IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.
Introduction
BSc Accounting, Finance and Mathematics (Industry) is a flexible, career-focussed degree programme that lets you take control of your studies as your interests change over the course of your time at Lancaster University. Our students leave prepared to take on challenging roles in Big-Four accounting firms, investment banks, consulting and beyond.
Programme overview
You will learn from leading academic researchers and expert practitioners in finance, investing, accounting and mathematics. The degree provides the perfect blend of theory and practice, taking you to the heart of key questions around the nature of business performance, price/earnings ratios, accountancy and mathematics skills, investment strategies and case-studies.
Throughout your degree, we encourage you to pursue your interests, develop your strengths, and move towards your ideal career. To enable that, this degree programme is highly flexible, letting you specialise your studies based on your strengths and interests.
You will study investor decision-making, reporting and market analysis, acquire the skills to build a strong investment portfolio and calculate financial risk.
We will teach you the foundations of economics, accounting and finance. You will use real-world data to develop your financial reporting skills, and learn key mathematical elements, such as calculus, probability and statistics.
The second year builds on your mathematical knowledge, and introduces you to statistical computer programming. You will study auditing, financial accounting, management accounting and finance.
In your final year, you will develop your understanding of advanced accounting methods, financial reporting standards and statistics, and may choose to study options including investments, taxation and corporate finance.
Our Finance, Accounting and International careers coaches are experts in their fields. They help students gain access to employers and help prepare them for success their future careers.
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Year 1
Core
Calculus
Further Calculus
Introduction to Accounting and Finance
Linear Algebra
Preparation for Placement
Principles of Economics A
Probability
Professional Skills
Statistics
Year 2
Core
Accounting Information Systems and Auditing
Computational Mathematics
Linear Algebra II
Management Accounting for Business Decisions
Principles of Finance
Principles of Financial Accounting
Probability II
Statistics II
Year 3
Core
Dissertation for Accounting and Finance placement students
Year 4
Core
Financial Accounting I
Financial Accounting II
Likelihood Inference
Optional
Advanced Management Accounting
Bloomberg for Financial Analysis
Corporate Finance
Financial Markets
Foundations of Banking
International Financial and Risk Management
Introduction to Asset Pricing
Investments
Issues in Auditing
Professional Ethics
Professional Financial Analysis
Taxation
The skills you develop in your subject areas will open up exciting careers in accountancy, management and finance-related fields of work. You may choose to follow in the footsteps of many previous Lancaster graduates who have gone straight into professional accountancy with a training contract at a professional firm. Alternatively, you may prefer to use the transferable skills you gain - such as analytical ability, logical thinking and project management - to successfully enter a career in fields including banking, general and financial management and consulting.
Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development
Insurance-Single : 300 GBP/year
