2015/16 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Accounting and Finance
Programme code: | BS-ACCT | UCAS code: | N420 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Mr John Smith | Contact address: | ugenq@lubs.leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
- GCSE English Language, grade B or higher.
- GCSE Mathematics, minimum grade A or higher.
- Typically grades AAA at A Level, excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Leeds University Business School
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Leeds University Business School
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Accounting
Programme specification:
BSc Accounting and Finance is a specialist programme for students wishing to enter the accountancy profession, a career in finance or a general management role. The course focuses on the way financial information is generated, used, managed and reported by organisations. Drawing on accounting and finance theory, as well as professional practices and techniques, this single honours programme allows students to develop the analytical, quantitative, presentation and other transferable skills required by leading employers in accounting, finance, and other business sectors.
Programme Aims
Graduates of this programme will be:
1. Technically competent in key areas of their field and prepared for a successful career in accounting and finance
2. Proactive problem solvers with an ability to formulate feasible solutions to complex financial and commercial scenarios
3. Alive to the implications and relevance of the knowledge boundaries in current empirical research in accounting and finance
4. Professional in their approach to ethical and practice dilemmas
5. Global citizens sensitive to the alternative national and cultural contexts in which accounting and finance is practiced
6. Effective communicators and self-confident team players.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LUBS1035 | Foundations of Finance Pre-requisite for: LUBS2205 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1045 | Personal Tutorials for Accounting and Finance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1280 | Mathematical Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1915 | Introduction to Financial Accounting Pre-requisite for: LUBS2290 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1925 | Introduction to Management Accounting Pre-requisite for: LUBS2295 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1950 | Economic Theory and Applications 1 Pre-requisite for: LUBS2140 & LUBS2610 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 10-20 credits from the following optional modules:
Students who have completed GCSE Maths will be required to study the following modules.
LUBS1260 | Mathematics for Economics and Business 1 Pre-requisite for: LUBS2230 & LUBS2670 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1270 | Statistics for Economics and Business 1 Pre-requisite for: LUBS2230 & LUBS2670 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students who have completed A Level Maths will be required to study the following module
LUBS1270 | Statistics for Economics and Business 1 Pre-requisite for: LUBS2230 & LUBS2670 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study at least 10 or at most 20 credits of discovery modules.
Candidates will be required to pass at least 100 level 1 credits in order to be able to progress/be eligible for the award of Certificate made up as follows:
- Either pass 90 credits of compulsory modules AND pass 20 credits of additional optional Maths modules (LUBS1260 Mathematics for Economics and Business I & LUBS1270 Statistics for Economics and Business I) if taken;
or
- Pass 90 credits of compulsory modules AND pass 10 credits of additional optional Maths modules (LUBS1270 Statistics for Economics and Business I) if taken;
or
- Pass 90 credits of compulsory modules AND pass 10 credits of additional optional and discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following 70 credits of compulsory modules:
LUBS2205 | Corporate Finance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2215 | Business Skills for Accounting and Finance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2290 | Intermediate Financial Accounting | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2295 | Intermediate Management Accounting | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study one of the following optional modules:
LUBS2225 | Credit and Financial Analytics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2670 | Statistics for Business and Economics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 10-20 credits from the following optional modules:
LUBS2020 | From Study to Work | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2050 | Industrial Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2140 | Intermediate Microeconomics Pre-requisite for: LUBS3005 & LUBS3930 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2230 | Mathematics for Business and Economics 2 Pre-requisite for: LUBS3005 & LUBS 3505 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2420 | Business Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2570 | Introduction to Econometrics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2610 | Intermediate Macroeconomics Pre-requisite for: LUBS3420 & LUBS3505 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2810 | Business and the Legal Environment | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2970 | Corporate Social Responsibility | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2515 | Financial Mathematics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits of discovery modules, which may include further choices from the optional modules for this programme.
Candidates will be required to pass at least 100 level 2 credits in order to be able to progress/be eligible for the award of Diploma made up as follows:
- Either pass 70 credits of compulsory modules, AND pass 10 credits of LUBS2670 Statistics for Business and Economics 2 AND pass 20 credits of additional optional and discovery modules
or
- Pass 70 credits of compulsory modules, AND pass 20 credits of LUBS2225 Credit and Financial Analysis AND pass 10 credits of additional optional and discovery modules.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LUBS3630 | Advanced Accounting Theory | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3640 | Advanced Finance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3650 | Critical Cases in Accounting and Finance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study one of the following optional modules
LUBS3315 | Accounting and Finance Dissertation | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3865 | Financial Analysis | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 10-20 credits from the following optional modules
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LUBS3003 | Business Ethics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3070 | Strategic Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3120 | Forensic Accounting and Finance | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3140 | Behavioural Finance | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3150 | International Banking and Finance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3160 | Financial Derivatives | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3540 | Auditing and Information Systems | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3550 | Auditing and Assurance Services | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3620 | International Business Finance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3690 | Principles of Taxation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3880 | Corporate Governance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3885 | Management Decision Making | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
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.
Candidates will be required to pass at least 100 level 3 credits in order to be able to progress/be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree made up as follows:
- Either pass 60 credits of compulsory modules, AND pass 20 credits of LUBS3865 Financial Analysis AND pass 20 credits of additional optional and discovery modules;
or
- Pass 60 credits of compulsory modules, AND pass 30 credits of LUBS3315 Accounting and Finance Dissertation AND pass 10 credits of additional optional and discovery modules.
Last updated: 22/09/2015
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