Accounting and Finance with Study Abroad-BA

In the first year, compulsory modules will provide you with the key fundamentals to examine and evaluate modern financial markets. These include:

• Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Introduction to Management Accounting
• Foundations of Finance
• Introduction to Economics
• Quantitative Methods.

A further optional module will be chosen from a range which has in the past included:

• People Management and Organisations
• The Global Economy
• A Foreign Language.

In the second year, compulsory modules investigate:

• Auditing and Assurance
• Corporate Financial Reporting
• Corporate Finance
• Management Accounting.

You also choose two optional modules from a selection which have in the past have covered, for example:

• Macroeconomics and International Finance
• Microeconomics
• Introduction to Financial Econometrics
• Financial Markets and Institutions
• Principles of Business Law
• Introduction to Taxation
• A Foreign Language.

In an increasingly globalised world, a period of international study is a major benefit and can help you to stand out in a crowded job market. All of our business degrees offer you the option of spending your third year studying abroad at one of our international partner universities. This is an opportunity to develop foreign language skills, experience another country and learn about its culture as well as adding an international dimension to your overall employability.

You may decide to study at one of our exchange universities for a full-year study placement period in your third year of study and this then effectively becomes the third year of a four year degree.

Opportunities for study abroad have in the past included Australia, Canada, Chile, China/Hong Kong, Columbia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Sweden and USA. Funding is available for EU students travelling to EU countries through the ERASMUS scheme. Other funding opportunities (open to both EU and non-EU students) may also be available through scholarships offered by the host institution, the British Council and/or other funding bodies. For up to date information on locations and funding, please go to /international/studyabroad

The Study Abroad year fees are set annually by the University – fees are % of the annual tuition fee. Any fees displayed are for guidance only. For the definitive amount of the Study Abroad year fees payable please contact:

The offer of a place on a ‘study abroad’ degree does not imply that Durham University Business School guarantees to place the student with one of its partner institutions, nor a partner of the student’s choice. All study abroad programmes are subject to approval by the Business School. Some partner relationships have restricted access and so are not available to all students. The Business School, in association with the University, will assist students in applying for a study abroad place, but it is the responsibility of the student to apply for such a place, and the right of the Business School/University to allocate students to available places as it deems best. In the event that a student is unable to obtain a study abroad place, transfer to the equivalent ‘non-study abroad’ programme is guaranteed provided the student is eligible to transfer on academic grounds. In line with Home Office rules, students from outside the EU will transfer onto the ‘with study abroad’ programme only once they have successfully secured a placement (normally at the end of their second year of study). Therefore due to visa requirements, we recommend that international students interested in the study abroad year as part of their degree apply for this programme when making their application to us via UCAS.

Moving to a more research-led teaching orientation in the fourth year, you are required to produce a double module Dissertation in any of the accounting and finance areas, such as financial accounting, management accounting, auditing or finance. Additionally, you will study three compulsory modules exploring:

• Financial Planning and Control
• Contemporary Issues in Financial Accounting
• Financial Theory and Corporate Policy

And choose one module from a large selection covering business and finance options. Subjects in previous years have included, for example:

• Corporate Governance
• Security Investment Analysis
• International and Multinational Finance
• Financial Engineering
• Behavioural Finance
• Corporate Responsibility
• Financial Econometrics
• Strategic Management
• Islamic Economics and Finance
• Historical Studies in Accounting
• Real Estate Finance
• A Foreign Language.