Alliance Manchester Business School - The University of Manchester (UG Programmes)

BSc (Hons) Business Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience

BSc Business Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience is a collaboration between The University of Manchester, PwC, and the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales).

It combines academic study, integrated professional work placements, and progress towards the ICAEW Chartered Accountancy qualification, the ACA.

Special features

The course's unique structure enables you to put classroom theory into commercial practice during your work placement in PwC's Audit department and then relate your practical experience back to your studies.

Throughout your time on the course, you will be supported by a network of dedicated staff at Alliance MBS, PwC and the ICAEW. In addition, you receive further support including:

• a paid work placement at a competitive starting salary;
• paid accommodation on work placement where needed;
• core learning material free of charge;
• technical skills training during your work placement.

Teaching and learning

You will normally study four or five course units per semester.

Each week there are usually two hours of lectures for each course unit and a one-hour workshop in alternate weeks, although this varies slightly.

You are expected to double this in private study.

Group work and group or individual presentations will form a regular part of your assignments.

Coursework and assessment

Essays, multiple choice tests, project reports and presentations, in-class tests, and weekly assignments constitute the coursework component of assessment, although the nature and proportion of coursework varies across course units.

The remainder of assessment is by unseen examination.

Depending on the degree course, in your final year you can choose to do a research-based dissertation or project.

We aim to strike a balance between examinations and assessed coursework as well as providing opportunities for feedback on progress through non-assessed work.

Course unit details

BSc Business Accounting is a collaboration between The University of Manchester, PwC, and ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales).

This is a unique and innovative course that combines academic study, integrated professional work placements, and accelerated progress towards ICAEW Chartered Accountancy status.

The degree course structure enables you to benefit from research-led academic teaching and practical professional accountancy experience during your paid placements with PwC.

Along the way you will qualify for accreditation for all the Certificate and Professional stage papers in ICAEW's Associate Chartered Accountant qualification.

• 6th in the UK and 22nd in the world for Accounting & Finance (QS World University Rankings 2024)
• 7th in the UK and 39th in the world for Business & Management Studies (QS World University Rankings 2024)

This course is designed to equip you with a range of business skills that may help you gain a degree, progress towards a professional qualification, and get paid work experience in the business world - all of which will help you towards receiving a full-time graduate offer with PwC.

Join PwC and you'll be ahead of its traditional graduates, potentially becoming a fully qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountant with the salary to match, just over a year after graduation.

Most students on this course will receive a job offer from PwC after graduation.