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BSc Accounting and Finance
An accredited degree at Leeds University Business School giving a strong accounting and finance knowledge base plus wider professional skills. Optional industrial placement or study abroad.
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An accredited degree at Leeds University Business School giving a strong accounting and finance knowledge base plus wider professional skills. Optional industrial placement or study abroad.
This 36-month undergraduate route concentrates on financial reporting and interpretation, management accounting and business control, professional judgement, governance and accountability. A placement or professional-experience option is recorded, which can help connect academic learning with workplace practice when available.
Course focus
What you can expect to explore
- Financial reporting and interpretation
- Management accounting and business control
- Professional judgement, governance and accountability
- Corporate finance and investment decisions
Skills development
Capabilities you can build
- Financial statement analysis
- Budgeting and performance review
- Numerical accuracy
- Evidence-based financial judgement
The balance of technical, academic and professional skills depends on the modules and assessments offered for your intake.
Learning experience
How you may learn
- Applied work such as case studies, workshops, projects or problem-based tasks.
- Independent study and progressively more complex assignments or projects.
- A placement or professional-experience route is recorded; its length, availability and eligibility should be confirmed for the selected intake.
Who is this course for?
A strong fit for students who are comfortable with numbers and want to understand how reliable financial information supports organisations. Entry requirements still determine eligibility, and students should compare the official module list with their own career goals before applying.
Career direction
Where it may lead
Relevant career directions may include:
- Graduate accountant
- Audit associate
- Management accountant
- Financial reporting analyst
These are examples, not guaranteed outcomes. Employment depends on your experience, location, professional registration where applicable and the modules completed.
Course contents
Published course content for this programme.
34 curriculum items were captured from the university’s official course page. These may include modules, course units or published curriculum topics, and can change by intake, pathway and availability.
- 01Foundations of Finance20 credits
- 02Academic and Professional Development for Studies in Finance20 credits
- 03Statistics and Data Analytics for Finance10 credits
- 04Introduction to Financial Accounting10 credits
- 05Introduction to Management Accounting10 credits
- 06Economic Theory and Applications for Finance20 credits
- 07Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A10 credits
- 08Foundations of Banking10 credits
- 09Corporate Finance20 credits
- 10Financial Econometrics10 credits
- 11Financial Analytics for Decision Making10 credits
- 12Intermediate Financial Accounting20 credits
- 13Intermediate Management Accounting20 credits
- 14From Study to Work10 credits
- 15Applied Credit Analytics10 credits
- 16Banks and Banking Systems10 credits
- 17Business and the Legal Environment20 credits
- 18Python Programming for Finance10 credits
- 19Leading and Managing Small Business10 credits
- 20Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice10 credits
- 21Managing Innovation in Business10 credits
- 22New Enterprise Planning20 credits
- 23Leadership Ethics10 credits
- 24Contemporary Industrial Relations10 credits
- 25Corporate Social Responsibility10 credits
- 26Industrial Economics10 credits
- 27Mathematics for Business and Economics 210 credits
- 28Business Economics10 credits
- 29Intermediate Microeconomics10 credits
- 30Intermediate Macroeconomics10 credits
- 31Organisational Behaviour in Practice10 credits
- 32How Managers Make Decisions10 credits
- 33Evidence Based Consultancy10 credits
- 34Critical Cases in Accounting and Finance20 credits
Entry requirements
Can I apply?
- Academic
- Typical A-level offer AAA
- Sri Lankan qualifications
- Sri Lanka Advanced Level accepted; typical requirements AAA–BBB depending on course. International Foundation Year: average grade A at O/L with A in relevant subjects
- English (IELTS)
- 6.5 overall, no less than 6.0 in any component
- English alternatives
- Minimum IELTS 6.0 (UG) / 6.5 (PG) overall, or GCSE English C/4 or equivalent
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