BSc Business Management and Accounting with Placement Year
About this course
Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Accounting with Placement Year, a business and management degree centred on commercial operations, financial practices and strategic decision-making. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Project Management, Financial Analysis, Accounting, and Legal Analysis. This four-year programme includes a compulsory business placement year. The first year covers core foundations through modules such as Financial Accounting 1, Foundations of Business Analytics, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, and Introduction to Management, introducing economics, law, and business analytics. The second year examines advanced financial reporting and management topics through modules including Financial Accounting 2, Financial Management, Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets, and Principles of Audit and Taxation, alongside optional choices such as Sustainability Reporting, Company Law, Human Resource Management, and Islamic Banking and Finance. The third year consists of a compulsory Business Placement. The final year focuses on advanced concepts through modules such as Financial Accounting 3, Management Accounting 3, Project Management, and Strategic Management. Optional modules in the final year allow specialisation in areas such as auditing, taxation, corporate governance, risk management, and strategic operations management, with opportunities to undertake an Accounting Research Project or Applied Research Project.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 95%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 30%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 33%
- Finance Professionals: 12%
- Administrative occupations: 9%
- Elementary occupations: 7%
- Sales occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 80 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 44%
- South East: 39%
- South West: 6%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Foundation course: 20%
- Other qualifications: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Commercial Law
- Financial Accounting 1
- Foundations of Business Analytics
- Introduction to Accounting and Finance
- Introduction to Economics For Non-Economists
- Introduction to Management
- Introduction to Marketing for Accounting and Finance
- Management Accounting 1
- Realising Success
- Contemporary Issues in Accounting
- Critical Perspectives on Organisation and Management
- Financial Accounting 2
- Financial Management
- Management Accounting 2
- Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets
- Principles of Audit and Taxation
- Sustainability Reporting
- Company Law
- Human Resource Management
- Islamic Banking and Finance
- Business Placement
- Financial Accounting 3
- Management Accounting 3
- Project Management
- Strategic Management
- Accounting Research Project
- Advanced Taxation
- Advanced Taxation 2
- Applied Research Project
- Auditing
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business
- Financial Analysis, Information and Markets
- Information, Organisation and Accountability from a Historical Perspective
- Risk Management
- Strategic Operations Management
- Technological Innovation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Business Management and Accounting with Placement Year at University of Southampton earn?
The median salary is £31,500 after 15 months, £29,500 after 3 years, £40,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £53,000.
What do graduates of BSc Business Management and Accounting with Placement Year at University of Southampton do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Business Management and Accounting with Placement Year at University of Southampton?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Business Management and Accounting with Placement Year at University of Southampton?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 142 UCAS points.
Does BSc Business Management and Accounting with Placement Year at University of Southampton include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Business Management and Accounting with Placement Year at University of Southampton?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.