Accounting, economics and finance degrees
From the individual financial choices we make each day, to the big decisions that shape the success of the global economy, the subjects of accounting, economics and finance deal with how money is made, spent, shared, recorded and managed.
And because money impacts every aspect of society, accounting, economics and finance degrees are among the best for graduate employment prospects. With the analytical skills, financial expertise and experience you'll gain on your degree, you could graduate into jobs such as investment banker, stockbroker, financial analyst, accountant, forensic accountant, project manager or management consultant.
5 reasons to study an accounting, economics or finance degree at Portsmouth
Our accreditations can help you fast-track your career and reach chartered status sooner. Depending on your course and modules you could graduate with ACCA or CIMA exam exemptions, which means you'll only need to take the remaining industry exams after your graduate.
We're a recognised Centre for Excellence for finance teaching with the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), meaning your degree has an industry seal of approval.
We have a range of courses and qualifications which meet your career aspirations. The range of modules that are available on our degrees allow you to enhance your skills and tailor your degree in the area of your specialism.
Depending on which course you choose, you'll access our industry standard Bloomberg terminals to monitor and analyse financial market activity and use financial databases like DataStream and Bank Scope. You'll have the chance to earn your Bloomberg Certificate as you study.
As one of our graduates you will be entitled to five years of employment support provided by our Careers and Employability department upon the completion of your degree.
Discover our Bloomberg Suite
Students on courses including economics, accounting, mathematics and finance can monitor and analyse real-time financial data in our Bloomberg Suite.
A Bloomberg terminal is something that is used by professional economists often in a financial related role and it shows live prices of things like equity shares or stocks or currency fluctuations. As a university we have access to this, just slightly delayed so we can’t actually gamble any money on it, but it shows students the real world application, what is going on right this second and we can use that data to directly add some value on to the theory that we teach so we can find out information about stocks and shares, about businesses but also trades and commodities.
This is a real benefit for students when they graduate, mainly because they are able to see economics live in action now but also the job that the students might be going to might actually be using some of this software so they are already familiar and they would already have that Bloomberg certificate to show that.
Discover more
To find out more about these courses and to explore our campus, you can visit on of our Postgraduate Open Events or explore our virtual experience.
Postgraduate Open Days
Come to our next event to talk to our course leaders, researchers, expert support teams and current students.
Virtual Experience
Get a feel for life on campus without leaving home. Discover panoramic views of the campus, watch course webinars, look at accommodation, browse facilities like labs, workshops and studios, explore our leisure facilities and more.
