Overview

The Accounting course at Durham University involves three years of supervised research, followed by one additional year to write up research, if needed.

Key facts

The experts in the Department work a range of accounting research areas and publish in top journals such as Accounting, Organisations and Society; Contemporary Accounting Research; Accounting Review; Accounting Forum; Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal; British Accounting Review; European Accounting Review; Journal of Accounting Literature; Critical Perspectives on Accounting; Accounting Forum; Financial Accountability and Management; and Public Management Review .

They offer you the opportunity to pursue your PhD research on various accounting topics including: accountability, corporate reporting, auditing, accounting information systems, management accounting, digitalisation, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning in accounting and auditing, and public sector accountability and sustainability.

Programme Structure

Modules include:

Modern Accounting Research
Research Methods in Accounting
Dissertation/Research Project

Financial Statement Analysis

Accounting: An Information Content Perspective

Auditing and Accountability

Financial Accounting and Reporting

Financial Planning and Control

Corporate Governance

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-06 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

IELTS

7

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PTE Academic

70

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Accounting View 48 other PhDs in Accounting in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7

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PTE Academic

70

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

A degree that is equivalent to a UK Masters. You also need to have completed and passed your degree with an overall mark of at least 60%, and dissertation mark of at least 65%.

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Tuition Fee

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International

25500 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 25500 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

5006 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5006 GBP per year during 36 months.

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Living costs for Durham

660 - 1140 GBP /month

Living costs

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