BSc in Accounting and Finance
Programme Code: UBAF
Department: Accounting
For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
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ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100 The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Course: Understanding the causes of things | |
Year 1 | ||
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Paper 1 |
AC100 Elements of Accounting and Finance (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
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Papers 3 & 4 |
Route A - For students without Mathematics beyond GCSE level or equivalent: | |
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ST108 Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences (1.0) # and MA110 Basic Quantitative Methods (1.0) # | |
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Route B - For students with Mathematics beyond GCSE level or equivalent, one of the following options: | ||
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EITHER | |
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MA107 Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (0.5) # and ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (0.5) # | |
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Both of the following: | ||
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ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory (1.0) # and MA100 Mathematical Methods (1.0) # | |
Year 2 | ||
Paper 5 |
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Paper 6 |
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Paper 7 |
One of the following options: | |
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Paper 8 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the following (if not already taken under Paper 7): | |
Year 3 | ||
Paper 9 |
AC331 Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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And either: | |
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AC311 Financial Management and Organisational Control (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) or | |
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AC341 Auditing, Risk Management and Governance (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
Paper 10 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the following (if not already taken under Paper 9): | |
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AC311 Financial Management and Organisational Control (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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AC312 Contemporary Issues in Management Accounting (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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AC332 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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AC341 Auditing, Risk Management and Governance (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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AC342 Accounting, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
Paper 11 |
FM300 Corporate Finance, Investments and Financial Markets (1.0) # | |
Paper 12 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the following (if not already taken under Paper 9 or Paper 10): | |
Notes |
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification. | |
Year 1 options list
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (1.0) | |
GY121 Sustainable Development (1.0) | |
LL104 Law of Obligations (1.0) | |
MG104 Operations Management (0.5) # and MG105 Organisational Behaviour and Leadership (0.5) # | |
PH101 Logic (1.0) | |
Year 2 options list
EH240 Business and Economic Performance since 1945: Britain in International Context (1.0) | |
GV227 The Politics of Economic Policy (1.0) # (not available 2019/20) | |
GY202 Introduction to Global Development (1.0) | |
GY222 Applied Environmental Economics (1.0) | |
MG212 Marketing (0.5) | |
Year 3 options list
AC311 Financial Management and Organisational Control (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
AC312 Contemporary Issues in Management Accounting (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
AC332 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
AC341 Auditing, Risk Management and Governance (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
AC342 Accounting, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
GY326 Sustainable Business and Finance (0.5) | |
GY327 Global Environmental Governance (0.5) | |
LL293 Tax and Tax Avoidance (1.0) | |
MG303 International Business Strategy and Emerging Markets (0.5) # | |
MG305 Innovation and Technology Management (0.5) | |
Footnotes
A : EC102 course allocation dependent on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guide for further information.
B : FM212 and FM213 course choice depends on Mathematics and Statistics courses taken by students in their first year. See course guides for further information.
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Accreditation
Accredited by the following bodies for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations:
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) through the Accredited degree accelerated route.
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Further information is available from the Department of Accounting (accounting@lse.ac.uk) or the .
Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the . Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the .
