Accounting and Finance with Placement Year

About this course

Accounting and finance together provide the language and the analytical tools through which organisations measure performance, allocate resources, manage risk, and report to investors and stakeholders. Accounting is concerned with the recording, classification, and communication of financial information, while finance focuses on the management of money, investments, and financial risk. Together they underpin the functioning of every organisation from small businesses to global corporations, as well as financial markets and public institutions. At the University of Reading, this four-year full-time programme is designed to prepare you for careers in accountancy firms, financial institutions, and large multinational enterprises. The curriculum covers the core subjects of professional accounting education, including financial reporting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, and corpor

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 95% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 55% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

The tabs above carry the rest: modules and satisfaction (The Course), where you'd live and what it costs (Student Life), the full pay story (Pay & Outcomes), and easier ways into the same subject (Alternatives).