In an increasingly competitive job market, our degrees can give you the knowledge and skills you need to succeed.We also give you lots of extra opportunities to increase your chances of a graduate job. In fact, 80% of our graduates are employed or in further full-time study within 6 months of graduating.
Year in Industry
Whatever your future career plans, it helps if you can go to that first interview armed with some practical experience. If you undertake a degree at Leeds University Business School we'll help you achieve just that, through the option of a placement year in industry.
Kate Sharp Year in Industry student
I was given responsibility and fully involved with the team’s caseload right from the beginning...
Exemptions – fast track your career
BSc Accounting and Finance meets the accreditation requirements of the main professional bodies, ICAEW, CIMA and ACCA. This means, that by taking certain modules, students will attain exemptions from numerous professional exams and papers. We currently offer the maximum 9 exemptions available from AACA, the maximum 8 possible exemptions from ICAEW, and a further 7 from CIMA. For further information please download: Exemptions for graduates of the accounting programmes.
BA Human Resource Management is now accredited by the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD) which is Europe's largest HR development professional body. This accreditation means that once you have successfully shown the CIPD relevant experience of your practice in the workplace you can apply for the professional level of Associate membership of the CIPD and gain the designatory letters Assoc CIPD.
I chose to study at the University of Leeds because of the structure of the degree. It offered the highest number of exemptions for future accountancy qualifications, which I knew would help me achieve my goal faster.
Lee Phelan, Accounting and Finance. Read more.
Leeds University Careers Centre
The University of Leeds Careers Centre is one of the largest in the country. The Centre's services and experiences advisors can help you find work experience, improve your CV, guide you in possible career choices, and provide long-term support after you graduate.
Leeds for Life
Each day you will be gaining new skills and knowledge whcih are highly relevant to the workplace. Leeds for Life is an initiative designed to help you recognise and capitalise on these attributes. You also receive programme-specific, talored opportunities such as network events and internships.
Enterprise Centre
Leeds Enterprise Centre provides practical support, materials and guidance to all those who are interested in gaining new skills and improving their enterprise background.