Accounting, Economics & Finance degrees at Cardiff Met are designed with the needs of industry in mind with a strong emphasis on application and critical understanding.

All our degrees offer you the option to spend a year in industry on a work placement between year two and three to gain real-world experience and enhance your learning in practise.

Our Accounting degrees are professionally accredited by the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Our BSc (Hons) Economics was the first new university to adopt the new ‘CORE’ curriculum to ensure your learning is designed with industry needs in mind.

You will be supported and encouraged to expand your knowledge and develop your skills, confidence, and experience to prepare you for career success or further study in your chosen field. You will have access to specialist facilities and financial software, allowing you to gain practical experience as you learn.

“Cardiff Met helped me shape my career path by opening doors to the job market. I have secured a job following my graduation by undertaking a placement year at NHS Finance and applying the knowledge taught to me during my time at university. Taking the placement year was not in my plans but Cardiff Met encouraged and supported me through the whole experience. The experiences I undertook at university enhanced my skills and developed my employability.”

Giedre Damaseviciute
BSc (Hons) Economics Graduate / Senior Management Accountant at Orbis Education and Care

“By the end of my second year, I had a brilliant opportunity to visit TP ICAP, a leading broker firm in Central London. We were shown around their trading floors and talked to the traders about their work. We took part in a trading game which got the room buzzing like the actual trading floors and we finished the day with a networking session. We were treated like VIPs, and we all learned a lot about how the real brokerage world is working.”

Lijuan Chen
BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance Student / Support Associate for Deloitte