Accounting and finance are vital functions in any economy. An effective financial sector contributes fundamentally to the ability of other sectors to flourish. The strong reputation of accounting in the UK has always made it an attractive place in which to study this subject and the trend towards internationalisation of accounting and auditing standards can only enhance the employability of UK-trained accounting and finance graduates throughout the world.

Our BA (Hons) Accountancy and Financial Management degree is a one or two-year course aimed at overseas students who already have a diploma in accounting or are otherwise qualified to begin degree studies at second or final-year level. This degree brings together the twin disciplines of accounting and finance and is the course for you if you are planning to either obtain a professional qualification after graduation and become an accountant, or if you wish to use your analytical skills, financial expertise and strategic insight to forge a career within finance and the financial services sector.

Features

To prepare you for your future career we believe that your degree must be firmly grounded in practice:

Accreditation and exceptions

In addition to obtaining a degree in accounting this programme also offers an accelerated route to qualifying with one of the professional accounting bodies such as ICAEW, CIMA and ACCA.

Career focused

The entrance criteria of this degree have been designed to comply with the requirements of the major accounting firms' graduate programmes.

Links with the profession

We constantly work to build and maintain our links with accounting and finance professionals, which brings practical benefits to our students. One example is our professional mentoring scheme, by which level 2 and 3 students may be paired up with a practising accountant in the area to enable them to get real-world advice and feedback.

International students

The University of Portsmouth’s International Office is dedicated to providing assistance during the application process and throughout your studies here. For information on accommodation, tuition fees and how to apply, please visit the International Office website. You will need to have 120 higher education credits and English IELTS six or TOEFL 550 (215 computer-based).

Find out more

If you are interested in studying this course, you can meet us at one of our Preview Days which run from July to November in the year prior to you joining. You will need to reserve a place for yourself and any visitors in plenty of time as they get booked up very quickly.

If you would like detailed information about fees, please visit our tuition fee pages, and for guidance on applying for a university place, go to our undergraduate admissions page.