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2015/16 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Accounting and Finance

Programme code:BS-ACCTUCAS code:N420
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:

LUBS1035Foundations of Finance
Pre-requisite for: LUBS2205
20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1045Personal Tutorials for Accounting and Finance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1280Mathematical Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1915Introduction to Financial Accounting
Pre-requisite for: LUBS2290
10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1925Introduction to Management Accounting
Pre-requisite for: LUBS2295
10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1950Economic Theory and Applications 1
Pre-requisite for: LUBS2140 & LUBS2610
20 creditsSemesters 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.

LUBS1260Mathematics for Economics and Business 1
Pre-requisite for: LUBS2230 & LUBS2670
10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1270Statistics for Economics and Business 1
Pre-requisite for: LUBS2230 & LUBS2670
10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Students who have completed A Level Maths will be required to study the following module

LUBS1270Statistics for Economics and Business 1
Pre-requisite for: LUBS2230 & LUBS2670
10 creditsSemester 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:

LUBS2205Corporate Finance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2215Business Skills for Accounting and Finance10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2290Intermediate Financial Accounting20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2295Intermediate Management Accounting20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

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

LUBS2225Credit and Financial Analytics20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2670Statistics for Business and Economics 210 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Candidates will be required to study 10-20 credits from the following optional modules:

LUBS2020From Study to Work10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2050Industrial Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2140Intermediate Microeconomics
Pre-requisite for: LUBS3005 & LUBS3930
10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2230Mathematics for Business and Economics 2
Pre-requisite for: LUBS3005 & LUBS 3505
10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2420Business Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2570Introduction to Econometrics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2610Intermediate Macroeconomics
Pre-requisite for: LUBS3420 & LUBS3505
10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2810Business and the Legal Environment20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2970Corporate Social Responsibility10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MATH2515Financial Mathematics 210 creditsSemester 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:

LUBS3630Advanced Accounting Theory20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3640Advanced Finance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3650Critical Cases in Accounting and Finance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

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

LUBS3315Accounting and Finance Dissertation30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3865Financial Analysis20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates will be required to study 10-20 credits from the following optional modules

List C

LUBS3003Business Ethics20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3070Strategic Management20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3120Forensic Accounting and Finance10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3140Behavioural Finance10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3150International Banking and Finance10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3160Financial Derivatives10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3540Auditing and Information Systems10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3550Auditing and Assurance Services20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3620International Business Finance10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3690Principles of Taxation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3880Corporate Governance10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3885Management Decision Making20 creditsSemesters 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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