Accounting

Accounting is the discipline through which organisations measure, record, and communicate their financial performance, and through which decisions about resource allocation are informed and held to account. It is one of the most directly vocational of undergraduate degrees, opening well-defined routes into professional qualification and a wide range of careers in business, finance, and the public sector.

At the University of Hull, this three-year full-time programme benefits from professional accreditations that provide graduates with significant exemptions from the examinations required for membership of major accounting bodies. This means that you graduate already part-qualified toward your professional accounting designation, which translates into a faster and often better-remunerated route into the profession. You will study financial reporting, management accounting, taxation, auditing, corporate finance, and business law, developing both the technical knowledge and the analytical skills that professional practice demands.

The programme also develops broader business awareness, ensuring that you understand the commercial context in which accounting operates and can communicate financial information clearly to non-specialist audiences.

The typical entry tariff is 104 UCAS points, and the degree is studied full time over three years.

Graduates from accounting programmes pursue careers as chartered accountants, management accountants, auditors, tax advisers, financial controllers, and finance directors in professional services firms, corporate finance functions, public bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. The professional exemptions available through this programme mean that the path to qualification as an ICAEW, ACCA, or CIMA member is shorter and more efficient than without an accredited degree. Further study options include postgraduate accounting qualifications and master's degrees in accounting and finance.