Accountancy and Finance specialists are highly skilled and in high demand. So, join this unique, top-ranked course and set yourself on the path towards a major professional accountancy qualification and an excellent career.
LSBU is a brilliant place to equip yourself with the accounting and finance skills you need in the heart of London, the world’s financial capital.
The course has been designed with your future in mind: developed with input from businesses, our courses ensure you gain the knowledge you need to succeed in the modern world. You’ll learn how to use data for decision making, taxation and managerial accounting, as well as finance in a digital world. You will be able to tailor the course to suit your interests and future ambitions through a range of option modules in your final year.
You can also choose to complete a placement as part of this course, putting your skills and knowledge in to practice in a real business environment, gaining valuable professional experience and enhancing your employability prospects. We have a dedicated employability team who provide ample support in securing your placement and supporting you through out that journey and reaching your career ambitions – whatever they may be.
This course is also available to study at our new campus in the heart of Croydon from September 2021. LSBU Croydon will play a key role in our mission to transform lives, communities, businesses and social through applied education. Find out more.
A choice of campus location
Where better to study accounting and finance than in the financial capital, London? In our central locations at Southwark or Croydon, you’re at the heart of an array of businesses, able to benefit from the connections we have and the networks we help you to build. You could also choose to study this course at our new LSBU Croydon campus, one of the city’s biggest growth areas, home to big businesses and startups alike - a fantastic place full of entrepreneurial spirit and innovation, it’s an exciting place to see your subject in action.
After graduating, there are a range of options open to you - some of our Accounting graduates start their own practice once qualified, and others go onto have amazing careers in areas such as:
ModeFull-time | Duration3 years | Start dateSeptember | Application codeN423 | Application method UCAS |
ModeFull-time (with placement) | Duration4 years | Start dateSeptember | Application codeN424 | Application method UCAS |
ModeFull-time | Duration3 years | Start dateSeptember | Application codeN423 | Application method UCAS |
ModeFull-time | Duration3 years | Start dateJanuary | Application codeN423 | Application method UCAS |
ModeFull-time | Duration4 years | Start dateSeptember | Application codeN423 | Application method UCAS |
ModeFull-time (with placement) | Duration4 years | Start dateJanuary | Application codeN424 | Application method UCAS |
London South Bank University student union is located at 103 Borough Rd, London SE1 0AA.
If you are visiting our Southwark Campus, you may wish to use our downloadable campus map (PNG File 466 KB). For information on accessibility, see our DisabledGo access guides. See our location page for more details.
The Croydon Campus is located at Electric House, Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 1LB See our location page for more details.
Recognition of other qualifications for direct entry to Level 5:
Direct entrants to Level 5 will be considered for applicants who have successfully completed (or gained exemption from):
Direct entrants to Level 5 will be given guidance on how they may make good any deficiencies in their learning. This will include the provision of syllabi and detailed recommended reading. This will be provided prior to the commencement of the teaching programme. Applicants will be advised as to which exemptions they will be eligible for on entry at Level 5.
Recognition of other qualifications for direct entry to Level 6:
Direct entrants to Level 6 will be considered for applicants who have successfully completed (or gained exemption from):
ACCA: Applied Knowledge exams (AB, MA and FA)
AND the following three Applied Skills exams – i.e.:
Select country here:
If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.
£9250.00
Tuition fees for home students
£15900.00
Tuition fees for international students
Tuition fees are subject to annual inflationary increases. Find out more about tuition fees
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5702 | Session code: 1FS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5702 | Session code: 1FS01 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 1FS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 1FS01 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5702 | Session code: 1FC00 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 1FC00 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5702 | Session code: 2FS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5702 | Session code: 2FS01 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 2FS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 2FS01 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5702 | Session code: 2FC00 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 2FC00 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5702 | Session code: 3FS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5702 | Session code: 3FS01 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £0.00 | International fee: £0.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 3FS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £0.00 | International fee: £0.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 3FS01 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5702 | Session code: 3FC00 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £0.00 | International fee: £0.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 3FC00 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 4FS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 4FS01 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5718 | Session code: 4FC00 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for undergraduate students.
Please check your fee status and whether you are considered a Home, EU or International student for fee-paying purposes and for our regulatory returns, by reading the UKCISA regulations.
See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 391 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).
The University reserves the right to increase its fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions.
The fees for international students are reviewed annually and the University reserves the right to increase the tuition fees in line with the RPIX measure of inflation up to 4 per cent.
We offer several types of fee reduction through our scholarships and bursaries. Find the full list and other useful information on our scholarships page.
The course is not currently open to international students.
International (non Home) applicants should follow our international how to apply guide.
Mode Full-time | Duration 3 years | Start date September | Application code N423 | Application method UCAS |
Mode Full-time (with placement) | Duration 4 years | Start date September | Application code N424 | Application method UCAS |
Mode Full-time | Duration 3 years | Start date September | Application code N423 | Application method UCAS |
Mode Full-time | Duration 3 years | Start date January | Application code N423 | Application method UCAS |
Mode Full-time | Duration 4 years | Start date September | Application code N423 | Application method UCAS |
Mode Full-time (with placement) | Duration 4 years | Start date January | Application code N424 | Application method UCAS |
On your UCAS application for an Accounting and Finance course you will need to choose which LSBU campus you wish to study at: Southwark or Croydon.
LSBU is located in Elephant & Castle, the heart of London with access to everything the city has to offer, including strong partnerships with the industries that surround us. To study at our Southwark campus please put an S on your UCAS application.
LSBU Croydon is our new campus opening in September 2021 with a mission to transform lives and communities. Croydon is home to many businesses, from household names to start-ups, giving our LSBU Croydon students loads of opportunities. To study at our Croydon campus please put a C on your application.
Once we have made you an offer, you can apply for accommodation. You can rent from LSBU and you’ll deal directly with the university, not third party providers. That means we can guarantee you options to suit all budgets, with clear tenancy agreements and all-inclusive rents that include insurance for your personal belongings, internet access in each bedroom and on-site laundry facilities.
Or, if you’d rather rent privately, we can give you a list of landlords – just ask our Accommodation Service.
Read more about applying for accommodation at LSBU.
You don't need to wait for a confirmed place on a course to start applying for student finance. Read how to pay your fees as an undergraduate student.
After you’ve received your offer we’ll send you emails about events we run to help you prepare for your course.
Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Enrolment pages.
This course covers a broad range of areas including auditing, taxation, corporate finance, company law and economics, practical skills and professional body accreditation. Take a look at the detail below.
When you complete a placement year, you'll be awarded a differentiated degree entitled BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance (with Placement). The assessment of the placement is designed to support and accredit your experience by formalising your personal development outcomes, and by contextualising your prior learning. The production of evidence to a relevant professional body, which includes a minimum of two workplace visits over the year, will provide you with a supportive structure to work in. Regular online contact with tutors, peer-contact and placement support will be maintained throughout the year. Assessment method: 100% coursework.
Plus 1 option from:
Specialist industry software prepares our students with the digital skills that employers value. We have a state-of-the-art Bloomberg room on the ground floor or our Business School building. By joining our course you will have access to Bloomberg, Xero, Microsoft Office Suite, SPSS and other more generalist software.
At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:
Our Student Enterprise team can also help you start your own business and develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.
We strive to give our students a head-start to their careers. This course provides you with a number of Professional Accountancy Body exemptions, notably:
Our BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance graduates work in an array of jobs and sectors. Many of our graduates decide to work in a practice whilst completing their professional qualifications. Accountants and finance professionals work in public sector organisations such the NHS and Universities, Banks such as Natwest and Lloyds, accounting firms such as PWC and E&Y, corporations as well as SMEs. You can choose a career in audit, tax, financial accounting, management accounting to name just a few options. We pride ourselves in accompanying our students throughout the degree and beyond, meaning that once you become an LSBU student we work with you to enable you reach your potential and follow the career that suits you.
In addition to lectures, seminars and tutorials, teaching methods include student presentations, group working, role playing exercises, hands-on computing and computer assisted learning packages. We’ll strengthen your interpersonal skills to help you establish a career in your chosen subject area by supporting you with a personal tutor and a student mentor.
Lectures and seminars | Self-directed study | |
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Year 1 | 26% | 74% |
Year 2 | 26% | 74% |
Year 3 | 26% | 74% |
As an undergraduate student in LSBU Business School, your personal development and wellbeing is very important to us, so we have developed a personal tutoring system that is tailored to your individual and group needs.
Firstly, you will be allocated a personal tutor who will be available to you on a 1:1 basis as well as facilitating group personal tutoring sessions which will be designed to enhance your academic and personal development within your degree programme.
In addition to an allocated personal tutor, there will also be a personal tutor available ‘on call’ in a designated room, called ‘Talk’, for confidential 1:1 pastoral care meetings every day of the academic semester from 9am to 8pm. This personal tutor can be seen by appointment or within a few minutes in order to assist you with any concerns that you may have.
Our personal tutoring motto is that we want you to "Achieve, Succeed & Excel".