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University degree

Accounting and Finance

The University of Essex
Qualification
Degree
Length
5 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

Explore how accounting and financial analysis informs business decision-making with this four-year integrated Bachelors and Masters degree. Accounting and finance data informs business decision-making every day so it is vital for organisations to employ accounting and finance professionals who understand how to meet business objectives. Our MAcc Accounting and Finance offers you an integrated Bachelors and Masters degree, allowing you to progress seamlessly from your undergraduate to postgraduate studies within a single course.

We not only teach you how financial information underpins leadership, strategy and planning, but how financial decisions can impact society and the economy. We develop your understanding of governance and ethics, so you can take actions for the good of organisations and the wider world. You further your understanding of advanced accounting and corporate finance and can tailor your studies to your professional ambitions by choosing from a range of optional modules.

MAcc Accounting and Finance includes an introductory first year to familiarise you with wider business topics, such as management and marketing.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts5%
48-63 pts5%
64-79 pts16%
80-95 pts18%
96-111 pts13%
112-127 pts6%
128-143 pts7%
144-159 pts7%
160-175 pts6%
176-191 pts2%
192-207 pts1%
208-223 pts2%
240+ pts1%
How they qualified
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
What graduates earn over time
£26,500
3 years on
£34,000
5 years on
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on The University of Essex's own site.
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