Accounting & Finance BA (Hons)

Accountants are essential to every business. At Winchester, we are passionate about enhancing your digital capabilities and agile thinking to ensure you thrive in this core and rapidly evolving industry. <br/><br/><strong>Course Highlights</strong><br/><br/><br/>• You are taught by academics with professional experience as accountants, supporting your personal development and helping kick-start rewarding careers.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• We favour workshop-style sessions over lectures, offering you opportunities to apply cutting-edge knowledge and skills to real-life scenarios.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• You will develop a range of transferable abilities and professional practice skills valued by employers, including critical evaluation, self-direction, problem-solving, analysis, presentations, and negotiation.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Learning takes place in class sizes that prepare you to work in management teams, with modules focusing on applying theory to real business scenarios.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• In your final year, you have the option to complete a dissertation, undertake a consultancy project or work placement, or launch a start-up.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• You may choose to spend a year on a paid work placement in a business relevant to your ambitions, increasing your professional confidence and employability.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Learning Style</strong><br/><br/>Our aim is to shape confident learners by enabling you to develop the skills needed to excel in your studies, and onto further studies or the employment market. You are taught primarily through a combination of lectures and seminars, allowing opportunities to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures in groups. You are encouraged to access academic support from staff within the course team and the wide range of services available to you within the University.<br/><br/><strong>Our Connections</strong><br/><br/>Our BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance programme is accredited by prestigious professional bodies known for their commitment to excellence and maintaining the highest standards. This helps to boost your employability and can give you exemptions from some professional exams.<br/><br/>ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)<br/>ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)<br/>CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)<br/>CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants)<br/><br/>Previous graduates took up trainee positions with accounting firms such as Deloitte and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.