Our MSc in Accounting is designed to provide an essential introduction to accounting as a career choice for graduates with no prior learning in the discipline. The programme covers key areas of accounting, and it can stimulate your interest in the broader aspects of business and finance across the globe. You can develop an in-depth understanding of the theory and practice of accounting and sharpen your critical thinking skills, such as decision-making and problem-solving.
The programme also introduces contemporary issues shaping the accounting profession, including governance, sustainability, data analytics, financial analysis and the changing role of accounting in global business.
You will be taught at Durham University Business School, one of the longest established business schools in the UK, offering excellent facilities and, as an accounting student, you will be part of an academic department with a reputation for research and teaching excellence.
Your programme consists of a set of compulsory modules, optional modules, and a dissertation. Topics covered in the programme include financial statements and their preparation and analysis, the practical limitations of financial reporting, contemporary and evolving practice in financial and non-financial accounting and reporting, management information for decision-making, and the practice and concepts of auditing. The MSc Accounting dissertation forms the concluding part of your programme and is an opportunity for you to develop research insight and present your analysis and ideas in a scholarly and professional manner.
Your programme consists of a set of compulsory modules, optional modules, and a dissertation. Topics covered in the programme include financial statements and their preparation and analysis, the practical limitations of financial reporting, contemporary and evolving practice in financial and non-financial accounting and reporting, management information for decision-making, and the practice and concepts of auditing. The MSc Accounting dissertation forms the concluding part of your programme and is an opportunity for you to develop research insight and present your analysis and ideas in a scholarly and professional manner.
To learn more about the qualifications we typically accept, please select your country from the drop-down menu below. Please also consult the standard UK entry requirements for subject-specific requirements which apply to all applicants.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master’s degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
English language requirements
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
English language requirements
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Ptychio (Bachelor's degree) with a minimum overall grade of ≥7.5/10 from an approved Greek institution.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a first degree and a Master’s degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
English language requirements
A Bachelor’s (Honours) degree with a 2:1 or a GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or equivalent depending on the grading system.
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
English language requirements
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require an Alapfokozat or Egyetemi Oklevél with a GPA of ≥3.51/5.0 from an approved Hungarian university listed on Ecctis .
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require an Alapfokozat or Egyetemi Oklevél and a Mesterfokozat , grades as Postgraduate Taught.
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
English language requirements
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Baccalaurreatus , Bakkalárpróf or Candidatus with an average grade of ≥7.25/10 from an approved Icelandic university listed on Ecctis .
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a first degree and a Meistaraprof , grades as Postgraduate Taught.
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