• Question: what science do I need to take accounting

    Asked by anon-220511 to David, Thiloka, Shonna, Shobhana, Nina, Matthew, James, Alex, Aina on 18 Jun 2019.
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      David Wilson answered on 18 Jun 2019:

      To do Accounting at Edinburgh University (I assume other Unis are much the the same) you don’t need any specific Highers or A-Levels other than Maths and English.
      If you want to do a science then pick the one that interests you the most and you enjoy, it’s always good to have a broad range of interests in life!

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      Nina Rzechorzek answered on 18 Jun 2019:

      You would certainly need good Maths and English skills; here is some more information on routes into Accountancy:
      https://www.ucas.com/ucas/after-gcses/find-career-ideas/explore-jobs/job-profile/accountant

      If you think you might be interested in being a Management Accountant for biotechnology companies it might help to have some understanding of biology/chemistry/physics – but choose what you are most interested in.

      Very best of luck!

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      Matthew Bareford answered on 19 Jun 2019:

      I think as the others have highlighted, English and maths would be key skills. but in terms of problem solving and maths, I think physics if any would be a good fit in terms of accountancy.

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