BSc Accounting with Placement Year

at Durham University Business School

Levels 1 and 2 of the degree are made up of core modules, as follows:
 

Level 1

• Financial Accounting

• The Accountant in Business

• Quantitative Business Skills and Data Analysis

• Skills for the Professional Accountant

• Management Accounting

• Ethics in Finance and Accounting

• Micro and Macro Economics for Accounting

• Introduction to Corporate and Business Law.
   

Level 2

• Financial Management

• Intermediate Management Accounting

• Taxation

• Financial Reporting

• Introduction to Audit and Assurance

• Business Strategy and Technology.
   

Placement Year (optional)
 

• Placement Year in Accounting
   

Level 3 (Degree)
 

The core modules in Level 3 are:

• Research Methods in Accounting

• Accounting Project.
   

Candidates shall also study and be assessed in modules in the Michaelmas Term to the value of 40 credits from List A:
 

List A:

• Corporate Reporting

• Advanced Management Accounting

• Data Analytics and Intelligence for Accounting.
   

Candidates shall also study and be assessed in modules in the Epiphany Term to the value of 20 credits from List B:
 

List B:

• Advanced Audit and Assurance

• Business Tax Planning ††

• Fundamentals of Corporate Governance and Accountability.

A strong proficiency in Mathematics is required. If Mathematics is not taken as an A level subject, a grade 7 (or grade A) in Mathematics at GCSE is required.
 

We particularly welcome the introduction of the Core Mathematics Qualification and we will accept a Core Maths Qualification (grade B minimum) in lieu of our GCSE Mathematics requirement.
 

A level offer - AAB.

We consider all A level subjects, with the exception of General Studies, therefore General Studies would not be included in any offer.
 

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma/OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma – DDD.
 

IB score - 37 to include 666 in higher-level subjects. If Mathematics is not taken at a higher level, then it is required at standard level 6.
 

In the context of widening participation, we will consider contextual offers, including guaranteed contextual offers for participation in a supported progression programme.

Full Time Fees

Tuition fees
 

• Home students    £9,250 per year
• EU students    £24,500 per year
• Island students    £9,250 per year
• International students    £24,500 per year

Business School (School of Economics, Finance and Business)
 

Of those students who graduated in 2019:

• 96% are in paid employment or further study 15 months after graduation across all our programmes
   

Of those in employment:

• 81% are in high skilled employment

• With an average salary of £29,000.