Business Management and Accounting BSc (Hons)

Learn to think critically about different aspects of management and develop your accounting know-how on our Accounting and Business Management BSc. Gain a skill set highly valued by employers so you can go on to a successful accountancy or management career in a variety of industries, at home and internationally. <br/><br/>**Why choose this course?**<br/>- Accredited by Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, (CIMA) and Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy CIPFA<br/><br/><br/>- No. 1 in the UK. Britains best university, ranked by students (Student Crowd University Awards, 2022)<br/><br/><br/>- Opportunities to spend a year working in industry, undertake an entrepreneurship year and to study abroad<br/><br/><br/>- Access to industry-leading software such as Bloomberg, STATA, and Thomson Reuters<br/><br/><br/>- Learn from highly respected academics and knowledgeable practitioners<br/><br/><br/>Explore essential accounting competencies which illustrate that the subject incorporates more than just monitoring the numbers, it’s also about actively supporting and contributing to a businesses success, developing analytical and communication skills and understanding financial strategy. Studying business management will enhance your knowledge of the management of different types of organisations and expose you to key areas such as organisational behaviour, operations, quality and business strategy. Our Accounting and Business Management BSc has been designed to give you the opportunity to gain expertise in both subjects so you can graduate with the right portfolio of transferable skills to pursue your career ambitions. <br/><br/>Your studies will start with a focus on learning the core aspects of financial and management accounting such as the statement of financial position (balance sheet), the statement of profit or loss (income statement), as well as making sure you have the required level of mathematical knowledge to support financial analysis. The course will also give you a broad introduction to management, business and organisation, as modern business needs individuals who can think critically about managing and who appreciate what work means for employees. <br/><br/>You will strengthen your abilities in preparing key financial statements and use IT to support and improve your essential quantitative techniques for developing models and presenting data. You will examine business strategy and activities, including a virtual business game simulation that will provide you with the opportunity to put the theory youve been learning on the course into practice. <br/><br/>**About Keele**<br/>Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university. <br/><br/>We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level. <br/><br/>Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.