2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Accounting and Finance (For students entering from September 2023 onwards)
Programme code: | BSACCT-R | UCAS code: | N420 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Joanna Ye | Contact address: | Y.Ye@lubs.leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
- GCSE English Language: grade B/6 (alternatively grade C if a grade B has been achieved in GCSE English
- GCSE Mathematics: grade A/7 (alternatively grade C at AS or A Level Mathematics).
- A level: grades 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
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Leeds University Business School
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Accounting
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2023. For students who entered the programme before September 2023, you can find the details of your programme: BSc Accounting and Finance
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:
Students will be required to study the following 100 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) | |
LUBS1285 | Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B | 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) | |
LUBS1952 | Economic Theory and Applications for Finance | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students who have only completed GCSE Maths or equivalent will be required to study the following 10 credit module (students who have completed A-Level Maths or equivalent do not require this):
LUBS1275 | Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Students will be required to study 10-20 credits of discovery modules, depending on Maths qualification achieved.
Students will be required to pass 100 Year 1 credits in order to progress to Year 2, made up as follows:
- Either Pass 80 credits of compulsory Pass for Progression (PFP) modules AND pass the additional 10 credit Maths module (LUBS1275) if taken AND pass 10 credits of additional compulsory or discovery modules; or
- Pass 80 credits of compulsory Pass for Progression (PFP) modules AND pass 20 credits of additional compulsory or discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following 80 credits of compulsory modules:
LUBS2205 | Corporate Finance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2227 | Financial Econometrics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
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:
Students will be required to select 20 credits of optional modules which can be taken from the Optional modules list and/or from ONE of the Pathways. In addition, students can select a maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or ONE of the Pathways instead.
Optional:
LUBS2020 | From Study to Work | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2226 | Applied Credit Analytics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2260 | Banks and Banking Systems | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2810 | Business and the Legal Environment | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Enterprise and Innovation Pathway
LUBS2028 | Leading and Managing Small Businesses | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2045 | Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2065 | Managing Innovation in Business | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2080 | New Enterprise Planning | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Ethics and Sustainability Pathway
IDEA2000 | Leadership Ethics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2060 | Contemporary Industrial Relations | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2970 | Corporate Social Responsibility | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Economics Pathway
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) | |
LUBS2420 | Business Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2610 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Business Management Pathway
LUBS2028 | Leading and Managing Small Businesses | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2150 | People in Organisations | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2785 | How Managers Make Decisions | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2931 | Evidence-based Consultancy | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Students may study 0-20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or from ONE of the pathways instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.
Students will be required to pass 100 Year 2 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to progress to Year 3.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following 40 credits of compulsory modules:
LUBS3290 | Advanced Financial Accounting | credits | Not running until 202526 | |
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:
Students will be required to study ONE of the following optional modules; there will be 40 credits versions of these modules from 2025/26.
LUBS3316 | Dissertation for Accounting, Banking and Finance | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3670 | Financial Analysis | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students will be required to select 20 credits of optional modules which can be taken from the Optional modules list and/or from ONE of the Pathways. In addition, students can select a maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or ONE of the Pathways instead.
Optional
LUBS3116 | Private Equity | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan 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) | |
LUBS3550 | Auditing and Assurance Services | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3620 | International Business Finance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3631 | Contemporary Issues in Accounting | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3655 | Professional Portfolio Management | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3690 | Principles of Taxation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Enterprise and Innovation Pathway
LUBS3013 | Enterprise Consultancy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3306 | Critical Perspective in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3990 | Innovation Thinking and Practice | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Ethics and Sustainability Pathway
LUBS3001 | Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3002 | Diversity Management | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3003 | Business Ethics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Economics Pathway
LUBS3005 | Advanced Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3365 | Environmental Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3430 | Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3505 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3925 | The Political Economy of Work | 10 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
LUBS3930 | Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Business Management Pathway
LUBS3013 | Enterprise Consultancy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3070 | Strategic Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3805 | International Business Management | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3955 | Leadership in Organisations | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Students may study 0-20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or from ONE of the pathways instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.
Students will be required to pass 100 Year 3 credits in order to be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree made up as follows:
Pass LUBS3650 (20 credits), AND 40 credits of either LUBS3316 OR LUBS3670 AND pass 40 credits of additional modules which can comprise of compulsory, optional or discovery modules.
Last updated: 09/05/2023 11:47:43
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