Accounting & Sustainability (Taught)

Engage with the transformative power of accounting and professional expertise. Give yourself the edge in a rapidly developing job market as the world of business works to confront the grand challenges of sustainable development.

Whether the intrinsically linked subject areas of accounting and sustainability are familiar or new to you, this course offers you the platform to progress your expertise.

With governments and accounting bodies defining sustainability accounting standards, expertise in this area is increasingly expected by employers in financial services and related industries, but not limited to them. New roles such as chief sustainability officer are evolving across the business world and in the public sector.

The ability to account for social and environmental change figures prominently in cost-benefit analyses, the procurement of services and contracting-out, and long-term investment in infrastructures. As organisations are seeking resilience in turbulent times, they need to combine business acumen with sustainability, and decision-makers require the best available information on both counts.

This course has been carefully constructed to equip you with the skills, knowledge and practical experience to step straight into the professional sphere, and start making a positive impact.

Key benefits

• Utilise dedicated careers coaching by Accounting specialists

• Develop skills to equip you for the growing ESG job market

• Choose between a dissertation, internship or Business in Practice

• Recognised as an ICAEW Partner in Learning, working with ICAEW in the professional development of students.

This information is applicable for 2026 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply.

Core Modules

• Analysing Value Creation
• Sustainability Reporting
• Management Information and Responsible Decision Making
• Governance and Stakeholder Engagement
• Professional Ethics and Assurance
• Grand Challenges, Accountability, and Professional Expertise
• Data Analytics
• Dissertation or self-sourced Internship or Business in Practice.

Optional modules
Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:

• Business Analytics for Managers
• Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing
• Project Management
• Financial Accounting: Theory and Context
• Forecasting for Decision Makers
• Global Challenges in Management and Sustainability
• Alternative Investments.

Assessment on the course will be comprised of a mix of exams, individual and group work, and tests.