BSc Accounting with Placement Year

at Durham University

Program structure

Because this is a degree with a strong link to a professional role and a professional career following graduation, the first two years of the course are made up of compulsory modules, with an opportunity to specialise in chosen areas and develop a research project in Year 3.

The degree has six coherent subject pillars and one theme:

• Financial accounting and reporting (Years 1, 2 and 3)

• Management accounting (Years 1, 2 and 3)

• Information technology (Years 1, 2 and 3)

• Audit and assurance (Years 2 and 3)

• Taxation (Years 2 and 3)

• Research in accounting (Year 3)

• Employability theme (running throughout the degree)

The subject pillars build throughout the degree so that you can identify linkages between modules. The employability theme helps you to understand the link between work done and employability skills gained from both credit and non-credit bearing activities.

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 - AAA.

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.

The tuition fees shown for students are for one complete academic year of full time study and are set according to the academic year of entry. Fees for subsequent years of your course may rise in line with an inflationary uplift as determined by the government.

Career Opportunities

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.