Course Overview

Studying at Cardiff Business School, you will have access to world-class teaching and fantastic facilities. You will have paid placement opportunities and gain industry insights from events with professional accounting firms. The state of the art trading room also means you can prepare for trading and risk management in a controlled environment. Accounting and Finance degrees at Cardiff University are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

General Eligibility

Joining us on campus

You can start your studies with a UKVI-approved Secure English Language Test (SELT), provided you have met all the programme entry requirements. 

The test results must have been achieved in the past 24 months and meet the minimum English equivalency score for your chosen programme.

• IELTS Academic for UKVI
• Trinity Integrated Skills in English UKVI
• Pearson PTE Academic UKVI
• LanguageCert International ESOL SELT
• PSI Skills for English UKVI (4 components)

Starting your studies virtually from home and coming to campus at a later date.

You can start your studies virtually with a UKVI-approved Secure English Language Test (SELT) as above or you can provide proof of your English language proficiency with an alternative test. This is possible because you do not need a Student Visa to start virtually from your home country.

You will need to obtain a SELT with the required minimum score to make a Student Visa application in order to come to campus.

The test results must have been achieved in the past 24 months and meet the minimum English equivalency score for your chosen programme

Alternative tests accepted include:

• IELTS Academic (non-UKVI) / IELTS Academic Online
• IELTS Indicator
• Pearson PTE Academic / Pearson PTE Academic Online
• LanguageCert International ESOL
• TOEFL iBT/iBT Home Edition
• Cambridge ESOL
• Duolingo
• Cambridge Linguaskill
• Oxford Test of English
• Academic English Skills
• Password Skills Solo

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• Academic IELTS for UKVI 5.0 (minimum 5.0 in writing).