MSc Accounting

at Durham University Business School

Core and elective modules
 

To achieve your qualification you will need to successfully complete six core modules, two elective modules and a dissertation or research project.
 

You will study the below core modules:

• Auditing and Assurance Services

• Corporate Governance

• Financial Accounting and Reporting

• Financial Planning and Control

• Modern Accounting Research

• Research Methods in Accounting
   

You will then choose two electives from a range. Elective modules are drawn from Accounting, Management, Marketing and Islamic Finance disciplines, subject to availability.
 

Dissertation/Business Project
 

In the third term, you will carry out an original research project. This may be an independent piece of work or alternatively you may decide to develop a more applied project with an appropriate organisation. Supervised by a faculty member with relevant experience, you will investigate in greater detail a subject that you have already studied as part of your programme.
 

This is an opportunity for you to develop your business insight and present your analysis and ideas in a scholarly and professional manner.

There is a high demand for places on these programmes. To maximise your chances of being offered one of these places, we recommend that you submit your application to the University as early as possible.
 

We aim to have a diverse student body and recognise that we can only offer places to a finite number of applicants. To help achieve our aim, we look to ensure we offer places to applicants from all nationalities and close applications when we receive the allocated numbers.
 

The University is under no obligation to make any offer of a place on the programme to any applicant, nor is the University obligated to fill all spaces available on the programme.
 

Our MSc Accounting programme is intended for graduates in any subject or discipline; no previous study in accounting is necessary. Accounting undergraduate students or students who have completed a professional accounting qualification may find some content of this programme overlaps with their prior learning.
 

If you are an international student who does not meet the requirements for direct entry to this degree, you may be eligible to take a pre-Masters pathway programme at the Durham University International Study Centre.
 

NB Chinese Applicants: Applications will be accepted from students who have graduated from a prestigious university in China. Entry requirements may vary depending upon the reputation of the university you have graduated from and the academic programme you have applied for. As a guide, applicants are expected to have achieved an overall average of 85%.

Full Time Fees

Tuition fees
 

• Home students    £14,500 per year
• EU students    £31,000 per year
• Island students    £14,500 per year
• International students    £31,000 per year

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