Course summary
This degree is a flexible course that can be tailored to your own interests and career plans. You could choose to learn more about international banking, or select modules in other areas of business and management such as marketing, human resources management or project management. With this accounting and finance degree you will: • Spend a year studying abroad at one of our international partner institutions, with the opportunity to learn new skills and enhance your employability for competing in the global marketplace. • Benefit from direct contact with research-led academics who are experts in corporate governance, taxation, auditing, and financial accounting and reporting. • Gain a thorough grounding in management and financial accounting theory and practice. • Benefit from our strong links with industry and attend guest lectures. You could even have an opportunity to present an assignment to audit partners from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). • This programme is accredited by professional bodies including ICAEW, ACCA and CIMA, and allows you to apply for professional exam exemptions. •The study abroad year is an unique opportunity to experience another culture, improve your language skills and enhance your CV. • Our graduates have gone on to work for leading banking and finance companies such as Deloitte and Barclays Capital. We also offer a variant of this course with a placement year instead of a study abroad year. Choose Southampton and you'll also be joining a department ranked in the top 100 in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024).
Modules
On our Accounting and Finance course you'll learn how to prepare and interpret financial and managerial information for a variety of users with a sound understanding of investment and finance. Some of the modules you may study include Financial Management; Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets; and Financial Accounting using Accounting Software.
Assessment method
We'll assess you using dissertations; essays; individual and group projects; written exams
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- International Accountants, Association of
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
- Public Finance and Accountancy, Chartered Institute of
- Certified Practising Accountants - Australia
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- N402
- Institution code:
- S27
- Campus name:
- Main Site - Highfield Campus
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - AAB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDD
Access to HE Diploma - D: 39 credits M: 6 credits P: 0 credits
Scottish Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DD
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - D
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF) - DDD
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF) - DD
Pearson BTEC Subsidiary Diploma (QCF) - D
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 34 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024) - B
Extended Project - A
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H1, H2, H2, H2, H2, H2
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal - D3, D3, M2
GCSE/National 4/National 5
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - DDD
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - DD
OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma - D
OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate - Not accepted
AQA Level 3 Technical Level (720 glh) - Not accepted
We welcome applicants with other qualifications eg. European Baccalaureate, International Foundation Programmes in the UK. You will be expected to attain an equivalent standard to the A level applicant. For more details on the suitability of your qualifications or foundation programme please contact the Faculty of Social Sciences Admissions Team at [email protected]
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
EU | £25200 | Year 1 |
International | £25200 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ