Business Management and Accounting (including Foundation Year)

Reasons to choose Kingston
• You'll have opportunities to gain extra certifications in addition to your degree and take part in activities to boost your CV. You can also work or study in another country – widening your horizons while making new friends and experiencing new cultures.



• Our courses embed the development of employability and future skills.



• Kingston Business School has received a Business Accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). This award is earned by just six percent of the world’s business schools and recognizes the high quality and standards of our teaching.



• Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.



About this course
This is a practical business degree with an emphasis on accounting for those who are interested in management but also appreciate the pivotal role that money plays in running a business.

This course is ideal if you’re thinking about a career in business or management, in a role that includes financial resource allocation, such as a department head or practice manager.

This course has a strong emphasis on developing the skills and knowledge sought after by employers, including in-depth knowledge of contemporary business issues, team working and IT skills.

This course is offered with a Foundation Year in Business
The foundation year takes place the year before your degree. You will study at Kingston College and cover topics including professional skills, numerical concepts, business IT, marketing, customer care, and business law. Upon successful completion of this foundation year, you will progress to Year 1 of this degree.

Future Skills
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.

At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.

Career opportunities
This degree is ideal for students who want a career in business or management, particularly in a role which includes financial resource allocation, for example department heads or practice managers.

Typically, graduates will enter junior management roles within a range of organisations, alternatively, they may join an accounting department within an organisation.

At Kingston University – the UK’s leading university for Future Skills – they don’t just teach you a subject; they prepare you for career success in a fast-changing world. Whatever course you choose, you’ll develop the Future Skills employers are looking for.

The commitment to every student’s learning and university experience is highlighted by the success in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). One of an elite group of just 26 higher education providers across the United Kingdom awarded Gold ratings in all three TEF categories – a recognition of dedication to delivering outstanding teaching, learning and student outcomes. 

Kingston University is also in a select group of global universities to be recognised as an Adobe Creative Campus and are consistently rated one of the top higher education providers nationally for graduate start-ups. 

They are proud of their beautiful location – you can enjoy the freedom of a safe, relaxing environment across four diverse campuses with plenty to do and within easy reach of Central London and all its attractions.