Our Accounting and Economics course gives you a great combination of academic study and a strong vocational emphasis.<br/><br/>In the first two years you will get a broad and solid grounding in core accounting and economics topics. In your final year, depending on your interests and career aspirations, you can then choose to:<br/>- focus more on one discipline or<br/><br/><br/>- maintain a balance of both or<br/><br/><br/>- include some modules in a new area such as finance.<br/><br/><br/>In your second or final year you can experience working in a local charity by helping with basic accounting. This is part of our Accounting for Community: Engaging Students (ACES) project.<br/><br/>By the end of the course you will have developed a broad range of valuable skills and attributes such as:<br/>- commercial awareness<br/><br/><br/>- an international perspective<br/><br/><br/>- an analytical approach to problem solving<br/><br/><br/>- the ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively.<br/><br/><br/>And you will be ready for a career in accountancy or economic policy, or to continue to study at masters level. You may also be interested in studying our Accounting and Finance course.