Accounting and Finance

About this course

Accounting and finance are the disciplines through which organisations understand, control, and communicate their economic activity. Accounting concerns itself with recording and reporting financial information accurately and transparently; finance addresses how capital is raised, allocated, and managed over time, and how risk is evaluated and priced. Together they form the analytical backbone of business, and professionals who are fluent in both are among the most versatile in the economy. At the University of Leicester, this three-year full-time degree gives you a thorough grounding in both disciplines. You will study the principles and practice of financial and management accounting, the workings of capital markets, corporate finance, investment theory, and financial reporting. The programme is structured to give you both the technical skills and the broader analytical perspective th

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 35% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →

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