Finance and Accounting

Grasp the skills and knowledge to become a leader in the fields of finance, accounting and business with our practical and academic approach.

Skills

Make your impact with the finance and accounting skills that matter most to employers.

With our BSc Finance and Accounting, you’ll gain a solid foundation in the principles of corporate finance and accounting.

You’ll gain a solid foundation of:

• Global sustainability in business
• Employing tools and techniques relevant to finance and accounting industry
• Problem-solving strategies
• Adapting to technological advancements

Professional accreditation

This programme is accredited by the Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of management Accountants (CIMA) and Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI).

Learning

Belong, believe and achieve through our academic and practical approach to finance and accounting.

We deliver a modern, practice-based curriculum, in a Business School that has a strong focus on sustainability.

On our BSc Finance and Accounting degree, you’ll learn through different phases:

• Discover (knowledge acquisition): several in-person and video ‘bite-sized’ 10 – 20-minute lectures with opportunities for questions and reflection
• Explore (investigative inquiry): curated, differentiated exercises, guided reading to help prepare you for live seminars
• Share and apply (practical application and knowledge): online and in person interactive seminars to deepen your understanding of concepts

You’ll also take a Business Readiness module each year, designed in line with the CMI’s employability framework to help you develop key skills.

In high-spec facilities, like our Bloomberg Trading Room, you’ll learn through a range of learning and teaching strategies, including:

• Self-paced learning activities
• Seminars
• Small group discussions with peers and tutors
• Assignments

You’ll also complete a dissertation on a topic of your choice at the end of your course.

Assessment

Benefit from assessments that prepare you for life beyond university.

You’ll be assessed using a wide range of theory and practical assessments that replicate the world of business today. This includes coursework, reports, exams (on Accountancy and Finance modules only) and online tests.

The practical and thinking skills you’ll gain from economics will be assessed by reports, case studies, portfolios and group work.

Between Years 2 and 3, you can choose to enhance your practical work experience by applying for a year-long professional placement.

Careers

Earn a degree you can do finance, accounting and business with.

With its optional paid work placement and accreditation with the ACCA, CIMA and CISI, a BSc Finance and Accounting degree from Roehampton, is the ideal launchpad for careers as an:

• Accountant
• Auditor
• Compliance Officer
• Business, ESG, Financial, Investment or Sustainability Analyst
• Financial Consultant
• Entrepreneur or small business owner