BScAccounting
Accounting is concerned with the provision of decision-useful economic information for both internal and external organisational stakeholders, through financial statements and budgeting. This degree is designed for students who intend to enter the accounting profession and as such contains considerable practical content, as well as essential theory and critical thinking skills, in the various specialisations of Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing, Taxation and Finance. Students will also have the opportunity to develop their interpersonal skills including communication, leadership and teamworking, in order to lead people and manage change.
- Entry requirements
- AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade B
- English language requirements
- An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component.
- Tuition fees
- £16,900 / ¥153,774
Course Content
The Single Honours Accounting degree comprises compulsory modules together with optional modules available in the School. The modules are:
Year 1
- Accounting Information Systems*
- Introduction to Legal Study and Basic Contract Law
- Introductory Financial Accounting*
- Introductory Management Accounting*
- Economy, Society and Public Policy 1*
- Quantitative Methods
Year 2
- Financial Accounting*
- Financial Decision-making*
- Financial Market Theory
- Management Accounting*
- Managerial Behaviour Optional Modules
- Data Analysis and Optimisation
- Financial Modelling
Year 3
- Advanced Financial Accounting*
- Advanced Management Accounting*
- Auditing and Accountability
- Law of Business Organisations*
- Taxation* Optional Modules
- Issues in Not-for-Profit and Public Sector Accounting
- Supply Chain Management
- Business Ethics
Note: students completing Accounting with either French or Spanish, complete Accounting based modules each year (indicated with an*) and complete one year-long language module.
Related courses
- Actuarial Science and Risk Management
- 4 years (N323)
Applications open
Why Queen's
Professional Exemptions
The degree is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW), Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and Association of International Accountants (AIA). You will gain automatic exemptions from some professional examinations on completion of the course.
Industry Links
There is an emphasis on helping students improve their skills for employment. Accounting students take part in tailored employability and skills workshops, and business games, where representatives from accountancy firms and professional bodies provide students with information on placement and graduate opportunities.
World-class Facilities
You will have access to Bloomberg terminals in the FinTrU Trading Room, giving students the skills, experience and knowledge necessary to prepare them for a career in the financial services sector.
Internationally Renowned Experts
Many of our staff are leading international experts in their fields of research and a significant number are qualified accountants with many years of professional experience.
Student Experience
The majority of the Accounting modules have prizes which are sponsored by employers or professional bodies. Students can join the Student Managed Fund, a student-run organisation which aims to educate its members on trading and investing through guest speakers, competitions and educational seminars.
Careers/further study
The Accounting degree offers a firm base for either further academic study or taking the final examinations of the main professional accountancy bodies. It attracts students of the very highest calibre and is recognised by the accounting profession, industry and the public sector. As a result, Accounting graduates from Queen’s are much sought after throughout Britain, Ireland and further afield.
Graduate Careers and Achievements
At Queen’s, we aim to deliver a high quality learning environment that embeds intellectual curiosity, innovation and best practice in learning, teaching and student support to enable students to achieve their full academic potential.
Typical career destinations
- Financial accountant
- Management accountant
- Analyst
- Auditor
- Forensic accountant
- Researcher
- Financial controller
- Partner
- Banker
Graduate employers include:
- PwC
- EY
- KPMG
- Deloitte
- Moore Stephens
- Baker Tilly Mooney Moore
- Bank of Ireland
"In my experience detailed help and feedback is available to you when asked for from your lecturers, who are keen to promote your success and are often leading contributors to the academic field they teach"David Grant, BSc Accounting Graduate
