Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences

Units - Selection groups

Key:
In the following example: 59 Financial management (25) (this unit may not be taken with 92)
59 = the unit number
(25) = a prerequisite; unit 25 must be passed before unit 59 can be taken
(this unit may not be taken with 92) = an exclusion; unit 59 cannot be taken with unit 92
Notes: · The following unit information sheets are in pdf format. · This page is intended for use by prospective students as a guide. The selection groups and prerequisites shown below are subject to confirmation in the 2009-2010 Regulations. Students already registered on the programme should consult the current Regulations section of our website.

FOUNDATION UNITS
Selection group F(i)
02 Introduction to economics
04a Statistics 1 (half unit)
04b Statistics 2 (half unit)*
05a Mathematics 1 (half unit)
05b Mathematics 2 (half unit)**
09 Human geography
11 Introduction to international relations
21 Principles of sociology
34 World history since 1917
96 Economic history in the 20th century
114 Democratic politics and the State
129 Introduction to programming (half unit)
130 Introduction to modern political thought
147 Physical geography: fundamentals of the physical environment
148 Methods of geographical analysis (half unit)
158 Reading social science (half unit)
Selection group F(ii)
24 Principles of banking and finance
25 Principles of accounting
60 Introduction to information systems
107 Introduction to business and management
Selection group F(iii)
101 Criminal law
102 Public law
128 Elements of the law of contract
161 Common law reasoning and institutions
*04b Statistics 2 must be taken after or at the same time as 04b Statistics 1
**05b Mathematics 2 must be taken after or at the same time as 05a Mathematics 1

FURTHER UNITS
Selection group A
59 Financial management (25) or 92 Corporate finance (02+05a) or (02+05b)
91 Financial reporting (25)
93 Auditing and assurance (25)
97 Management accounting (25)
142 Quantitative finance (20+66)*
143 Valuation and securities analysis (24+25)
*142 Quantitative finance must be taken after or at the same time as 92 Corporate finance
Selection group B
23 Investment management (24)*
29 Financial intermediation (24)
91 Financial reporting (25)
92 Corporate finance (02+05a) or (02+05b)
93 Auditing and assurance (25)
142 Quantitative finance (66+20)**
143 Valuation and securities analysis (24+25)
*23 Investment management must be taken after or at the same time as 92 Corporate finance
**142 Quantitative finance must be taken after or at the same time as 92 Corporate finance
Selection group D
44 Economics of development (65+28) or (65 +66)
45 Economic geography
57 Social policy
68 Society and the environment
109 Geographies of development
135 World development
160 Population and society
162 Complex emergencies and humanitarian responses
165 Development management
166 Global environmental problems and politics (09 or 11 or 21 or 114)
Selection group E
15 Economics of labour (28 or 66)
16 International economics (65+66) or (65+28)
20 Elements of econometrics 02 + (04a or 04b) + (05a or 05b)
22 Public economics (28 or 66)
26 International political economy (02 or 11)
28 Managerial economics (02+05a)
44 Economics of development (28+65) or (65+66)
65 Macroeconomics (02+05a)
66 Microeconomics (02+05a)
92 Corporate finance (02+05a) or (02+05b)
95 Further mathematics for economists (05a+05b)
99 Industrial economics (28 or 66)
115 Monetary economics (65)
120 Mathematical economics (05a+05b+66)
164 Economic geography
Selection group G
68 Society and the environment
109 Geographies of development
149 Biogeography (147)
150 Geomorphological processes (147)
151 Environmental change (147)
152 Hydrology (147)
153 Space and culture (09)
154 Geomorphological applications (150)
155 Biodiversity (149)
156 Tropical land management (149 or 152)
157 Independent geographical study (148)
160 Population and society
162 Complex emergencies and humanitarian responses
164 Economic geography
165 Development management
Selection group IR
26 International political economy (02 or 11)
83 International political theory (11)
84 Nationalism and international relations (11)
85 International institutions (11)
90 International politics of East Asia (11)
137 Foreign policy analysis (11)
140 International security (11)
162 Complex emergencies and humanitarian responses
165 Development management
166 Global environmental problems and politics (09 or 11 or 21 or 114)
Selection group IS
62 Information systems development and management (37 or 60 or 136)
110 Information and communication technology policy (half unit) (62)
111 Information systems evaluation (half unit) (62)
112 Sociology of information systems (half unit) (21+60) or (21+136)
113 The ethics and politics of information systems (half unit) (21+60) or (21 +136)
136 Information systems and organisations
138 Information and communication technologies: principles and perspectives (60+129)
139 Software engineering: theory and application (62+103) or (62+138)
159 Research project in information systems (62+103) or (62+138)
Selection group L
201 Law of tort
202 Law of trusts
203 Land law
204 Commercial law
301 Administrative law
303 Criminology
304 EU law
305 Evidence
401 Jurisprudence and legal theory
402 Company law
406 Labour law (128)
410 Succession (128 or 202)
411 Intellectual property (128)
413 Introduction to Islamic law
Selection group M
27 The law of business organisations
28 Managerial economics (02+05a)
32 Management science methods (04a+05a)
59 Financial management (25) or 92 Corporate finance (02+05a)
75 Human resource management
76 Management mathematics (04a+05a)
77 Management: international and comparative perspectives (02 or 11 or 107)
79 Elements of social and applied psychology
97 Management accounting (25)
119 Strategy (02+05a)
127 Organisation theory: an interdisciplinary approach (02 or 21 or 79)
136 Information systems and organisations
141 Principles of marketing (02 or 21 or 79)
165 Development management
Selection group N
40 Game theory (half unit) (05a+05b)
41 Advanced mathematical analysis (half unit) (116)
42 Optimisation theory (half unit) (116)
43 Mathematics of finance and valuation (half unit) (116)
116 Abstract mathematics (05a+05b)
117 Advanced calculus (half unit) (05a+05b)
118 Advanced linear algebra (half unit) (05a+05b)
120 Mathematical economics (05b+66)
133 Advanced statistics: distribution theory (half unit) (04a+04b)
134 Advanced statistics: statistical inference (half unit) (04a+04b)
Selection group P
82 Comparative politics (114 or 130)
86 Democracy and democratization (114 or 130)
88 Politics and policies of the European Union (114)
105 Contemporary political theory: liberalism and its critics (130 or 114)
108 Political analysis and public choice (02 or 114)
162 Complex emergencies and humanitarian responses
165 Development management
166 Global environmental problems and politics (09 or 11 or 21 or 114)
Selection group S
57 Social policy
68 Society and the environment
79 Elements of social and applied psychology
112 Sociology of information systems (half unit) (21+60) or (21+136)
113 The ethics and politics of information systems (half unit) (21+60) or (21+136)
127 Organisation theory: an interdisciplinary approach (02 or 21 or 79)
135 World development
144 Historical sociology (21)
145 Social research methods (21)
160 Population and society
163 Sociological theory and analysis (21)
303 Criminology
401 Jurisprudence and legal theory