Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year) with Placement Year

Accounting and finance is one of the most professionally oriented degrees available, building the knowledge and skills that underpin careers in the organisations that allocate and manage capital in the global economy. Accounting provides the language of financial measurement, enabling companies to understand and report their performance and meet their legal and regulatory obligations. Finance develops the analytical frameworks for valuing assets, managing risk, making investment decisions and understanding how financial markets work.

Together they form a preparation for careers that are central to how businesses and economies function.

At the University of Warwick, this five-year programme combines a foundation year with a placement year, as well as a year abroad, giving you an unusually structured set of practical and international experiences alongside one of the UK's most respected business school qualifications. The foundation year builds the academic preparation needed for degree-level work, while the placement year gives you direct professional experience before your final year, and the year abroad broadens your international perspective. The typical entry tariff is 168 points, reflecting the quantitative demands of a programme at a leading business school.

Studying at Warwick means studying in a research-intensive environment with strong international connections and close ties to the financial and professional services sector. The programme is professionally oriented in a specific and valuable sense: choosing particular module combinations can lead to exemptions from a number of professional accountancy exams, reducing the time and cost of qualifying once you have your degree.

Graduates from accounting and finance programmes move into careers in audit, tax, management accounting, investment banking, asset management, corporate finance, financial analysis and consulting. The combination of a Warwick degree and professional exemptions puts graduates in a strong position within competitive graduate schemes and professional training routes. Postgraduate study in finance or accounting is another option for those seeking further specialisation.