A Lancaster graduate in Accounting and Finance typically will have the ability to:

• To critically evaluate arguments and evidence; analyse and draw reasoned conclusions from both given data and data that must be acquired.
• Be numerate, including being able to manipulate financial and other numerical data and to appreciate statistical concepts.
• To locate, extract and analyse data from multiple sources and be effective in ICT including using spreadsheets, word processing software and online databases.
• Be able to present quantitative and qualitative information, with analysis, argument and commentary, in a form appropriate to the intended audience.
• Have effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to work in teams; also to self-manage learning.
• Understand the contexts in which accounting operates.
• Understand the current technical language and practices of accounting.
• Be skilled in recording and summarising transactions and other economic events, preparing financial statements, analysing the operations of business; financial analysis and projections.

• Chartered accountant
• Chartered certified accountant
• Chartered management accountant
• Chartered public finance accountant
• Company secretary
• External auditor
• Forensic accountant
• Stockbroker
• Actuary
• Business development manager
• Data analyst
• Economist
• Licensed conveyancer
• Management consultant
• Mortgage adviser
• Purchasing manager
• Retail banker
• Tax adviser

For more information visit the Prospects pages on Accounting & Finance.

• MSc Finance
• MSc Advanced Financial Analysis
• MSc Accounting and Financial Management
• PhD Accounting and Finance

Find out more about postgraduate study studentships and funding at Lancaster University Management School.

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
• The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)

A Lancaster graduate in Business & Management typically will have the ability to:

• Demonstrate understanding of organisations, markets in which they operate, how they are managed and future needs of organisations.
• Apply critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, including being able to identify assumptions, evaluate statements, detect false logic, identify implicit values, define terms and generalise appropriately.
• Solve problems, make decisions and use appropriate quantitative and qualitative skills.
• Be able to create, evaluate and assess options and apply ideas and knowledge to a range of situations.
• Be effective in communication, using ICT and a range of media.
• Have numeracy and quantitative skills including modelling and data analysis, interpretation and extrapolation.
• Self-manage their time, behaviour, motivation, initiative, enterprise and have appetite for reflective, adaptive and collaborative learning.
• Be self-aware, sensitive and open to the diversity of people, cultures, business and management issues.
• Manage projects, possess leadership, team building skills.
• Be effective at listening, negotiating, influencing and persuasion.
• To research business and management issues and address issues at European and international levels.

• Actuarial analyst
• Business adviser
• Business analyst
• Business development manager
• Chartered management accountant
• Corporate investment banker
• Data analyst
• Forensic accountant
• Insurance underwriter
• Management consultant
• Project manager
• Risk manager
• Stockbroker
• Supply chain manager
• Construction manager
• Environmental engineer
• External auditor
• Human resources officer
• Logistics and distribution manager
• Marketing executive
• Mortgage adviser
• Retail manager
• Sales executive
• Systems analyst

For more information visit the Prospects pages on Business Management.

• Business Administration MBA
• Business Administration (Executive) MBA
• E-Business and Innovation MSc
• E-Business and Innovation PGDip
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSc
• Information Technology, Management and Organisational Change MRes
• Innovation and Improvement Science MSc
• Innovation and Improvement Science PgCert
• Innovation and Improvement Science PgDip
• International Master's Programme in Practicing Management No Qual (PGT)
• Leadership and Management PgCert
• Leadership and Management (Health Care) PgCert
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc
• Management MSc
• Management (2 Year) MSc
• Management (Entrepreneurship and Strategy) PhD
• Management (Organisation, Work and Technology) PhD
• Management Science MRes
• Management Science PhD
• Management Science PhD (Integrated)
• Medical Leadership MSc
• Medical Leadership PgDip
• Medical Leadership PgCert
• Politics, Philosophy and Management MSc
• Professional Development PGCert
• Professional Practice MA
• Professional Practice MSc
• Professional Practice PgCert
• Professional Practice PgDip
• Project Management MSc
• Strategy MSc

• Personnel Today
• Top Consultant
• TARGETjobs

A Lancaster graduate in Economics typically will have the ability to:

• Abstract and simplify in order to identify and model the essence of a problem.
• Analyse and reason – both deductively and inductively.
• Marshal evidence and to assimilate, structure, and analyse qualitative and quantitative data.
• Communicate concisely results to a wide audience, including those with no training in economics.
• Think critically about the limits of one’s analysis in a broader socio-economic context.
• Draw economic policy inferences and to recognise the potential constraints in their implementation.

• Actuarial analyst
• Chartered accountant
• Chartered certified accountant
• Chartered public finance accountant
• Data analyst
• Economist
• External auditor
• Financial risk analyst
• Forensic accountant
• Investment analyst
• Statistician
• Stockbroker

For more information visit the Prospects pages on Economics.

• MSc Economics
• MSc Quantitative Finance
• MSc Money, Banking and Finance
• MSc Health Economics and Policy
• PhD Health Economics and Policy
• PhD Economics
• PhD Economics (Integrated)

Find out more about postgraduate study studentships and funding at Lancaster University Management School.

• Econ-Jobs
• The Economist
• eFinancial Careers

• The Royal Economic Society
• Society of Business Economists
• Association of Certified Chartered Economists
• International Health Economics Association

A Lancaster graduate in Marketing typically will have the ability to:

• Be able to understand key concepts and techniques in marketing research and the analysis of marketing problems.
• Demonstrate understanding of organisations, markets in which they operate, how they are managed and future needs of organisations.
• Apply critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, including being able to identify assumptions, evaluate statements, detect false logic, identify implicit values, define terms and generalise appropriately.
• Be able to create, evaluate and assess options and apply ideas and knowledge to a range of situations.
• Be effective in marketing communication, using ICT and a range of media.
• Self-manage their time, behaviour, motivation, initiative, enterprise and have appetite for reflective, adaptive and collaborative learning.
• Be self-aware, sensitive and open to the diversity of people, cultures, business management and marketing issues.
• Be able to understand consumer behaviour and market products and / or services.
• Be effective at listening, negotiating, influencing and persuasion.
• Research business and management issues and address issues at European and international levels.

• Advertising account executive
• Advertising account planner
• Advertising art director
• Market researcher
• Marketing executive
• Media buyer
• Media planner
• Public relations account executive
• Public relations officer
• Sales promotion account executive
• Social media manager
• Business adviser
• Event manager
• Product manager
• Publishing rights manager
• UX designer
• Web content manager
  

For more information visit the Prospects pages on Marketing.

• MSc Marketing
• MSc Marketing Analytics
• MSc Advanced Marketing Management
• MRes Advanced Marketing Management
• MSc Psychology of Advertising
• PhD Marketing

Find out more about postgraduate study studentships and funding at Lancaster University Management School.

• Institute of Practitioners in Advertising
• Marketing Week
• Public Relations Consultants Association
• Stopgap

• Advertising Association
• Advertising Standards Authority
• British Interactive Media Association
• Institute of Practitioners in Advertising
• Chartered Institute of Marketing
• Direct Marketing Association
• Chartered Institute of Public Relations