Course Overview

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 the Bank of England. Within the industry, graduates are working at businesses like BP, Xerox and Marks and Spencer.

You’ll get a comprehensive grounding in the conceptual, professional and practical aspects of accountancy at national and global levels, and develop your ability to identify and solve complex accounting problems across a range of business scenarios.

You also gain a firm understanding of the financial drivers underpinning business leadership, strategy, planning, governance and ethics.

You will be trained in Sage Accounting software as well as in analytical packages widely used by business and financial institutions such as SAS, EViews, Bloomberg, Reuters and STATA.

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. You can tailor the final year of your course to specialise in an area of particular interest.

ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW accreditation is available on selected modules within this degree, which means you’ll gain exemptions from certain professional qualifying exams.

The theoretical and practical expertise you’ll gain from your Brunel Accountancy BSc will make you a ‘business ready’ graduate preferred by employers in the public and private sectors.

General Eligibility

• GCE A-level BBB (all subjects considered excluding General Studies). 

• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma DDM in a related subject.

• BTEC Level 3 Diploma DM in a related subject, with an A-level at grade B.

• BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma D in a related subject with A-levels grade BC.

• International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points, including 5 in Standard Maths or 4 in Higher Maths.

• Obtain a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma in Business, Computing, Engineering, Humanities & Social Science or Law with 45 credits at Level 3.

• T levels: Merit overall

• A minimum of five GCSEs are required, including GCSE Mathematics grade B or grade 5 and GCSE English Language grade C or grade 4 or GCSE English Literature grade B or grade 5.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• • 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)