BSc Accountancy
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Accountancy, an accounting degree centred on financial management, taxation, auditing, and corporate reporting. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Accounting, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Entrepreneurship. This degree is accredited by the ACCA, CIMA, and ICAEW, and offers a four-year full-time route that includes a professional placement year. The first year covers core subjects through Foundations of Economics, Mathematics for Economics and Finance, Financial Markets, Statistics and Data Analysis, Managing Information with Technology, and Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management. The second year progresses with Management Accounting, Taxation, Company Law and Regulation, and Principles and Practices of Financial Accounting, alongside optional choices such as Quantitative Methods or Research Methods in Business and Management. The final year comprises compulsory modules in Audit and Assurance, Strategic Financial Management, and Corporate Reporting. Students can select optional modules in areas such as Forensic Accounting, Sustainability Accounting, and International Business Strategy, or undertake an Economics, Finance, and Accounting Project.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 31 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4 and Mathematics SL 2 or HL 2
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 88%: 114 offers from 130 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Finance Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 72%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 75%
- Other HE qualification: 25%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Foundations of Economics
- Mathematics for Economics and Finance
- Financial Markets
- Statistics and Data Analysis
- Managing Information with Technology
- Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management
- Management Accounting
- Taxation
- Company Law and Regulation
- Principles and Practices of Financial Accounting
- Quantitative Methods
- Research Methods in Business and Management
- Audit and Assurance
- Strategic Financial Management
- Corporate Reporting
- Forensic Accounting
- Sustainability Accounting
- International Business Strategy
- Economics, Finance, and Accounting Project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Accountancy at Brunel University of London earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £30,500 after 3 years, £37,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,000 and £47,500. The £37,000 median after five years is £3,500 more than the UK median for Accounting.
What do graduates of BSc Accountancy at Brunel University of London do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Accountancy at Brunel University of London?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Accountancy at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 31 points in the IB. The average entrant had 124 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Accountancy at Brunel University of London?
88% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 114 offers from 130 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Accountancy at Brunel University of London?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.