Accounting and Finance, BSc (Hons)
Swansea UniversityBay Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Become a highly skilled, career-ready graduate with BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance. Our employability-focussed degree will equip you with the theoretical, technical and practical skills to confidently enter the workforce. With a strong focus on sustainability and addressing global challenges such as climate finance, international tax avoidance and FinTech in emerging markets, you will explore the social, ethical and global context of Accounting and Finance, and gain hands-on experience with financial data platforms, exposure to live financial briefs and simulations, and the use of professional tools in our state-of-the-art Finance Lab.
Our degree will give you a head start in achieving Chartered Accountant status, and our Year in Industry, Year Abroad and Foundation Year course options give you the opportunity to tailor your study experience to your needs and career ambitions, ready for an exciting career in Accounting and Finance.
Key highlights
- Head start towards achieving Chartered Accountant status
- Hands-on experience with financial data platforms in a Finance Lab
- Live financial briefs and simulations using professional tools
- Explores climate finance, international tax avoidance and FinTech in emerging markets
- Strong focus on sustainability and the ethical, global context of finance
- Optional Year in Industry or Year Abroad
Entry requirements
- A-level: ABB-BBB — Text: ABB-BBB. A level (or equivalent) typical offer: ABB-BBB
- BTEC: DDM — BTEC: DDM
- Access to HE Diploma: Merit — UK Access: minimum of 33 Distinictions and 9 Merit from Level 3 Subjects
- T-level: Merit — T Levels: Merit
- UCAS tariff points: 120-128 — Mixed Qualifications: 120-128 UCAS tariff points from 3 highest qualifications
- International Baccalaureate: 32 — International Baccalaureate: 32 points
Scholarships
International Excellence Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded as a discount on tuition fees worth up to £5,000 in the first year of study, with a further £2,000 awarded in Year 2 (for £5,000 awardees only, subject to achieving a 70% average).
Swansea University Sport Scholarship
Financial support (of up to £2000).
Thrive Bursary
The Thrive bursary is a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees for the first year of study, with a progression bursary of £2,000 in subsequent years (applied as a discount off tuition fees).
Up to £4,000
Careers this course leads to
- Chartered Accountant
- Financial Analyst
- Auditor
- Tax Adviser
- Management Accountant
- Investment Analyst
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £19,600 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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