BSc (Hons) Business Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience
A collaboration between The University of Manchester, PwC and the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales), this new programme combines academic study, integrated professional work placements and progress towards the ICAEW Chartered Accountancy qualification, the ACA.
Our 'Flying Start' degree offers the best of both worlds - a traditional university experience and the perfect springboard to a graduate career at PwC.
Course statistics
£7,450
scholarship for every Flying Start student
#1
PwC have been voted the Accountancy employer of choice for a record-breaking 19 years (The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers survey)
12/15
opportunity to complete 12/15 ACA papers during your degree
£10,000
bursary available for eligible students
World University Rankings
6th in the UK and 23rd in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS World University Rankings 2025)
7th in the UK and 45th in the world for Business & Management Studies (QS World University Rankings 2025)
BSc Business Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience / Overview
Year of entry: 2026
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- Degree awarded
- Bachelor of Science (BSc)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Typical A-level offer
- AAA
- Typical contextual A-level offer
- ABB
- Refugee/care-experienced offer
- BBB
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer
- 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL
- How to apply
- Apply through UCAS .
- UCAS course code
- N403
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Apply through UCAS
- UCAS course code
- N403
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course overview
- Study accounting at a UK Top 6 and 23rd in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS World University Rankings 2025)
- Combine career and classroom by studying a degree that blends traditional university learning with integrated, paid professional placements at PwC.
- Benefit from three paid work placements in PwC’s Audit business, with the opportunity to secure a graduate role after successful performance.
- Benefit from full support and resources including technical skills training, accommodation during placements where needed, and free core learning materials.
- Access exclusive networking and career opportunities through the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and PwC events, workshops, and projects, connecting you with leading accounting and finance professionals.
Open days
Join us on campus to learn more about your course, grab a chat with current students and academics, and explore our campus with its fantastic facilities.
It’s an invaluable opportunity to explore, discover, and enjoy some of the vibes that attract so many students to Manchester.
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Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2026 will be £9,790 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £33,100 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Additional expenses
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
We know that student finance can be complicated. The links below provide further information to help guide you.
Learn more about student finance options for UK students.
Learn more about fees and finance for international students.
As an international student you may be eligible for our Global Futures Scholarships . This is open to students starting their studies in September 2026.
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Alliance Manchester Business School
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 306 3095
- ugadmissions.ambs@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/bsc-hons-business-accounting-with-industrialprofessional-experience/
- School/Faculty overview
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Alliance Manchester Business School was established in 1965 as one of the UK's first two business schools. Today, we are the UK's largest campus-based business and management school, and 'Original Thinking Applied' is at the heart of everything we do. Find out more .
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