Overview

The aim of this joint honours degree is to provide you with the skill set you need to give you a head-start in your career.

The Business Management modules provide you with a broad understanding of business concepts, ideas, models and methods, with an increasing focus on strategic management as you progress through the course.

The Accounting modules enable you to appraise the role of accounting in society, to appreciate and critically analyse financial decisions taken by organisations and to evaluate the regulatory framework of accounting.

Reasons to study Accounting and Business Management at DMU:

• Gold Status ACCA Learning Partner and accredited by CIMA
  opportunity to gain exemptions from some professional accounting body exams, allowing you to complete them at a faster pace
• ‘Bloomberg Trading Room’ with access to one of the largest university Bloomberg Trading Rooms in the UK
  access to financial, company and economic data widely used in industry
• Close links with employers and professional accounting bodies
  providing you with opportunities for industry relevant sessions to enhance your employability
• Prizes awarded to encourage and reward excellent work
  generously sponsored by organisations with links to the Faculty of Business and Law
•  Placements opportunities with local, national and global companies
  such as VW, Microsoft, Bosch, IBM, Pfizer, HSBC and Siemens
• Graduates employed by leading brands
  such as PwC, Vauxhall, Marks and Spencer, News UK, PepsiCo and BP
• Enjoy an international experience with #DMUglobal
  trips have included Copenhagen, New York, Berlin, San Diego and Toronto

Scholarships

At DMU, we are committed to helping our graduates enhance their careers and personal development through further study.

#DMU Global High Flyers Award
The #DMUglobal High Flyers Award offers students a discount of up to £1,000 towards a #DMUglobal opportunity (subject to terms and conditions).

Vice-Chancellor’s Sports Scholarship
Find out more about the Vice-Chancellor’s Sports Scholarships worth up to £6,000.

International Scholarships
Find out about available scholarships and country specific fee discounts for international students.

Facilities and features

Hugh Aston Building

You will mainly be taught in the Hugh Aston Building, which was purpose-built at a cost of £35 million.

Students benefit from The Bloomberg Trading Room Comprising of 21 Bloomberg terminals, the Trading Room will provide simulation of what it is like to work in the financial industry and provide experience of a real life trading floor environment.

Facilities also include lecture theatres and classrooms with capacities ranging from 50 to 250 people, break-out spaces for group work, quiet study zones for individual work and a large number of high-spec IT labs, some of which are installed with professional software.

The Newarke café in Hugh Aston provides Costa Coffee as well a range of snacks and refreshments.

Library services

The main Kimberlin Library is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (other than in exceptional circumstances) and offers a huge range of online resources, all of which can be remotely accessed from anywhere you choose.

The library is run by dedicated staff who offer additional support to students, including help with academic writing, research strategies, literature searching and reference management and assistive technology, and mathematical skills for non-maths students. There is also a Just Ask service for help and advice, available via email or telephone.

Campus Centre

The current home of De Montfort Students’ Union (DSU), Campus Centre, has been completely refurbished to create a state-of-the-art environment for DSU improving the student experience.

The new-look Campus Centre is the hub for student life, on the ground floor is a convenience store, a Subway and a Starbucks. There is also the DSU-owned charitable accommodation service Sulets and SUpplies, DSU’s shop, selling art supplies stationary and clothing, and offering printing and binding services.

Opportunities and careers

#DMUglobal

This is our innovative international experience programme which aims to enrich your studies and expand your cultural horizons – helping you to become a global graduate, equipped to meet the needs of employers across the world.

Through #DMUglobal, we offer a wide range of opportunities including on-campus and UK activities, overseas study, internships, faculty-led field trips and volunteering, as well as Erasmus+ and international exchanges.

Our #DMUglobal High Flyers Award offers students a discount of up to £1,000 towards a #DMUglobal opportunity (terms and conditions apply).

Placements

Our optional paid placement year offers invaluable professional experience.

We can help you secure a placement through activities such as mock interviews and practice aptitude tests, and you will be assigned a personal tutor to support you throughout your placement.

We advertise posts in all locations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, including some international posts.

Our students have taken placements with companies such as Deloitte, Xerox, TNT, the NHS and Walt Disney.

Graduate careers

Accounting combined with Business Management develops skills that are in high demand in areas such as business, finance and the civil service.

Recent graduates have progressed to careers in positions such as Commercial Finance Analyst at Red Bull, Auditor at KPMG, Cost Technician at PepsiCo, Tax Processor at Grant Thornton and Financial Criminal Analyst at Barclays.