2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Economics and Finance (For students entering from September 2023 onwards)
| Programme code: | BSECON&FIN-R | UCAS code: | LN13 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Tad Gwiazdowski | Contact address: | t.gwiazdowski@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:
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 Economics and Finance
BSc Economics and Finance covers theories, ideas and tools from economics and finance that are relevant to firms and businesses, and combine this with students will 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
Graduates of this programme will be able to:
- Critically evaluate a range of economics concepts, theories, ideas and tools and the social and historical contexts of their development.
- demonstrate technical understanding in key areas of economics and finance.
- demonstrate knowledge of the economic and financial environment (including economic and financial institutions, systems and phenomena) and understand changes to this environment.
- Think critically about economic and financial issues.
- Apply and use their understanding of economics and finance to solve emerging theoretical and empirical problems.
- Communicate effectively and be self-confident, independent thinkers and collaborators.
- Demonstrate awareness of wider ethical and cultural issues.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Students 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 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) |
In addition, students can select 10- 20 credits of discovery modules, depending on Maths qualification achieved. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 10-20 credits can be selected from the Optional modules list instead.
Optional
| LUBS1125 | Economic Institutions (Labour) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1291 | Economic Perspectives and Controversies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS1585 | Economic Institutions (Industry) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Students may study 10-20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 10-20 credits can be selected from Optional modules instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.
Students will be required to pass 100 Year 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 Year 2.
Over Years 2 and 3 combined, students must pass:
ECONOMICS: a minimum of 100 credits (40 credits must be taken in year 2 and 60 credits must be taken in year 3)
FINANCE: a minimum of 80 credits (40 credits must be taken in each year)
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:
Students 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) |
Students may select 0-20 credits 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 (ECONOMICS)
| LUBS2050 | Industrial Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2281 | Macroeconomic Policy and Performance | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) |
Optional (NON-ECONOMICS)
| LUBS2020 | From Study to Work | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2260 | Banks and Banking Systems | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Enterprise and Innovation Pathway
| LUBS2045 | Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2080 | New Enterprise Planning | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Ethics and Sustainability
| 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) |
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 made up as follows:
- Pass 40 credits of compulsory PFP ECONOMICS modules (LUBS2140/LUBS2575/LUBS2610)
- Pass 20 credits of compulsory PFP FINANCE modules (LUBS2206)
- 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 Year 3.
Over Years 2 and 3 combined, students must pass:
ECONOMICS: a minimum of 100 credits (40 credits must be taken in year 2 and 60 credits must be taken in year 3)
FINANCE: a minimum of 80 credits (40 credits must be taken in each year)
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:
Students will be required to study 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 202324 | |
| 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 202324 |
Students may select 0-20 credits 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 (ECONOMICS)
| LUBS3011 | Contemporary Issues in Economic Growth | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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 202324 | |
| LUBS3930 | Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Enterprise and Innovation Pathway
| 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
| 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) |
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 20 credits of compulsory PFP ECONOMICS modules (LUBS3005/LUBS3505)
- Pass 10 credits of compulsory PFP FINANCE modules (LUBS3645)
- Pass 40 credits of additional ECONOMICS modules (compulsory, optional or discovery)
- Pass 30 credits of additional FINANCE modules (optional or discovery)
Last updated: 04/05/2023 16:40:53
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