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Accounting and Finance, BSc (Hons)

UndergraduateAccounting & FinancePlacement year option

Covers financial and management accounting, finance and auditing, with placement and foundation-year options. Prepares students for accountancy and finance careers.

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Potential funding at Swansea University

Sri Lanka Bursary (automatic for eligible self-funding students domiciled in Sri Lanka): £6,000 off tuition for postgraduate taught courses; for undergraduates £6,000 off year one plus a £2,000 progression bursary in later years.

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Programme overview

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Covers financial and management accounting, finance and auditing, with placement and foundation-year options. Prepares students for accountancy and finance careers.

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.

31 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.

  1. 01
    Foundations of Financial AccountingPublished course content
  2. 02
    Analytical and Digital SkillsPublished course content
  3. 03
    The Economy and SocietyPublished course content
  4. 04
    Business Law and Professional EthicsPublished course content
  5. 05
    Foundations of Management AccountingPublished course content
  6. 06
    Financial Markets and SystemsPublished course content
  7. 07
    Corporate Finance 1Published course content
  8. 08
    Management Accounting 1APublished course content
  9. 09
    Financial Accounting 1APublished course content
  10. 10
    Financial Markets and InstitutionsPublished course content
  11. 11
    Management Accounting 1BPublished course content
  12. 12
    Financial Accounting 1BPublished course content
  13. 13
    Problems and Decision-Making in EconomicsPublished course content
  14. 14
    Mathematical EconomicsPublished course content
  15. 15
    Corporate Governance and EthicsPublished course content
  16. 16
    Change ManagementPublished course content
  17. 17
    Information SystemsPublished course content
  18. 18
    Organisational BehaviourPublished course content
  19. 19
    Management SciencePublished course content
  20. 20
    Global Business Environment: International Political EconomyPublished course content
  21. 21
    Strategic AnalysisPublished course content
  22. 22
    Critical Thinking in EntrepreneurshipPublished course content
  23. 23
    Business and Employment LawPublished course content
  24. 24
    Investments: Assets; Equities and BondsPublished course content
  25. 25
    Decision Making and AnalysisPublished course content
  26. 26
    Opportunity-driven EnterprisePublished course content
  27. 27
    Environmental & Resource EconomicsPublished course content
  28. 28
    Introductory EconometricsPublished course content
  29. 29
    Human Resource ManagementPublished course content
  30. 30
    Management ConsultingPublished course content
  31. 31
    International BusinessPublished course content

Source checked 19 October 2026. Titles are shown as concise factual course information; the university remains the authoritative source.

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Entry requirements

Can I apply?

Academic
Typical offer ABB–BCC at A-level
Sri Lankan qualifications
Sri Lankan GCE Advanced Level, overall score BCC
English (IELTS)
6.0 with at least 5.5 in each component

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Course information checked October 2026 from the official course page on swansea.ac.uk. The expanded description is original GEC guidance built from the recorded course summary, award level and subject; it does not reproduce a university or partner listing word for word. Exact modules, teaching, assessment, professional recognition, fees, entry requirements and intakes can change. We confirm the latest details with Swansea University before you apply. Global Educational Consultants is an independent consultancy.