Lancaster University

Course Details

Accounting and Management Studies (Industry) BSc Hons

Course Description

This degree scheme offers a wider choice of management subjects than our single honours Accounting and Finance degree. You’ll study the fundamental concepts of the accounting discipline, whilst at the same time developing your knowledge of Management and related subjects such as organisational behaviour, organisational strategy and marketing. In your first year you’ll follow the Introduction to Accounting and Finance module as well as Economics and a third subject. Your second year courses include Accounting Information Systems and Auditing; Management Accounting for Business Decisions; and Statistical Methods for Business. You’ll spend your third year on placement, giving you the opportunity to gain skills and experience which are distinct but complementary to the theory and academic skills obtained in the rest of your degree. In your final year, you’ll move on to subjects such as Taxation; Financial Statement Analysis and Strategic Management Control.

Course Duration

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4year

Career outcomes

All our Accounting and Finance degrees prepare you for a wide variety of careers in business, with many of our graduates working with professional firms and financial institutions, as well as large commercial and local government organisations. Roles include trainee accountants, finance managers and banking advisors. Your degree will also equip you with highly desirable transferable skills which have helped recent graduates find work in the fields of financial customer service, IT support and marketing and communications. Several graduates have also continued their academic studies and embarked on Masters degrees.




Accounting and Management Studies (Industry) BSc Hons Lancaster University