Overview
A foundation year at the university's own international study centre, for students whose school qualifications do not yet meet direct entry. It is taught on campus and leads to the first year of a named degree.
It leads to 65 degrees, at Cardiff University and Durham University.
At Cardiff University
28 degrees are open from this pathway:
- Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)
- Accounting and Finance with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Accounting BSc (Hons)
- Accounting with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Banking and Finance BSc (Hons)
- Banking and Finance with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Business Economics BSc (Hons)
- Business Economics with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Business Management (Human Resource Management) BSc (Hons)
- Business Management (Human Resource Management) with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Business Management (International Management) BSc (Hons)
- Business Management (International Management) with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Business Management (Logistics and Operations) BSc (Hons)
- Business Management (Logistics and Operations) with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Business Management (Marketing) BSc (Hons)
- Business Management (Marketing) with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Business Management BSc (Hons)
- Business Management with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Economics BSc (Hons)
- Economics with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Financial Mathematics BSc (Hons)
- Financial Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Financial Mathematics with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Mathematics BSc (Hons)
- Mathematics MMAth (Hons)
- Mathematics with a Professional Placement Year MMath (Hons)
- Mathematics with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Mathematics with a Year Abroad MMath (Hons)
At Durham University
37 degrees are open from this pathway:
- Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)
- Accounting and Finance with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Accounting and Finance with Study Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Accounting BSc (Hons)
- Accounting with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Business and Management BA (Hons)
- Business and Management with Placement Year BA (Hons)
- Business and Management with Study Abroad BA (Hons)
- Economics and Politics BSc (Hons)
- Economics BSc (Hons)
- Economics with Management BSc (Hons)
- Economics with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Economics with Study Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Finance BSc (Hons)
- Finance with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Finance with Study Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Marketing and Management BSc (Hons)
- Marketing and Management with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Marketing and Management with Study Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)
- Accounting and Finance with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Accounting and Finance with Study Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Accounting BSc (Hons)
- Accounting with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Business and Management BA (Hons)
- Business and Management with Placement Year BA (Hons)
- Business and Management with Study Abroad BA (Hons)
- Economics BSc (Hons)
- Economics with Management BSc (Hons)
- Economics with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Economics with Study Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Finance BSc (Hons)
- Finance with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Finance with Study Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Marketing and Management BSc (Hons)
- Marketing and Management with Placement Year BSc (Hons)
- Marketing and Management with Study Abroad BSc (Hons)
Careers opportunities
An accredited degree here buys exemptions from the professional exams, which is worth a year or more of study, so check the exemption table before choosing. Nearly all graduates train with a firm while studying for a chartered qualification.
Roles graduates go into
- Trainee accountant
- Audit associate
- Tax associate
- Management accountant
- Financial analyst
- Internal auditor
Where they work
- The large accountancy firms and mid-tier practices
- Corporate finance teams
- Public sector and NHS finance
- Banks and insurers
- Charities and not-for-profits
After the course
ACA, ACCA or CIMA, taken over roughly three years in a training contract that the employer pays for.