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Bristol BSc Accounting and Management vs Manchester Ba Economics?

Which one should I choose? Can someone compare these unis and subjects please? I have unconditional offer from manchester and an offer through clearing from Bristol. I need to decide soon!
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Original post by Bernaberna
Which one should I choose? Can someone compare these unis and subjects please? I have unconditional offer from manchester and an offer through clearing from Bristol. I need to decide soon!

Wherever I see someone asking whether they should pick accounting and management over X, I get a little biased in how I respond. Don't get me wrong though, Bristol is a good uni and is just as targeted as Manchester; they're both fine universities to graduate from.

Manchester is known to have picky subject requirements, but they also provide a very wide catalogue of modules to choose from. Bristol also has a wide range of modules, but nowhere near as many as Manchester as far as I can tell.

If I had to choose between accounting and management or economics, I would do economics. This is primarily because you won't need a degree to become an accountant or manager. However, it's strongly recommended that you do a degree in economics (+ postgrad in economics) to become an economist (even though you can also do apprenticeships at the Bank of England). A degree in economics also allows you to become an accountant or manager.
A quantitative degree in economics (i.e. a lot of maths) is also more highly regarded in academic circles, should you decide to pursue postgrad and go into academia. You can likewise pretty much do any postgrad in accounting or management should you wish, whereas you can't necessarily do quantitative postgrad degrees in economics with an undergrad in accounting and management.

If you study hard and network widely (including making a lot of friends) during your time at either uni, it should put you in good stead for jobs after graduation.
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Thank you very much for the reply! It helped a lot in clearing my mind. Actually, I was thinking mostly like you, but the thing that confused me was; I read on many forums that the employability of Bristol was higher than Manchester. What’s your opinion on this? And do you think there is big difference between Ba&Bsc Economics at the UoM? Thanks🙂
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Do you have a level maths or equivalent?
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Original post by ajj2000
Do you have a level maths or equivalent?

Yes Hl maths, but unfortunately I got a grade lower than the normal entry requirements. That’s why my offer is Ba economics now😔. So if there is big difference I can think about going another uni maybe I can compare with University of Amsterdam. I am an international student and I have other offers from different countries too.
Original post by Bernaberna
Thank you very much for the reply! It helped a lot in clearing my mind. Actually, I was thinking mostly like you, but the thing that confused me was; I read on many forums that the employability of Bristol was higher than Manchester. What’s your opinion on this? And do you think there is big difference between Ba&Bsc Economics at the UoM? Thanks🙂

Employability in my book depends more on the individual candidate than the overall university. I find the measure a bit crude, but that's me in general.
If you are an international student with no intentions of working in the UK, then I would check to see if the reputations of the universities are well known in the country that you intend to work in. Whilst all UK universities are recognised in most countries around the world, if your degree isn't from the top universities in the country (or in the world, depending on how competitive your chosen role is), prospective employers might not hold your application to the same regard (from what I have heard anyway, but then do you want to work for such people if they act this way?)..

The main difference between a BA and BSc from what I can tell is that the BSc requires you to do more maths, whereas the BA the maths isn't strictly a requirement. If you want to go into academia or do postgrad in economics, the BSc is definitely the degree of choice. If you just want to work in industry and pick any random job after your bachelor's, then I don't think it would make too much of a difference.
Personal preference though, I would pick the BSc over the BA where possible.

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