2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Banking and Finance

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

A level - grades AAA, excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking.
GCSE Mathematics - grade A (alternatively grade C at AS or A Level Mathematics).
GCSE English Language - grade B (alternatively grade C if a grade B has been achieved in GCSE English Literature).
For candidates who do not hold a GCSE in English Language and English is not their first language:
IELTS - 6.5 overall, with no skill below 6.0
TOEFL - 92 overall, with no less than 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 22 in writing)

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:

Overview:
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:

- Technically competent in the discipline and well prepared for a successful career in banking and finance;

- Proactive problem solvers with an ability to formulate feasible solutions to complex financial and commercial scenarios;

- Alive to relevance of research in banking and finance and the implications of the current knowledge boundaries;

- Professional in their approach to ethical and practice dilemmas; and

- Global citizens, 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 90 credits of compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 0-20 credits of the following modules, depending on Maths qualification achieved:

Students who have completed GCSE Maths will be required to study the following modules:

Candidates who have completed A-Level Maths will be required to study the following optional module:

Students who have completed A-Level Maths with S1 AND S2 should NOT take either pathway.

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study 10-30 credits of discovery modules, depending on Maths qualification achieved, in order to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.

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 discovery modules.

Year2 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

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

Optional modules:

IMPORTANT - When considering your optional modules, please take into account any modules you intend to study in subsequent years, as there might be modules you need to complete in your current year of study that are required to fulfil pre-requisite conditions of future modules.

Candidates will be required to study 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 2 credits in order to be able to progress/be eligible for the award of Diploma made up as follows:
- Pass 90 credits of compulsory modules, AND pass 10 credits of additional optional or discovery modules.

Year3 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following 50 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 20 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 able to progress/be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree made up as follows:

- pass 50 credits of compulsory modules, AND pass 30 credits of LUBS3316 Dissertation for Accounting, Banking and Finance or LUBS3670 Financial Analysis, AND pass 20 credits of additional optional or discovery modules.

Last updated: 06/04/2018

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