Accounting with French

Accounting provides the financial language that organisations use to record what they own and owe, assess performance, plan for the future, and communicate with investors and regulators. It is a discipline that combines technical precision with analytical judgement, and professional accountants work at the centre of decision-making in businesses, public bodies, and not-for-profit organisations of every kind. Adding French to an accounting degree creates a genuinely distinctive qualification, opening up professional and commercial opportunities across the Francophone world and giving you cultural fluency in one of Europe's major business languages.

At Queen's University Belfast, this four-year full-time degree integrates accounting study with French-language modules delivered by the School of Arts, English and Languages. You will develop technical skills in financial and management accounting alongside oral, written, and aural proficiency in French, and gain specialised insights into the culture, society, and history of French-speaking regions of the world. A placement year in a French-speaking country is integral to the programme, giving you immersive professional experience in a context where your language skills are genuinely tested and developed.

This practical dimension is central to the degree's purpose, ensuring you graduate not just with theoretical knowledge but with lived experience of working in a Francophone environment.

The combination of accounting rigour and language competence positions you to take on roles that purely technical graduates cannot fill, particularly in international firms, financial institutions with continental European operations, and organisations working across borders where French is the primary language of business.

Graduates go on to pursue professional accountancy qualifications, including those offered by bodies such as ICAEW, ACCA, and CIMA, while many also build careers in international finance, audit, commercial management, and financial advisory. The language component opens additional doors in European institutions, international development finance, and multinational businesses. Further study at postgraduate level in accounting, finance, or international business is also a popular route.