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School of Management Programme Catalogue 2014/15

UMMN-AKB02: BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance with Year long work placement

Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement

Click here for further information Possible DAPs for this programme:

  

Click here for further informationPossible exit awards for this programme:

  • UMMN-AKL02: Diploma of Higher Education
  • UMMN-AKC02: Certificate of Higher Education

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Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


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
MN10529 Law in context 6 Credits

Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
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
Compulsory Units:
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

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 32% towards the final award classification


Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
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
MN20547 Strategic financial decisions 6 Credits
ZZ20009 Director of Studies approved unit (BSc Accounting & Finance) 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 finance 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
ES20012 Intermediate microeconomics 2 6 Credits
ES20014 Intermediate macroeconomics 2 6 Credits
MN20010 Company law 6 Credits
MN20014 IT & its business context 6 Credits
MN20016 Marketing 6 Credits
MN20017 Operations management 6 Credits
MN20050 Supply 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

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Placement Type: Enhanced.
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
MN20317 Business and finance industrial placement 60 Credits

Year 4

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations (NB. NFAAR-UG assessment regulations are changing for 2014/15):
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification


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
Compulsory Units:
MN30315 Advanced financial accounting 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 4 Semester 1 instead of the units listed here, subject to the approval of the Director of Studies.
ES30026 Advanced macroeconomics 6 Credits
MN20024 Commercial contracts 6 Credits
MN20032 E-business 6 Credits
MN20433 Leadership 6 Credits
MN30036 Advanced advertising theory 6 Credits
MN30039 Employment law 6 Credits
MN30040 European integration studies 1 6 Credits
MN30222 Innovation, industrialisation & international competitiveness 6 Credits
MN30266 Decision making 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
MN30464 Depth psychology of organisations 6 Credits
MN30465 Depth psychology of the consumer 6 Credits
MN30474 Management consulting: theory and practice 6 Credits
MN30575 Entrepreneurship and innovation 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

Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
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.
MN20050 Supply management 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
MN30290 Organisation development consulting 6 Credits
MN30372 Social marketing 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
MN30449 Strategic management 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
MN30575 Entrepreneurship and innovation 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 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.
MN20050 Supply management 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
MN30290 Organisation development consulting 6 Credits
MN30372 Social marketing 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
MN30449 Strategic management 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
MN30575 Entrepreneurship and innovation 6 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.