Accounting and Finance with Law

Accounting and finance with law is a combination that serves a real professional need, since the worlds of accounting, financial management and the law are closely intertwined in practice. Corporate law, taxation, company regulation, insolvency, financial services regulation and contract all require professionals who understand both the financial and the legal dimensions of the situations they deal with. Studying all three subjects together gives you a triangulated understanding of how commercial life is organised and regulated, and prepares you for roles in which that combined knowledge is genuinely useful.

Abertay University's four-year full-time programme includes a year abroad, extending your academic experience internationally and giving you the opportunity to understand how accounting, finance and legal frameworks differ in other jurisdictions. This comparative perspective is increasingly valuable in a world where businesses operate across borders and professionals encounter foreign law and international financial standards routinely. The typical entry tariff for this programme is around 104 UCAS points.

You will study financial accounting and reporting under UK and international standards, management accounting, corporate finance, taxation and auditing alongside modules in contract law, company law, commercial law and the legal frameworks that govern financial services and corporate activity. The programme is likely to align with the exemption requirements of major professional bodies in accounting and law, positioning graduates well for professional qualification routes with organisations such as ACCA, ICAEW, ICAS or CILEX after graduation.

Graduates of accounting and finance with law programmes work across a wide range of professional contexts. Roles in accountancy practices, audit, tax, insolvency, corporate finance advisory and financial regulation all benefit from the combined knowledge the degree provides. Corporate law firms, in-house legal teams and financial services compliance functions are further destinations.

Many graduates pursue professional training contracts in accountancy or law after their degree, with the combined background giving them an advantage in competitive application processes. Postgraduate study in law, taxation, financial regulation or business is available for those who wish to develop specialist expertise further.