Teaching and learning

The BSc Accountancy Flying Start programme combines academic study, integrated
professional work placements at PwC, and progress towards the ICAEW Chartered Accountant
qualification, the ACA. Throughout your journey you’ll be supported by a team of dedicated
staff from both the School and PwC, who will help you develop the business skills you need to
gain a degree, progress towards a professional qualification and succeed in your paid work
placements.

You'll receive approximately two hours of weekly contact time per module, consisting of
lectures led by academic staff and smaller seminar groups.

For every hour spent in class, you’ll complete a further two to three hours of independent study.
You'll have access to well-designed resources for this self-directed study, and we will pair you
with an academic advisor to support your progress at all stages of your degree.

After you apply

Your UCAS form will be reviewed by a member of staff. Following this review, you will also
need to complete additional assessments with PwC, including an online interview and online
assessment centre, before you will receive an offer.

Online interview
The PwC online interview can be taken at a time and place to suit you, as long as this is in
sufficient time before the assessment centre (we’ll advise you of the deadlines). You will have
the opportunity to practice questions and find out more about PwC through completing this
exercise.

Assessment centre
The assessment centres are held online in March. The assessment centre involves a group
assessment exercise, conducted by PwC. You'll have the opportunity to ask questions, so that
you can get a feel for what the programme is about.

After you have attended the assessment centre, we will consider the results of your online
assessments and group assessment exercise.

Assessment

Assessment typically includes a combination of coursework (presentations, assignments, essay

report writing, in-class tests, research and project work) and/or examinations in May or June.

Resources and facilities

The School offers excellent on-campus resources to aid your studies, including:

 a purpose-built media suite designed to support student entrepreneurship

  a dedicated Internships Coordinator who can help you access work experience
opportunities and applications
 an alumni network that can connect you to fellow Queen Mary graduates worldwide.

As you will be working on real client work during placements, you will receive technical training
from PwC.

Entry requirements
A-Level Grades AAA at A-Level. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking and Use of Mathematic
International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 36 points overall, including 6,6,6 fro
IB
subjects. This must include a minimum of 4 in Standard Level Mathematics.
BTEC See our detailed subject and grade requirements
We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The m
requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 30 credits mu
Access HE
15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the h
applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirement
GCSE Minimum five GCSE passes including English at grade C or 4 and Maths at grade A or 7.
Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification.
EPQ
For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq
We consider every application on its individual merits and will take into consideration your in
Contextualised
experiences and context. More information on how academic schools and programmes use this
admissions
the admissions process, can be found on our contextualised admissions pages.

Non-UK students

We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the
International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit International Admissions for
full details.

If your qualifications are not accepted for direct entry onto this degree, consider applying for
a foundation programme.

English language

Find out more about our English language entry requirements, including the types of test we
accept and the scores needed for entry to the programme.

You may also be able to meet the English language requirement for your programme by joining
a summer pre-sessional programme before starting your degree.

Further information

See our general undergraduate entry requirements.

Funding
Scholarships and bursaries

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) offer a financial bursary for BSc Accountancy students, subject
to eligibility criteria. Find out more about the PwC Flying Start Financial Bursary and other
scholarships, on our other funding options.

Support from Queen Mary

We offer specialist support on all financial and welfare issues through our Advice and
Counselling Service, which you can access as soon as you have applied for a place at Queen
Mary.

Take a look at our Student Advice Guides which cover ways to finance your degree, including:

 additional sources of funding

 planning your budget and cutting costs
 part-time and vacation work
 money for lone parents.

Careers
Graduate opportunities

PwC has consistently been voted Best Graduate Employer in The Times Top 100 Graduate
Employers survey. The vast majority of finalists on Flying Start programmes with PwC have
received a job offer at the company after graduation, often becoming fully-qualified ICAEW
Chartered Accountants just over a year after graduation.

Graduates of Flying Start programmes have also moved into non-accounting roles at PwC.

There is no obligation (on the part of the student or PwC) to progress to a role at PwC following
completion of the course.

Career support

PwC will provide each student with a career coach, who will guide the student through PwC’s
annual performance management process. Prior to joining PwC for their first work placement,
students will be allocated a named 'buddy' who will help induct them into the firm.

A wealth of careers support is also available through both Queen Mary