Accounting, Economics and Finance undergraduate courses

With strong employer partnerships, real-world experiences and the opportunity to get hands-on with the latest professional data, we will help you to kick-start your career in accounting, economics and finance.

Why study Accounting, Economics and Finance at Derby?

• Enhanced by strong connections to industry: our degrees aim to develop key employability skills through innovative and research-informed teaching.
• Gain hands-on experience: Our Financial Markets Lab allows you to put theory into practice by getting hands-on with the same software used by finance experts worldwide, giving you vital insights into financial market analysis and the fast-paced environment of the trading floor.
• Field trips, industry visits and live consultancy projects will deepen your knowledge and enable you to gain real-world experience and insights into industry.

Career opportunities

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

Career opportunities graduates may consider include:

• accountant / corporate accountant
• tax professional
• reporting and billing specialist
• financial analyst
• operations analyst
• consultancy
• researcher
• customer insight officer

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.

Economics and Finance – your questions answered

Senior Lecturer Dr Weiwei Yang answers your frequently asked questions about Economics and Finance.