Accounting and Finance

Accounting and finance is a degree that develops both the technical proficiency of a professionally oriented accounting education and the quantitative and analytical skills of finance, preparing you for careers across the full range of accountancy, financial services, and management roles. It is one of the most directly employable degree choices available, with professional accreditations that often translate into exemptions from key professional examination papers, reducing the time and cost of qualifying after graduation.

At Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, this four-year full-time programme has established links with professional bodies and employers that ensure the curriculum remains relevant to contemporary accounting and finance practice. You will study financial reporting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, corporate finance, and investment analysis, developing both technical competence and the broader analytical abilities that leadership roles in finance require. A sandwich year gives you extended professional experience, a year abroad broadens your understanding of accounting and financial practice in different national contexts, and work placement experience runs throughout the programme.

Graduates from this programme go on to professional training with major accounting firms, into financial analysis, corporate finance, management accounting, and banking roles, and into audit, tax advisory, and financial management positions across many sectors. The sandwich year and year abroad make graduates particularly attractive to employers who value both professional knowledge and international experience. Postgraduate study in accounting, finance, and business administration is pursued by some graduates, while many proceed directly into professional qualification training with bodies such as ACCA, ICAEW, or CIMA.