Robert Gordon University's BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance degree will develop your academic knowledge and understanding, practical hands on skills and broader abilities needed for a successful career. Established links with professional bodies and employers ensure the course is relevant for today’s accounting profession.
You will learn about the key business disciplines by studying a contemporary mix of modules including management accounting, financial reporting, tax, audit and ethics. Our unique paid placement opportunity, provides real life experience and in some cases, can enable you to qualify as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland faster than other Accounting and Finance graduates.
Robert Gordon University is based in Aberdeen, and has consistently had one of the best graduate employment rates and a reputation for high quality teaching (it was rated gold in the national Teaching Excellence Framework in 2017) in Scotland. RGU has implemented work placements on the vast majority of its undergraduate courses, and this is a valuable asset to graduates as they progress into full-time careers. The University also actively forges partnerships with business and industry on an ongoing basis in order to ensure students graduate with the most up to date and desirable skills and knowledge. Many of its courses are the result of a close collaboration with industry.