Lancaster University Courses & Fees

Learning from leading academic researchers and experienced practitioners in the field, the degree offers the perfect blend of theory and practice, taking you to the heart of key questions such as: ‘Why do some companies excel and others go bust?’ and ‘How can profits go up while share prices fall?

We encourage you to pursue your interests, develop your strengths, and move towards your ideal career, offering flexibility and the opportunity to specialise your studies based on your strengths and interests.

The degree is accredited by globally-recognised accountancy bodies (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and CPA Australia). This provides graduates with exemptions from many core professional examinations, depending on your module choices, and means, on graduation, you will be further along the route to qualifying as an accountant than many of your contemporaries.

Use your love of numbers to gain a sound technical knowledge and understanding of the business world alongside workplace experience at the heart of the field.

Learning from leading academic researchers and experienced practitioners in the field, and taking that knowledge into your placement, this degree offers the perfect blend of theory and practice, taking you to the heart of key questions such as: ‘Why do some companies excel and others go bust?’ and ‘How can profits go up while share prices fall?

We encourage you to pursue your interests, develop your strengths, and move towards your ideal career, offering flexibility and the opportunity to specialise your studies based on your strengths and interests.

Develop a career in management through a degree that plays to your strengths with numbers but with a broader focus on areas important to your future career.

This course offers you the chance to gain a solid foundation in accounting while developing your knowledge of management subjects such as human resources or marketing. We encourage you to pursue your interests, develop your strengths, and move towards your ideal career, offering flexibility and the opportunity to specialise your studies based on your strengths and interests.

The degree is accredited by globally-recognised accountancy bodies (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)). This provides graduates with exemptions from many core professional examinations, depending on your module choices, and means, on graduation, you will be further along the route to qualifying as an accountant than many of your contemporaries.

Develop a career in management through a degree that plays to your strengths with numbers but with a broader focus on areas important to your future career.

This course offers you the chance to gain a solid foundation in accounting while developing your knowledge of management subjects such as human resources or marketing. We encourage you to pursue your interests, develop your strengths, and move towards your ideal career, offering flexibility and the opportunity to specialise your studies based on your strengths and interests.

Your third-year industrial placement provides you with a positive, practical experience in a graduate role, gaining priceless business skills. You can will see how well academic theories work in real-life situations, and gain insight into where your talents and interests lie for your future career.

Prepare yourself for a career in banking, management, consulting, and a vast array of other business fields with a degree that combines the strengths of both our Accounting & Finance and Mathematics & Statistics departments.

Take advantage of the natural overlap between the worlds of finance and mathematics, taking your maths to the highest level while learning how to apply highly-valued big data and quantitative modelling skills in the worlds of accounting and finance.

Learning from top academics whose global perspectives shape policy and research at the leading-edge of their fields, and practitioners bringing their experiences of running businesses and working in the worlds of accounting and finance, this degree is the perfect balance of theory and practice.

Prepare yourself for a career in banking, management, consulting, and a vast array of other business fields with a degree that combines the strengths of both our Accounting & Finance and Mathematics & Statistics departments.

Take advantage of the natural overlap between the worlds of finance and mathematics, taking your maths to the highest level while learning how to apply highly-valued big data and quantitative modelling skills in the worlds of accounting and finance.

Learning from top academics whose global perspectives shape policy and research at the leading-edge of their fields, and practitioners bringing their experiences of running businesses and working in the worlds of accounting and finance, this degree is the perfect balance of theory and practice.

Every organisation needs marketing, from sportswear manufacturers to technology start-ups to not-for-profit organisations. The global annual spend on advertising is worth billions, and each of us sees thousands of adverts every day. The growth of artificial intelligence, social media and vlogger influencers make this an exciting time to work in advertising and marketing.

This degree enables you to harness your creativity and focus on how marketers communicate what they have to offer to consumers within a comprehensive marketing education with a large degree of choice in the modules you study. These modules cover current communication theories and methods, alongside critical marketing subjects such as Consumer Behaviour, Brand Strategy and Market Research.

Our modules are taught by academics who are experts in their field, with many having significant professional advertising and business experience. You will gain a firm grounding in all aspects of advertising and marketing theory, and understand how these theories work in practice, developing the key skills that are valued by employers. You are supported throughout by an academic tutor – offering pastoral support on academic work, time management, personal matters and everything in between.

If you are numerate and analytically minded, Business Analytics can help launch your career in industry, finance, the public sector, government or consulting. In fact, in any data-rich and technology-dependent organisation.

Truly modern organisations rely on sophisticated analysis and technology to perform effectively, and we produce creative, technically competent and skilled graduates who can deliver these skills and more.

We will show you how analysing data can help solve real-life problems and show what it means to think statistically as you learn techniques and approaches that help organisations plan and improve decision-making processes.

Students use programming tools such as Python and R, spreadsheets and business intelligence software, gaining important skills which can be applied to bring intelligence to industry. We will teach you how to make forecasts and use data to understand complex behaviour, and introduce you to operational and strategic business contexts, applying your skills on a team project for a client in the Lancaster area.

If you are numerate and analytically minded, Business Analytics can help launch your career in industry, finance, the public sector, government or consulting. In fact, in any data-rich and technology-dependent organisation.

Truly modern organisations rely on sophisticated analysis and technology to perform effectively, and we produce creative, technically competent and skilled graduates who can deliver these skills and more.

We will show you how analysing data can help solve real-life problems and show what it means to think statistically as you learn techniques and approaches that help organisations plan and improve decision-making processes. You will apply these skills on your year-long industry placement.

Students use programming tools such as Python and R, spreadsheets and business intelligence software, gaining important skills which can be applied to bring intelligence to industry. We will teach you how to make forecasts and use data to understand complex behaviour, and introduce you to operational and strategic business contexts. You will undertake a team project for a client in the Lancaster area.

If you are numerate and analytically minded, Business Analytics can help launch your career in industry, finance, the public sector, government or consulting. In fact, in any data-rich and technology-dependent organisation.

Truly modern organisations rely on sophisticated analysis and technology to perform effectively, and we produce creative, technically competent and skilled graduates who can deliver these skills and more.

We will show you how analysing data can help solve real-life problems and show what it means to think statistically as you learn techniques and approaches that help organisations plan and improve decision-making processes.

Students use programming tools such as Python and R, spreadsheets and business intelligence software, gaining important skills which can be applied to bring intelligence to industry. We will teach you how to make forecasts and use data to understand complex behaviour, and introduce you to operational and strategic business contexts, applying your skills on a team project for a client in the Lancaster area.

Our broad-based business management programme gives you the expertise to understand the changing world of business on national and global levels.

Whether you want to work in large private organisations, the public sector or start up your own business, you can personalise your degree to acquire the analytical, quantitative, presentation and other transferable skills needed to succeed and stand out.

Compulsory modules in your first year cover the broad foundations of management, developing your understanding of the functions and processes involved in managing complex organisations and establishing your leadership skills. You will study across our full-spectrum management school, learning from world-leading researchers and experts to develop fundamental skills in areas including management theory and organisational behaviour, accounting and finance, marketing strategies, business analytics, entrepreneurial thinking, and economic environments.`

In an unpredictable world, innovative minds have the edge. Thinking and acting entrepreneurially is as valuable in a large organisation as it is to a new venture. Both leading companies and start-ups must develop new ideas, products and services that create value. That is why they look for graduates with an entrepreneurial mindset, someone comfortable with change and adept at facing new challenges.

This new degree scheme draws on more than 30 years’ experience of teaching entrepreneurship and working with businesses to develop entrepreneurial thinking at all levels of an organisation. Our approach encompasses all elements of the entrepreneurial process, including creativity, opportunity recognition, sales, finance, entrepreneurial leadership and effective communication. It is complemented through a focus on the development of the entrepreneurial self, namely how you see yourself as an entrepreneurial person in your chosen workplace or community context. Practice-based teaching ensures students engage in thinking entrepreneurially and develop new skills. Our wide range of expertise means we include all aspects of entrepreneurship, as well as business model innovation and digital strategies.

In an unpredictable world, innovative minds have the edge. Thinking and acting entrepreneurially is as valuable in a large organisation as it is to a new venture. Both leading companies and start-ups must develop new ideas, products and services that create value. That is why they look for graduates with an entrepreneurial mindset, someone comfortable with change and adept at facing new challenges.

This new degree scheme draws on more than 30 years’ experience of teaching entrepreneurship and working with businesses to develop entrepreneurial thinking at all levels of an organisation. Our approach encompasses all elements of the entrepreneurial process, including creativity, opportunity recognition, sales, finance, entrepreneurial leadership and effective communication. It is complemented through a focus on the development of the entrepreneurial self, namely how you see yourself as an entrepreneurial person in your chosen workplace or community context. Practice-based teaching ensures students engage in thinking entrepreneurially and develop new skills. Our wide range of expertise means we include all aspects of entrepreneurship, as well as business model innovation and digital strategies.

In an unpredictable world, innovative minds have the edge. Thinking and acting entrepreneurially is as valuable in a large organisation as it is to a new venture. Both leading companies and start-ups must develop new ideas, products and services that create value. That is why they look for graduates with an entrepreneurial mindset, someone comfortable with change and adept at facing new challenges.

This new degree scheme draws on more than 30 years’ experience of teaching entrepreneurship and working with businesses to develop entrepreneurial thinking at all levels of an organisation. Our approach encompasses all elements of the entrepreneurial process, including creativity, opportunity recognition, sales, finance, entrepreneurial leadership and effective communication. It is complemented through a focus on the development of the entrepreneurial self, namely how you see yourself as an entrepreneurial person in your chosen workplace or community context. Practice-based teaching ensures students engage in thinking entrepreneurially and develop new skills. Our wide range of expertise means we include all aspects of entrepreneurship, as well as business model innovation and digital strategies.

Our broad-based business management programme gives you the expertise to understand the changing world of business on national and global levels. Your integrated industry placement puts your new skills into practice in preparation for your future career.

Whether you want to work in large private organisations, the public sector or start up your own business, you can personalise your degree to acquire the analytical, quantitative, presentation and other transferable skills needed to succeed and stand out.

Compulsory modules in your first year cover the broad foundations of management, developing your understanding of the functions and processes involved in managing complex organisations and establishing your leadership skills. You will study across our full-spectrum management school, learning from world-leading researchers and experts to develop fundamental skills in areas including management theory and organisational behaviour, accounting and finance, marketing strategies, business analytics, entrepreneurial thinking, and economic environments

This programme provides a rare opportunity to experience being taught by academic experts from across the Management School. Be it business analytics, finance, accounting, management, organisation and work theory, data analysis, economics or marketing, you will be exposed to the full spectrum of functions found in any business or organisation. This holistic, interdisciplinary approach, combined with a year of study abroad, equips you for success in your career.

The degree provides the opportunity to pursue your interests in the areas of business or management that suits you. After a first year that equips you with a sound knowledge of management, marketing, financial accounting, organisations and business statistics, your second and final year provides you with more options. While studying the core modules of leadership, business, and strategic management, you may choose to take options in operations management, economics, organisations and work, entrepreneurship, and marketing.

With strong connections to industry, learning from cutting-edge researchers, and opportunities for internships in the City of London and Shanghai, this course prepares you for a successful career in investment and finance through a perfect balance of academic theory and practical experience.

Learn the practical skills to be a future leader in a challenging, exciting arena vital to the world economy, with ample opportunity to tailor your studies.

We begin with the bedrock of finance theory and methodology, and move on to study programming for financial applications, portfolio management, international financial markets, and advanced corporate finance.

Your first year includes Accounting and Finance, Quantitative Methods for Finance and Investment, plus Principles of Economic B. Second-year students learn about Corporate Finance, Financial Engineering, Econometrics and Programming for Finance Applications. In your final year, you choose all your modules, from Portfolio Management, Financial Markets, Bloomberg Analysis and Advanced Corporate Finance

With strong connections to industry, learning from cutting-edge researchers, and opportunities for internships in the City of London and Shanghai, this course prepares you for a successful career in investment and finance through a perfect balance of academic theory and practical experience.

Learn the practical skills to be a future leader in a challenging, exciting arena vital to the world economy, with ample opportunity to tailor your studies.

Your third-year industrial placement in the financial and investment sector provides you with a positive, practical experience in a graduate role, gaining priceless business skills. You will see how well academic theories work in real-life situations, and gain insight into where your talents and interests lie for your future career.

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This double degree programme will fully immerse you in two different cultures, learning environments, business areas and languages. With years one and two spent in the UK and years three and four spent in Canada, you will graduate with two full degrees; one from Lancaster University and one from the prestigious Brock University in Ontario, Canada.

Earning two degrees gives you a considerable advantage in starting your career; your experience will be broader, and your experience of work, through the programme’s integrated paid work placements, means that you will have a better idea of the direction you want to take.

Through being taught by academic experts in business analytics, finance, accounting, management, organisation and work theory, data analysis, economics and marketing, your first two years of study will expose you to the full spectrum of functions found in any business or organisation. This holistic, interdisciplinary approach equips you for success in your two work placements too, where you will have a strong understanding of all parts of the business and apply your learning in the real world.

This double degree programme will fully immerse you in two different cultures, learning environments, business areas and languages. With years one and two spent in the UK and years three and four spent in France, you will graduate with two full degrees; one from Lancaster University and one from the prestigious NEOMA Business School in Reims, France.

Earning two degrees gives you a considerable advantage in starting your career; your experience will be broader, your language skills will be near fluent (in France you will be taught in French, whilst in the UK you will be taught in English), and your experience of work, through the programme’s integrated paid work placements, means that you will have a better idea of the direction you want to take.

Through being taught by academic experts in business analytics, finance, accounting, management, organisation and work theory, data analysis, economics and marketing, your first two years of study will expose you to the full spectrum of functions found in any business or organisation. This holistic, interdisciplinary approach equips you for success in your two work placements too, where you will have a strong understanding of all parts of the business and apply your learning in the real world. At the same time, where applicable, you will study French in preparation for years three and four.