Accounting and Management

Accounting and management together provide a rigorous grounding in how organisations are financed, controlled, and led. Accounting gives you the technical tools to prepare, interpret, and audit financial information, and to understand the regulatory and ethical frameworks within which financial reporting takes place. Management broadens this with the study of how organisations are structured and governed, how decisions are made, how people are led and motivated, and how strategy is developed and implemented.

The combination prepares you for roles at the heart of organisational life.

At the University of Reading, this programme includes a foundation year alongside the option of a sandwich year, a year abroad, and a work placement, making it potentially one of the most experiential degrees in its field. The foundation year provides an accessible entry route for students who need to build their academic preparation before the main programme begins. The sandwich year and work placement give you substantial professional experience, allowing you to apply accounting and management knowledge in real organisational settings and to return to your final year with a grounded and practical perspective.

The year abroad adds an international dimension, exposing you to how business and finance operate in different regulatory and cultural environments. Across the academic programme you will study financial and management accounting, corporate finance, business law, operations management, human resource management, and strategic analysis. A typical entry tariff of 120 UCAS points indicates the level of entry expected for the main degree.

The programme develops both technical competence and the broader analytical and communication skills that employers in finance and management value highly.

Graduates enter careers in accounting, audit, corporate finance, financial management, banking, consultancy, and general management. Many pursue professional qualifications in accounting or management. Postgraduate study in accounting, finance, or business administration is also a well-trodden path.