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Degree Programme Table: Economics and Accounting (MA) (UTECNAC)


Year 1, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met with your
    Director of Studies.

    Students can gain a number of exemptions from the professional Accounting bodies (ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA) but these exemptions differ according to each Accounting body. Further details are available in the Honours booklet http://student.man.ed.ac.uk/. Courses accredited by the Accounting bodies in Year 1: BUST08001 Business Studies 1; ACCN08007 Accountancy 1A; ACCN08008 Accountancy 1B; ECNM08005 Economics 1A; ECNM08002 Economic Principles and Applications; CMSE08003 Computing for Business and Economics


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    U01141 (ECNM08005) Economics 1A Full Year 40
    U02542 (ACCN08007) Accountancy 1A Semester 1 20
    U02543 (ACCN08008) Accountancy 1B Semester 2 20
    U04618 (CMSE08003) Computing for Business and Economics Full Year 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_8) , as available.

     

    Year 2, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Students can gain a number of exemptions from the professional Accounting bodies (ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA) but these exemptions differ according to each Accounting body. Further details are available in the Honours booklet http://student.man.ed.ac.uk/. Courses accredited by the Accounting bodies in Year 2: ACCN08009 Accountancy 2A; ACCN08010 Accountancy 2B; BUST08012 Quantitative Research Methods in Business; BUST08003 Principles of Finance; LAWS08158 Business Law; LAWS08094 Contract and Unjustified Enrichment


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    U01149 (ECNM08006) Economics 2 Full Year 40
    U02544 (ACCN08009) Accountancy 2A Semester 1 20
    U02545 (ACCN08010) Accountancy 2B Semester 2 20
    U04193 (ECNM08012) Issues in Global Economics Semester 1 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_8) , as available.

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Entry into third year normally requires (i) passes in all subjects taken in the first two years, (ii) a mark of 50% or above in Economics 2 at the first attempt and (iii) a pass in each of Accountancy 2A and Accountancy 2B and an average of 50% in both at the first attempt.

    Students can gain a number of exemptions from the professional Accounting bodies (ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA) but these exemptions differ according to each Accounting body. Further details are available in the Honours booklet http://student.man.ed.ac.uk/. Courses accredited by the Accounting bodies in Year 3: BUST10023 Futures and Options; BUST10032 Investment and Securities Markets; ACCN10008 Advanced financial Accounting; ACCN10009 Auditing; ACCN10010 Management Accounting Applications.

    Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), the majority of which must be in Economics and Accounting. All students must complete and pass an equivalent course to the year 3 compulsory courses.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 7 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    U03137 (ECNM10050) Topics in Economic Analysis 1 Semester 1 20
    U03140 (ECNM10053) Applications of Economic Analysis Semester 2 20
    U03139 (ECNM10052) Essentials of Econometrics Semester 1 20
    AC0017 (ACCN10008) Advanced Financial Accounting Semester 1 20
    AC0018 (ACCN10009) Auditing Semester 1 20
    AC0019 (ACCN10010) Management Accounting Applications Semester 2 20
    MG0003 (BUST09001) Research in Management As available 0
    Notes: This course is compulsory for students who choose the Management Honours Dissertation.




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.



    Year 4, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from Schools of Business and Economics- Multiple UG Courses-Level 10' (ROU_H/W_UGBUSECO1_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    EC0079    (ECNM10030)    Economics Honours Dissertation   40  
    U00299    (BUST10049)    Management Honours Dissertation   40  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following "Accounting" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Accounting Level 10' (SUB_ACCN_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    Collection:   (ACCN10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Accounting'   (as selected)  

    Notes:Details of Honours courses, as well as pre-requisites and restrictions, are available on http://student.man.ed.ac.uk/undergrad/current/programmes/bus_stud/
     
    AND   


    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) W-W - UTECNMC2 - Level(s) 10' (ROU_W-W_UTECNMC21_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    EC0075    (ECNM10026)    History of Economic Thought 2   20  
    EC0074    (ECNM10025)    History of Economic Thought 1   20  
    U01147    (ECNM10036)    Economics of Transition   20  
    EC0072    (ECNM10024)    Monetary Theory and Policy   20  
    EC0044    (ECNM10018)    History of Economic Thought   40  
    U00269    (ECNM10032)    Economics of Strategic Behaviour 1   20  
    EC0021    (ECNM10006)    Capital and Growth Theory   20  
    EC0070    (ECNM10022)    Natural Resource and Environmental Economics   20  
    U00308    (ECNM10033)    Economics of Developing Countries   20  
    EC0017    (ECNM10003)    Industrial Organisation   20  
    EC0024    (ECNM10008)    Economics of Technical Change   20  
    U01146    (ECNM10035)    Development Microeconomics   20  
    U01145    (ECNM10034)    Economic Transformation in East Asia   20  
    EC0018    (ECNM10004)    Public Economics   20  
    EC0031    (ECNM10013)    Economics of Strategic Behaviour   40  
    U03138    (ECNM10051)    Topics in Economic Analysis 2   20  
    U03256    (ECNM10056)    Applications of Econometrics   20  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) H-H - Economics (MA) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_H-H_UTECNMC1_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    BS0196    (BUST10025)    Financial Modelling with Excel   20  
    EC0037    (BUST10039)    Negotiation   20  
    BS0203    (BUST10032)    Investment and Securities Markets   20  
    BS0019    (BUST10012)    Corporate Finance   20  
    BS0044    (BUST10016)    Financial Ethics   20  

    Notes:These Business School courses may be taken in place of Economics courses (other than by students taking the combined programme in Business Studies and Economics). Combined Honours students may only take one course from this list in place of an Economics course.
     

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