Newcastle University

Business Accounting and Finance BA Honours
UCAS Code: NN14 (4 Years)

• Course Overview
• Modules
• Entry Requirements
• Careers
• Finance

Newcastle University has joined forces with professional services firm PwC and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) to offer this innovative degree.

Combining the study of business, accounting and finance with guaranteed paid work placements at PwC, it accelerates your progress to qualification as a Chartered Accountant. The result is that you could be fully qualified in just over a year from graduation.

Professional accreditation

This degree is professionally accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). 

It contains custom-designed modules that satisfy the requirements for the ICAEW’s Professional Stage examinations. Providing you pass these modules with a mark of 50% or 55% (depending on the module) you will be able to complete the requirements for the ICAEW’s Professional Stage by the end of Stage 3. 

This means that once you graduate, you will have only the ICAEW’s three Advanced Stage examinations to pass in order to complete all the examinations needed to qualify as a Chartered Accountant. Some of the material that you study in Stage 4 of the degree will help you with these final papers.

Read more about how this degree can help you make accelerated progress towards becoming a fully qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Quality and ranking

Accounting and Finance at Newcastle is highly regarded, ranking in the top 10 UK universities in The Complete University Guide 2013.

Teaching and assessment

Modules are taught by a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials. In a typical week most students will have eight to 16 hours of lectures and two to six hours of seminars, tutorials and workshops. Optional help sessions and online self-study software programmes are also available. Further information can be found on our undergraduate web pages about the approach to teaching and learning at Newcastle University.

Assessment methods used include course work, individual and group presentations, online assessment and dissertations. Teaching and assessment methods may vary from module to module, more information can be found in our individual module listings.

Work placement

This degree integrates over 200 days of qualifying technical work experience with PwC, divided across the second, third and fourth years:

• Your three work placements add up to approximately half of the approved technical work experience required by ICAEW in order to qualify as a chartered accountant
• Opportunities exist across the UK - PwC will provide practical help and financial relocation assistance should you need it
• You will receive an attractive salary with paid holiday

Find out more about the preparation and training you will receive for your work placements on the Business School's website.

Newcastle University Business School

As a student in Newcastle University Business School you will have access to teaching, learning and computing facilities in our brand new, state-of-the-art building within Newcastle's emerging business district. Take a virtual tour of our new building on our Business School website.

All Business School students have access to specialist careers support from our award-winning Careers Service, and career management sessions with our dedicated Business School careers adviser. The Business School also runs an annual career development week to give you an insight into possible career options and to help you to start thinking about your future.

We encourage all of our students to gain work experience while studying with us. This could be on a full-time, part-time, or voluntary basis. The Business School's Placement Officer will support you in your search for a work placement. Other opportunities for you to boost your personal and professional skills during your studies include:

• Business School summer internship scheme
• Peer mentoring scheme to help international students settle in to life at Newcastle

You will be part of a global community in the Business School, with staff and students representing 69 different countries. You will also have the chance to have a say in how the Business School is run through initiatives such as the Board of Students.