School of Management, Programme Catalogue 2009/10 |
UMMN-AKB02: BSc (hons) Accounting and Finance |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE |
Mode of attendance: Thick Sandwich |
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Year 1 |
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Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
Block B: Students must take either all units in Block A (EL10268 & MN10362 - S1; EL10269 & MN10363 - S2) or all units in Block B (MN10442 - Year-long; EL10270 - S1; MN10403 - S2) as directed by the Director of Studies. |
MN10442 | Introduction to business law | 6 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Compulsory Units |
ES10001 | Introductory microeconomics (formerly EC10006) | 6 Credits |
ES10003 | Core skills for economists: introduction to statistics (formerly EC10003) | 6 Credits |
ES10005 | Core skills for economists: mathematics 1 (formerly EC10130) | 6 Credits |
MN10008 | Introduction to business accounting | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
Block A: Students must take either all units in Block A (EL10268 & MN10362 - S1; EL10269 & MN10363 - S2) or all units in Block B (MN10442 - Year-long; EL10270 - S1; MN10403 - S2) as directed by the Director of Studies. |
EL10268 | English for business | 3 Credits |
MN10362 | Law in context A | 3 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
Block B: Students must take either all units in Block A (EL10268 & MN10362 - S1; EL10269 & MN10363 - S2) or all units in Block B (MN10442 - Year-long; EL10270 - S1; MN10403 - S2) as directed by the Director of Studies. |
EL10270 | Effective writing for native speakers of English | 3 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Compulsory Units |
ES10002 | Introductory macroeconomics (formerly EC10007) | 6 Credits |
MN10004 | Business computing | 6 Credits |
MN10311 | Corporate finance and investment appraisal | 6 Credits |
MN10466 | Accounting and organisations | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
Block A: Students must take either all units in Block A (EL10268 & MN10362 - S1; EL10269 & MN10363 - S2) or all units in Block B (MN10442 - Year-long; EL10270 - S1; MN10403 - S2) as directed by the Director of Studies. |
EL10269 | English for business | 3 Credits |
MN10363 | Law in context B | 3 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
Block B: Students must take either all units in Block A (EL10268 & MN10362 - S1; EL10269 & MN10363 - S2) or all units in Block B (MN10442 - Year-long; EL10270 - S1; MN10403 - S2) as directed by the Director of Studies. |
MN10403 | Financial markets context international | 3 Credits |
Year 2 |
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Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Compulsory Units |
ES20013 | Intermediate macroeconomics 1 (formerly EC20011) | 6 Credits |
MN10071 | Organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
MN20019 | Management accounting | 6 Credits |
MN20026 | Economic analysis of financial decisions | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
ES20011 | Intermediate microeconomics 1 (formerly EC20010) | 6 Credits |
ES20017 | Money and finance (formerly EC20014) | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Compulsory Units |
MN20018 | Financial accounting and reporting | 6 Credits |
MN20211 | Advanced corporate finance | 6 Credits |
MN20310 | Empirical research methods in finance | 6 Credits |
MN20467 | Accounting information systems | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
ES20012 | Intermediate microeconomics 2 (formerly EC20147) | 6 Credits |
ES20014 | Intermediate macroeconomics 2 (formerly EC20170) | 6 Credits |
MN20010 | Company law | 6 Credits |
MN20014 | IT & its business context | 6 Credits |
MN20015 | Market analysis | 6 Credits |
MN20016 | Marketing | 6 Credits |
MN20017 | Operations management | 6 Credits |
MN20291 | Human resource management 1 | 6 Credits |
MN20434 | Organisational design, performance and change | 6 Credits |
MN20444 | Tax and tax planning | 6 Credits |
MN20445 | Corporate responsibility: principles and perspectives | 6 Credits |
Year 3 |
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Academic Year |
Compulsory Units |
MN20317 | Business and finance industrial placement | 60 Credits |
Year 4 |
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Academic Year |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
AA00021 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
MN30380 | Financial markets | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
Compulsory Units |
MN30067 | Treasury management | 6 Credits |
MN30315 | Advanced financial accounting | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 2 and 3 Unit(s) from the following list: |
Students selecting year long unit MN30380 may only select 2 units from this list. Students may select a maximum of 2 units at level 2 (i.e. coded MN2*) in the final year.
Students on this programme may opt to take unit MN30428 (International academic exchange - out-going - 30 credits) in Year 4 Semester 1 instead of the units listed here, subject to the approval of the Director of Studies. |
ES20015 | Introduction to econometrics: cross section (formerly EC20018) | 6 Credits |
ES30043 | Economics of transition (formerly EC30026) | 6 Credits |
MN20023 | Business forecasting | 6 Credits |
MN20024 | Commercial contracts | 6 Credits |
MN20032 | E-business | 6 Credits |
MN20312 | Employment relations | 6 Credits |
MN20433 | Leadership | 6 Credits |
MN20436 | Contemporary issues in business and society | 6 Credits |
MN30036 | Brand communication | 6 Credits |
MN30039 | Employment law | 6 Credits |
MN30040 | European integration studies 1 | 6 Credits |
MN30050 | Supply management | 6 Credits |
MN30051 | Technology & innovation management | 6 Credits |
MN30105 | Consumer behaviour | 6 Credits |
MN30266 | Decision making | 6 Credits |
MN30281 | Privacy, trust and security in information systems | 6 Credits |
MN30338 | Human resource management in professional service organisations | 6 Credits |
MN30353 | New venture creation | 6 Credits |
MN30413 | Public sector management | 6 Credits |
MN30435 | Corporate governance in international comparison | 6 Credits |
MN30449 | Strategic management | 6 Credits |
MN30465 | Depth psychology of the consumer | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
Compulsory Units |
MN30209 | Investment banking | 6 Credits |
MN30316 | Risk management and internal control | 6 Credits |
MN30469 | Advanced management accounting | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
Students selecting year long unit MN30380 may only select 1 unit from this list. Students may select a maximum of 2 units at level 2 (i.e. coded MN2*) in the final year. |
BB30108 | Life, environment & people | 6 Credits |
ES20016 | Introduction to econometrics: time series (formerly EC20019) | 6 Credits |
ES30026 | Advanced macroeconomics (formerly EC30031) | 6 Credits |
MN30050 | Supply management | 6 Credits |
MN30054 | Strategy & human resource management | 6 Credits |
MN30059 | European integration studies 2 | 6 Credits |
MN30062 | International business law | 6 Credits |
MN30222 | Innovation, industrialisation & international competitiveness | 6 Credits |
MN30271 | Information system development | 6 Credits |
MN30290 | Organisation and career development | 6 Credits |
MN30372 | Ethical issues in marketing | 6 Credits |
MN30400 | Comparative business and strategy | 6 Credits |
MN30409 | Business strategy in the global economy | 6 Credits |
MN30441 | International marketing management | 6 Credits |
MN30446 | Strategic reward systems | 6 Credits |
MN30447 | Antitrust & strategy | 6 Credits |
MN30448 | Business & the natural environment | 6 Credits |
MN30468 | Auditing & accountability | 6 Credits |
MN30470 | Investment and trading | 6 Credits |