BA Accounting & Economics
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BA (Hons) in Economics, Accounting and Finance. Core topics include Accounting, Data Analysis, and Statistics. The programme is professionally accredited by ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA and ICAEW with exemptions from professional examinations. An optional year in industry is available after the second year, and a partnership with Xeinadin Accountants provides a paid 12-week summer internship.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 112 A level: Minimum three A levels to include Grades CCC. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: DMM IB: 2 x H5. No specific subjects required.
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What students say
Based on about 25 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 98%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 28 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 17%
- Unemployed: 2%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 25%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 85 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 6%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 15%
- Wales: 58%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Financial and Digital Accounting
- Management Accounting
- The Economy – Microeconomics
- The Economy – Macroeconomics
- Quantitative Methods for Data Analysis
- Global Financial Services
- Performance Management
- Financial Management
- Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Experiential Work or Volunteering Opportunities
- Taxation
- Intermediate Quantitative Methods
- Games and Information Theory
- Year in industry
- Advanced Performance Management
- Advanced Financial Management
- Behavioural Economics
- Macroeconomics: Theory and Application
- Labour Economics and Health Economics
- Advanced Taxation
- Econometrics
- Forensic Accounting
- Industrial Work Experience
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Accounting & Economics at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £40,000. The £30,000 median after five years is £18,500 less than the UK median for Economics.
What do graduates of BA Accounting & Economics at Cardiff Metropolitan University do next?
82% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Accounting & Economics at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Accounting & Economics at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 92 UCAS points.
Does BA Accounting & Economics at Cardiff Metropolitan University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Accounting & Economics at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.