Bachelor of Arts - Accounting and Finance (Honours) (with placement year)

This course is ideal for students interested in a professional career in accounting and want to maximize the number of exemptions from professional body exams.

Close links with employers and professional accounting bodies ensure students have the opportunity to enhance their future career prospects and gain up to nine exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the maximum number available, as well as exemptions from CIMA, CII, ACT, AIA, CFA, CIPFA, ICAEW and the CPA.

DMU's Bloomberg Trading Room – one of the largest in a UK university – will give students a simulated experience on industry-standard software that is used by decision-makers in finance.

Key features

• 96% of the Accounting and Finance graduates from summer 2017 are in work or further study after graduating (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2016-17). • DMU is a Gold Status ACCA Learning Partner and are accredited by CIMA. • DMU graduates have gone on to careers in globally renowned organisations. Recent successes include Barclays, Ernst & Young, IBM, PwC and many more. • Enjoy an international experience with #DMUglobal – on these trips students will visit sites like Wall Street which give them a real-world experience that applies directly to their studies. • Module content is broad in nature, covering a multitude of topics including Management Accounting, Corporate Finance, Management and Strategy, Forensic Accounting and Advanced Financial Reporting.