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2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Banking and Finance (For students entering from September 2023 onwards)

Programme code:BSBANK&FIN-RUCAS code:N320
Duration:3 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Joshua Cave Contact address:J.E.Cave@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 (LUBS)

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Leeds University Business School (LUBS)

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

See:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements

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 Banking and Finance


Overview:
Leeds is the second centre of banking in the UK - there are over 30 national and international banks here employing 12,700 people. Leeds University Business School is also home to two widely respected research centres, the Institute of Banking and Investment and the Credit Management Research Centre. Taken together, this means that students on the BSc Banking and Finance programme have a unique opportunity to work with highly qualified teaching staff in one of the most student friendly cities in the UK with great graduate and placement opportunities literally on their doorstep.

The programme will produce graduates who are:

- Technically competent in the discipline and well prepared for a successful career in banking and finance;

- Proactive problem solvers with an ability to formulate feasible solutions to complex financial and commercial scenarios;

- Alive to relevance of research in banking and finance and the implications of the current knowledge boundaries;

- Professional in their approach to ethical and practice dilemmas; and

- Global citizens, 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:

LUBS1035Foundations of Finance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1055Academic and Professional Development for Studies in Finance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1285Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1915Introduction to Financial Accounting10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1925Introduction to Management Accounting10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1952Economic Theory and Applications for Finance30 creditsSemesters 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):

LUBS1275Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A10 creditsSemester 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:

Students will be required to study the following 80 credits of compulsory modules:

LUBS2205Corporate Finance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2227Financial Econometrics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2260Banks and Banking Systems10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2265Commercial Banking10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2270Commercial Skills for Finance Professionals10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2290Intermediate Financial Accounting20 creditsSemesters 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

LUBS2020From Study to Work10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2226Applied Credit Analytics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2295Intermediate Management Accounting20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2810Business and the Legal Environment20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Enterprise and Innovation Pathway

LUBS2028Leading and Managing Small Businesses10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2045Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2065Managing Innovation in Business10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2080New Enterprise Planning20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Ethics and Sustainability Pathway

IDEA2000Leadership Ethics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2060Contemporary Industrial Relations10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2970Corporate Social Responsibility10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Economics Pathway

LUBS2050Industrial Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2140Intermediate Microeconomics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2230Mathematics for Business and Economics 210 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2420Business Economics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2610Intermediate Macroeconomics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Business Management Pathway

LUBS2028Leading and Managing Small Businesses10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2150People in Organisations10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2785How Managers Make Decisions10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2931Evidence-based Consultancy10 creditsSemester 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 60 credits of compulsory modules:

LUBS3115Critical Cases for Banking and Finance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3125Investment Banking10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3145Risk Management in Banking10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3150International Banking and Finance10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3645Advanced Finance10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study one of the following optional modules; there will be 40 credits versions of these modules from 2025/26:

LUBS3316Dissertation for Accounting, Banking and Finance30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3670Financial Analysis30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students will be required to select 10 credits of optional modules which can be taken from the Optional modules list or from ONE of the Pathways. In addition, students can select a maximum of 10 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 10 credits can be selected from Optional modules or ONE of the Pathways instead.

LUBS3116Private Equity10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3120Forensic Accounting and Finance10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3140Behavioural Finance10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3160Financial Derivatives10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3290Advanced Financial Accounting  creditsNot running until 202526
LUBS3620International Business Finance10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3655Professional Portfolio Management10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3690Principles of Taxation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Enterprise and Innovation Pathway

LUBS3013Enterprise Consultancy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3306Critical Perspective in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3990Innovation Thinking and Practice10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Ethics and Sustainability Pathway

LUBS3001Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3002Diversity Management20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Economics Pathway

LUBS3005Advanced Microeconomics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3365Environmental Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3430Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3505Advanced Macroeconomics10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3925The Political Economy of Work10 creditsNot running in 202324
LUBS3930Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Business Management Pathway

LUBS3013Enterprise Consultancy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3070Strategic Management20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3805International Business Management20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3955Leadership in Organisations10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery modules:

Students may study 0-10 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 10 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 LUBS3115 (20 credits) AND 40 credits of either LUBS3316 OR LUBS3670 AND 40 credits of additional modules which can comprise of compulsory, optional or discovery modules.

Last updated: 27/02/2024 10:06:13

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