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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2011/2012
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Degree Programme Table: Business Studies and Accounting (MA Hons) (UTBSTAC)


Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside options, please ensure you have made an appointment to meet with your Director of Studies.

    Students are recommended to balance the number of credits taken in each semester if possible.

    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 on the Business School Student Intranet MyBiz http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/mybiz/. 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; BUST08014 Computing for Business.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    BUST08001 Business Studies 1 Full Year 40
    ACCN08007 Accountancy 1A Semester 1 20
    ACCN08008 Accountancy 1B Semester 2 20
    BUST08014 Computing for Business 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 list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECNM08005    Economics 1A   40  
    ECNM08002    Economic Principles and Applications   40  

     

    Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into third year honours normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, and (ii) a mark of 50% or above at the first attempt in two Business Studies courses in second year (not including Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques), and (iii) a pass in each of Accountancy 2A and Accountancy 2B and an average of 50% in both at the first attempt.

    Students are recommended to balance the number of credits taken in each semester if possible.

    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 on the Business School Student Intranet MyBiz http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/mybiz/. Courses accredited by the Accounting bodies in Year 2: ACCN08009 Accuntancy 2A; ACCN08010 Accountancy 2B; CMSE08002 Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques; BUST08003 Principles of Finance; LAWS08158 Business Law; CMSE08001 Career Development Planning.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    CMSE08001 Career Development Planning Semester 2 0
    ACCN08009 Accountancy 2A Semester 1 20
    ACCN08010 Accountancy 2B Semester 2 20
    CMSE08002 Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques Semester 1 20
    Notes: This course was re-named in 2009/10 (formerly called Quantitative Research Methods in Business).




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST08005    Business Economics   20  
    BUST08008    International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A   20  
    BUST08011    Organisation Studies   20  
    BUST08003    Principles of Finance   20  
    BUST08009    International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B   20  
    BUST08007    Management Science and Information Systems   20  
    BUST08010    Managing Employment Relations   20  
    BUST08004    Marketing   20  
    BUST08015    Innovation and Entrepreneurship   20  
    BUST08018    Applications of Finance 2   20  

    Notes:Details of non-Honours Business courses are available on the Student intranet MyBiz http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/mybiz/
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W, as available

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into third year honours normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, and (ii) a mark of 50% or above at the first attempt in two Business Studies courses in second year (not including Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques), and (iii) a pass in each of Accountancy 2A and Accountancy 2B and an average of 50% in both at the first attempt.

    Students in Year 3 must take a minimum of TWO taught courses (40 credits) per semester.

    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 on the Business School Student Intranet MyBiz http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/mybiz/. Courses accredited by the Accounting bodies in Year 3: ACCN10008 Advanced Financial Accounting; ACCN10009 Auditing; ACCN10010 Management Accounting Applications; BUST09001 Research in Management; CMSE10002 Strategic Management; One of BUST10023 Futures and Options OR BUST10032 Investment and Securities Markets.

    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 Business and Accounting. All students must complete and pass equivalent courses to to the year 3 compulsory courses Strategic Management; Advanced Financial Accounting; Auditing; Management Accounting Applications.



    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 6 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    CMSE10002 Strategic Management Semester 1 20
    ACCN10008 Advanced Financial Accounting Semester 1 20
    ACCN10009 Auditing Semester 1 20
    ACCN10010 Management Accounting Applications Semester 2 20
    BUST09001 Research in Management Semester 2 0
    CMSE10003 Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis Semester 2 20




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


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ACCN10026    Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency   20  
    BUST10013    Decision-Making under Uncertainty   20  
    BUST10117    Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation   20  
    BUST10033    Financial Services Marketing   20  
    BUST10023    Futures and Options   20  
    BUST10105    Human Resource Management: Current Issues and Controversies   20  
    BUST10112    Information Systems and Organisations   20  
    BUST10067    International Marketing   20  
    BUST10104    International Strategic Management in Practice   20  
    BUST10026    International and Comparative Employment Relations   20  
    BUST10032    Investment and Securities Markets   20  
    BUST10020    Management Science and Operations Planning   20  
    BUST10107    Managing Change   20  
    BUST10028    Managing Employment Law   20  
    BUST10008    Market Structure, Conduct and Performance   20  
    BUST10108    Marketing and Society   20  
    BUST10011    Mathematical Programming   20  
    BUST10092    Operations Strategy   20  
    BUST10024    Quality Management   20  
    BUST10036    Risk Management   20  
    BUST10114    Services Marketing   20  
    BUST10021    The Economics of Corporate Strategy   20  
    BUST10115    The Entrepreneurial Manager   20  
    BUST10034    The Management of Technology   20  
    BUST10047    Theoretical Foundations of International Business: Course B   20  

     

    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students must take a minimum of ONE taught course (20 credits) per semester.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    BUST10049 Management Honours Dissertation Full Year 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST10103    A Global Problem? Climate Change and a Low Carbon World   20  
    BUST10014    Advertising: Theories and Practice   20  
    ACCN10026    Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency   20  
    BUST10004    Business Ethics   20  
    BUST10007    Consumer Behaviour   20  
    BUST10012    Corporate Finance   20  
    BUST10117    Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation   20  
    BUST10033    Financial Services Marketing   20  
    BUST10023    Futures and Options   20  
    BUST10105    Human Resource Management: Current Issues and Controversies   20  
    BUST10112    Information Systems and Organisations   20  
    BUST10104    International Strategic Management in Practice   20  
    BUST10026    International and Comparative Employment Relations   20  
    BUST10032    Investment and Securities Markets   20  
    BUST10020    Management Science and Operations Planning   20  
    BUST10113    Managing Across Borders and Cultures   20  
    BUST10107    Managing Change   20  
    BUST10028    Managing Employment Law   20  
    BUST10008    Market Structure, Conduct and Performance   20  
    BUST10013    Decision-Making under Uncertainty   20  
    BUST10108    Marketing and Society   20  
    BUST10011    Mathematical Programming   20  
    BUST10039    Negotiation   20  
    BUST10092    Operations Strategy   20  
    BUST10024    Quality Management   20  
    BUST10021    The Economics of Corporate Strategy   20  
    BUST10115    The Entrepreneurial Manager   20  
    BUST10034    The Management of Technology   20  
    BUST10047    Theoretical Foundations of International Business: Course B   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ACCN10014    Accounting and Everyday Life   20  
    ACCN10002    Advanced Management Accounting   20  
    ACCN10005    Audit Practice   20  
    ACCN10012    Comparative International Accounting   20  
    ACCN10023    Financial Statement Analysis   20  

     

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