BSc Accounting and Finance (All students)

BSc in Accounting and Finance

Programme Code: UBAF

Department: Accounting

For all first, second and third year students in 2016-17

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Paper	Course number and title
See note	LSE100	The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things
Year 1
1	AC100	Elements of Accounting and Finance
2	EC100	Economics A or
	EC102	Economics B §
3	MA107	Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (H) *and*
	ST107	Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (H) or
	ST102	Elementary Statistical Theory or
	ST108	Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences *
4	One of:
	MA100	Mathematical Methods (must be selected if ST102 taken under Paper 3) or
	MA110	Basic Quantitative Methods (must be selected if ST108 taken under Paper 3)* or an approved paper taught outside the Department
Year 2
5	AC211	Managerial Accounting
6	FM212	Principles of Finance
7	*Either* EC201 Microeconomic Principles I or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II or EC210 Macroeconomic Principles
8	One of: *Either* EC220 Introduction to Econometrics or EC221 Principles of Econometrics *Either* MG203 Organisational Theory and Behaviour (n/a 16/17), LL209 Commercial Law or MG211 Operational Research Methods A student may take approved papers to the value of one unit not listed above (normally papers available only to second or third year students), but permission will need to be sought from the Departmental Tutor.
Year 3
9	AC330	Financial Accounting, Analysis and Valuation
10	Either AC310 Management Accounting, Financial Management and Organizational Control or AC340 Auditing, Governance and Risk Management
11	Either FM300 Corporate Finance, Investments and Financial Markets or FM320 Quantitative Finance
12	One from the selection list below:
	(if not already taken under Papers 10 &11):
	AC310	Management Accounting, Financial Management and Organizational Control
	AC340	Auditing, Governance and Risk Management
	FM300	Corporate Finance, Investments and Financial Markets
	FM320	Quantitative Finance
	(if not already taken under papers 7 or 8):
	EC201	Microeconomic Principles I
	EC210	Macroeconomic Principles
	EC220	Introduction to Econometrics or EC221 Principles of Econometrics
	(if not already taken under Paper 8):

	EH207	The Making of an Economic Superpower: China since 1850 (n/a 16/17)
	MG203	Organisational Theory and Behaviour (n/a 16/17)
	LL209	Commercial Law
	MG211	Operational Research Methods
	Or a course or courses to the value of one unit from the following (if not already taken under paper 8):
	EC315	International Economics
	EH240	Business and Economic Performance since 1945: Britain in International Context

	LN320	Spanish Language and Society 5 (Mastery)
	LN330	French Language and Society 5 (Mastery)
	MA207	Further Quantitative Methods (H)
	MA212	Further Mathematical Methods
	MA300	Game Theory
	MA301	Game Theory 1 (H)
	MA303	Chaos in Dynamic Systems (H)
	MG206	Firms, Management and Competitive Advantage (H)
	MG302	Topics in Management Research (H)
	SO203	Political Sociology
	SO212	Work, Management and Globalisation (withdrawn 16/17)
	ST201	Statistical Models and Data Analysis (H)
	ST203	Statistics for Management Sciences (withdrawn 16/17)
	ST307	Aspects of Market Research (H)
	ST308	Bayesian Inference (H)
	In exceptional circumstances a student may take a course not listed above (normally papers available only to second or third year students), but permission will need to be sought from the Departmental Tutor.
Notes	§ Course allocation dependant on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guides for further information.
	* ST108 and MA110 must be taken by those students who have not studied Mathematics beyond GCSE level or equivalent.
	LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification

This programme is externally accredited by the ICAEW, ICAS, CIMA and ACCA. Further information is available from the Department of Accounting (accounting@lse.ac.uk) or the BSc Finance and Accounting programme brochure (pdf).