IELTS: 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas)
Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
BrunELT: 63% (min 55% in all areas)
TOEFL: 90 (min R18, L17, S20, W17)
The Brunel Finance and Accounting BSc provides students with the knowledge, skills, and insights needed to successfully pursue careers in accountancy and other roles across the financial sector.
This ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW accredited degree will give you a solid grounding in the theories and practices of finance and accounting and a clear understanding of the regulatory and social frameworks in which these disciplines operate.
In the first two years you’ll explore core subjects such as financial markets, financial accounting and reporting, management accounting and corporate finance and investment.
You’ll also study econometrics and develop sought-after skills in data modelling and get training in analytical packages widely used by business and financial institutions such as SAS, EViews, Bloomberg, Reuters and STATA.
In your final year, you can tailor your course to specialist area including auditing, taxation, financial engineering and behavioural finance.
We offer two study options. You can choose three years full-time or four years full-time with a one-year professional placement between years two and three that will give you hands-on experience in a real-life working environment.
As this finance and accounting degree is accredited by the ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW, you will receive exemptions in some professional papers depending on your module choices.
In the ever-changing, increasingly complex world of business and finance, employers are looking for job candidates with the analytical and technical skills required to keep up with new realities. Your Brunel BSc will give you that expertise and improve your career prospects whether in the accountancy profession, financial services, or a financial role in industry or government.
Course code: NN34, NN3K with placement
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Year 1
Compulsory
EC1005 - Mathematics for Economics and Finance
EC1010 - Microeconomic Principles
EC1020 - Macroeconomic Principles
EC1030 - Financial Markets
EC1040 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
EC1601 - Professional Skills and Statistics
Year 2
Compulsory
EC2003 - Financial Accounting and Statement Analysis
EC2004 - Company Law and Regulation
EC2024 - Corporate Finance
EC2025 - Corporate Investment
AF2601 - Management Accounting
Optional
EC2603 - Econometrics for Finance
AF2604 - Research Methods for Accountancy Project
Year 3
Compulsory
AF3608 - Advanced Financial Reporting
EC3000 - Economics Project
AF3607 - Accountancy Project
Optional
EC3064 - Financial Theory and Corporate Policy
EC3065 - Financial Engineering
EC3601 - Behavioural Economics and Finance
EC3607 - Risk Management
EC3608 - Further Econometrics
AF3602 - Audit and Assurance
AF3609 - Taxation
Our aim is to teach you ‘employable knowledge’, which can be applied to real-world situations giving you the skills you need to find the right role after you graduate. Therefore, you’ll be well prepared for work, especially if you undertake a work placement. Securing economics and finance degree jobs is highly competitive so we’ll support you to gain a strong foundation in the skills employers are looking for. We offer opportunities within the Department of Economics and Finance as well as through the University’s Professional Development Centre (PDC) to help you build skills and experience.
Our graduates are employed in many fields, with roles at NatWest (Financing Futures), PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG, the Treasury and Bank of England. Within industry, graduates are working at businesses like BP, Xerox and Marks and Spencer.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
