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Accounting and Finance (with a professional placement year)

BSc · University of Sussex · 4 years

Accounting and Finance (with a professional placement year)

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University of Sussex

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION87%
CONTINUATION90%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS90%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 54% of the work its graduates go into (High).

About this course

Accounting and finance is the foundation of commercial and public sector financial management, developing the skills to prepare, interpret, and act on financial information. Accounting covers financial reporting, auditing, management accounting, and the regulatory frameworks that govern how organisations account for their activities. Finance adds the tools for investment appraisal, corporate financial strategy, risk assessment, and the management of assets and liabilities. Together they prepare you for the professional qualifications and career paths that sit at the centre of business and the economy. At the University of Sussex, the BSc in Accounting and Finance with a professional placement year is a four-year full-time programme that includes a foundation year as well as the placement itself. The foundation year provides a supported entry for students who need to build their mathemat

Where its graduates go

The 2 largest scored destinations, covering 90% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 80% 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).

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).