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Accounting and Finance with a Professional Placement Year (BSc)

Cardiff University

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 19,700
Country Rank#19
Duration48 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Learn from the best

Benefit from the expertise and support of research-active staff in a School ranked 1st for research impact.

Industry insights

Prepare for your career with industry-specific workshops in partnership with professional accounting firms.

Placement year

Gain industry experience in your area of choice; develop the skills, and connections to accelerate your career.

State of the art trading room

Prepare yourself for trading and risk management in a controlled environment equipped with Investor Simulations, TRETS and Bloomberg.

Professional accreditation

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) and others.

Multiple financial crises, technological developments, globalisation and regulatory changes have revolutionised the international financial sector. As organisations find ways to respond to these unprecedented changes, employees with cross-cutting accounting and finance expertise are in high demand.

Our BSc Accounting and Finance with a Professional Placement Year programme is accredited by the Accounting Professional Bodies and is designed to equip you with practical skills and professional confidence for a successful career in accounting and finance-related roles, or in preparation for postgraduate study and research.

On a universal first year, shared with our BSc Accounting programme you’ll develop business and finance expertise from our team of international researchers and qualified accounting professionals. They’ll introduce you to corporate finance and strategy, markets, institutions and taxation while encouraging you to consider the social, economic and ethical implications of your decisions.

Your Professional Placement Year is an opportunity to put your university knowhow into practice as you take up a paid accounting or finance role and complement your academic study with exposure to real-world business scenarios.

Course Content
Course structure

This is a four-year, full-time course, consisting of 120 credits a year. All modules are compulsory in year one. In year two and year four, you choose modules to the value of 120 credits from a range of core and optional modules.

The modules shown are an example of the typical curriculum and will be reviewed prior to the 2022/2023 academic year. The final modules will be published by September 2022.

Year one
Get to grips with the fundamentals of accounting and finance.

You’ll discover how these core business disciplines intersect with economics, statistics, law and marketing.

Year two
Combine theory and practice as your understanding of the basics grow.

You’ll start to appreciate current developments in real-world accounting and finance scenarios before choosing from a range of specialist pathways.

Year three: Sandwich year
Apply your university know-how in the real world, as you embark on a salaried placement year.

This is your chance to enhance your career prospects by building a network of business contacts.

You’ll gain insights into organisations and industries with no long-term obligations, develop new skills and hone your competitive edge ready to stand-out in the graduate job market.

Year four
Master advanced aspects of financial management as you bring your professional experience back to the lecture theatre in your final year.

Modules in security analysis and portfolio management, corporate finance and financial derivatives will preface opportunities to tailor your degree to your career ambitions.
Fees & Scholarships
Tuition fees for 2022 entry

Fees for home status
- £9,000
Fees for overseas status
- £19,700
Career Prospect
Our track record speaks for itself. 97% of our students are in employment and/or further study within six months of graduating.

Our dedicated career professionals have got you covered on things like industry placements, internships, work experience and insights.

You’ll benefit from career consultations, interview and CV writing workshops, industry-specific events and specialist psychometric assessment and broad skills training.

Cost Of Studying At Cardiff University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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