BSc Economics and Accounting
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Economics, Accounting and Finance. Core topics include Accounting, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, and Policy Analysis. The programme is available as a three-year route or a four-year route with a professional placement year. The degree holds professional accreditation.
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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 94%: 155 offers from 165 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 6 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 75%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 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 30 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 5%
- Foundation course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Mathematics for Economics and Finance
- Financial Markets
- Statistics and Data Analysis
- Microeconomic Principles
- Macroeconomic Principles
- Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Principles and Practices of Financial Accounting
- Quantitative Methods
- Management Accounting
- Introduction to Econometrics
- Company Law and Regulation
- Corporate Reporting
- Taxation
- Audit and Assurance
- Sustainability Accounting
- Managerial and Industrial Economics
- International Money and Finance
- Behavioural Economics
- Development Economics
- Strategic Games
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Economics and Accounting 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 £11,500 less than the UK median for Economics.
What do graduates of BSc Economics and Accounting 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 Economics and Accounting at Brunel University of London?
75% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Economics and Accounting at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 31 points in the IB. The average entrant had 103 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Economics and Accounting at Brunel University of London?
94% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 155 offers from 165 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Economics and Accounting at Brunel University of London?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.