Program Overview

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BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance

Why study this course with LJMU?

• Ranked 6th in the UK, Guardian League Table 2025 - Subject Ranking Accounting & Finance
• 95% of students surveyed said academic support on this course was good or very good (National Student Survey 2024)
• Winner of 'Outstanding Course Team' at the JMSU Student Experience Awards 2023, voted for by LJMU students
• Professionally accredited by four of the main accountancy bodies in England and Wales
• Tutors trained at top accounting firms such as Deloitte, Ernst & Young and Grant Thornton
• Excellent business links with companies as diverse as Airbus, Matalan, Cummins, Volkswagen Group and NHS
• Options to work a year in industry or study abroad
• Opportunities to secure exemptions from UK professional accountancy qualifications once you graduate
• Shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Awards 2024 Business School of the Year

About your course

The BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance at Liverpool John Moores University offers you the chance to secure professional accreditation from the four main accountancy bodies in England and Wales.

It also gives you a head start on the path to gaining a professional accountancy qualification, as it allows a number of exemptions from UK professional accountancy exams.

One of the benefits of the course is the option of taking a year out to complete a paid placement in industry, in the UK or overseas. However, if you prefer not to take a whole year out from your studies, you will have other opportunities for work-related learning.

Students on this programme also have the opportunity to spend one or two semesters in their second year on the identical LJMU degree programme at our partner college in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, keeping the professional body recognition of their studies at LJMU. Liverpool Business School also has partnerships with business schools at universities and colleges across Europe, in the USA and in China. Students can choose to spend an additional year of study at one of our partner universities between the second and third years. All study abroad opportunities are in English. There are also many supported opportunities to study at partner universities during summer vacations and Liverpool Business School provides places on language skills courses.

Course modules

What you will study on this degree

• Year 1
  • Introduction to Financial Accounting (20 credits)
  • Business Mathematics & Statistics (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Economics (20 credits)
  • Academic & Professional Awareness (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Financial Reporting & Corporate Governance (20 credits)
  • Management & Cost Accounting (20 credits)
• Year 2
  • Financial Accounting (20 credits)
  • Management Accounting for Decision Making (20 credits)
  • Financial Management (20 credits)
  • Data Analysis for Accounting and Finance (20 credits)
  • Developing Employability (20 credits)
  • Law for Accounting and Finance (20 credits)
• Year 3
  • Advanced Financial Accounting (20 credits)
  • Strategic Management Accounting (20 credits)
  • Corporate Finance (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance (20 credits)
  • Taxation (20 credits)
  • Auditing & Assurance (20 credits)
  • Personal Finance (20 credits)
  • Financial Modelling and Valuation (20 credits)

Professional accreditation

The BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance is professionally accredited by four of the main accountancy bodies in England and Wales: the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Your Learning Experience

• Teaching Support Assessment
• Excellent facilities and learning resources
• Work-related learning

Career paths

A degree in Accounting and Finance opens up a huge range of potential careers because the success or failure of an organisation is ultimately determined by its financial performance.

Liverpool Business School has historically an excellent employment record with graduates securing graduate-level positions with leading employers in public and private sectors. These include Everton Football Club, Kellogg company, Santander and Deloitte.

Most of our Accounting and Finance graduates complete three-year training contracts with professional accountancy firms or private/public sector organisations while studying part time for their remaining professional accountancy exams. Many contracts enable you to specialise in areas such as audit/assurance, tax, corporate finance, and business advice/consulting.

Outside accountancy, graduates have forged successful careers within retail and investment banks, financial services, finance companies, building societies and so on. However, if you do want to work in investment analysis and financial services, we advise you to qualify as a professional accountant first. This respected qualification gives you a solid platform from which to build your career, and once you qualify, there will be plenty of opportunities to move between different roles and industries in the UK and abroad. Recent graduates have found roles within organisations such as Lloyds TSB, Barclays, MBNA, The Bank of New York, Ulster Bank and WGZ Bank.

Tuition fees and funding

• Home: £9,535
• International: £17,750
• Placement year: £1,905 (Home), £3,830 (International)

Entry requirements

• Grades/points required: BBC-ABB (112-128)
• GCSEs and equivalents: Grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics/Numeracy
• A levels: BBC-ABB
• BTECs: Extended Diploma: DMM-DDM
• Access awards: Pass overall with a minimum of 112 points
• International Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• OCR Cambridge Technical: Extended Diploma: DMM-DDM
• Irish awards: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• T levels: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications

Additional requirements

• Interview required
• DBS, Occupational Health requirements: No

International requirements

• IELTS: 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of the course start date.