Accounting & Mathematics Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Accounting is the process of collecting, measuring, analysing and communicating information to aid decision making within businesses and other organisations. Mathematics incorporates successful explorations of numerical, geometrical and logical relationships.

Triple-crown accreditation signals the Adam Smith Business School meets the highest global standards in education and research. This recognition validates the quality of education provided and enhances graduates’ employability, placing us in the top league of international business schools.

Programme structure

Years 1 and 2

You will take courses in:

* Economics

* Finance

* Financial accounting

* Management accounting

* Mathematics

* Statistics

Years 3 and 4

If you progress to Honours (years 3 and 4), you will take a range of core and optional courses including:

* Algebra

* Mathematical methods

* Metric spaces & basic topology

* Advanced financial accounting practices

* Audit theory & practice.

In year 4 you will also undertake a research project/dissertation, usually supervised within the School of Mathematics & Statistics, although a limited number of projects will be supervised by the Adam Smith Business School.

Partnership and industry links

The University has close links with professional bodies and employers, many of whom offer placement opportunities to students. Some professional firms run presentations and drop-in sessions for prospective graduates and also run separate events to give you a chance to interact with their staff.

Our international links

There are opportunities for you to go abroad for up to a year as part of your undergraduate studies: see Study abroad.

We currently have links with partners across Europe, the United States, Canada, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. Courses taken overseas through our exchange programmes form part of your degree. There are no additional tuition fees and you receive support and recognition for your time abroad through the programme.

Career prospects

The financial sector, locally and throughout the UK, actively recruits graduates skilled in all aspects of mathematics, and a significant number of our Honours graduates find employment in the commercial sector, in insurance, accounting, finance or banking.

Our recent graduates have been employed by:

* PwC

* Grant Thornton

* Alexander Sloan

* Cigna

* Deloitte

* Royal Bank of Scotland

* Credit Suisse

Note

Although you will not be a qualified accountant when you graduate, this degree offers exemption from some professional accountancy exams.