BSc Accounting and Finance

Structure and Syllabus

Please note: the following course information sheets are in pdf format.

Standard Route		Graduate Entry Route
100 courses		100 courses
1	EC1002 Introduction to economics	1	EC1002 Introduction to economics
2	ST104A Statistics 1 (half course) and MT105A Mathematics 1 (half course)	2	ST104A Statistics 1 (half course) and MT105A Mathematics 1 (half course)
3	FN1024 Principles of banking and finance	3	AC1025 Principles of accounting
4	AC1025 Principles of accounting
5	One course (or two half courses) from Selection groups F(i) or F(ii) or F(iii)

200 and 300 courses		200 and 300 courses
6	MN3028 Managerial economics (EC1002) + (MT105A or MT1174) or EC2066 Microeconomics (EC1002) + (MT105A or MT1174)	4	MN3028 Managerial economics (EC1002) + (MT105A or MT1174) or EC2066 Microeconomics (EC1002) + (MT105A or MT1174)
7	AC3059 Financial management (AC1025) or FN3092 Corporate finance (EC1002) + (MT105A or MT105B or MT1174)	5	AC3059 Financial management (AC1025) or FN3092 Corporate finance (EC1002) + (MT105A or MT105B)
8	AC3091 Financial reporting (AC1025)	6	AC3091 Financial reporting (AC1025)
9	AC3093 Auditing and assurance (AC1025)	7	AC3093 Auditing and assurance (AC1025)
10	AC3097 Management accounting (AC1025)	8	AC3097 Management accounting (AC1025)
11	One course from Selection groups B, E or M	9	One full 200 or 300 course from Selection groups E or M
12	One 200 or 300 course (or two half courses) from any Selection group

Notes:

The structure shown above is subject to confirmation in the 2011-2012 Regulations. The Regulations also contain full details on the rules that govern the choice of any course. Students already registered on the programme should consult the current Regulations section of our website.
To be eligible for the award of a degree, you must attempt all 12 courses and pass a minimum of 10 (although this would result in a drop in the class band of the degree award). On the Graduate Entry Route, you must successfully pass all 9 courses to be eligible for the award of degree.
In your first year of study you must demonstrate the capacity to succeed at Level 4 (100) courses before advancing to Level 5 (200) or Level 6 (300) courses, unless you have received accreditation of prior learning.
Prerequisites - courses which you must have already passed - are shown in brackets.
Course codes are new from the 2011–2012 academic year and replace any previous year’s examination numbers. This change does not affect the syllabus or course content. Please note that the course information sheet displays the old code – this will be updated in due course.