Accounting and Finance

Ready to kickstart a potentially exciting career in the expanding world of business and finance? An Accounting and Finance BSc(Hons) degree at Huddersfield can more than set you up to make your mark in industry.

You’ll cover financial management, business economics, financial accounting, banking and business development and you’ll learn in our state-of-the-art trading room, which simulates the real stock market.

Why Study Accounting and Finance BSc(Hons)?

You can look forward to a high-quality education here, as our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025). You’ll benefit, too, from guest lectures from professionals with varied expertise in, for example, accounting, finance, and financial services.

After the second year, you’ll put your knowledge and skills to the test in an optional 48-week work placement in your area of interest, in the UK or abroad, utilising our links with local, national, and international companies throughout many industries. This will help you network with prospective employers, build your confidence and, of course, develop new skills and hone existing ones.

This course will prepare you for a variety of potentially exciting careers in a range of fields in the industry. You could work as a chartered accountant, an auditor, a business analyst, or a financial planner. You can even go on to work for non-profits, government agencies, banks, or insurance companies.

Professional Bodies

To ensure that our graduates are equipped with integral skills in and knowledge of business operations and financial management, this course is professionally accredited by:

• The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)

• The Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA)

• You’ll be studying at an Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)-International-accredited Business School†.

† Globally, fewer than six per cent of institutions offering business degrees achieve this accreditation.

Why Huddersfield?

Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.

Course Modules

In the first year of study, modules include:
• Economics of Business
• Foundations of Financial Accounting
• Foundations of Management Accounting
• Foundations of Finance
• Quantitative Analysis
• Business Law.

To see the full range of modules and descriptions please visit our website. The module information is in the ‘Course details’ section of our course page.

https://courses.hud.ac.uk/2027-28/undergraduate/accounting-and-finance-bsc-hons/

All our courses give you an overview of:
• contact time with your tutor
• time spent on independent study
• how you will be taught, assessed, and receive feedback

Take a look at the Teaching and Assessment information on our course page.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• AACSB International