BSc in Accounting and Finance
Programme Code: UBAF
Department: Accounting
For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22
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 | |
Year 1 | ||
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Paper 1 |
AC100 Elements of Accounting and Finance (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
EC1A3 Microeconomics I (0.5) # and EC1B3 Macroeconomics I (0.5) # | |
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EC1A5 Microeconomics I (0.5) and EC1B5 Macroeconomics I (0.5) # | |
Papers 3 & 4 |
EITHER | |
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Both of the following plus courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the Year 1 options list: | |
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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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MA100 Mathematical Methods (1.0) # and ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory (1.0) # | |
Year 2 | ||
Paper 5 |
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Paper 6 |
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Paper 7 |
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Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EC2A5 Microeconomics II (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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EC2B5 Macroeconomics II (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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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 |
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And either: | |
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AC311 Results Accountability and Management Control for Strategy Implementation (0.5) # or | |
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AC341 Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Financial Audit (0.5) | |
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 Results Accountability and Management Control for Strategy Implementation (0.5) # | |
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AC312 Performance Measurement, Strategy, and Uncertainty (0.5) # | |
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AC341 Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Financial Audit (0.5) | |
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AC342 Accounting, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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 a half unit taken by all students, running across Michaelmas and Lent Terms in the first year. The course provides one of the marks that is eligible to be included in the calculation of the First Year Average for purposes of 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) | |
PH111 Introduction to Logic (0.5) and PH112 Intermediate Logic and Probability (0.5) # | |
Year 2 options list
EH240 Business and Economic Performance since 1945: Britain in International Context (1.0) | |
GY202 Introduction to Global Development (1.0) | |
GY222 Applied Environmental Economics (1.0) | |
MG209 E-business (0.5) | |
MG212 Marketing (0.5) | |
MG213 Information Systems (0.5) | |
Year 3 options list
AC311 Results Accountability and Management Control for Strategy Implementation (0.5) # | |
AC312 Performance Measurement, Strategy, and Uncertainty (0.5) # | |
AC341 Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Financial Audit (0.5) | |
AC342 Accounting, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
1 : Before taking EC2A3 you must take EC1A3
2 : Before taking EC2B3 you must take EC1A3
Before taking EC2B3 you must take EC1B3
3 : MG205 can not be taken with EC220
Footnotes
A : 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 .
