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BSc (Hons) Accounting
Are you looking for the skills you need to achieve your ambitions in business or finance?
This degree is specifically designed to help you develop skills in seven key areas which are vital for accountants and business leaders; adding value, communication, decision-making, ethics and professionalism, problem-solving, teamwork and technical competence.
Part of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales' (ICAEW) Undergraduate Partnership Programme (UPP).
Course statistics
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This course is also available with a work placement
65
students joined this course in 2024
95%
of BSc Accounting students in employment or further study within 15 months (Discover Uni)
World University Rankings
6th in the UK and 23rd in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS World University Rankings 2025)
7th in the UK and 45th in the world for Business & Management Studies (QS World University Rankings 2025)
- Degree awarded
- Bachelor of Science (BSc)
- Duration
- 3 years
- Typical A-level offer
- AAA
- Typical contextual A-level offer
- ABB
- Refugee/care-experienced offer
- BBB
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer
- 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL
- How to apply
- UCAS course code
- N400
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Apply through UCAS
- UCAS course code
- N400
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course overview
- Study accounting at a UK Top 6 and 23rd in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS World University Rankings 2025).
- Join a unique course offered by only three UK universities, designed alongside the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Undergraduate Partnership Programme (UPP).
- Access exclusive ICAEW networking events held at our Alliance Manchester Business School, where you can meet companies offering internships, such as Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, Grant Thornton, Mazars, and PwC.
- Fast-track your professional qualifications by gaining exemptions from ICAEW ACA, CIMA, and ACCA exams, helping you qualify as a chartered accountant two years after graduation.
- Learn from leading academics and industry experts who bring both research excellence and real-world experience into the classroom, ensuring your learning is relevant and up to date.
Open days
Join us on campus to learn more about your course, grab a chat with current students and academics, and explore our campus with its fantastic facilities.
It’s an invaluable opportunity to explore, discover, and enjoy some of the vibes that attract so many students to Manchester.
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Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2026 will be £9,790 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £33,100 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
We know that student finance can be complicated. The links below provide further information to help guide you.
Learn more about student finance options for UK students.
Learn more about fees and finance for international students.
As an international student you may be eligible for our Global Futures Scholarships . This is open to students starting their studies in September 2026.
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Alliance Manchester Business School
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 161 306 3095
- ugadmissions.ambs@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/bsc-hons-accounting/
- School/Faculty overview
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Alliance Manchester Business School was established in 1965 as one of the UK's first two business schools. Today, we are the UK's largest campus-based business and management school, and 'Original Thinking Applied' is at the heart of everything we do. Find out more .
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