School of Management Programme Catalogue 2013/14 |
UMMN-AKB02: BSc (hons) Accounting and Finance |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE |
Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement |
 NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11
 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 . - Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Optional Units: Select 1 units from the following list: |
| Year 1 options for this programme are delivered in blocks. Students must take either all units in Block A (MN10442 - Year-long; EL10270 - S1; MN10403 - S2) or all units in Block B (MN10529 - Year-long; EL10703 - S1; EL10704 - S2) as directed by the Director of Studies. |
| MN10442 | Introduction to business law | 6 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| ES10001 | Introductory microeconomics | 6 Credits |
| ES10003 | Core skills for economists: introduction to statistics | 6 Credits |
| ES10005 | Core skills for economists: mathematics 1 | 6 Credits |
| MN10008 | Introduction to business accounting | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 1 units from the following list: |
| Year 1 options for this programme are delivered in blocks. Students must take either all units in Block A (MN10442 - Year-long; EL10270 - S1; MN10403 - S2) or all units in Block B (MN10529 - Year-long; EL10703 - S1; EL10704 - S2) as directed by the Director of Studies. |
| EL10270 |
Academic writing for native speakers of English |
3 Credits |
| EL10703 |
Academic writing for management |
3 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| ES10002 | Introductory macroeconomics | 6 Credits |
| MN10004 | Business computing | 6 Credits |
| MN10311 | Corporate finance and investment appraisal | 6 Credits |
| MN10466 | Accounting and organisations | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 1 units from the following list: |
| Year 1 options for this programme are delivered in blocks. Students must take either all units in Block A (MN10442 - Year-long; EL10270 - S1; MN10403 - S2) or all units in Block B (MN10529 - Year-long; EL10703 - S1; EL10704 - S2) as directed by the Director of Studies. |
| EL10704 |
Academic communication skills for management |
3 Credits |
| MN10403 |
Financial markets context international |
3 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 .
- Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification
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Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| MN10071 | Organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
| MN20019 | Management accounting | 6 Credits |
| MN20026 | Principles of finance | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list: |
| ES20011 | Intermediate microeconomics 1 | 6 Credits |
| ES20013 | Intermediate macroeconomics 1 | 6 Credits |
| MN20023 | Business forecasting | 6 Credits |
| MN20547 | Strategic financial decisions | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| MN20018 | Financial accounting and reporting | 6 Credits |
| MN20211 | Advanced corporate finance | 6 Credits |
| MN20310 | Empirical research methods in finance | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list: |
| ES20012 | Intermediate microeconomics 2 | 6 Credits |
| ES20014 | Intermediate macroeconomics 2 | 6 Credits |
| MN20014 | IT & its business context | 6 Credits |
| MN20017 | Operations management | 6 Credits |
| MN20291 | Human resource management 1 | 6 Credits |
| MN20434 | Organisational design, performance and change | 6 Credits |
| MN20445 | Corporate responsibility: principles and perspectives | 6 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- Placement Type: Enhanced.
- This programme year has a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 .
- Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3 |
| MN20317 | Business and finance industrial placement | 60 Credits |
NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:- This programme year does not have a DAP.
- Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 .
- Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification
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Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: |
| ES20069 | Introduction to econometrics | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| MN30315 | Advanced financial accounting | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: |
| MN30067 | Treasury management | 6 Credits |
| MN30506 | Financial markets - equity | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list: |
- Students selecting year long unit ES20069 may only select 2 units from this list.
- Students may select a maximum of 12 credits 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 3 Semester 1 instead of the units listed here, subject to the approval of the Director of Studies.
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| MN20024 | Commercial contracts | 6 Credits |
| MN30036 | Advanced advertising theory | 6 Credits |
| MN30040 | European integration studies 1 | 6 Credits |
| MN30050 | Supply management | 6 Credits |
| MN30222 | Innovation, industrialisation & international competitiveness | 6 Credits |
| MN30281 | Privacy, trust and security in information systems | 6 Credits |
| MN30436 | Contemporary issues in business and society | 6 Credits |
| MN30449 | Strategic management | 6 Credits |
| MN30465 | Depth psychology of the consumer | 6 Credits |
| MN30474 | Management consulting: theory and practice | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4 |
| MN30316 |
Risk management and internal control |
6 Credits |
| MN30469 |
Advanced management accounting |
6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list: |
- Students selecting year long unit ES20069 may only select 2 units from this list.
- Students may select a maximum of 12 credits at level 2 (i.e. coded MN2*) in the final year.
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| ES30026 | Advanced macroeconomics | 6 Credits |
| MN30054 | Strategy & human resource management | 6 Credits |
| MN30059 | European integration studies 2 | 6 Credits |
| MN30062 | International business law | 6 Credits |
| MN30209 | Investment banking | 6 Credits |
| MN30271 | Information system development | 6 Credits |
| MN30290 | Organisation development consulting |
6 Credits |
| MN30371 | Economic governance, competitiveness and policy | 6 Credits |
| MN30400 | Comparative business and strategy: China and India | 6 Credits |
| MN30409 | Business strategy in the global economy | 6 Credits |
| MN30415 | International dimensions of organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
| MN30441 | International marketing management | 6 Credits |
| MN30444 | UK tax and tax planning for the growing business | 6 Credits |
| MN30448 | Business & the natural environment | 6 Credits |
| MN30468 | Auditing & accountability | 6 Credits |
| MN30470 | Investment and trading | 6 Credits |
| MN30475 | Sustainable operations management | 6 Credits |
| MN30507 | Financial markets - derivatives | 6 Credits |
| MN30508 | Contemporary issues in accounting practice | 6 Credits |
| MN30509 | Behavioural finance | 6 Credits |
Year 1