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BSc (Hons) Accounting with Industrial / Professional Experience

15 students joined this course in 2024

£24,563 is the current average starting placement salary with some earning up to £29,000

100% of our Accounting placement students achieved a 1st or 2:1 degree (2025)

6th in the UK and 23rd in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS, 2025)

7th in the UK and 45th in the world for Business and Management studies (QS, 2025)

95% of students in employment or further study within 15 months (Discover Uni)

BSc Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience / Overview

Year of entry: 2027

Degree awarded
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Duration
4 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

Full entry requirements

How to apply

Apply via UCAS .

UCAS course code
N401
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 networking events and field trips organised by the ICAEW.
  • 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.
  • Complete a full-year work placement in your penultimate year of study.

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Fees

Fees for entry in 2027 have not yet been set. For entry in 2026 the tuition fees were £9,790 per annum for home students, and are expected to increase slightly for 2027 entry.

You will receive a significant tuition fee discount for the placement year. UK students with a household income of up to £35,000 are also eligible to receive a  cash bursary  worth up to £2,000.

Additional expenses

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.

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
Email
Website
https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/bsc-hons-accounting-with-industrialprofessional-experience/
School/Faculty overview

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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