2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Banking and Finance

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

- GCSE English Language: grade B/6 (alternatively grade C if a grade B has been achieved in GCSE English).
- GCSE Mathematics: grade A/7 (alternatively grade C at AS or A Level Mathematics).
- A level: grades AAA (excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking and Extended Project Qualification).

When English is not the first language, students will need to provide evidence of English language ability through qualifications such as TOEFL (score of 92 overall, with no less than 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 22 in writing) and IELTS (score of 6.5 overall, with no less than 6 in listening, speaking, reading or writing), all in accordance with standard Business School entry requirements and policy.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Leeds University Business School (LUBS)

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Leeds University Business School (LUBS)

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

See:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements

Programme specification:

Leeds is the second centre of banking in the UK - there are over 30 national and international banks here employing 12,700 people. Leeds University Business School is also home to two widely respected research centres, the Institute of Banking and Investment and the Credit Management Research Centre. Taken together, this means that students on the BSc Banking and Finance programme have a unique opportunity to work with highly qualified teaching staff in one of the most student friendly cities in the UK with great graduate and placement opportunities literally on their doorstep.

The programme will produce graduates who are:

1. Technically competent in the discipline and well prepared for a successful career in banking and finance;
2. Proactive problem solvers with an ability to formulate feasible solutions to complex financial and commercial scenarios;
3. Alive to relevance of research in banking and finance and the implications of the current knowledge boundaries;
4. Professional in their approach to ethical and practice dilemmas; and
5. Global citizens, effective communicators and self-confident team players.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following 90 credits of compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students who have only completed GCSE Maths or equivalent will be required to study the following 10 credit module (students who have completed A-Level Maths or equivalent do not require this):

Depending on the number of discovery credits chosen, students may also study this optional module:

Discovery modules:

Students will be required to study 10-30 credits of discovery modules, depending on Maths qualification achieved, or can select the 10 credit module (LUBS1925) from Optional module list instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.

Students will be required to pass 100 Year 1 credits in order to progress to Year 2, made up as follows:

- Either Pass 70 credits of compulsory Pass for Progression (PFP) modules AND pass the additional 10 credit Maths module (LUBS1275) if taken AND pass 20 credits of additional compulsory or discovery modules; or

- Pass 70 credits of compulsory Pass for Progression (PFP) modules AND pass 30 credits of additional compulsory or discovery modules.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following 80 credits of compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students will be required to select 20 credits of optional modules which can be taken from the Optional modules list and/or from up to TWO of the Pathways. In addition, students can select a maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or up to TWO of the Pathways instead.

Optional

Enterprise and Innovation Pathway

Ethics and Sustainability Pathway

Economics Pathway

Business Management Pathway

Discovery modules:

Students may study 0-20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or from up to TWO of the pathways instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.

Students will be required to pass 100 Year 2 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to progress to Year 3.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following 60 credits of compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study one of the following 30 credit optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 10 credits from the following optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules which may include further choices from the optional modules for this programme, in order to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.

Candidates will be required to pass at least 100 level 3 credits in order to be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree, made up as follows:

Pass LUBS3115 Critical Cases in Banking and Finance (20 credits) AND pass 30 credits of either LUBS3316 Dissertation for Accounting, Banking and Finance OR LUBS3670 Financial Analysis AND pass 50 credits of additional modules which can compromise of compulsory, optional or discovery modules.

Last updated: 07/06/2024 14:50:34

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