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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.

Paper

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

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

 

OR

 

EC1A5 Microeconomics I (0.5) and EC1B5 Macroeconomics I (0.5) # 2

Paper 3

ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (0.5) #

 

and one of the following: 

 

MA107 Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (0.5) # or

 

MA108 Methods in Calculus and Linear Algebra (0.5)

Paper 4

FM101 Finance (0.5)

 

and one 0.5 unit course from the Year 1 options list:

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) # or

 

FM214 Principles of Finance I (0.5) # and FM215 Principles of Finance II (0.5) #

 

FM210 cannot be combined with FM214. FM211 cannot be combined with FM215.

Paper 7

EITHER

 

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

 

EC2A3 Microeconomics II (0.5) # 3 4

 

EC2B3 Macroeconomics II (0.5) # 5 6

 

EC2C3 Econometrics I (0.5) # 7

 

OR

 

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

 

EC2A5 Microeconomics II (0.5) # 8

 

EC2B5 Macroeconomics II (0.5) # 9

 

EC2C3 Econometrics I (0.5) # 10

Paper 8

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the Year 2 options list

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:

 

AC312 Performance Measurement, Strategy, and Uncertainty (0.5) #

 

AC332 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation (0.5) #

 

AC341 Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Financial Audit (0.5)

 

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) #

Paper 12

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the Year 3 options list:

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)

ST101 Programming for Data Science (0.5) #


Year 2 options list

EC2A3 Microeconomics II (0.5) # 11

EC2B3 Macroeconomics II (0.5) # 12

EC2C3 Econometrics I (0.5) # 13

EC2C4 Econometrics II (0.5) # 14

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)

MA207 Further Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (0.5) # 15

MA213 Operations Research Techniques (0.5) #

MA324 Mathematical Modelling and Simulation (0.5) # 16

MG205 Econometrics: Theory and Applications (1.0) # 17

MG209 E-business (0.5)

MG212 Marketing (0.5)

MG213 Information Systems (0.5)

ST115 Managing and Visualising Data (0.5) #

ST201 Statistical Models and Data Analysis (0.5) #

ST205 Sample Surveys and Experiments (0.5) # 18


Year 3 options list

AC312 Performance Measurement, Strategy, and Uncertainty (0.5) #

AC332 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation (0.5) #

AC341 Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Financial Audit (0.5)

AC342 Accounting, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (0.5)

EC2A3 Microeconomics II (0.5) #

EC2B3 Macroeconomics II (0.5) #

EC2C3 Econometrics I (0.5) #

EC2C4 Econometrics II (0.5) #

FM321 Risk Management and Modelling (0.5) #

FM322 Derivatives (0.5) #

GY326 Sustainable Business and Finance (0.5)

GY327 Global Environmental Governance (0.5)

LL202 Commercial Contracts (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2024/25)

LL203 Company Law (1.0) #

LL293 Tax and Tax Avoidance (1.0)

MA213 Operations Research Techniques (0.5) #

MA301 Mathematical Game Theory (0.5) #

MA324 Mathematical Modelling and Simulation (0.5) #

MA330 Game Theory for Collective Decisions (0.5) #

MG303 International Business Strategy and Emerging Markets (0.5) #

MG305 Innovation and Technology Management (0.5)

ST309 Elementary Data Analytics (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, MG207

5 : Before taking EC2B3 you must take EC1A3
     Before taking EC2B3 you must take EC1B3

6 : EC2B3 can not be taken with 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, EC2A5

12 : EC2B3 can not be taken with EC2B5

13 : EC2C3 can not be taken with MG205

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

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.