BSc in Accounting and Finance
Programme Code: UBAF
Department: Accounting
For students starting this programme of study in 2019/20
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 | ||
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Paper 1 |
AC100 Elements of Accounting and Finance (1.0) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
Paper 2 |
EC100 Economics A (1.0) # (withdrawn 2021/22) or | |
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Papers 3 & 4 |
Route A - For students without Mathematics beyond GCSE level or equivalent: | |
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MA110 Basic Quantitative Methods (1.0) # (withdrawn 2021/22) and ST108 Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences (1.0) # (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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OR | |
Route B - For students with Mathematics beyond GCSE level or equivalent, one of the following options: | ||
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EITHER | |
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MA107 Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (0.5) # and ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (0.5) # | |
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OR | |
Both of the following: | ||
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MA100 Mathematical Methods (1.0) # and ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory (1.0) # | |
Year 2 | ||
Paper 5 |
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Paper 6 |
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Paper 7 |
One of the following options: | |
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EC201 Microeconomic Principles I (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24) or | |
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EC210 Macroeconomic Principles (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
Paper 8 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the following (if not already taken under Paper 7): | |
Year 3 | ||
Paper 9 |
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And either: | |
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AC311 Results Accountability and Management Control for Strategy Implementation (0.5) # or | |
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AC341 Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Financial Audit (0.5) | |
Paper 10 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the following (if not already taken under Paper 9): | |
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AC311 Results Accountability and Management Control for Strategy Implementation (0.5) # | |
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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 |
FM300 Corporate Finance, Investments and Financial Markets (1.0) # | |
Paper 12 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the following (if not already taken under Paper 9 or Paper 10): | |
Notes |
LSE100 is taken by all students in the Winter Term of Year 1. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification. | |
Year 1 options list
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (1.0) | |
GY121 Sustainable Development (1.0) | |
LL104 Law of Obligations (1.0) | |
MG104 Operations Management (0.5) and MG105 Organisational Behaviour and Leadership (0.5) | |
PH101 Logic (1.0) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
Year 2 options list
EC201 Microeconomic Principles I (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
EC210 Macroeconomic Principles (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
EC220 Introduction to Econometrics (1.0) # 1 (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
EH240 Business and Economic Performance since 1945: Britain in International Context (1.0) | |
GV227 The Politics of Economic Policy (1.0) # (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
GY202 Introduction to Global Development (1.0) | |
GY222 Applied Environmental Economics (1.0) | |
MA231 Operational Research Methods (1.0) # (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
MG212 Marketing (0.5) | |
Year 3 options list
AC311 Results Accountability and Management Control for Strategy Implementation (0.5) # | |
AC312 Performance Measurement, Strategy, and Uncertainty (0.5) # | |
AC340 Auditing, Governance and Risk Management (1.0) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
AC341 Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Financial Audit (0.5) | |
AC342 Accounting, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (0.5) | |
FM320 Quantitative Finance (1.0) # (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
GY326 Sustainable Business and Finance (0.5) | |
GY327 Global Environmental Governance (0.5) | |
LL293 Tax and Tax Avoidance (1.0) | |
MA300 Game Theory (1.0) # (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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 : EC220 can not be taken with MG205
2 : MG205 can not be taken with EC220
Footnotes
A : EC102 course allocation dependent on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guide for further information.
B : FM212 and FM213 course choice depends on Mathematics and Statistics courses taken by students in their first year. See course guides for further information.
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.