BSc Accounting and Management with Professional Placement
2025 entry
Course summary
This four-year professionally accredited course offers not only a fully integrated degree that combines accounting and management subjects but also the opportunity to do a professional placement in your third year. The course aims to equip you with the attributes needed to pursue a wide range of accounting, consulting, and managerial career paths as a future organisational decision-maker. You will develop not only your ability to interpret, assess, and communicate financial and non-financial data but also transferable skills needed in modern societies.
During the first two years, you will develop sound knowledge and understanding of accounting practices, financial management techniques, and contemporary theories and practices of management and organisational behaviour.
The placement year in a financial environment in an accounting firm or an organisation in another industry will enhance your understanding of the areas of accounting and management encountered in your studies. You will also develop an understanding of how an organisation operates and learn to take on responsibility within a team.
You will return to Bristol for your final year to study the disciplines of accounting and management in more depth. Beyond the core units, you can specialise by choosing from an evolving range of accounting and management units. The course will allow you to sharpen your ability to think critically and challenge received information. You will also develop the key interpersonal skills needed for success in your professional career.
This course provides rewarding opportunities to participate in a summer internship and the Bristol PLUS Award. You'll also benefit from the Professional Liaison Network within the faculty, which runs a professional mentoring scheme with alumni, insight talks, and internships.
This course is available by transfer; you can apply to BSc Accounting and Management and register your interest to add a professional placement once you have joined us. Placement opportunities are based on first-year examination results and a successful application to a participating employer.
Course structure
In the first year, the focus is to provide you with a solid foundation for the study of Accounting and Management. You will study fundamental principles across core disciplines in accounting, finance, management, and economics. You will be able to choose optional units in the second semester of the first year.
The second year builds on principles learned in the first year while advancing your knowledge in accounting, finance, and management subjects. It emphasises strengthening your analytical, problem-solving, and other transferable skills. You will be able to choose from a wide range of management and accounting optional units.
The placement year will enhance your understanding of the areas of accounting and management encountered in your studies. During the placement, you may have the opportunity to complete the first stage of the professional accounting examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
The final year consolidates your learning from years one and two. You will have an opportunity to further develop your critical skills and deepen your knowledge of complex issues in accounting and management. Beyond the core units, you can specialise in the area that interests you the most by choosing from an evolving range of accounting and management units, for example, Auditing, Financial Statement Analysis, The Practice of Management, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability. Through your study, you will acquire more advanced quantitative and qualitative skills which are crucial for success in the financial-technology era.
Entry requirements
We accept a wide variety of qualifications and welcome applications from students of all backgrounds. Below is a guide to the typical offers for this course.
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Selection process
- Regulations and codes of conduct we abide by to create a positive environment for learning and achievement are found in the University admissions policies and procedures.
- If applying with extenuating circumstances please see our policy.
- Full information about our selection processes for Accounting and Management with Professional Placement can be found in the Admissions Statement:
Admissions statement - The admissions statement above relates to 2024 entry. The statement for 2025 entry will be available in summer 2024.