2018/19 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: | Cathy Myles | Contact address: | C.Myles@leeds.ac.uk |
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
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 90 credits of compulsory modules:
LUBS1035 | Foundations of Finance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1055 | Academic and Professional Development for Studies in Finance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1280 | Mathematical Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1915 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1925 | Introduction to Management Accounting | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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 from the following optional modules, depending on maths qualifiation 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 need to 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 70 credits of compulsory PFP 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 compulsory or discovery modules;
or
- Pass 70 credits of compulsory PFP modules AND pass 10 credits of additional optional Maths modules (LUBS1270 Statistics for Economics and Business I) if taken AND pass 20 credits of compulsory or discovery modules;
or
- Pass 70 credits of compulsory PFP modules AND pass 30 credits of compulsory or 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:
LUBS2205 | Corporate Finance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2225 | Credit and Financial Analytics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2270 | Commercial Skills for Finance Professionals | 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:
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 at least 10 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 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2230 | Mathematics for Business and Economics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2260 | Banks and Banking Systems | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2420 | Business Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2610 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2690 | Global and Ethical Awareness in Business | 10 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
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) | |
MATH2530 | Financial Mathematics 2 | 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 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 and/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:
LUBS3630 | Advanced Accounting Theory | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3645 | Advanced Finance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
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 30 credit optional modules:
LUBS3315 | Accounting and Finance Dissertation | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3670 | Financial Analysis | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
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 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3540 | Auditing and Information Systems | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3550 | Auditing and Assurance Services | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3620 | International Business Finance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3655 | Professional Portfolio Management | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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 list, 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 40 credits of compulsory modules, AND pass 30 credits of either LUBS3315 Accounting and Finance Dissertation or LUBS3670 Financial Analysis, AND pass 30 credits of additional optional or discovery modules.
Last updated: 05/04/2019
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