With the BA in Accounting degree at the University of Strathclyde you'll gain an in-depth understanding of economics and law will complement your accounting studies and prove valuable to employers.

YouÕll learn about the preparation, presentation and interpretation of financial information. YouÕll also learn how to read and interpret accounting information. YouÕll also explore how accounting can be developed to meet the needs of society and provide information to investors.

You'll study core accounting and finance subjects, along with economics and law. You can also complete accreditation requirements for professional accountancy bodies, if you take the required classes.

In your Honours year, you can either specialise in accounting as a single Honours subject or continue to a joint Honours degree.

You'll also study issues in class then investigate them further in a dissertation project.

Careers

The majority of study combinations of this course leads to a fully-accredited degree, allowing you to train for membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Many of our accountancy graduates go onto qualify as Chartered Accountants through one of the major accounting bodies (ICAS, ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA and CIPFA).

Some graduates enter branches of commerce such as banking, insurance and fund management.

Employers include Santander, Ernst & Young, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, HBOS, KPMG and Morgan Stanley.

This course is also useful for those considering a more general business career.