Accounting and Business - Flying Start Degree Programme

University of Reading
Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Sandwich 4 Years Business and management studiesAccounting and financeEconomicsFinance

A-Level Entry

AAB

About this course

Fast-track your career and become a Chartered Accountant in the UK with our BA Accounting and Business – The Flying Start Degree Programme.

This four-year programme has been developed in partnership with the University of Reading’s Henley Business School, PwC – the UK’s leading professional services organisation – and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

An innovative, challenging degree, it’s been designed to provide you with:

  • the benefit of university study and life

  • paid work experience

  • a guaranteed job offer from PwC at the end of the programme, if you achieve a 2:1 or above on your degree and perform well on placement

  • one of the fastest degree routes to becoming an ICAEW Chartered Accountant in the UK.

    Once you’ve graduated, you’ll be approximately one year away from achieving full chartered status.

    The application process for this course involves completion of online assessments run by PwC. This will include an online interview as well as a Virtual Assessment Event.

    For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/business-and-management-accounting-and-finance-ug/ba-accounting-and-business

  • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades AAB
    Scottish Higher AAABB
    Scottish Advanced Higher AAB
    BTEC DDD

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    7220 Customer service supervisors
    1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors
    2431 Management consultants and business analysts
    1259 Managers and proprietors in other services
    1150 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Sandwich
    Duration
    4 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Reading
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Business and management studies, Accounting and finance, Economics, Finance