BSc in Accounting and Finance
Programme Code: UBAF
Department: Accounting
For students starting this programme of study in 2024/25
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Three-year Classification Scheme for BA/BSc degrees from the 2018/19 academic year.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
LSE100 |
LSE100 is a half unit taken by all students, running across Autumn and Winter Terms in the first year. The course provides one of the marks that is eligible to be included in the calculation of the First Year Average for purposes of classification. Students will choose ONE of the three half-unit options below: | |
LSE100A The LSE Course: How can we transform our climate futures? (0.5) | ||
LSE100B The LSE Course: How can we control AI? (0.5) | ||
LSE100C The LSE Course: How can we create a fair society? (0.5) | ||
Year 1 | ||
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Paper 1 |
AC105 Introduction to Financial Accounting (0.5) and AC106 Introduction to Management Accounting (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
EC1A3 Microeconomics I (0.5) # and EC1B3 Macroeconomics I (0.5) # 1 | |
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EC1A5 Microeconomics I (0.5) and EC1B5 Macroeconomics I (0.5) # 2 | |
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and one of the following: | |
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MA108 Methods in Calculus and Linear Algebra (0.5) | |
Paper 4 |
FM101 Finance (0.5) | |
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and one 0.5 unit course from the Year 1 options list: | |
Year 2 | ||
Paper 5 |
AC205 Intermediate Financial Accounting (0.5) # and AC206 Intermediate Management Accounting (0.5) # | |
Paper 6 |
FM210 Principles of Finance I (0.5) # and FM211 Principles of Finance II (0.5) # A or | |
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FM214 Principles of Finance I (0.5) # and FM215 Principles of Finance II (0.5) # B | |
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FM210 cannot be combined with FM214. FM211 cannot be combined with FM215. | |
Paper 7 |
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Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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Paper 8 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the Year 2 options list | |
Year 3 | ||
Paper 9 |
AC311 Results Accountability and Management Control for Strategy Implementation (0.5) # and AC331 Contemporary Issues in Financial Accounting (0.5) # | |
Paper 10 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the following: | |
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AC312 Performance Measurement, Strategy, and Uncertainty (0.5) # | |
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AC341 Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Financial Audit (0.5) | |
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AC342 Accounting, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (0.5) | |
Paper 11 |
FM310 Corporate Finance, Investments and Financial Markets I (0.5) # and FM311 Corporate Finance, Investments and Financial Markets II (0.5) # C | |
Paper 12 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the Year 3 options list: | |
Year 1 options list
MG104 Operations Management (0.5) | |
MG105 Organisational Behaviour and Leadership (0.5) | |
PH111 Introduction to Logic (0.5) | |
ST101W Programming for Data Science (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
Year 2 options list
EH240 Business and Economic Performance since 1945: Britain in International Context (1.0) | |
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (1.0) | |
GY121 Sustainable Development (1.0) | |
GY202 Introduction to Global Development (1.0) | |
GY222 Applied Environmental Economics (1.0) | |
MG209 E-business (0.5) | |
MG212 Marketing (0.5) | |
MG213 Information Systems (0.5) | |
Year 3 options list
AC312 Performance Measurement, Strategy, and Uncertainty (0.5) # | |
AC341 Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Financial Audit (0.5) | |
AC342 Accounting, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (0.5) | |
GY326 Sustainable Business and Finance (0.5) | |
GY327 Global Environmental Governance (0.5) | |
LL293 Tax and Tax Avoidance (1.0) | |
MG303 International Business Strategy and Emerging Markets (0.5) # | |
MG305 Innovation and Technology Management (0.5) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
1 : EC1A3, EC1B3 can not be taken with EC1A5, EC1B5
2 : EC1A5, EC1B5 can not be taken with EC1A3, EC1B3
3 : Before taking EC2A3 you must take EC1A3
4 : EC2A3 can not be taken with EC2A5, EC201, MG207
5 : Before taking EC2B3 you must take EC1A3
Before taking EC2B3 you must take EC1B3
6 : EC2B3 can not be taken with EC210, EC2B5
7 : EC2C3 can not be taken with MG205
8 : EC2A5 can not be taken with EC2A3
9 : EC2B5 can not be taken with EC2B3
10 : EC2C3 can not be taken with MG205
11 : EC2A3 can not be taken with MG207, EC201, EC2A5
12 : EC2B3 can not be taken with EC2B5
13 : EC2C3 can not be taken with MG205, EC210
14 : EC2C4 can not be taken with MG205
15 : MA207 can not be taken with MA100
16 : MA324 can not be taken with MA334
17 : MG205 can not be taken with EC2C3, EC2C4
18 : ST205 can not be taken with ST307
Footnotes
To take FM210, students must have completed: one level 1 Economics course, one level 1 Mathematics course and one level 1 Statistics course.
To take FM211, students must have completed FM210. Alternatively, students must have completed FM101 or be registered in FM101 concurrently.
B : To take FM214, students must have completed (EC1A3 or EC1A5), (MA100 or MA108) and ST102. Alternatively, students can access the course by completing (MA107 or MA108 or MA100), EC1A1, ST109 and EC1C1. Students on the BSc in Management and the BSc in Accounting and Finance can only take this course if they: 1) have email permission from their Senior Undergraduate Tutor; and 2) have met the following programme-specific prerequisites: a 1st in MA107 or ST107, or at least 60 in MA108.
To take FM215, students must have completed Principles of Finance I (FM214).
C : To take FM310, students must have completed FM212 and FM213, OR FM210 and FM211 OR FM214 and FM215.
To take FM311, students must have completed FM310 Corporate Finance, Investments and Financial Markets I.
Accreditation
Accredited by the following bodies for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations:
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) through the Accredited degree accelerated route.
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Further information is available from the Department of Accounting (accounting@lse.ac.uk) or the BSc in Accounting and Finance homepage.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.
