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BSc in Finance

Programme Code: UBFI

Department: Finance

For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Three-year classification scheme for BA/BSc degrees for all students 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.

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

See note

LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things

Year 1

Paper 1

FM100 Introduction to Finance (0.5) and AC102 Elements of Financial Accounting (0.5)

Paper 2

EC100 Economics A (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2021/22) or

 

EC102 Economics B (1.0) # A  (withdrawn 2021/22)

Paper 3

ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory (1.0) #

Paper 4

MA100 Mathematical Methods (1.0) #

Year 2

Paper 5

FM213 Principles of Finance (1.0) # B

Paper 6

EC201 Microeconomic Principles I (1.0) # or

 

EC202 Microeconomic Principles II (1.0) # * C

Paper 7

EC220 Introduction to Econometrics (1.0) # or

 

EC221 Principles of Econometrics (1.0) # * D

Paper 8

FM200 Financial Systems and Crises (0.5) and FM201 Macro-Finance (0.5) #

Year 3

Paper 9

FM301 Market Anomalies and Asset Management (0.5) # and FM302 Theories of Corporate Finance (0.5) #

Paper 10

FM321 Risk Management and Modelling (0.5) # and FM322 Derivatives (0.5) #

Paper 11

FM304 Applied Corporate Finance (0.5) # and FM305 Advanced Financial Economics (0.5) #

Paper 12

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: E

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Notes

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.

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

* means available with permission

Footnotes

A : EC102 course allocation dependent on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guide for further information.

B : Students must have completed: one level 1 Economics course (either EC100 Economics A or EC102 Economics B), MA100 and ST102.

C : EC202 can be taken with permission from the BSc in Finance Programme Co-Director.

D : EC221 can be taken with permission from the BSc in Finance Programme Co-Director.

E : Courses selected from the Undergraduate Outside Options List must be approved.

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

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.