This multidisciplinary degree programme combines your interests in both accounting and management to gain a unique skills-set in both disciplines for a successful career. The accounting modules will give you a solid theoretical and practical accounting knowledge which is useful to examine and interpret financial performance, while management modules will cover the wide range of business subjects including strategic management, marketing, human resource management, corporate governance and sustainability.
You will gain quantitative and management skills needed for strategic decision-making as well as how to manage organisations in dynamic environments. The degree could take you into the global world of multinational companies and international financial markets. Alternatively, you might choose to use the skills and experience to work in the public sector, or to set up your own business. Recognising the diversity of career paths available for graduates with both accounting expertise and leadership skills, the programme offers flexibility to take a range of complementary optional modules in other disciplines including banking, law, and sustainability.
At Bangor Business School, we have a highly qualified team of leadingacademics with professional experience and interests in a wide range of accounting and business management topics including: strategic management, accounting and reporting, taxation, corporate communication, financial management, marketing, sustainability and human resource management. Our academic team is engaged in world-class research in accounting and management, and regularly works with policymakers in government, regulators and think-tanks. They are dedicated to bringing their insights from the world of policy, research, and professional practice to help you to develop your knowledge and understanding, and realise your potential as an accounting and management consultant.
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The Accounting and Management degree is an exciting choice for anyone interested in a career in business, who wants to secure a solid foundation in analytical skills. This keeps the option of professional accountancy open but allows students to maximise their understanding of management and development of broad workplace skills. It offers opportunities across all sectors. You could choose a career in management consulting, working for an international company. Alternatively, you might want to set up your own enterprise, secured by your strong understanding of both company finance and management skills. Public sector management and accountancy offers opportunities across the UK and globally. Government departments and local authorities are all looking for graduates who can demonstrate analytical knowledge and skills, combined with leadership and organisational understanding.
The degree offers you unique skills and abilities which are in demand by employers. Many CEOs of publicly-listed companies started out with an accounting background.