The Southampton Business School has an international reputation for Accounting and Finance. Accountancy is concerned with the provision and analysis of information for a variety of purposes. These include regulation, resource allocation, and a range of other decision-making tasks, both within and outside an organisation. Finance addresses the ways in which money is raised and distributed over time, including the measurement and management of risk, the valuation of financial assets, and the operations of capital markets and their relationships with government, financial institutions and business. These subjects are informed by a range of perspectives including those from economics, mathematics, behavioural and political science, psychology and sociology. This Accounting and Finance BSc degree will provide you with a thorough working knowledge of accounting and finance theory and methods in the context of social science. You will learn how to prepare and interpret financial and managerial information for a variety of users, as well as gaining an understanding of the theory and practice of investment and finance.

The anticipated destination of students in this programme is management roles in a wide range of private, public and third sector organisations (including social enterprises), particularly the most innovative students. A small number may form their own businesses on graduation, or within a few years of graduating. The intent of the BSc Accounting and Finance is not to encourage too-early business formation, but to develop wider enterprise competencies that will enable employability in a range of organisations. Understanding better quality venture creation should be the result for students who choose this path.Southampton has an enviable record for producing high-calibre graduates who move quickly into good careers soon after finishing their studies. The latest survey of Business graduates showed that 89% were employed or undertaking further study six months after graduating.Employers value the quality of our programmes and recognise the skills of our graduates. Many of our graduates go on to professional training and graduate management schemes while others begin careers in management, accounting, finance or banking.