Accounting and Finance

Accounting and finance is the discipline that provides the financial intelligence behind commercial and organisational decision-making. Accounting is concerned with the recording, reporting, and auditing of financial information, ensuring that organisations and their stakeholders have an accurate picture of financial position and performance. Finance focuses on the management and allocation of money, analysing investment decisions, capital structure, risk, and the workings of financial markets.

Together, these two subjects equip graduates with the foundational knowledge for a career in any sector that involves managing, reporting, or working with financial resources.

At the University of Bedfordshire, this three-year, full-time degree develops your understanding of financial reporting, management accounting, taxation, corporate finance, and the regulatory frameworks within which financial professionals operate. The programme is designed with a strong commitment to student support and academic engagement, and recent student satisfaction surveys have returned high scores for teaching quality, academic support, and learning resources across the institution's accounting courses. A typical entry tariff of 120 points reflects the inclusive and accessible character of this programme.

Graduates of accounting and finance degrees go on to work in a wide range of settings, including accountancy practices, corporate finance departments, investment banks, financial consulting firms, public sector finance, and management roles in organisations of all sizes. Many pursue professional qualifications with bodies such as the ACCA, CIMA, or ICAEW as a next step after graduation, and undergraduate study in accounting and finance provides a strong foundation for these routes. Postgraduate study in accounting, finance, or a specialist area such as taxation or financial analysis is also an option for those seeking further academic development or senior professional roles.