Employers will value the combination of skills you develop on this joint honours degree.

You explore modern accounting theory and practice, such as:

• financial accounting
• company accounts
• corporate finance

You also develop a thorough grounding in mathematics and statistics, including:

• differential equations
• probability

Many of our accountancy modules carry exemptions from accrediting bodies and/or are based on real case studies, helping you prepare for a professional career.

Highlights of this degree

Modules for 2019 entry

Please note

The module and/or programme information below is for 2019 entry. Our teaching is informed by research and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, student feedback, or insufficient numbers of students interested (in an optional module). To find out more read our terms and conditions.

Module/programme information for 2020 entry will be published here as soon as it is available (end of May 2020).

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage. Further information, including the credit value of the module, is available in each of the module descriptions below.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules

• ACC1010  Introduction to Financial Accounting
• ACC1011  Introduction to Management Accounting and Finance
• MAS1601  Introduction to Calculus
• MAS1602  Introductory Algebra: Complex Numbers, Vectors and Matrices
• MAS1603  Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations
• MAS1604  Introduction to Probability
• MAS1701  Logic, Sets and Counting
• MAS1702  Number Systems

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

• ACC2003  Financial Control
• ACC2005  Intermediate Financial Accounting
• MAS2502  Introduction to Computing and Problem Solving
• MAS2704  Numbers and Ciphers
• MAS2801  Vector Calculus
• MAS2901  Introduction to Statistical Inference

You will take 20 credits from either of the following depending on which pathway you are studying:

Applied Mathematics

• MAS2802  Differential Equations, Transforms and Waves and
• MAS2803  Fluid Dynamics

OR

Statistics

• MAS2902  Introduction to Regression and Stochastic Modelling and
• MAS2903  An Introduction to Bayesian Methods

You will also take one of the following modules:

• ACC2000  Interpreting Company Accounts or
• ACC2007  Corporate Finance*

*ACC2007 is a pre-requisite for ACC3006 in Stage 3.

Work Placement (optional)

You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optional work placement between Stages 2 and 3. You can apply to spend your placement year with any organisation and will receive University support to do so. It will extend your degree by a year and is subject to availability. Find out more on about Work Placements.

If you choose this option you will take the following module:

• NCL3000 Careers Service Placement Year Module

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

• ACC3001  Financial Accounting
• ACC3002  Management Accounting
• MAS3091 Group Project Module

If you are studying the Applied Mathematics Pathway the following module is compulsory:

• MAS3801  Methods for Differential Equations

If you are studying the Statistics Pathway the following module is compulsory:

• MAS3903  Linear Models

Optional modules

You take 40 credits from Applied Mathematics Pathway (if you took Applied Mathematics in Stage 2) or Statistics Pathway (if you took Statistics in Stage 2):

Applied Mathematics Pathway

• MAS2902  Introduction to Regression and Stochastic Modelling
• MAS2903  An Introduction to Bayesian Methods
• MAS3802  Quantum Mechanics
• MAS3804  Relativity and Cosmology
• MAS3805  Classical Fields
• MAS3806  Partial Differential Equations and Nonlinear Waves
• MAS3808  Instabilities
• MAS3809  Variational Methods and Lagrangian Dynamics

Statistics Pathway

• MAS2802  Differential Equations, Transforms and Waves
• MAS2803  Fluid Dynamics
• MAS3901  Applied Probability
• MAS3904  Stochastic Financial Modelling
• MAS3906  Generalized Linear Models
• MAS3908  Experimental Design
• MAS3909  Markov Processes*
• MAS3910  Discrete Stochastic Modelling**
• MAS3911  Time Series*
• MAS3912  Survival Analysis**

*These modules will be given in 2019/20 and are expected to be available in alternate years thereafter

**These modules will be given in 2020/21 and are expected to be available in alternate years thereafter

You will also take one module from the following list:

• ACC3000  Case Studies in Finance, Accounting and Business
• ACC3006  International Financial Management*

*ACC3006 can only be taken if ACC2007 was taken at Stage 2

Subject to approval of the Degree Programme Director, you may replace the module in this section with NCL3007.

Subject to approval of the Degree Programme Director, you may replace the module in this section with additional modules from the lists of optional modules on the applied Mathematics or Statistics pathways above, as appropriate, provided you have not been given permission to take NCL3007. 

All candidates are considered on an individual basis.

If your qualifications are not listed here, please see our additional entry requirements web pages to find out which other qualifications are considered. 

The entrance requirements below apply to 2020 entry.

Undergraduate Admissions Policy

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What our graduates go on to do: employment and further study choices

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The destination data is available in varying levels, beginning with the University and moving through Faculty and School down to individual course reports. This final level may give you some useful ideas about possible options after your course or a course you are considering.

Careers and employability at Newcastle

Newcastle University consistently has one of the best records for graduate employment in the UK.

96% of our 2017 UK-domiciled UG/PG graduates progressed to employment or further study within six months of graduating.

85.5% of our graduates are in graduate level employment or further study within six months of graduating.

We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through an initiative called ncl+. This enables you to develop personal, employability and enterprise skills and to give you the edge in the employment market after you graduate.

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers.

Applying to Newcastle University through UCAS

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UCAS codes for Newcastle University

• institution name - NEWC
• institution code - N21

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• application deadlines and other important dates
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