Accounting and Finance BSc Honours
- UCAS code: N400
- Full time
- 3 years
This flexible, professionally accredited degree provides a fantastic grounding for an exciting career in the diverse sector of accounting and finance.
You are currently viewing course information for entry year: 2025
Next start date:
- September 2025
UCAS Institution name and code:
- NEWC / N21
Course overview
This Accounting and Finance BSc degree will equip you with real-world, problem-solving skills. You'll learn about the academic theory that underpins professional accounting and finance practice.
This three-year course will give you a head start on your career. You'll benefit from industry-recognised accreditations, research-informed teaching, and practitioner insight.
Our course balances practical application and the development of technical skills. The programme will cover the core areas of financial accounting, management accounting, and finance.
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Quality and ranking
Professional accreditation and recognition
All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body.
Modules and learning
Modules
The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Featured module
ACC2021: Understanding Company AccountsAnalyse the accounts of a listed company in the context of the environment it operates in and with comparative companies. Develop skills for your future career.
Optional module availability
Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.
Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.
To find out more please see our terms and conditions
Stage 1 will provide an introduction to the core principles of accounting and finance. We'll cover topics including financial accounting, management accounting and finance, economics, and business law.
Modules
You will develop your skills in finance, financial accounting and management accounting. You'll complete a group project where you analyse a publicly listed company. You'll produce a written report and presentation.
You can choose an optional module such as auditing, strategic business analysis or career development.
Modules
| Optional Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Strategic Business Analysis | 20 |
| Auditing | 20 |
| Career Development for second year students | 20 |
In your final year, you will delve further into financial accounting, management accounting, and international financial management. You will explore non-financial issues such as ESG, Sustainability and Ethics.
Through optional module choices, you'll be able to explore more specialist areas. These include auditing, derivative modules, issues in behavioural finance, and taxation.
Modules
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting | 20 |
| Management Accounting | 20 |
| International Financial Management | 20 |
| NCL Edge - Accounting and Finance Final Year | 0 |
| Optional Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Strategic Business Analysis | 20 |
| Auditing | 20 |
| Issues in Behavioural Finance | 20 |
| Derivative Markets | 20 |
| Auditing as Social Accountability | 20 |
| Taxation | 20 |
| Accounting, Organisations and Society | 20 |
| Accounting, Change and Development | 20 |
| Career Development for final year students | 20 |
We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They are based on the modules chosen by our students in 2024-25.
Teaching time is made up of:
- scheduled learning and teaching activities. These are timetabled activities with a member of staff present.
- structured guided learning. These are activities developed by staff to support engagement with module learning. Students or groups of students undertake these activities without direct staff participation or supervision
Teaching and assessment
Teaching methods
You'll learn from highly qualified academics and accounting practitioners with real-world expertise. You'll also gain sector insight from leading accountancy firms and business experts.
You'll learn through a combination of:
- lectures
- seminars
- tutorials
We're a Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner. This gives you the option to self-study the Bloomberg Market Concepts certificate.
Assessment methods
You'll be assessed through a combination of:
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Assignments – written or fieldwork
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Coursework
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Dissertation or research project
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Examinations – practical or online
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Group work
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Presentations
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Projects
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Seminar tasks/exercises
Skills and experience
Practical skills
This Accounting and Finance course will equip you with technical skills and the knowledge to confidently apply them in real-world scenarios.
Business skills
During your degree, you'll develop real business knowledge and skills. You will understand how to help businesses grow, survive, and succeed.
You'll also have the opportunity to gain commercial awareness and develop a business mindset. You can achieve this through an optional work placement after your second year.
Research skills
Our teaching is informed by the latest research. We'll ensure that your studies reflect current accounting practice.
You'll also develop your research skills as you gain an in-depth knowledge of key industry issues.
Opportunities
Work placement
You'll spend 9 to 12 months working in an organisation either in the UK or internationally. You'll receive University support from our dedicated team to help you apply for work placements. Work placements take place between stage 2 and 3.
You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.
Recent placement students have completed roles including:
- Audit and Assurance Placement Student
- Corporate Services Assistant
- Tax Support Accountant
- Supply Chain Finance Student
- Examples of projects include:
- Developing new data visualisation toolkits within Power BI for P&G
- Working in secondments across personal Tax and Audit for a Big 4 firm
- Working with Netherlands and Belgium offices on financial reporting reports for automotive company
If you choose to complete a work placement, it will extend your degree by a year. Placements are subject to availability and must be secured by the student.
Find out more about work placements
Study abroad
Experience life in another country by choosing to study abroad as part of your degree. You’ll be encouraged to embrace fun and challenging experiences, make connections with new communities and graduate as a globally aware professional, ready for your future.
You can choose to spend up to a year studying at a partner institution overseas.
If you choose to study abroad, it will extend your degree by a year.
Facilities and environment
Facilities
Newcastle University Business School is one of the largest Schools in the University. We have over 4,000 students from over 85 countries. This valuable community extends beyond our current students to include:
- regional, national and international leaders
- over 37,000 alumni in our network, spanning 152 countries
- leading professional and academics who are experts in their field
- businesses and partners in academe
The Business School is the gateway to Newcastle Helix - a landmark 24 acre hybrid city quarter. It brings together researchers, business and communities with the purpose of helping families, communities and cities around the world live healthier, longer, smarter, and easier lives.
We have two buildings – the Business School and the Frederick Douglass Centre (FDC). Both offer a range of purpose-build facilities, including.
- computer clusters housing over 120 PCs, plus open IT spaces for laptops
- seven large lecture theatres, plus a 750-seat auditorium – the largest in the University
- 25 seminar and teaching spaces, many with flexible furniture to accommodate learning
- a dedicated Student Hub and Quiet Space, providing a mix of space for group work, individual study, or quiet study
- study pods, some with wall mounted screens, and bookable rooms for working in groups or individually
- a contemporary café, refurbished in 2025
- two dedicated hubs for employability support and events
- a Bloomberg lab with over 20 terminals, so you can experience a real trading room floor
- Experimental and Behavioural Economics Lab, a state-of-the-art research facility for conducting studies in experimental economics and economic psychology
- a flexible conference room with panoramic views across the city and St. James’ Park, which doubles up as a large flexible teaching space
Accessibility
The Business School values individual differences and the diversity this brings. Our buildings are accessible and user friendly. We have a range of adjustments that can support you when moving around our buildings, such as lifts and accessible toilets. The FDC also offers gender-neutral toilets.
Support
Your teaching and learning is supported by Canvas. Canvas is a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). You'll use Canvas to submit your assignments and access your:
- module handbooks
- course materials
- groups
- course announcements and notifications
- written feedback
Throughout your studies, you’ll have access to support from:
- peer mentors – fellow students who can help you settle in and answer any questions you have.
- academics
- personal tutor – an academic member of staff to support with academic and personal issues
- our University Student Services Team
- student representatives
- wellbeing colleagues
- employability, graduate outcomes and placement and study abroad teams
Your future
This course will prepare you for a wide range of accounting and finance roles across all business sectors.
Recent graduates have secured roles in companies including Ernst and Young, KPMG, Mazars LLB, AXA, PwC, Capita Asset Services, and Deloitte. They took on roles such as:
- business analyst
- finance associate
- tax analyst
- trainee auditor
- assurance associate
Throughout this Accounting and Finance course, you'll develop a broader set of transferable skills:
- communication
- analytical skills
- logical thinking
- teamwork
- attention to detail
These skills will make you highly employable in a wide variety of other industries and roles.
Benefit from our industry links
We have excellent links with accounting and finance professionals in many industries and professional bodies.
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Careers support
Our Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.
Visit our Careers Service website
Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK
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Entry requirements
All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications. The entrance requirements and offers below apply to 2025 entry.
| A-Level | |
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| International Baccalaureate | |
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Other UK and the Republic of Ireland qualifications
Contextual Offers
Through one of our contextual routes, you could receive an offer of up to three grades lower than the typical requirements.
Qualifications from outside the UK
English Language requirements
Entrance courses (INTO)
International Pathway Courses are specialist programmes designed for international students who want to study in the UK. We provide a range of study options for international students in partnership with INTO.
Find out more about International Pathway Courses
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Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can allow you to convert existing relevant university-level knowledge, skills and experience into credits towards a qualification. Find out more about the RPL policy which may apply to this course.
Tuition fees and scholarships
Tuition fees for academic year 2025-2026
See our ‘Home Fee Students’ and ‘International Fee Students’ information below for more information on tuition fee levels, fee status and inflationary fee increases.
| Qualification: BSc Honours | |
|---|---|
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Home students full time 3 years |
Tuition fees (Year 1)
£9,535 |
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International students full time 3 years |
Tuition fees (Year 1)
24400 |
Year abroad and additional costs
For programmes where you can spend a year on a work placement or studying abroad, you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year.
Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.
Scholarships
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