2021/22 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Economics and Finance
Programme code: | BS-ECON&FIN | UCAS code: | LN13 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Juliane Scheffel | Contact address: | J.Scheffel@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
- GCSE English Language: minimum grade B/6.
- GCSE Mathematics: minimum grade A/7.
- A Level: typically AAA (excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking and Extended Project Qualification).
When English is not the first language, students will need to provide evidence of English language ability through qualifications such as TOEFL (score of 92 overall, with no less than 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 22 in writing) and IELTS (score of 6.5 overall, with no less than 6 in listening, speaking, reading or writing), all in accordance with standard Business School entry requirements and policy.
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:
Economics
Programme specification:
BSc Economics and Finance covers theories, ideas and tools from economics and finance that are relevant to firms and businesses. The course develops gaining analytical, quantitative, computing, presentation and other transferable skills required by employers in both the private and public sectors. Students will develop an understanding of the factors that influence income, wealth and well-being, how scarce resources are allocated, distributed and utilised today, how financial markets help with the allocation of resources and how businesses generate and use financial information. A range of optional modules will allow students to explore the topics that suit their interests and career plans, including banking, business finance, behavioural economics and environmental economics.
Programme Aims
On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
1. Critically evaluate a range of microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts, theories, ideas and tools and the social and historical contexts of their development.
2. Technical understanding in key areas of economics and finance.
3. Have knowledge of the general economic and financial environment (including economic and financial institutions, systems and phenomena) and to understand changes in this environment.
4. Think critically about economic and financial issues.
5. Be able to apply and use their understanding of economics and finance to solve emerging theoretical and empirical problems.
6. Be effective communicators and self-confident, independent collaborators.
7. Be aware of, and operate in regard to, ethical and cultural issues.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following 100 credits of compulsory modules:
LUBS1036 | Introduction to Finance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1075 | Academic, Professional and Research Skills for Studies in Economics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1235 | Introductory Financial Accounting | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1245 | Introductory Management Accounting | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1285 | Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1951 | Economic Theory and Applications | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students who have only completed GCSE Maths will be required to study the following module:
LUBS1275 | Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
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.
Depending on your discovery module choices students may choose 0-20 credits from the following optional modules, in order to make up a total of 120 credits for the year (if you are required to study LUBS1275 Maths & Stats for Eco & Bus 1A you will only be able to choose 10 credits):
LUBS1125 | Economic Institutions (Labour) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1290 | Economic Controversies | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1585 | Economic Institutions (Industry) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1620 | Schools of Thought in Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules, depending on Maths qualification achieved, 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 1 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to progress to Year 2.
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)
- FINANCE: 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 80 credits of compulsory modules:
LUBS2140 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2206 | Corporate Financial Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2230 | Mathematics for Business and Economics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2430 | Economics Research Methods | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2575 | Statistics and Econometrics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2610 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
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.
Depending on your discovery module choices, students may choose 0-20 credits from the following optional modules in ECONOMICS, in order to make up a total of 120 credits for the year:
LUBS2050 | Industrial Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2280 | Macroeconomic Policy and Performance in Britain | 10 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
LUBS2401 | International Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2420 | Business Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2590 | Labour Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study one the following 20 credit optional modules in FINANCE:
LUBS2291 | Financial Accounting and Reporting | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2295 | Intermediate Management Accounting | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Depending on your discovery/optional module choices, candidates may take the following optional modules:
LUBS2020 | From Study to Work | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2260 | Banks and Banking Systems | 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 lists, in order to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.
Candidates will be required to pass 100 level 2 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to progress to Year 3 made up as follows:
- Pass 40 credits of compulsory PFP Economic modules
- Pass 20 credits of compulsory PFP Finance modules
- Pass 20 credits of additional Finance modules (optional or discovery)
- Pass 20 credits of additional optional and/or discovery modules
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits in Level 3.
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)
- FINANCE: 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 70 credits of compulsory modules:
LUBS3005 | Advanced Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3303 | Economics Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3505 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3645 | Advanced Finance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Depending on your discovery module choices, students may choose 0-20 credits from the following optional modules in ECONOMICS, in order to make up a total of 120 credits for the year:
LUBS3011 | Contemporary Issues in Economic Growth | 10 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
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) | |
LUBS3375 | Behavioural Economics | 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) | |
LUBS3590 | International Economics: Integration and Governance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3785 | The Economics of Unions | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3925 | The Political Economy of Work | 10 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
LUBS3930 | Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 30 credits from the following optional modules in FINANCE:
LUBS3116 | Private Equity | 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) | |
LUBS3541 | Principles of Auditing | 10 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
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) | |
LUBS3880 | Corporate Governance | 10 credits | Not running in 202122 |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules, which may include further choices from the optional modules lists, in order to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.
Candidates will be required to pass 100 level 3 credits in order to be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree made up as follows:
- Pass 20 credits of compulsory PFP Economic modules
- Pass 40 credits of additional Economic modules (compulsory, optional or discovery)
- Pass 10 credits of compulsory PFP Finance modules
- Pass 30 credits of additional Finance modules (optional or discovery)
Last updated: 30/06/2021 15:19:32
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