2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Economics and Management
Programme code: | BS-ECON&MGMT | UCAS code: | LN12 |
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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:
LUBS1060 | Personal Tutorials for Economics | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1225 | Accounting for Managers | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1280 | Mathematical Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1295 | Economics and Global History | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1850 | Organisational Behaviour | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1890 | Starting Your Own Business | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1950 | Economic Theory and Applications 1 | 20 credits | Semesters 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:
LUBS1260 | Mathematics for Economics and Business 1 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1270 | Statistics for Economics and Business 1 | 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 | 10 credits | Semester 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:
LUBS1125 | Economic Institutions (Labour) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1290 | Economic Controversies | 10 credits | Semester 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:
LUBS2125 | Anthropology for Business | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2140 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2570 | Introduction to Econometrics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2610 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2850 | Marketing | 20 credits | Semesters 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:
HECN2010 | Introduction to Health Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2040 | Theories of Growth, Value and Distribution | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2050 | Industrial Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2230 | Mathematics for Business and Economics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2280 | Macroeconomic Policy and Performance in Britain | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2300 | Explanation in Economics | 10 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
LUBS2400 | The International Economic Environment | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2420 | Business Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2500 | Applied Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2590 | Labour Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2665 | Economics of Innovation | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2670 | Statistics for Business and Economics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2675 | How to be a Successful Policy Economist | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2680 | Ethics and Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN2010 | Transport Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN2030 | Project Appraisal | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules in MANAGEMENT:
LUBS2020 | From Study to Work | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2765 | Advanced Management Decision Making | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2781 | Managing in the Digital Workplace | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2785 | How Managers Make Decisions | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2895 | Organisational Behaviour in Practice | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2900 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2970 | Corporate Social Responsibility | 10 credits | Semester 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:
LUBS3070 | Strategic Management | 20 credits | Semesters 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:
LUBS3301 | Economics Project | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3305 | Dissertation in Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 40-80 credits of optional modules from the following ECONOMICS list:
List A:
HECN3010 | Introduction to the Economic Evaluation of Health | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3005 | Advanced Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3010 | International Trade | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3011 | Contemporary Issues in Economic Growth | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3150 | International Banking and Finance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3330 | Economic Development | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3340 | Economics of Famines | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3365 | Environmental Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3370 | Applied Econometrics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3430 | Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3435 | Public Enterprise and Regulation | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3505 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3560 | Global Economic Coordination and Governance | 10 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
LUBS3570 | Current Topics in European Integration | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3580 | Economics of Labour-Managed Firms | 10 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
LUBS3785 | The Economics of Unions | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3810 | Managing Across Cultures | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
LUBS3925 | The Political Economy of Work | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3930 | Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 0-40 credits of optional modules from the following MANAGMENT list:
List B:
LUBS3002 | Diversity Management | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3003 | Business Ethics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3051 | Digital Information at Work | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3190 | International Marketing | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3530 | Advertising and Promotional Management | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3805 | International Business Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3845 | Marketing Strategy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3850 | Contemporary Management Consulting | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3855 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3885 | Management Decision Making | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3915 | Employment Law | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3966 | Managing Global Value Chains | 10 credits | Semester 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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