Your Accounting & Finance Offer-Holder Hub
Welcome to the Birmingham Business School Offer-Holder Hub. This page will provide you with all the information you need to make an informed decision about where to study your undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance.
Activate your future
We are absolutely thrilled you have decided to make the University of Birmingham one of your choices. Our Offer-holder Hub is designed to provide you with information to help you make an informed decision on where you wish to study.
Reading lists
You will be given reading lists at the start of the term however in the meantime, feel free to browse some of the reading and other content suggestions for your Accounting and Finance degree below.
Keep in mind that these are just suggestions. You might find more options at your local library, as free downloads online, or at affordable prices in a second-hand bookshop.
Beyond the books
Explore other mediums and engage with different content about Accounting and Finance produced in and outside the University of Birmingham.
Throughout your time on the BSc Accounting and Finance course, employability is a key area of focus.
When you graduate, an array of possibilities opens up for you to take your careers where you want it to be:
- Graduate Schemes
- Routes to qualification e.g. ACCA, CIMA
- Entry level roles
- SMEs
- Entrepreneurial routes and Start-Ups
- International Corporations
- Internships
- Further Study
We are ranked #1 as most targeted university by the UK’s leading graduate employers (High Fliers Research 2024).
Upon graduation, our students go into roles such as: Financial Accountant, Junior Tax Associate, Compliance Analyst, Consultant, Financial and Business Analyst, Project Manager, Fund Administrator.
To work for employers such as: Deloitte, Mazars, Grant Thornton, BDO, RSM, PwC, EY, BNY Mellon, KMPG, Barclays, Bentley Motors.
Whilst other students also decide to take their studies further with courses such as:
- MSc International Business
- MSc Digital Marketing
- MSc Real Estate
- MSc Money, Banking and Finance
- PGCE Teaching
- Graduate Diploma in Law
- MSc Cyber Security
We help to make sure that you are employable through a range of department-led and university-wide initiatives which include:
BBS Careers and Careers Network
As a Birmingham Business School student, you benefit from two award-winning Careers teams.
BBS Careers is an exclusive service for Birmingham Business School students, offering personalised guidance, support, and valuable work experiences. With workshops, alumni events, and individual consultations, you will be equipped to excel during and after university by enhancing your skills and preparing you for internships, placements, and graduate roles. Unique in providing lifelong support, the team will assist you at every career stage, from summer internships to management positions years after graduation.
Careers Network is the University of Birmingham careers and employability team offering career fairs, employer events with top firms across the UK, start-up and entrepreneurial activities, and support. Internships and bursaries are also available exclusively to University of Birmingham students.
Professional Development module
You will have the opportunity to take advantage of a work placement during your final year by undertaking the Professional Development Module as part of your optional module choices.
Find out how the University of Birmingham is Investing in your future.