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Accountancy at Aberdeen gives you a thorough grounding in theory, practice and business skills, taught by experts in accounting practice, with the advantage of real-life employers and scenarios integrated into your programme.

You will gain a path to professional accreditation, and the skills, experience and attributes to give you a head start whether you aim for chartered accountancy or another option in the fast-moving world of business and finance.

Year 1:
Accounting and Accountability; Accounting Principles; The Economics of Business and Society; Finance 1: Finance, Risk and Investment; The Global Economy.

Year 2:
Management Accounting 2; Financial Accounting 2; Finance 2: Business Finance; Understanding Statistics; Business Law.

Years 3 and 4:
Audit Practice; Taxation; Management Accounting 3; Financial Accounting 3; Accounting Theory; Public Sector Accounting; Accounting History; Dissertation in Accountancy.

Entry Requirements

2025 entry requirements:

Standard entry:
4 Highers at BBBB (by end of S5) plus English and Maths or Applications of Maths at National 5. Those with Highers at BBB by end of S5 are encouraged to apply.

Entry to year 2 may be possible with 3 Advanced Highers at ABB including Accounting at A.

Widening access entry:
2 Highers at BB (by end of S5). Additional Highers/Advanced Highers in S6.

1 Foundation Apprenticeship is accepted in place of a Higher.

Progression Routes

The University of Aberdeen’s courses are accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), which can form part of a direct path to being granted exemptions from the examinations necessary to get professional qualification status.