2025/26 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc International Business and Finance

Programme overview

Programme code: BS-IBUS&FIN
UCAS code: NN13
Duration: 3 Years
Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager: Christos Antoniou
Contact address: C.Antoniou@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Total credits: 360
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme: Leeds University Business School (LUBS)
Examination board through which the programme will be considered: Leeds University Business School
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups: General Business and Management

Entry requirements

GCSE English Language: minimum grade B/6.
- GCSE Mathematics: minimum grade A/7.
- A Level: typically AAA (excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking and Extended Project Qualification).
When English is not the first language, students will need to provide evidence of English language ability through qualifications such as TOEFL (score of 92 overall, with no less than 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 22 in writing) and IELTS (score of 6.5 overall, with no less than 6 in listening, speaking, reading or writing), all in accordance with standard Business School entry requirements and policy.

Programme specification

On completion of the programme students should:

- have knowledge and understanding of the main management disciplines and how the international dimension impinges upon these disciplines from both a theoretical and practical perspective;
- have the analytical and intellectual skills to understand and to better manage complex organisations, especially in an international context;
- recognise and interpret the impact of host country conditions, the international economy, supranational organizations and initiatives, and cultural differences and traditions on the scale, scope and nature of inward and outward business activities (e.g. trade, direct investment and technology flows) of national economies;
- appreciate the nature of international firms, their strategies and operations, and the principal factors governing the management of international business;
- demonstrate an understanding of the core concepts of international business theory and their application to the dynamics and constraints of international business strategy, operations and management.
- have developed deeper specialist knowledge and understanding in chosen subject areas of international business;
- possess the quantitative, presentational, IT and other transferable skills that are highly valued by employers in a wide range of career choices, especially when working in an international setting;
- have the opportunity to study for a language and/or transfer to a 4-year 'International', 'Industrial' or ‘Research' versions of the programme, in which Year 3 is spent at a foreign exchange partner University of LUBS or in a placement organization (in the UK or abroad) or at a research centre.
- have knowledge and understanding of financial and management accounting and of business finance;
- have the learning and competence in the core skills necessary for practising accounting and finance;
- have an understanding of the processes through which subject knowledge is created, so that they become aware of the increasing rate of change and development within the theory and practice of accounting and finance;
- have the opportunity, through the choice of optional modules, to pursue individual interests in accounting and finance and related disciplines;
- have developed deeper specialist knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance as a discipline .

Year 1

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following 100 credits of compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS1036	Introduction to Finance	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
LUBS1106	Academic and Professional Development for Studies in International Business	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1140	Principles of International Business	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP
LUBS1235	Introductory Financial Accounting	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP
LUBS1285	Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1953	Economic Theory and Applications for Finance	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional Modules

Students who have only completed GCSE Maths or equivalent will be required to study the following 10 credit module (students who have completed A-Level Maths or equivalent should NOT study this):

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS1275	Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students may study 10-20 credits of discovery modules, depending on Maths qualification achieved. If students do NOT want to study discovery modules, a further 10-20 credits can be selected from the Optional modules list instead.

Optional

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
LUBS1037	Foundations of Banking	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1175	Global Entrepreneurship	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1245	Introductory Management Accounting	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1890	Starting Your Own Business	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery Modules

Students may study 10-20 credits of discovery modules, depending on Maths qualification achieved. If students do NOT want to study discovery modules, all or part of their discovery credit allowance can be used to study further modules from the Optional list instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year, but you must NOT choose LUBS1275 if you have A-level maths or equivalent.

Students will be required to pass 100 Year 1 credits, including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules, in order to progress to Year 2.

Year 2

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Over Years 2 and 3 combined, students must pass:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: a minimum of 80 credits (40 credits must be taken in each year)
FINANCE: a minimum of 80 credits (40 credits must be taken in each year)

Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following 80 credits of compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2206	Corporate Financial Management	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
LUBS2405	Cross-Cultural Management	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
LUBS2415	Research Methods in International Business	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
LUBS2860	Managing International Business	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study 20 credits of optional modules in FINANCE:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
LUBS2260	Banks and Banking Systems	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2291	Financial Accounting and Reporting	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2295	Intermediate Management Accounting	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students may study a maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to study discovery modules, all or part of their discovery credit allowance can be used to study further modules from the Optional list and/or from up to TWO of the Pathways instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.

Optional (NON-FINANCE)

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
LUBS2020	From Study to Work	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2022	Experiencing the World of Work	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2410	Small Business Internationalisation and Growth	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2820	Contemporary Topics in International Business	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2895	Organisational Behaviour in Practice	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Economics Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
LUBS2050	Industrial Economics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2140	Intermediate Microeconomics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2400	The International Economic Environment	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2420	Business Economics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2610	Intermediate Macroeconomics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Ethics and Sustainability Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
IDEA2000	Leadership Ethics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2970	Corporate Social Responsibility	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery Modules

Students will be required to pass 100 Year 2 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to progress to Year 3 made up as follows:

- Pass 60 credits of compulsory PFP INTL BUS modules (LUBS2405/LUBS2415/LUBS2860)
- Pass 20 credits of compulsory PFP FINANCE modules (LUBS2206)
- Pass 20 credits of additional FINANCE modules (optional or discovery)

Year 3

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Over levels 2 and 3 combined, students must pass:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: a minimum of 80 credits (40 credits must be taken in each level)
FINANCE: a minimum of 80 credits (40 credits must be taken in each level)

Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following 70 credits of compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS3321	International Business Dissertation	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
LUBS3645	Advanced Finance	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3860	International Strategic Management	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study 30 credits of optional modules in FINANCE:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
LUBS3116	Private Equity	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3120	Forensic Accounting and Finance	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3140	Behavioural Finance	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3151	Contemporary Issues in Banking	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3160	Financial Derivatives	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3541	Principles of Auditing	10	Not running in 202526
LUBS3631	Contemporary Issues in Accounting	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3655	Professional Portfolio Management	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3880	Corporate Governance	10	Not running in 202526

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
LUBS3250	Transnational Corporations in the World Economy	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3840	European Business	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3841	Sustainable International Business	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3990	Innovation Thinking and Practice	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Economics Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS3365	Environmental Economics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3930	Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Ethics and Sustainability Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
IDEA3000	Ethics of Artificial Intelligence	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3001	Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3002	Diversity Management	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3003	Business Ethics	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3098	Sustainable Business Futures: Policy and Practice	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery Modules

Students will be required to pass 100 level 3 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree made up as follows:

- Pass 40 credits of compulsory PFP INTL BUS modules (LUBS3321)
- Pass 40 credits of additional FINANCE modules (compulsory LUBS3645 or optional/discovery)
- Pass 20 credits of additional optional and/or discovery modules

Last updated: 30/04/2025 16:07:50

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