BSc Banking and Finance

Programme overview

Entry requirements

• GCSE English Language: grade B/6 (alternatively grade C if a grade B has been achieved in GCSE English
  - GCSE Mathematics: grade A/7 (alternatively grade C at AS or A Level Mathematics).
  - A level: grades 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

Leeds is the second centre of banking in the UK - there are over 30 national and international banks here employing 12,700 people. Leeds University Business School is also home to two widely respected research centres, the Institute of Banking and Investment and the Credit Management Research Centre. Taken together, this means that students on the BSc Banking and Finance programme have a unique opportunity to work with highly qualified teaching staff in one of the most student friendly cities in the UK with great graduate and placement opportunities literally on their doorstep.

The programme will produce graduates who are:

1. Technically competent in the discipline and well prepared for a successful career in banking and finance;
2. Proactive problem solvers with an ability to formulate feasible solutions to complex financial and commercial scenarios;
3. Alive to relevance of research in banking and finance and the implications of the current knowledge boundaries;
4. Professional in their approach to ethical and practice dilemmas; and
5. Global citizens, effective communicators and self-confident team players.

Year 1

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

Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following 90 credits of compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS1035	Foundations of Finance	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
LUBS1037	Foundations of Banking	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP
LUBS1055	Academic and Professional Development for Studies in Finance	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1286	Statistics and Data Analytics for Finance	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1915	Introduction to Financial Accounting	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP
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 CANNOT 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 will be required to study a further 20-30 credits (depending on Maths qualification). These can be taken as discovery modules, and/or choices from the Optional Modules List (LUBS1925).

Optional Modules List

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS1925	Introduction to Management Accounting	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery Modules

To study a total of 120 credits for the year, students will be required to study a further 20-3- credits (depending on maths qualification). These can be made up from discovery modules, and/or further choices from the Optional Modules list (LUBS1925).

Year 2

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Students will be required to pass 100 Year 2 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to progress to Year 3.

Compulsory Modules

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

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2205	Corporate Finance	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
LUBS2227	Financial Econometrics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2260	Banks and Banking Systems	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP
LUBS2265	Commercial Banking	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
LUBS2270	Commercial Skills for Finance Professionals	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2290	Intermediate Financial Accounting	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits of optional modules. These can be taken from the Optional Modules list, and/or from up to TWO Pathways (you may choose ONE Pathway from those listed, but if you want to study modules from TWO Pathways one of the Pathways MUST be the Ethics and Sustainability Pathway).

Optional Modules List

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2020	From Study to Work	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2022	Experiencing the World of Work	10	Not running in 202627
LUBS2036	Python Programming for Finance	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2226	Applied Credit Analytics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2295	Intermediate Management Accounting	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2810	Business and the Legal Environment	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Enterprise and Innovation Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2028	Leading and Managing Small Businesses	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2045	Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2065	Managing Innovation in Business	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2080	New Enterprise Planning	20	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)
LUBS2060	Contemporary Industrial Relations	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2970	Corporate Social Responsibility	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Economics Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2050	Industrial Economics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2140	Intermediate Microeconomics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2230	Mathematics for Business and Economics 2	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2420	Business Economics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2610	Intermediate Macroeconomics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Business Management Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2785	How Managers Make Decisions	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2895	Organisational Behaviour in Practice	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2931	Evidence-based Consultancy	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery Modules

To study a total of 120 credits for the year, students will be required to study a further 20 credits. These can be made up from discovery modules, further choices from the Optional Modules list, or from up to TWO Pathways (you may choose ONE Pathway from those listed, but if you want to study modules from TWO Pathways one of the Pathways MUST be the Ethics and Sustainability Pathway).

Year 3

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Students will be required to pass 100 Year 3 credits in order to be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree.

Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following 50 credits of compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS3117	Sustainable Banking	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3125	Investment Banking	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3145	Risk Management in Banking	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3151	Contemporary Issues in Banking	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study ONE of the following 40 credit optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS3317	Dissertation for Accounting, Banking and Finance	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3671	Financial Analysis	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students will be required to study a minimum of 10 credits from the following:

Finance Optional Modules List

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS3116	Private Equity	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3140	Behavioural Finance	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3160	Financial Derivatives	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3620	International Business Finance	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3645	Advanced Finance	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3656	Advanced Portfolio Management	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

To study a total of 120 credits for the year, students will be required to study a further 20 credits. These can be made up from discovery modules, further choices from the Finance Optional Modules/Optional Modules Lists, or from up to TWO Pathways (you may choose ONE Pathway from those listed, but if you want to study modules from TWO Pathways one of the Pathways MUST be the Ethics and Sustainability Pathway).

Optional Modules List

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS3120	Forensic Accounting and Finance	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3290	Advanced Financial Accounting	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3550	Auditing and Assurance Services	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3690	Principles of Taxation	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3880	Corporate Governance	10	Not running in 202627

Enterprise and Innovation Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS3013	Enterprise Consultancy	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3306	Critical Perspective in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3991	Innovation in Practice for Change and Impact	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Ethics and Sustainability Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
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)

Economics Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS3005	Advanced Microeconomics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3365	Environmental Economics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3430	Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3505	Advanced Macroeconomics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3925	The Political Economy of Work	10	Not running in 202627
LUBS3930	Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Business Management Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS3013	Enterprise Consultancy	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3071	Contemporary Issues in Strategy	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3805	International Business Management	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3955	Leadership in Organisations	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery Modules

To study a total of 120 credits for the year, students will be required to study a further 20 credits. These can be made up from discovery modules, further choices from the Finance Optional List/Optional Modules list, or from up to TWO Pathways (you may choose ONE Pathway from those listed, but if you want to study modules from TWO Pathways one of the Pathways MUST be the Ethics and Sustainability Pathway).

Year 4

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