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2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Economics and Management

Programme code:BS-ECON&MGMTUCAS code:LN12
Duration:3 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Peter Hughes Contact address:P.T.Hughes@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

- GCSE English Language, minimum 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:

Economics and General Business and Management

Programme specification:

This programme offers an academically challenging education and a valuable professional qualification from one of the country's leading Business Schools. The School is one of relatively few in the UK to have EQUIS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development and is highly rated for research, with a prestigious '5' grade (RAE2001) and for learning and teaching, which is rated as 'excellent' across the whole range of programmes provided (Subject Review 2001).


The programme will:

- provide knowledge and understanding of the main perspectives in Economics;
- encourage deeper understanding of specialist subjects within Economics;
- encourage the understanding of key business institutions such as the firm and the markets;
- develop quantitative and qualitative skills in the economic evaluation of business decisions;
- encourage understanding of economic policy-making in the context of business management strategies;
- equip the students with a range of transferable skills which are valuable in employment and self-employment;
- provide knowledge and understanding of the main management disciplines;
- develop the intellectual skills to understand and to better manage complex organisations;
- provide the opportunity for transfer either to a 4-year 'Industry' version of the programme, with year 3 spent on a work placement, or to a 4-year 'International' version of the programme, in which year 3 is spent at one of the leading overseas Universities that are our exchange partners;
- draw on highly qualified teaching staff, reinforced by research expertise, practical & consultancy experience.


Year1 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

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

LUBS1060Personal Tutorials for Economics10 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1225Accounting for Managers10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1280Mathematical Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1295Economics and Global History10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1850Organisational Behaviour20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1890Starting Your Own Business10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1950Economic Theory and Applications 120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

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:

LUBS1260Mathematics for Economics and Business 110 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1270Statistics for Economics and Business 110 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 110 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

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

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.

Students are required to choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following optional modules:

LUBS1125Economic Institutions (Labour)10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1290Economic Controversies10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study 0-20 credits of discovery modules, depending on Maths qualification achieved, which may include further choices from the optional modules on 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 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 PFP 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, AND pass 10 credits of additional optional and/or discovery modules.; or
- Either pass 90 credits of PFP compulsory modules, AND pass 10 credits of additional optional Maths modules (LUBS1270 Statistics for Economics and Business I) if taken, AND pass 20 credits of additional optional and/or discovery modules; or
- Pass 90 credits of PFP compulsory modules AND pass 30 credits of additional optional and/or discovery modules.


Year2 - View timetable

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

Students must study 120 credits in Level 2.

Over levels 2 and 3 combined, students must pass:
- ECONOMICS: a minimum of 100 credits (at least 40 credits must be taken at level 2 and 60 credits must be at level 3)
- MANAGEMENT: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be taken at level 2 and 40 credits must be at level 3)

Compulsory modules:

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

LUBS2125Anthropology for Business10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2140Intermediate Microeconomics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2570Introduction to Econometrics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2610Intermediate Macroeconomics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2850Marketing20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

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 20 credits from the following optional modules in ECONOMICS:

HECN2010Introduction to Health Economics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2040Theories of Growth, Value and Distribution10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2050Industrial Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2230Mathematics for Business and Economics 210 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2280Macroeconomic Policy and Performance in Britain10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2300Explanation in Economics10 creditsNot running in 201718
LUBS2400The International Economic Environment10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2420Business Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2500Applied Economics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2590Labour Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2665Economics of Innovation10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2670Statistics for Business and Economics 210 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2675How to be a Successful Policy Economist10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2680Ethics and Economics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
TRAN2010Transport Economics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
TRAN2030Project Appraisal10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules in MANAGEMENT:

LUBS2020From Study to Work10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2765Advanced Management Decision Making10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2781Managing in the Digital Workplace10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2785How Managers Make Decisions10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2895Organisational Behaviour in Practice10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2900Operations and Supply Chain Management10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2970Corporate Social Responsibility10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules, which may include further choices from the optional modules list, 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 progress / be eligible for the award of the Diploma made up as follows:
Pass 60 credits of compulsory modules AND pass 10 credits of Economics options AND pass 10 credits of Management options AND pass 20 credits of additional optional and/or discovery modules.


Year3 - View timetable

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

Over levels 2 and 3 combined, students must pass:
- ECONOMICS: a minimum of 100 credits (at least 40 credits must be taken at level 2 and 60 credits must be at level 3)
- MANAGEMENT: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be taken at level 2 and 40 credits must be at level 3)

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following 20 credit compulsory MANAGEMENT module:

LUBS3070Strategic Management20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

In addition to the 20 credit compulsory module (LUBS3070), candidates are required to study the following optional modules, in order to make up a total of 120 credits for the year:
- 60 Credits of ECONOMICS options (this can include LUBS3301 Economics Project)
- 20 Credits of MANAGEMENT options (this can include LUBS3305 Management Dissertation)
- 20 Credits of additional ECONOMICS and/or MANAGEMENT modules from List A or List B

Candidates will be required to study one of the following 20 credit modules:

LUBS3301Economics Project20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3305Dissertation in Management20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates will be required to study 40-80 credits of optional modules from the following ECONOMICS list:

List A:

HECN3010Introduction to the Economic Evaluation of Health10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3005Advanced Microeconomics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3010International Trade10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3011Contemporary Issues in Economic Growth10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3150International Banking and Finance10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3330Economic Development20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3340Economics of Famines20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3365Environmental Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3370Applied Econometrics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3430Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3435Public Enterprise and Regulation10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3505Advanced Macroeconomics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3560Global Economic Coordination and Governance10 creditsNot running in 201718
LUBS3570Current Topics in European Integration10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3580Economics of Labour-Managed Firms10 creditsNot running in 201718
LUBS3785The Economics of Unions10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3810Managing Across Cultures20 creditsNot running in 201718
LUBS3925The Political Economy of Work10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3930Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates will be required to study 0-40 credits of optional modules from the following MANAGMENT list:

List B:

LUBS3002Diversity Management20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3003Business Ethics20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3051Digital Information at Work10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3190International Marketing10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3530Advertising and Promotional Management10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3805International Business Management20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3845Marketing Strategy20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3850Contemporary Management Consulting20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3855Strategic Human Resource Management20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3885Management Decision Making20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3915Employment Law20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3966Managing Global Value Chains10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

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 20 credits of compulsory modules, AND pass 20 credits of LUBS3301 Economics Project AND pass 60 credits of additional optional modules; or
- Pass 20 credits of compulsory modules, AND pass 20 credits of LUBS3305 Management Dissertation AND pass 60 credits of additional optional modules.

Last updated: 23/01/2018

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