Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, 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 UG tab on Learn. Courses accredited by the Accounting bodies in Year 1: BUST08025 Foundations of Business; ACCN08007 Accountancy 1A; ACCN08008 Accountancy 1B; ECNM08013 Economics 1; ECNM08002 Economic Principles and Applications; BUST08014 Computing for Business.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 5
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
BUST08025
|
Foundations of Business |
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 |
Semester 1 |
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 |
ECNM08002
|
Economic Principles and Applications
|
40
|
ECNM08013
|
Economics 1
|
40
|
|
Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, 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 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.
Entry into third year honours for those students who are following the professional Accounting accreditation pathway 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 one Business course 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 |
|
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
|
BUST08003
|
Principles of Finance
|
20
|
BUST08009
|
International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B
|
20
|
BUST08007
|
Management Science and Information Systems
|
20
|
BUST08004
|
Marketing
|
20
|
BUST08015
|
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
|
20
|
BUST08018
|
Applications of Finance
|
20
|
BUST08027
|
Human Resource Management 2
|
20
|
BUST08028
|
Organisational Behaviour 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
|
Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, 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 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.
Entry into third year honours for those students who are following the professional Accounting accreditation pathway 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 one Business course 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
|
Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, 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
AND
Select
exactly 40 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
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