Accounting and Finance (BSc)

at Southampton Business School

You must study the following modules in year 1:

• Commercial Law
• Financial Accounting 1
• Introduction to Accounting and Finance
• Introduction to Economics For Non-Economists
• Introduction to Management
• Introduction to Marketing
• Management Accounting 1

You must also choose from the following modules in year 1:

• Foundations of Business Analytics
• Management Analysis

You must study the following modules in year 2:

• Company Law
• Contemporary Issues in Accounting
• Financial Accounting 2
• Financial Management
• Management Accounting 2
• Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets
• Principles of Audit and Taxation

You must also choose from the following modules in year 2:

• Sustainability Reporting
• Business Analytics Programming II: Algorithmic Thinking
• Digital Marketing for Business
• Financial Accounting using Accounting Software
• Human Resource Management
• Islamic Banking and Finance
• Management Ethics

You must study the following modules in year 3:

• Financial Accounting 3
• Management Accounting 3

You must also choose from the following modules in year 3:

• Analytical Accounting Case Studies
• Advanced Taxation
• Advanced Taxation 2
• Analytics Implementation III: Knowledge Management, Methods and Ethics
• Auditing
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business
• Dissertation
• Financial Analysis, Information and Markets
• Futures and Options
• Information, Organisation and Accountability from a Historical Perspective
• International Banking
• Marketing in the Digital Age
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Strategic Management

A-levels

AAB

A-levels additional information

Offers typically exclude General Studies

The below subjects are considered as restricted. This means that we can accept one subject from the following list if combined with other academic subjects

Applied subjects

• Art: including Design, Fine Art, Photography, Textiles
• Communication Studies
• Communication and Culture
• Creative Media
• Creative Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Dance
• Drama
• Film Studies
• Health & Social Care
• Home Economics
• Hospitality and Supervision
• ICT/IT
• Leisure Studies
• Media Studies
• Music Technology
• Outdoor Education
• PE
• Performing Arts
• Public Services
• Sports Studies/Science
• Theatre Studies
• Travel & Tourism
• World Development

Please note; Computing, Computer Studies, Product Design and Applied Business (single and double awards) are not considered to be restricted subjects

A-levels with Extended Project Qualification

If you are taking an EPQ in addition to 3 A levels, you will receive the following offer in addition to the standard A level offer:

ABB and grade A in the EPQ

A-levels contextual offer

We are committed to ensuring that all applicants with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise an applicant's potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience.

Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme, as follows:

ABB

or

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level

International Baccalaureate contextual offer

We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.

International Baccalaureate Career Programme (IBCP) statement

Offers will be made on the individual Diploma Course subject(s) and the career-related study qualification. The CP core will not form part of the offer. Where there is a subject pre-requisite(s), applicants will be required to study the subject(s) at Higher Level in the Diploma course subject and/or take a specified unit in the career-related study qualification. Applicants may also be asked to achieve a specific grade in those elements.

or

BTEC

D in the Business BTEC National Extended Certificate plus AA from two A levels

DD in the Business BTEC National Diploma plus A from one A-level

DDD in the Business BTEC National Extended Diploma

RQF BTEC

We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience.
Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.

Additional information

BTEC qualifications should be in Business, please check with us if your BTEC qualification is in a different subject before applying.

QCF BTEC

D in the Business BTEC Subsidiary Diploma plus AA from two A levels

DD in the Business BTEC Diploma plus A grade from one A-level

DDD in the Business BTEC Extended Diploma

We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.

English language requirements

If English isn't your first language, you'll need to complete an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to demonstrate your competence in English. You'll need all of the following scores as a minimum:

IELTS score requirements

overall score

6.5

Fees for a year's study:

• UK students pay £9,250.
• EU and international students pay £19,300.

Most of our graduates go straight into professional roles within the finance and accounting sector. You'll graduate with the analytical and problem-solving skills needed for a wide range of careers with accounting and finance degree. You could choose to become:

• an auditor

• a tax specialist

• a management accountant

• a consultant

Southampton Business School graduates have secured roles in financial organisations including:

• Bank of China

• Deloitte

• Development Bank of Singapore

• Deutsche Bank

• Ernst & Young (EY)

• PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Like all our business school courses, this degree is also a good foundation for further study at postgraduate level. It also will help you answer how to become a financial manager and how to become a financial investment manager.