Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Accounting and Finance] From Middlesex University

Why study the BA in Accounting and Finance (Hons)Êat MiddlesexÊUniversity?

You will gain advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of accounting and finance and learn to understand management concepts within an international business context. BA Accounting and Finance is the ideal first step to becoming a qualified accountant. You can also choose to study Spanish or Mandarin as part of your degree, to ensure you stand out in a competitive job market.

Work placements are an invaluable opportunity to gain employability skills so we have introduced two options by which you can integrate into your time at Middlesex. Those who wish to do a placement can take either a 36 week sandwich placement in Year 3 as part of a 4 year degree or two 18 week summer placements allowing you to complete your degree within 3 years.

Middlesex University is in the top 5 in London and in the top 300 worldwide for Accounting and Finance (The Complete University Guide and Times Higher Education World University Rankings).

Course highlights

• Our links with the UK's leading professional bodies, including the ACCA, ICAEW and CIMA ensure that, upon graduation, students receive a number of exemptions from professional exams

• We cover the costs of students to join the ACCA's Accelerate and CIMA University schemes which gives graduating students associated membership of both bodies, offering further reductions in professional exam fees and access to professional body employability and academic resources, and networking

• Students will learn to use industry standard accounting programmes, including Sage and OneSource, with the opportunity to gain a CIMA certificate in Sage. Our Financial Markets Lab also gives students access to finance software such as Bloomberg and Datastream

Career

An Accounting and Finance degree opens the doors to a range of careers, many with excellent progression and competitive salaries such as Trainee Accountant, Audit Trainee, Financial Risk Analyst, Finance Assistant and Credit Controller. Previous graduates have progressed into careers with a wide range of prestigious organisations including:

• PriceWaterhouseCoopers

• Deloitte

• Grant Thornton

• Philips

• Centrica

• City Bank

• Credit Suisse

• Leadenhall Finance

• Royal Mail

• Hacker Young

• John Lewis

You can pursue a career as a professional accountant following accreditation (setting you on the path to becoming a professional accounting).