THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2014/2015
Archive for reference only
THIS PAGE IS OUT OF DATE

University Homepage
DRPS Homepage
DRPS Search
DRPS Contact
DRPS : DPTs :  School of Economics DPTs

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

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met with your Personal Tutor.

    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 from the Business School or on the Business School Student Intranet MyBiz http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/mybiz/.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECNM08013 Economics 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 Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:Level 7 courses may be taken with the permission of your Personal Tutor subject to a maximum of 40 credits over years 1 and 2.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Candidates entering the second year of the programme from 2015-16 onwards will take the following required courses, ECNM08006 Economics 2, ECNM08016 Statistical Methods for Economics, ACCN08009 Accountancy 2A, ACCN08010 Accountancy 2B and 20 credits from level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available (EXCLUDING: CMSE08002 Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques).

    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/.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECNM08006 Economics 2 Full Year 40
    ACCN08009 Accountancy 2A Semester 1 20
    ACCN08010 Accountancy 2B Semester 2 20
    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 Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:EXCLUDING : CMSE08002 Business Research Methods I : Quantitative Techniques

    Level 7 courses may be taken with the permission of your Personal Tutor subject to a maximum of 40 credits over years 1 and 2.

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into third year normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years,(ii) a mark of 50% or above in Economics 2 at the first attempt, including a mark of 40% or above in specific components of the course (as detailed in the Economics 2 Handbook),(iii) a pass in Issues in Global Economics and (iv) a pass in each of Accountancy 2A and Accountancy 2B and an average of 50% in both at the first attempt.

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

    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/.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECNM10070 Topics in Microeconomics Semester 1 20
    ECNM10052 Essentials of Econometrics Semester 1 20
    ACCN10008 Advanced Financial Accounting Semester 1 20
    ACCN10009 Auditing Semester 1 20
    ECNM10069 Topics in Macroeconomics Semester 2 20
    ACCN10010 Management Accounting Applications Semester 2 20




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


    Select exactly 0 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST09001    Research in Management   0  

    Notes:This course is compulsory for students who intend to write the Management Honours Dissertation.
     


    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students who spent their third year abroad at a partner university must have completed and passed a full years diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must have been in Economics and Accounting. Students must take third year core courses for which they did not take suitable substitutes on their year abroad.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 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
    ECNM10030    Economics Honours Dissertation   40  
    BUST10049    Management Honours Dissertation   40  

     
    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  
    ACCN10023    Financial Statement Analysis   20  
    ACCN10027    The Accounting Profession   20  
    ACCN10028    Developments in Financial Accounting   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECNM10056    Applications of Econometrics   20  
    ECNM10066    Behavioural Economics   20  
    ECNM10061    Development Economics   20  
    ECNM10020    Economics of Financial Markets   20  
    ECNM10007    Economics of Self-Management   20  
    ECNM10068    Economics of Sport   20  
    ECNM10008    Economics of Technical Change   20  
    ECNM10036    Economics of Transition   20  
    ECNM10062    Globalisation, Trade and Development   20  
    ECNM10018    History of Economic Thought   40  
    ECNM10025    History of Economic Thought 1   20  
    ECNM10026    History of Economic Thought 2   20  
    ECNM10021    Labour Economics   20  
    ECNM10065    Policy for Economic Development   20  
    ECNM10060    Political Economy   20  
    ECNM10067    Social Economics   20  
    ECNM10006    Capital and Growth Theory   20  
    ECNM10013    Economics of Strategic Behaviour   40  
    ECNM10032    Economics of Strategic Behaviour 1   20  
    ECNM10022    Natural Resource and Environmental Economics   20  
    ECNM10004    Public Economics   20  
    ECNM10071    Topics in Economic Analysis   20  
    ECNM10073    Innovation and Catch-up in East Asia: the ICT Sector   20  
    ECNM10074    Economics of the Family   20  
    ECNM10063    Advanced Topics in Applied Econometrics   20  
    ECNM10003    Industrial Organisation   20  

     


    General Disclaimer

    © Copyright 2014 The University of Edinburgh - 12 January 2015 1:40 am