Accounting with Finance with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

University of Portsmouth

Modern accountancy isn't all about number crunching and spreadsheets. As an accountant you need to be able to understand, visualise and present financial data to ensure businesses make the right decisions. You'll be at the heart of the business, analysing performance and informing strategy.

This degree focuses on modern accountancy skills as well as general business. You'll learn to inform and persuade using numbers. You'll work in small groups that replicate the workplace, with a focus on teamwork, real world case studies and developing strategy from financial data.

Course highlights
Be taught by professionally qualified accountants who have industry experience with companies such as KPMG, Deloitte and HSBC
Get on the fast track to becoming a chartered accountant through our accredited exemptions from professional exams with 4 global accounting bodies
Be employment-ready by using industry-standard software and databases such as Oracle, SAP, Sage and S&P Capital IQ
Choose options in business analytics to develop the skills that modern accounting needs
Benefit from the opportunity to gain additional certifications, for example the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification for Excel
Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our dedicated Bloomberg Suite
Apply your learning by helping student entrepreneurs and local charities such as Age Concern and The Rowans Hospice with their finances
Feel supported throughout your studies through our peer mentoring, maths support and our team of friendly staff who'll get to know you well
Opt to do a foundation year with ICP to get uni-ready ahead of this course, then take up a guaranteed place on this full Bachelor's degree when you successfully finish your foundation year