Accounting
undergraduate
courses

Accounting – your questions answered

In the below video, Senior Lecturer, Darren Byrne, answers some of the most frequently asked questions about Accounting at the University of Derby.

• Gain hands-on experience using the same information and technology relied on by financial professionals all over the world, in our Financial Markets Lab
• We’ve designed the BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance course to ensure that, if you select the relevant module pathway, you’ll be eligible to apply for the maximum exemptions offered by ACCA and for a range of exemptions offered by CIMA, ICAEW and AIA. This means you can achieve membership of your professional body more quickly and accelerate your career progression
• You’ll be taught by an academic team who are passionate about their subjects and influential in their research. With some of the region’s best student/ staff ratios, you’re guaranteed plenty of support
• Field trips and industry visits will deepen your knowledge, our students recently visited PKF Cooper Parry and Chatsworth House to put their learning into practice

What our Accounting graduates do

Accounting graduates are always in demand and so there is lots of potential for you to fulfil your ambitions.

Career opportunities open to graduates include:

• accountant / corporate accountant
• tax professional
• reporting and billing specialist

Companies our graduates have gone on to work for:

• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Boots
• HMRC
• Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd