Accounting and Finance with Study Abroad

This four-year course offers a fully integrated degree that combines Accounting and Finance subjects. This degree with Study Abroad allows you to spend your third year overseas studying Accounting and Finance in English at a leading university.

The course offers you the opportunity to pursue a career in accountancy, it provides access to subjects accredited by professional accountancy bodies with the benefit of spending one year studying abroad.

Alternatively, you may pursue a career in finance and investment banking through our outstanding finance-oriented courses.

Places on the course are allocated on merit depending on first-year examination results and the availability of spaces at destination universities.

Our course is rigorous and draws on theory, cutting-edge research, and practice to prepare students for their future careers in the accounting and finance field. It has a world-class reputation for producing high-quality graduates with strong quantitative skills and a global outlook.

The course offers rewarding opportunities to participate in a summer internship and the Bristol PLUS Award. You can also benefit from the Professional Liaison Network within the faculty, which offers a range of specialist employability services, including a professional mentoring scheme with alumni, insight talks and internships.

In the past, graduates have gone on to work for the Bank of England, JP Morgan, UBS, PwC, KPMG, EY, Deloitte, Microsoft, IBM and many other blue-chip organisations.

For the first 2 years of this course, teaching is delivered on the Clifton Campus where you will gain a thorough understanding of your subject.
For the final year of the course, teaching will be delivered at the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, opening 2026, where enhanced links with businesses will provide students with real-world knowledge, networks and skills to succeed once you graduate.

Our Accounting and Finance with Study Abroad BSc is accredited by ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA and ICAS.

This course is currently undergoing its scheduled five-year re-accreditation process with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). It has previously been ACCA accredited for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations. The outcome of the current review is expected by July 2026.