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Accounting BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Accounting BSc (Hons)
**Course details**
Accounting is the ideal choice if you have an analytical mind and like solving problems – contrary to popular opinion, you don’t have to be a maths expert to study accounting - communication in both written and verbal form is just as important as crunching numbers. Accountants are trusted business advisors and work in many areas of business. This single honours degree will immerse you in the study of accounting and business from day one.
**Top Reasons to Study**
Offering maximum professional accreditation from some ICAEW, ACCA and CIMA examinatio...
**Course details**<br/>Accounting is the ideal choice if you have an analytical mind and like solving problems – contrary to popular opinion, you don’t have to be a maths expert to study accounting - communication in both written and verbal form is just as important as crunching numbers. Accountants are trusted business advisors and work in many areas of business. This single honours degree will immerse you in the study of accounting and business from day one. <br/><br/>**Top Reasons to Study**<br/>Offering maximum professional accreditation from some ICAEW, ACCA and CIMA examinations, on successful completion you can graduate as a partly exam-qualified accountant, with only work experience and a few final exams to complete to be fully-qualified (subject to optional module choices and to achieving specific grades in certain papers).<br/><br/>**Rankings**<br/>**Top 100** in the QS World University Rankings 2026<br/>**21** subjects in the World Top 100 (QS World University Rankings 2025)<br/>**5th** in the UK Complete University Guide 2026<br/>**5th** in the UK Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025<br/>**6th** in the Guardian University Guide 2025<br/><br/>**Career Opportunities**<br/>Our students graduate with specialist knowledge in areas of accounting and of finance, as well as the analytical, IT and problem-solving skills that are highly valued by employers in the UK and internationally. This combination of academic knowledge and transferable skills will open up a range of career opportunities in the financial world and beyond.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
28/09/2026
Campus
Durham City
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
N408
Institution Code
D86
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,A,B,B
We normally make offers based on Advanced Highers. If you’ve not been able to take three Advanced Highers, then we’ll consider a combination of Advanced Highers and Highers, or just Highers (if your school doesn’t offer Advanced Highers at all). Specific subjects/grades required for entry: National 5 Mathematics at Grade B (or above) or GCSE Mathematics at grade 6/B or Core Mathematics grade B (or equivalent).
Access to HE Diploma
D:30,M:15
At least 30 level 3 credits at Distinction and in addition at least 15 level 3 credits at a minimum of merit. Specific subjects/grades required for entry: GCSE Mathematics at grade 6/B or Core Mathematics grade B
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
36
To include 665 in higher-level subjects. Specific subjects/grades required for entry: If Mathematics is not taken at a higher level, then it is required at standard level 6.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD
Other BTEC level 3 qualifications are also accepted in combination with each other or with other qualifications. See our website for more information on our BTEC qualification equivalencies. Specific subjects/grades required for entry: GCSE Mathematics at grade 6/B or Core Mathematics grade B
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2,H2,H2,H3,H3
Specific subjects/grades required for entry: Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level Mathematics at grade O3 (or above) or GCSE Mathematics at grade 6/B or Core Mathematics grade B (or equivalent).
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
DDD
Other level 3 Cambridge Technical qualifications are also accepted in combination with each other or with other qualifications. See our website for more information on our Cambridge technical qualification equivalencies. Specific subjects/grades required for entry: GCSE Mathematics at grade 6/B or Core Mathematics grade B (or equivalent).
Scottish Advanced Higher
A,A,B
Specific subjects/grades required for entry: National 5 Mathematics at Grade B (or above) or GCSE Mathematics at grade 6/B or Core Mathematics grade B (or equivalent).
Extended Project
Not Accepted
A level
A,A,B
Specific subjects/grades required for entry: GCSE Mathematics at grade 6/B or Core Mathematics grade B
T Level
T levels will be considered on a case-by-case basis where the subject area aligns with the course applied to. Please note that additional A levels or equivalent may be required to study certain courses. If you’re interested in applying, then please Ask Us and we’ll see if we’re able to consider this for you: www.durham.ac.uk/study/ask-us/
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Not Accepted
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