Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement Year

If you’ve a head for numbers and are looking for a rewarding career, an Accounting and Finance degree could be your way forward. We’ll help you develop the essential skills and knowledge for a high-level career in accountancy, finance, banking, insurance or general management positions.

/ Gain a solid business education so you understand how accounting and finance fits in the wider context.
/ Understand the changes that technology is bringing to the sector and develop your skills with accounting-specific software applications.
/ Gain real-world experiences and become a high-calibre candidate for your dream position with extracurricular training and placement opportunities.

This programme is also available with:
• Study Abroad – study with one of our partner Universities for a semester or a year.
• Foundation Year – start with the fundamental areas of business and the key skill you need to study at University level.

Our teaching is practical and career-focused, with input from our industry partners, so you'll build the expertise that employers look for. You'll develop skills in financial analysis, budgeting, risk management and much more. You’ll look at accounting and finance within the wider context of business and management, and we’ll work with you to develop your soft skills, such as teamwork, communication and problem-solving.

You’ll look ahead to the technologies that will affect the work of accountants in the future and gain the essential digitals skills that will help you go further in the industry, such as:

/ Microsoft Excel and Microsoft 365
/ Xero Accounting Software
/ Body swap technology

Our Accounting and Finance undergraduate programme is accredited by major industry bodies including the ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA and ICAEW, so you know that what you learn is aligned with industry standards. If you choose to study accredited modules, you can benefit from exemptions from a number of professional body examinations.

Find out more at www.salford.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/accounting-and-finance

Year 1: Fundamentals of Financial Accounting, Contemporary Practices in Accounting and Finance, Digital and Quantitative Skills, Fundamentals of Management Accounting, Business Economics, Governance, Ethics and the Legal and Regulatory Environment

Year 2: Professional Development in Accounting and Finance, Sustainability in Accounting and Finance. You will also choose four elective modules. Please visit the website for more information.

On completion of year 2, you will undertake a year's paid professional placement. You will not pay fees to the University and will earn a wage for the work that you do.

Year 3: Career Development and Reflective Practice. You will also choose four elective modules. Please visit the website for more information.

Through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials, using learning activities such as business simulations, you will develop the practical skills and theoretical knowledge that you'll need when you begin working. Our academics are experts in their field and work closely with industry to ensure that our courses reflect the needs of businesses. We use different assessment techniques in different modules and try to ensure all assessments reflect the types of work you will do after graduating. This may include portfolio work, multiple choice questions, group reports and problem-solving questions.