Accounting and Finance

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

Develop your skills
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

A degree you can trust
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.

All our undergraduate accounting courses are available with:
• Placement Year - on the placement year option, you will not pay fees to the University and will earn a wage for the work that you do.
• 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.

The modules delivered on the Accounting and Finance programme are designed around the current needs of employers and accounting professional bodies. On successful completion of this course, you can gain exemptions from some professional exams, helping you to leap ahead in your journey to becoming a finance professional.

In your first year, you will build the foundation of financial knowledge that will be developed upon throughout the remainder of the course. You will develop other skills that are useful in the fast-paced world of finance and beyond. The second year is all about exploring more specialised theories and learning skills that will be transferable across multiple business functions. By your final year, you will develop the skills needed for responsible and ethical leadership and understand how to think strategically.

/ 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.

/ 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.