Lancaster University Management School is one of the best centres in the UK to study accounting and finance. Find out about our wide range of undergraduate programmes, including our unique partnership degree with Ernst & Young: the EY Degree.
Listen to the views of Lancaster students in this video, as they explain why they chose to study accounting and finance:
Why study accounting and finance?
Here are just some of the reasons why students choose to study an accounting and finance degree:
Stimulating: The world of finance and investment banking attracts many top graduates. Household names such as J P Morgan, Merrill Lynch, CSFB and Morgan Stanley aresynonymous with exciting assignments and glamorous lifestyles. Meanwhile, financial scandals such as Enron and Global Crossing have placed accounting at the top of the business agenda.
Rewarding: Careers in accounting and finance are associated with very high salaries. A recent National Institute study identified accounting as the most lucrative of all degree courses in terms of graduates’ lifetime earning capacity (The Times 28th July 2005).
Variety: International accounting firms offer a bewildering array of career opportunities to suit all interests including traditional auditing and assurance work, management consulting, corporate finance, IT consulting, tax planning, human resources (HR) and insolvency. The same is true for the large investment banks and financial institutions.
Leadership: After gaining their professional qualifications, many accountants move into senior management positions in large firms. The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in many of the UK’s leading companies are qualified accountants. All Finance Directors (the step down from the CEO in the corporate hierarchy) are accountants.
