Leeds University Business School Accounting & Finance Accounting & Management Joanna Ye Head of First Year, Accounting & Finance

Overview Why study Accounting and Finance / Accounting and Management? Courses and entry requirements Teaching Study abroad / placement year Related programmes

Degree Programmes in Accounting Comprehensive coverage of theory and practice in accounting and finance – rigorously academic programmes with vocational relevance Excellent basis for a career in the accountancy profession, but also for careers outside accountancy Close links with the large accountancy firms and professional accountancy bodies Exemptions from some of the examinations of the professional accountancy bodies 3

Entry requirements Standard A Level offer – AAB Excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking We do not accept UCAS tariff points Maths Grade A at GCSE English Language Grade B at GCSE International Baccalaureate A total of 34 points with 17 points at Higher Level and a minimum 5 points in all subjects

Application With a ratio of applicants to places of 11:1, you need to make sure your application is the best it can be Selection is based on the whole UCAS form – especially predicted grades and your personal statement We look for an active interest in the subject – e.g. through a relevant work experience, internships, entrepreneurship

Degree structure In each year, you will study 120 credits of modules, comprising: Compulsory Modules Optional Modules (from a prescribed list) Electives Certain modules are common to different degree programmes, enabling transfers between programmes

BA Accounting & Finance: Level 1 Compulsory Modules (90 credits) Introductory Accounting and Financial Management (20) Economic Theory and Applications (20) Mathematics and Statistics for Business and Economics (20) Information Technology and Communication Skills (10) Academic and Career Development (10) Computing for Accounting (10) Plus electives – modules from another subject area

BA Accounting and Finance: Level 2 Compulsory Modules (60 credits) Business Finance 2 (20) Financial Accounting 2 (20) Management Accounting 2 (20) Option Modules (40 credits) Electives or Further Option Modules (20 credits)

BA Accounting and Finance: Level 3 Option Modules (100 credits) Electives (20 credits)

BA Accounting & Management: Level 1 Compulsory Modules (120 credits) Introductory Accounting and Financial Management (20) Economic Theory and Applications (20) Personal Tutorials (10) Organisational Behaviour (20) Business Practice (20) IT & Communication Skills (10) Introductory Modelling for Management (10) Introductory Statistics for Management (10)

BA Accounting and Management: Level 2 Compulsory Modules (100 credits) Business Finance 2 (20) Financial Accounting 2 (20) Management Accounting 2 (20) Marketing (20) Organisation and the Human Resource (20) Electives Modules (20 credits)

BA Accounting and Management: Level 3 Compulsory Modules (40 credits) Strategic Management (20) Operations Management (20) Option Modules (60 credits) 40 credits from Option Modules in Accounting 20 credits from Option Modules in Management Electives Modules (20 credits)

Professional Qualifications All the accounting degrees offer exemptions from certain of the papers of the professional accountancy bodies (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA) Exemptions will depend upon option and electives choices Advice given on choices to maximise exemptions

Research Centres The Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance The Credit Management Research Centre The International Institute of Banking & Financial Services Research informs our teaching, so students benefit from experts in the field 14

Teaching Teaching is carried out through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, independent group work Guest lecturers from outside the School add breadth Assessment : exams, course work, presentations

Other related programmes Accounting and Law Mathematics with Finance Joint Honours handouts are available from the Undergraduate Common Room 16

4 year programmes It is possible to transfer to a 4 year programme and take an additional year between Level 2 and 3 Students may take either a Year in Industry or a Study Year Abroad Academic Requirements - a Year 1 average of at least 50 for a Year in Industry and 60 for a Study Year Abroad

LUBS 4 year programmes: Benefits Gain confidence in job seeking Develop valuable skills and experience Earn a salary (average £15k) Enhance employability Improve final year grades and possibly gain a better degree classification Clearer idea about future career direction May be offered a job on graduation

Accounting Placements All of the big 4 firms now offer one year placements and effectively use them as a one year interview Placement students are treated the same as graduate recruits, have the chance to do professional exams and to return where they left off - this means that the placement does not add a year, it merely gives an earlier chance to apply There are many other finance placements, for example, at Lloyds TSB, IBM and Goldman Sachs

And another thing… There will be an ACCA accreditation talk in G31 from 1.00 till 1.30 pm. (Friday) The ACCA will also have a stand in the foyer

Questions Naomi French, Undergraduate Admissions Manager, will be in the Business School’s Undergraduate Common Room to answer queries