Accounting and Economics

Are you interested in a rewarding and professional career? this accredited course offers the ideal platform for students to develop theoretical and practical skills valued by employers. our close links with professional accounting bodies provide you with the opportunity to gain exemptions from some professional exams, allowing you to complete them at a faster pace and giving you a head start in the graduate jobs market. you will study accounting modules which will give you a solid grounding in key business concepts, ideas and methodologies. the economics modules will teach you how to analyse and measure real economic issues based on your knowledge of economic theory.

During this course you will have the option to complete a paid placement year, an invaluable opportunity to put the skills developed during your degree into practice. this insight into the professional world will build on your knowledge in a real-world setting, preparing you to progress onto your chosen career. our careers programme dmu works can help to hone your professional skills with mock interviews and practice aptitude tests, and an assigned personal tutor will support you throughout your placement. previous students have taken up placements in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, including some international posts, with leading companies such as the government economic service, rolls royce, ernst & young, ibm, lloyds banking group, volkswagen financial services and the nhs.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

A degree in accounting and economics develops skills that are in high demand in areas such as business, finance and the civil service. this programme allows students to tailor their modules to areas of interest and career ambition,allowing you to specialise in a discipline that you enjoyed studying on the programme. recent graduates have progressed to careers in positions including commercial finance analyst at red bull, auditor at kpmg, cost technician at pepsico, tax processor at grant thornton and financial criminal analyst at barclays.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. De Montfort University has partnerships with the following companies: