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BSc Economics and Accounting

Academic Year 2019/20

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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

INSTITUTE INFORMATION

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

REGULATION INFORMATION

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

EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF PROGRAMME

Provide effective systems of teaching, learning, academic guidance and pastoral support to encourage the academic, intellectual and personal development of our students;

Provide students with the opportunity to pursue appropriately demanding programmes of study focused on Economics and Accounting;

Provide students who wish to pursue postgraduate studies in Economics, Accounting, or cognate subjects with the necessary study skills and subject knowledge;

Develop students' knowledge and skills base in ways which inter alia will enhance their employment opportunities;

Maintain a supportive working environment in which there is respect for social and cultural differences and openness, fairness, and equality of opportunity in relation to selection, learning, assessment and support;

Satisfy appropriate professional accreditation standards at the undergraduate level.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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.

MODULE INFORMATION

Stages and Modules

Module Title Module Code Level/ stage Credits

Availability

Duration Pre-requisite

Assessment

S1 S2 Core Option Coursework % Practical % Examination %
Financial Accounting ACC2004 2 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 25% 0% 75%
Financial Decision Making FIN2006 2 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 25% 0% 75%
Taxation ACC3012 3 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 25% 0% 75%
Advanced Management Accounting ACC3011 3 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 25% 0% 75%
Advanced Financial Accounting ACC3010 3 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 25% 0% 75%
Industrial Organisation ECO2012 2 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 40% 0% 60%
Economics of Corporate Strategy ECO3013 3 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 40% 0% 60%
Quantitative Methods ECO1009 1 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 0% 0% 100%
Financial Market Theory FIN2008 2 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 25% 0% 75%
Public Economics ECO3012 3 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 30% 0% 70%
Macroeconomic Policy and Performance ECO2002 2 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 40% 0% 60%
Applied Econometrics ECO3015 3 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 100% 0% 0%
Introduction to Econometrics ECO2008 2 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 40% 0% 60%
Labour Economics ECO3019 3 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 100% 0% 0%
Introductory Management Accounting ACC1003 1 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 25% 0% 75%
Introduction to Legal Study and Basic Contract Law ACC1005 1 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 25% 0% 75%
Management Accounting ACC2005 2 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 25% 0% 75%
Law of Business Organisations ACC3024 3 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 25% 0% 75%
Managerial Economics ECO2009 2 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 100% 0% 0%
The Economy ECO1013 1 40 YES YES 24 weeks N YES 50% 0% 50%
International Trade ECO3014 3 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 30% 0% 70%
Introductory Financial Accounting ACC1001 1 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 0% 0% 100%
Economic History ECO3020 3 20 YES 12 weeks N YES 75% 25% 0%

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