We also develop the key skills employers are looking for such as communication skills, the ability to work in a team, computer literacy and numeracy. Knowledge of accounting, finance, economics and law, together with the analytical and interpersonal skills that you will acquire studying at Newcastle, will provide you with a good foundation for the future. Typically our graduates opt for a wide range of different business-related careers, such as accountancy, auditing, taxation, finance, business management, management consultancy, law or the public sector. Graduates in accounting and finance do not have to become accountants, although in practice many of our graduates do. There are however a number of different types of accountant, and within accounting firms a number of different specialisms may chosen.
Some students also choose to undertake further study, either here in Newcastle or elsewhere.
In the course of your degree you will have the opportunity to acquire some of the skills that employers look for from graduates, such as teamwork, problem solving and initiative. Your degree programme will help you develop skills in many areas, although it is important that you take advantage of the opportunities offered. For example if you keep quiet in seminars, you are losing the chance to develop your oral communication skills and to demonstrate this to your lecturers. You will also find many other opportunities to develop these skills, whether through representing your colleagues on the Staff-Student Committee, through participation in student societies, arranging and managing a complex summer vacation trip or through vacation employment. It is in your interests to take up any opportunities which present themselves.