported, both internally and externally. You'll learn about the modern economy, the nature of business, and the role that accountancy and finance can play within in it.  This course will give you the practical knowledge and skills that top accounting and finance employers are looking for. Compulsory modules will develop your analytical skills and gives you a broad understanding of key topics in economics, financial and management accounting, corporate finance and financial analytics.  You can also tailor your studies with optional modules as diverse as forensic accounting and finance, international banking and finance, corporate social responsibility and strategic management.  Leeds is one of the largest city regions for financial and business services in the UK which makes it an ideal place to study accounting and finance. You'll also have a range of opportunities to gain relevant work experience.  Shape your learning with pathways This course offers pathways from year 2, which allow you to tailor your course to your specific interests or professional aspirations. The pathways provide modules that can be taken in particular areas and can be followed through to your final year. This unique level of personalisation and self-direction provides you with flexibility to meet your career goals, whilst helping you stand out from the crowd when you graduate.  The pathways available on this course are: 

• Enterprise and Innovation

• Ethics and Sustainability

• Economics

• Business Management