Accounting and Finance

Accounting and finance sits at the centre of how organisations function, reporting on financial performance, managing capital and making the quantitative arguments that support major decisions. Accounting is concerned with the preparation, presentation and analysis of financial information, from the fundamentals of bookkeeping and reporting through to audit, taxation and management accounting. Finance addresses how capital is raised, how assets are valued, how risk is measured and managed, and how financial markets operate.

Studying both together gives you a thorough and integrated command of the financial dimension of organisational life.

At the University of Bristol, this three-year full-time degree offers a fully integrated curriculum that treats accounting and finance as inseparable disciplines rather than parallel tracks, developing your technical knowledge alongside your analytical and quantitative skills. Bristol is a research-intensive university, and the degree reflects current scholarship in both accounting and financial economics, exposing you to the evidence and debates at the frontier of these disciplines. You will study financial reporting, management accounting, corporate finance, financial markets and institutions, investment theory and the regulatory and ethical frameworks within which accounting and financial practice operate.

Typical entry is around 152 UCAS tariff points.

Graduates from accounting and finance programmes at a research-intensive university like Bristol are recruited across the full range of financial careers, including audit, corporate finance, investment management, financial analysis, consultancy, treasury and accounting in the public sector and the third sector. Many pursue professional qualifications with bodies such as ICAEW, ACCA or CFA, working toward chartership while in employment. The combination of analytical depth and technical financial competence developed through this degree provides a strong foundation for a long-term career in finance.