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School of Management Programme Catalogue 2024/25


UMMN-AFB02: BSc (hons) Accounting and Finance

Route: BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance


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


Mode of Attendance: Full-time


Normal course duration: 3 Years

[Page last updated: 15 April 2024]


This course is for students who will be in Year 3 or later in 2024/25


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Applicable NFAAR appendices:
N/A
Approved exemptions:
None
Coexistent Masters course?:
No
Weighting towards final award by stage:
Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Final Stage: 68%

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Years 1 & 2

This course is being replaced Years 1 and 2 of this version of the course are not available in 2024/25.

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 3

  • Students on this programme may opt to go on International academic exchange in Year 3 Semester 1 instead of the units listed here, subject to the approval of the Director of Studies.
  • Students may select no more than 12 credits of optional Year 2 units (e.g. codes beginning MN2*, ES2* etc.) in this programme year.
  • Students must select at least 30 credits from List A across both semesters and must take 60 credits in total; either 30 credits in each semester or ES20069 and 24 credits in each semester.

Academic Year: Final Stage

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 12 credits from the following list:
List B:
  • Students may select no more than 30 credits from List B across the year.
  • Students may not select more than 12 credits of level 2 units in this year of the programme.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES20173 Introduction to econometrics 12 Credits

Semester 1: Final Stage

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 24 credits from the following list:
List A:
  • Students must select at least 30 credits from List A across the year unless on International Exchange in Semester 1, in which case at least 18 credits must be selected from List A in Semester 2.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN30315 Advanced financial accounting 6 Credits
MN30469 Advanced management accounting 6 Credits
MN30470 Investment and trading 6 Credits
MN30506 Financial markets - equity 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
List B:
  • Students may select no more than 30 credits from List B across the year.
  • Students may not select more than 12 credits of level 2 units in this year of the programme.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES30026 Advanced macroeconomics 6 Credits
MN30036 Advertising theory and practice 6 Credits
MN30039 Employment law 6 Credits
MN30222 Innovation, industrialisation & international competitiveness 6 Credits
MN30266 Decision making 6 Credits
MN30281 Privacy, trust and security in information systems 6 Credits
MN30372 Marketing and society 6 Credits
MN30449 Strategic management 6 Credits
MN30575 Entrepreneurship and innovation 6 Credits
MN30746 Economics, evolution and complexity 6 Credits

Semester 2: Final Stage

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
List A:
  • Students must select at least 30 credits from List A across the year unless on International Exchange in Semester 1, in which case at least 18 credits must be selected from this list.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN30209 Investment banking 6 Credits
MN30316 Risk management and internal control 6 Credits
MN30444 UK tax and tax planning for the growing business 6 Credits
MN30468 Auditing & accountability 6 Credits
MN30507 Financial markets - derivatives 6 Credits
MN30509 Behavioural finance 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 24 credits from the following list:
List B:
  • Students may select no more than 30 credits from List B across the year.
  • Students may not select more than 12 credits of level 2 units in this year of the programme.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ES30025 Advanced microeconomics 6 Credits
MN30039 Employment law 6 Credits
MN30054 Strategy & human resource management 6 Credits
MN30062 International business law 6 Credits
MN30400 Doing business in China: opportunities and challenges 6 Credits
MN30436 Contemporary issues in business and society 6 Credits
MN30441 International marketing management 6 Credits
MN30475 Sustainable operations management 6 Credits
MN30602 Leading and managing change 6 Credits
MN30676 Management science 6 Credits
MN30779 Entrepreneurship and innovation 6 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.