Example courses
What do graduates do?
- Accountant (chartered accountant)
- Management accountant
- Independent auditor
- Forensic accountant
- Tax adviser
- Financial analyst
- Company secretary
- Management consultant
Which subjects matter?
Warwick Business School asks for at least an A in A-level maths and a 6 (B) in GCSE English for Accounting and Finance BSc. For applicants with the IB, it expects at least 6 in Higher Level maths.
Example: London School of Economics, first-year courses
- AC105 Introduction to Financial Accounting
- AC106 Introduction to Management Accounting
- FM101 Finance
- EC1A3 Microeconomics I
- ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics)
Length by country
United Kingdom
USA
Netherlands
GermanyExamples of schools where you can study this subject
12 schools in 6 countries. Programmes were checked on the schools’ own websites. These are only examples; every country has many more options. We choose the schools that fit your budget, documents and goals together.
United Kingdom
University of BirminghamAccounting and Finance · BirminghamUniversity of GlasgowAccountancy & Finance · GlasgowUniversity of ManchesterAccounting BSc · ManchesterUniversity of SheffieldAccounting and Financial Management · SheffieldUSA
Boston UniversityBusiness Administration & Management (Accounting Concentration) · BostonPenn State UniversityAccounting · University Park
Canada
Toronto Metropolitan UniversityAccounting and Finance · TorontoUniversity of Toronto ScarboroughManagement and Accounting · Toronto
Ireland
Dublin City UniversityAccounting and Finance · DublinUniversity of GalwayBachelor of Commerce (Accounting) · Galway
Japan
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific UniversityAccounting and Finance · Beppu
Australia
University of SydneyAccounting · SydneyWhat to know, country by country
For each country where you can study this subject: an example tuition fee and the next step in the timeline. You can find the details in our country guides.
- 26 October to 21 December 2026
Booking period for the January 2027 session of the ESAT, TMUA and TARA exams (for universities other than Oxford and Cambridge).
- 7 November 2026
SAT exam (next date 5 December 2026). Whether a school asks for a test varies by school
- 7 November 2026
Recommended application date for the University of Toronto first review rounds (OUAC 105)
- October to November 2026
For Trinity, ask study@tcd.ie whether your high school is on the direct entry list.
- 21 October to 2 December 2026
Keio PEARL Period I application period. The application fee is 35,000 yen.
- November 2026
Clarifying the diploma route. The Turkish high school diploma is not on the Melbourne and Sydney lists. Looking at foundation, IB, or a US diploma with SAT/ACT
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Frequently asked questions
Does an accounting bachelor's give exemptions from ACCA exams?
ACCA gives exemptions only to programs that it has accredited, and the number of exemptions varies by program. You can check a program's status in ACCA's Exemption calculator tool. Warwick also says that some course choices in Accounting and Finance give exemptions from professional exams.
Can you do a placement year while studying accounting?
In the United Kingdom, there are 4-year options with a placement year. In the University of Liverpool's Accounting and Finance with a Year in Industry, year 3 is one year of work experience in the United Kingdom or abroad. At the University of Reading, the placement year is between year 2 and the final year; 15% of the normal fee is paid for this year.
Does an accounting bachelor's give exemptions in ICAEW's ACA qualification?
In some programs, yes; ICAEW calls this credit for prior learning. The University of Liverpool says its graduates will only complete the remaining modules and the work experience requirement in the ACA. Newman University announced that it received exemption for seven ACA modules for its program. The number of exemptions varies by program.
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Last checked: October 2026.
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