Prof Ane Miren Tamayo OLD 2.20

This course is available on the CEMS Exchange, Diploma in Accounting and Finance, Global MSc in Management, Global MSc in Management (CEMS MiM), Global MSc in Management (MBA Exchange), MBA Exchange, MPA Dual Degree (LSE and Columbia), MPA Dual Degree (LSE and Hertie), MPA Dual Degree (LSE and NUS), MPA Dual Degree (LSE and Sciences Po), MPA Dual Degree (LSE and Tokyo), MSc in Accounting, Organisations and Institutions, MSc in Management and Strategy and Master of Public Administration. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.

The course may also be taken by MSc students who have not previously studied accounting subjects to a significant extent.

Students on the MSc Accounting and Finance programme are not permitted to enrol in this course or in AC490. 

This course cannot be taken in conjunction with AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting.

This course has a limited number of places (it is controlled access). In previous years we have been able to provide places for all students that apply but that may not continue to be the case.The course is capped at 115 students.

This course provides students with an introduction to financial accounting, and highlights aspects of reporting that are important to users of financial information. The course covers the preparation of the main  financial statements and discusses accounting issues related to intangible assets, equity, debt, and intercorporate investments, among others. Students are also introduced to the basics of financial statement analysis and to research on the use of accounting information in financial markets.

20 hours of lectures and 8 hours of seminars in the MT.

This year, some or all of this teaching may be delivered using virtual classes as an alternative to face-to-face teaching.

There will be a reading week in week 6 of MT.  

Students are expected to complete weekly formative assessments.

A detailed reading list will be made available at the start of the course. Illustrative texts:

Harrison, Horngren, Thomas, Tietz and Suwardy, Financial Accounting (IFRS), 11th ed., Pearson Higher Education/Prentice Hall; Weetman P, Financial Accounting: an Introduction, 8th ed., Pearson Higher Education.

Exam (80%, duration: 2 hours) in the January exam period.
Problem sets (20%) in the MT.

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