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Tshwane University of Technology - TUT
speciality: Accounting & Finance

4.5

What is an Accounting & Finance degree?

An Accounting & Finance degree focuses on the management of monetary resources available to an organization. Such a degree is aimed at students who want to pursue careers in investment analysis, management, banking, auditing, consulting and financial management. It teaches students how to assess the assets and liabilities of an organization financially and manage the financial risk of their activity.

Accounting & Finance covers the core areas of financial accounting, management accounting and finance but also includes other aspects of the business activity, such as financial management and control, corporate finance, company accounts, investment and business law. Optional module options provided by different universities around the world often allow students to specialize in a particular area such as auditing, taxation, etc.

Benefits of an Accounting & Finance degree

The completion of an Accounting & Finance degree comes along with numerous benefits. Students develop strong analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, which are highly demanded by employers in both the private and the public sector and result in graduates often finding employment in large multinational organizations that offer professional services such as PwC, KPMG and Deloitte. On top of that, established companies around the world offer excellent and well-structured graduate schemes, which help Accounting & Finance graduates to kick-start their careers.

Accounting & Finance degrees are mostly practically oriented. They allow students to put the knowledge and skills they acquire on a daily basis to practice through simulated and real-life business accounts management and work placement opportunities.

Most Accounting & Finance degrees are professionally accredited by professional bodies, such as ACCA, AIA, CIMA, ICAEW and CIPFA, which provides students with the opportunity to become chartered accountants. Students gain professional qualifications in accountancy, which eliminates the need for additional certifications after graduation.

Due to the nature of the Accounting & Finance Degree, which complements business-related subjects, students often have the opportunity to complete a joint honours degree.

Accounting & Finance Degree Structure

An Accounting & Finance degree’s duration varies depending on the country and degree level. In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, Bachelor’s degrees in Accounting & Finance can be completed in three years. However, universities also offer students the option to take a sandwich course, which allows them to undertake a year-long placement between their second and third year, which extends the course to four years. Four years is the regular time of completion of this degree in other countries, such as the United States.

The first year of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting & Finance introduces the core principles of accounting and finance, including financial accounting, management accounting and finance as well as economics and business law. The second year’s focus is usually on managerial and business economics, financial control, corporate finance and company accounts, but optional modules might enable students to pursue their interests in other aspects of Accounting & Finance such as auditing or strategic business analysis. At this point, students studying at Higher Education Institutions in the UK could choose to take an industry placement in order to apply the theoretical concepts and the acquired knowledge to practice in the professional environment. The next stage of this degree is dedicated to further-developing students’ knowledge of financial and management accounting. Optional modules might enable students to specialize in a particular area of their choice such as auditing or taxation in some countries like the UK.

Masters’ degrees in Accounting & Finance usually take between 12 and 18 months to complete depending on the country that students choose for their studies. 

Research-based degrees, such as MPhil and PhD, can take anywhere between 1 and 7 years depending on the country and type of degree. MPhil degrees in Accounting & Finance in the UK usually take 12 months if it is studied full-time and 24 months for part-time studies. PhD degrees in the UK, on the other hand, take about 36 months to complete if studying full-time and 72 months for a part-time program. In the US, students may be required to dedicate between 4 and 7 years on their degree.

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    The library and the bus tour

    I like that there are buses to transport us at anytime. The campus is big, it is even environmentally friendly. I also like that we receive the health facilities at the campus.
    The university staff has also been very good to us.

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    Programme: Finance Accounting and Taxation
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2026
    Delivery Type: Blended
    Campus: Pretoria
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  • Accounting and ...
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    Lectures were the best

    I would recommend this university because it helped me become the person I am today. It is so clean and most students are respectful like their lecturers. There is no littering in this facility and they all come together (students and lecturers) to achieve their goal of becoming something in life.

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    Programme: Accounting and Business Finance
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 1999
    Delivery Type: On Campus
    Campus: Pretoria
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  • Public Finanace
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    It is a great university

    It is indeed the people’s university, it caters for the needs of it’s students. The university does not discriminate, It is diverse. I liked the infrastructure and the lectures who wanted the best for their students. The university is eco- friendly and affordable for those who cannot afford it.
    What I disliked is that as much as they tried preparing us for the corporate environment they didn’t. It would have been nicer if they provided practicals instead of theories only. I would recommend it to anyone. Hopefully they focus on practicals as well.

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    Programme: Public Finanace
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2022
    Delivery Type: Blended
    Campus: Pretoria
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  • Accounting and ...
    Economics
    Fundhani
    Rating my university

    I think it is a great university I love the fact that it is also disability friendly the lecturers are also nice it is a great learning environment I would recommend it to people overall I give it a 10 out of 10

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    Programme: Accounting and Economics
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2015
    Delivery Type: On Campus
    Campus: Pretoria
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  • Accounting and ...
    Auditing
    Rendani
    Activities

    The university of tshwane university of technology, is the peoples university, it rangers from different curriculum that gives every student a chance to participate in what thay are good at, from cultural, to beauty contest, to sport, to talent show, the university gives us as the students an entry level to what as students we can achieve. Along with all the motivational speakers the university provides for each curriculum to increase motivation and enthusiasm

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    Programme: Accounting and Auditing
    Degree: Short Course
    Graduation: 2025
    Delivery Type: On Campus
    Campus: Pretoria
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  • Administrative and ...
    Accounting Systems
    Samukelisiwe
    The teaching is so easy.

    This has to be the best university of Technology in the south africa, it offers the best educated and it would require you to be a dedicated student in in its university I would rate 10/10 and would recommend it to someone else.

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    Programme: Administrative and Accounting Systems
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2026
    Delivery Type: On Campus
    Campus: Pretoria
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  • Accounting and ...
    Business Finance
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    Good education

    I like the fact that it makes sure that the students achieve better. the lecturers always make sure that student attendance is on point , They prepare you for exams on time and always follow up on students that are struggling

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    Programme: Accounting and Business Finance
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2019
    Delivery Type: On Campus
    Campus: Pretoria
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  • Accounting and ...
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    Tshwane University of Technology

    It is a good university. I enrolled in the best department of the institution which is the Economics and Finance. The best part about it is we do not have to buy textbooks, they are included in the tuition fees.

    In terms of class, face to face is the most effective as more work can be covered vs online. The only advantage about online is that I get to refer back to something important that was mentioned that had not noted down or a tip I could have missed.

    I was part of a group of 100 students that got access to perlego which was awesome. I got to read books for a certain period for free.

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    Programme: Accounting and Auditing
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2024
    Delivery Type: Blended
    Campus: Pretoria
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  • Administrative and ...
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    The Academic challenges

    The University is a good institution, but I think it can do better. I loved and appreciate that the lectures have an available timetable for one-on-one lessons, for students who need help on certain topics. I also appreciate that they have professional support called Student Development and Support(SDS) for students that may need counselling, be personal, career, and study counselling. I disliked that, the senior students had to protest time and again and distrupt the academic activities every year. I disliked that, other lectures that have no little to no respect for students, for example a lecture that talks in uppropriate tone and also quick to dismiss a students
    who tries to voice out their opinions.

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    Programme: Administrative and Accounting Systems
    Degree: Short Course
    Graduation: 2021
    Delivery Type: On Campus
    Campus: Pretoria
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  • Accounting and ...
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    Thato
    I would say TUT is a whole world on it’s own.

    I enjoyed my time studying as a student at TUT and apart from the varsity providing excellent education to their students, the university has a few programs which sometimes include adventurous trips you can participate in.
    The only thing I disliked was that during my application I couldn’t access their website to check my status and they also weren’t updating me if there were any changes regarding my application through emails.

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    Programme: Accounting and Economics
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2021
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