Accounting & Finance BSc (Hons)
King's College London, University of London
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Start date

29-SEP-25

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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29-SEP-25

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3 Years

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With a focus on technology and innovation, our Accounting & Finance BSc will prepare you for the finance challenges of the future.This course is designed for the finance professional of tomorrow. Technology is coming to the forefront of the industry and we will equip you with the skills you need to succeed in an ever-changing financial landscape.Key benefits- Kings College London are part of the Partners in Learning programme with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ...Read more

With a focus on technology and innovation, our Accounting & Finance BSc will prepare you for the finance challenges of the future.This course is designed for the finance professional of tomorrow. Technology is coming to the forefront of the industry and we will equip you with the skills you need to succeed in an ever-changing financial landscape.Key benefits- King's College London are part of the 'Partners in Learning' programme with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).- Explore cutting edge developments in AI and analytics alongside core financial disciplines such as corporate finance, management accounting, taxation, and risk management.- With London's square mile right on our doorstep, students will have access to a central hub of finance and commerce.- Discover other areas to enhance your understanding of accounting and finance, such as business law, economics and organisation & society.- Focus across both the theoretical principles of accounting and finance and more rigourous practical skills designed to give graduates a strong platform from which to access their chosen career.- In the first year you’ll avoid the fatigue of eleven week modules with our unique, shorter eight week modules, topped and tailed with immersive one-week modules designed to help you consolidate and reflect on your learning across the entire term. Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/Accounting-Finance-BSc

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CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
11th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
24th
Finance
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 97 = 3% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
3%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
85%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Finance graduate salary at this uni
£28,000
UK Finance graduate salary
£23,000
What students say
G
guanchen
14 Feb 23

great people and facility find exams hard too expensive to rent near uni..Read more

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Claire Keshin
10 Feb 23

I love strand campus it’s the best, and kcl provides lots of opportunities for students. Nice place to..Read more

Modules

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

A*AA Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AAB Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AA Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:39,M:6,P:0 Grades / Points required

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D2,D3,D3 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

38 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H1,H1,H1,H2,H2,H2 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Including grade A in Mathematics.Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A-levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer.

Must be a combination of three Scottish Highers and two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.

Including grade A in Advanced Higher Mathematics.

Must include at least 15 Level 3 credits in Mathematics awarded at Distinction.

Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered. Three Pre-U Principal subjects at D3 D3 D3 including D3 in Mathematics.

38 points overall or an aggregate score of 19 from three Higher Levels. Must include grade 6 in Higher Level Mathematics. Notes: The total point score of 38 includes TOK/EE. IB students studying the new Mathematics curriculum would be required to study either Mathematics - Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics - Applications and Interpretation at Higher Level to meet the Mathematics subject requirement for this programme.

Must include Mathematics.

Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.

Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Scotland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Channel Islands

This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

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guanchen
14 Feb 23
Accounting & Finance BSc (Hons)
great people and facility find exams hard too expensive to rent near uni...
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CK
Claire Keshin
10 Feb 23
Accounting & Finance BSc (Hons)
I love strand campus it’s the best, and kcl provides lots of opportunities for students. Nice place to...
Read more
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King's College London, University of London
Strand London City Of Westminster WC2R 2LS United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Temple  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Charing Cross   0.2 miles away
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