Introduction
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- Experience practical learning that provides you with opportunities to tackle real-world challenges.
- Get hands-on accounting experience in our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab, to prepare you for a diverse career.
- Cover a wide range of topics essential for success.
- Study on a course with professional accreditation, ensuring a quality education and the opportunity for exemptions in professional exams.
- Take advantage of our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab, a simulated yet authentic trading environment where you can apply theoretical knowledge in practical scenarios.
What is an Accounting and Finance Degree?
Our Accounting and Finance degree prepares you for a multitude of careers, including finance, banking, insurance and the charity sector.
Using real-world challenges as your starting point, our BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance degree will equip you with all the skills you need to dive into the world of business. Whether it’s through our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab in Chelmsford, out on placement or through an internship, you’ll get the chance to put what you learn to the test.
Alongside these practical opportunities, you’ll also be learning all about the ever-changing world of business – from business law to marketing concepts and beyond.
Our course could see you go on to become a practising accountant or opt for a wider range of careers in business – it’s up to you where your journey takes you.
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Key facts
Entry requirements
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Fees and paying for university
Facilities
Course features
As an Accounting and Finance student you'll benefit from:
- physical or virtual access to our Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab to put your new-found knowledge into practice in a fully simulated and safe environment
- active collaborative learning, which includes digitally supported learning with online screencasts providing background material to support face-to-face discussion.
Outstanding student support
Join our student community and:
- learn from experienced tutors, who'll provide encouragement and feedback
- benefit from a Personal Development Tutor from day one, who's there to support you throughout your time at university
- make full use of facilities including extensive library and IT resources
- access support with careers and employability, study skills, health and wellbeing, and more.
Accreditation
ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA and ICAEW accredited
Our Accounting and Finance degree is accredited by ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA and ICAEW.
You’ll be exempted from the nine Applied Knowledge and Skills papers of the ACCA qualification, four of the 15 exams of the ICAEW's ACA qualification, eight of the 16 exams of the CIMA qualification, and six of the 12 exams of the CIPFA qualification.
Lecturers
Venuste Habimana
Lecturer
Yazan Al Maaiteh
Lecturer
Careers
What can you do with a degree in Accounting and Finance?
The world of business never stands still and our BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance degree course is no different. Taking real world challenges as our starting point, there is a major focus on practical, hands-on learning to get you set up for a career in business.
You could go on to become a practising accountant or opt for a wide range of careers in the business sector. You may find yourself working in a global corporation, a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) or even for yourself – it’s not unusual for company CEOs to come from an accounting or finance background.
Graduation doesn’t need to be the end of your time with us, of course. You might decide to stay at ARU and study for a Masters, such as our renowned MSc Accounting and Finance. With our Alumni Scholarship, you'll even get 20% off your fees as an ARU graduate.
Employability and personal career development
Informed by employers, our courses support an integrated approach to employability. You’ll have opportunities to develop the skills and abilities they are looking for and gain a deeper understanding of how your academic learning relates to the world of work through Live Briefs and Ruskin Modules.
To amplify your career ambition, you will need to actively dedicate time outside of your studies, whether you choose to explore an ARU Certificate for Professional Development, placements, internships or volunteering. Or you could make a social impact by collaborating with our partner organisations through our volunteer scheme Students at the Heart of Knowledge Exchange (SHoKE). These all give you an edge, providing you with experience that you will be able to evidence on your CV and talk about in interviews.
Our Employability and Careers Service offers a range of expert advice and support to build your unique professional profile, including tailored career appointments, advice on writing your CV, and help to complete job applications. You’ll have 24/7 access to the Careers Centre, our comprehensive online digital resource, which empowers you to start building a Personal Career Development Plan from the very start. Design your future at ARU.
STELLA
“Studying a course I love makes my time at ARU even more enjoyable, because I’m spending time learning something with people who share the same interest.”
STELLABSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance
Vibrant campuses
Choose where you study: we offer this degree course in the heart of Cambridge, Chelmsford or Peterborough.
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