Year 1, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: September
Notes: Before selecting your outside options, please ensure you have made an appointment to meet with your Personal Tutor.
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 5
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 |
|
BUST08021
|
Study Skills 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 2013/14, 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 Principles of Finance and Management Science and Information Systems or Applications of Finance in second year, 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 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; LAWS08058 Business Law; CMSE08001 Career Development Planning.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 6
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 |
|
LAWS08058
|
Business Law |
Semester 1 |
20 |
|
BUST08003
|
Principles of Finance |
Semester 1 |
20 |
|
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 2
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
Select
exactly 20 credits
course level 08, during Semester 2
BUST08007
Management Science and Information Systems
(20 credits)
OR
Select
exactly 20 credits
course level 08, as available
BUST08018
Applications of Finance
(20 credits)
|
Year 3, Academic year 2013/14, 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 Principles of Finance and Management Science and Information Systems or Applications of Finance in second year, 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 Student intranet MyBiz http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/mybiz/home. 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) as well as equivalent courses to the year 3 compulsory courses in Accounting and Finance.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 6
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
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 |
|
Notes: The Dissertation proposal must be on a research topic in the field of Accounting or Finance. |
CMSE10003
|
Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis |
Semester 2 |
20 |
|
BUST10032
|
Investment and Securities Markets |
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 list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
BUST10013
|
Decision-Making under Uncertainty
|
20
|
BUST10023
|
Futures and Options
|
20
|
ACCN10026
|
Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency
|
20
|
Notes: Details of Honours courses, as well as pre-requisites and restrictions, are available on the Business School student intranet MyBiz http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/mybiz/
|
Year 4, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August
Notes: Students must take a minimum of ONE taught course (20 credits) per semester.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 2
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
BUST10049
|
Management Honours Dissertation |
Full Year |
40 |
|
Notes: The Management Honours Dissertation must be on a research topic in the field of Accounting or Finance. |
BUST10012
|
Corporate Finance |
Semester 2 |
20 |
|
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
exactly 20 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
BUST10023
|
Futures and Options
|
20
|
ACCN10026
|
Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency
|
20
|
BUST10025
|
Financial Modelling with Excel
|
20
|
BUST10013
|
Decision-Making under Uncertainty
|
20
|
Notes: Details of Honours courses, as well as pre-requisites and restrictions, are available on the Business School student intranet MyBiz http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/mybiz/
AND
Select
exactly 40 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
|
|