ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

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WHY BUCKINGHAM

Learn about studying Accounting and Finance degrees at the home of the two-year degree. We are ranked 1st for Teaching Excellence in the UK* and are Europe’s first ever Positive University . Students are at the heart of everything we do: we’ve been 1st in England for Student Satisfaction for three years running (The Complete University Guide). You will love our personalised teaching model (with small class sizes), dedicated student support team, and beautiful, safe campus.

WHY ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

Ranked in the top 10 in the UK*, studying an undergraduate accounting and finance degree at Buckingham gives you the opportunity to learn about the world of business and finance alongside our industry partners. The programme will equip you with a strong understanding of the principles of finance, whilst giving you the essential transferrable business skills you will need in your future career.

Our alumni have gone on to great things, from being nominated as Vice-President of Ghana, to featuring on the cover of Forbes magazine at 25. As a graduate from Buckingham, you will be joining an esteemed group.

Students who successfully complete our BSc in Accounting and Finance are also eligible to apply for exemptions from many accounting professional bodies, such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Take your studies further through our postgraduate programmes in MSc finance and investment, or in Money, Banking and Central Banking. In just three years at Buckingham, you could graduate with a master’s degree and be launching your business career.

*The Guardian University Guide 2019 (GUG).

WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY

Megan, Accounting and Finance

“I honestly loved my time at the University of Buckingham and I learnt lots about my chosen degree as well as about myself. The accounting and finance course was a mixture of accounting modules and business modules which I think is perfect for my future career in the business industry.”

YOUR FUTURE CAREER

The accounting and finance degree programme provides a great platform for a career in the accounting and finance sectors, by giving graduates wishing to become accredited accountants a ‘fast-track’ route to achieve their qualification. Our graduates regularly join the accountancy programmes at international professional services firms, including Deloitte, Grant Thornton and PwC.

The skills developed on the degree will also serve as a basis for a career in business management, banking, financial services and consultancy.

MEET OUR LECTURERS

Debarpita Bardhan-Correia, Dean of the Business School

Deba is Dean of the Business School and has strong interests in enhancing the teaching and learning experience for students at all levels. Her areas of expertise are Service Management and Cross-cultural Management and she supervises Master’s and PhD dissertations.

Dr Gurcharan Singh, Reader in Finance, Head of Department and Programme Director

Dr Gurcharan Singh is the Programme Director for the MSc in Accounting and Finance, the MSc in Finance and Investment and the MSc in Financial Service Management. His areas of expertise are in finance (portfolio management, investment, corporate finance) and operational research.

INDUSTRY LINKS

We have strong links with local accountancy firms including PwC and Grant Thornton across Buckinghamshire and have ongoing internships opportunities available for undergraduate students.

The Institute of International Monetary Research, based at the University of Buckingham, also offers paid internships to students that have an interest in the financial and banking sectors.

*Teaching Excellence Framework: The Times Higher Education metrics rankings, 2017