Programme Title

BSc Economics and Accounting

Final Award
(exit route if applicable for Postgraduate Taught Programmes)

Bachelor of Science in Economics

Programme Code

ECO-BSC-JS

UCAS Code

LN14

HECoS Code

100105

ATAS Clearance Required

No

Mode of Study

Full Time

Type of Programme

Joint Honours Single

Length of Programme

3 Academic Year(s)

Total Credits for Programme

360

Exit Awards available

Teaching Institution

Queen's University Belfast

School/Department

Queen's Management School

Framework for Higher Education Qualification Level 
www.qaa.ac.uk

Level 6

QAA Benchmark Group
www.qaa.ac.uk/quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements

Accounting (2007)

Accreditations (PSRB)

Chartered Accountants Ireland

Date of most recent Accreditation Visit 01-09-11

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Date of most recent Accreditation Visit 15-05-13

Association of Certified Chartered Accountants

Date of most recent Accreditation Visit 01-06-13

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Date of most recent Accreditation Visit 01-03-17

Does the Programme have any approved exemptions from the University General Regulations
(Please see General Regulations)

None

Programme Specific Regulations

Awards, Credits and Progression of Learning Outcomes
Examinations

Stage 1
Students will be allowed to proceed from Stage 1 to Stage 2 only when they have passed all Stage 1 modules.

Stage 2
Students are only permitted to undertake one optional year long placement or study abroad year.

Students with protected characteristics

Are students subject to Fitness to Practise Regulations

(Please see General Regulations)

No

Learning Outcomes: Cognitive Skills

On the completion of this course successful students will be able to:

On completion of the programme, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in: abstraction, analysis, deduction and induction, quantification and design, framing, synthesis and evidence based evaluation.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Student’s own study supported by lectures, tutorials and web-based course materials, thorough tutorial preparation, essays, problem sets and projects.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment is through presentations, problem sets, essays, projects and unseen examinations.

Learning Outcomes: Transferable Skills

On the completion of this course successful students will be able to:

In addition to the subject specific skills noted above, students are expected to demonstrate skills in the management of workload, independent learning and self management, in written and oral communication, in teamworking and in the use of information and communications technology.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Scheduled essays, projects and presentations develop transferable skills such as independent learning, communication and self management.
Students are introduced to computer software packages for use in a range of modules.

Methods of Assessment

Learning, communication and self-management are indirectly assessed through timetabled essays, tutorial portfolios (particularly for the Accounting modules) projects/reports and end of semester examinations.

Presentations and teamworking forms part of the continuous assessment element in a range of modules.

Mathematical, statistical and ICT skills are directly assessed thorough exercises, projects/reports and end of semester examinations.

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & Understanding

On the completion of this course successful students will be able to:

Understanding of relevant mathematical, statistical and accounting techniques.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Acquisition of core knowledge is through students’ own study supported by lectures, tutorials, computer assisted learning packages, projects, group and individual problem-solving exercises, essays and directed reading. The core material for each module is presented in lectures. Learning is consolidated by means of weekly tutorials which are typically organised around topics for discussion or problem sets.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment is designed to promote effective learning given the objectives of each module. At stage one, course work assessment for all modules is both summative and formative in stage 1. End of semester unseen written examinations assess students’ abilities to perform tasks in a time bound environment. At stages two and three, coursework is used for both summative and formative assessment with a view to encouraging sustained independent learning. Assessment is through end of semester unseen written examinations, problem sets, tutorial portfolios, case study analysis.

Understanding of analytical methods, both theory- and model-based.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Acquisition of core knowledge is through students’ own study supported by lectures, tutorials, computer assisted learning packages, projects, group and individual problem-solving exercises, essays and directed reading. The core material for each module is presented in lectures. Learning is consolidated by means of weekly tutorials which are typically organised around topics for discussion or problem sets.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment is designed to promote effective learning given the objectives of each module. At stage one, course work assessment for all modules is both summative and formative in stage 1. End of semester unseen written examinations assess students’ abilities to perform tasks in a time bound environment. At stages two and three, coursework is used for both summative and formative assessment with a view to encouraging sustained independent learning. Assessment is through end of semester unseen written examinations, problem sets, tutorial portfolios, case study analysis.

Understanding of verbal, graphical, mathematical and econometric representation of economic and accounting ideas and analysis.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Acquisition of core knowledge is through students’ own study supported by lectures, tutorials, computer assisted learning packages, projects, group and individual problem-solving exercises, essays and directed reading. The core material for each module is presented in lectures. Learning is consolidated by means of weekly tutorials which are typically organised around topics for discussion or problem sets.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment is designed to promote effective learning given the objectives of each module. At stage one, course work assessment for all modules is both summative and formative in stage 1. End of semester unseen written examinations assess students’ abilities to perform tasks in a time bound environment. At stages two and three, coursework is used for both summative and formative assessment with a view to encouraging sustained independent learning. Assessment is through end of semester unseen written examinations, problem sets, tutorial portfolios, case study analysis.

Understanding of principles and practice in management and financial accounting

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Acquisition of core knowledge is through students’ own study supported by lectures, tutorials, computer assisted learning packages, projects, group and individual problem-solving exercises, essays and directed reading. The core material for each module is presented in lectures. Learning is consolidated by means of weekly tutorials which are typically organised around topics for discussion or problem sets.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment is designed to promote effective learning given the objectives of each module. At stage one, course work assessment for all modules is both summative and formative in stage 1. End of semester unseen written examinations assess students’ abilities to perform tasks in a time bound environment. At stages two and three, coursework is used for both summative and formative assessment with a view to encouraging sustained independent learning. Assessment is through end of semester unseen written examinations, problem sets, tutorial portfolios, case study analysis.

Learning Outcomes: Subject Specific

On the completion of this course successful students will be able to:

Students should acquire facility with some key concepts such as opportunity cost, incentives, equilibrium, strategic thinking and the relevance of marginal considerations. They should be familiar with the principal sources of economic information and data relevant to industry, commerce and government, and have had practice in organizing and presenting data in an informative manner. Students should be able to prepare and interpret financial statements, analyses and projections and to analyse the operations of business. They should also be able to read and evaluate relevant literature in economics and accounting.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Subject specific skills are developed and practiced in the course of preparation for and participation in tutorials, through solving problem sets, through researching and writing of essays, through taking part in projects and through preparation for mid-and/or end of semester examinations.

Methods of Assessment

Assessment is designed to promote effective learning given the objectives of each module. At stage one, course work assessment for all modules is both summative and formative in stage 1. End of semester unseen written examinations assess students’ abilities to perform tasks in a time bound environment. At stages two and three, coursework is used for both summative and formative assessment with a view to encouraging sustained independent learning. Assessment is through end of semester unseen written examinations, problem sets, tutorial portfolios, case study analysis.