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Programme code | 9ECON027U |
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Programme type | Joint Honours (UG) |
Programme director(s) |
Ruby Brownen-Trinh
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Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
School/department | School of Accounting and Finance - Business School |
Second School/department | School of Management - Business School |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Accrediting types: |
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. (http://www.cimaglobal.com/Study-with-us/Exemptions/) The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. The University is recognised as an ICAEW Partner in Learning, working with ICAEW in the professional development of students. (https://www.icaew.com/for-current-aca-students/credit-for-prior-learning) Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations. (http://www.accaglobal.com/) Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. (https://www.icas.com/become-a-ca/exemptions) Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. (https://www.cipfa.org/qualifications/exemptions) |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups |
Accounting (2019) (benchmark statement)
Business and Management (2019) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 3 years (full time) |
This section sets out why studying this programme is important, both in terms of inspiring you as an individual and in considering the challenges we face. It describes how this degree programme contributes to:
The School of Economics, Finance and Management aims to;
1. Provide well-qualified students with a high quality education in an environment enriched by research, and a conceptual understanding of accounting and management and, where relevant, of related subjects including economics, finance, statistics and econometrics.
2. Provide students with more general intellectual, quantitative, personal and technical skills and the ability to apply these skills in their future careers.
3. Help students achieve their potential by providing a responsive, supportive and stimulating environment with appropriate facilities, academic guidance and pastoral support.
The learning outcome statements shown below for your programme have been developed with reference to relevant national subject benchmarks (where they exist), national qualification descriptors (see the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) and professional body requirements.
Teaching, learning and assessment strategies are listed to show how you will be able to achieve and demonstrate the learning outcomes.
This programme provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, workshops and linked tutorials/clinics. Designated reading and completion of problem sets. The development of analytical and problem-solving skills is developed in core units. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Summative assessment is largely carried out by unseen exams in year one and two. Range of written |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Intellectual skills are developed through the lecture programme and linked seminars, independent study and coursework. Students are exposed to relevant modes of enquiry and analyses; they are encouraged through class discussion and their individual written work to identify key issues, to summarise and reflect upon key points from their reading, to assess evidence and its relevance. Decision making skills are developed through seminar classes, assignments and group exercises, and in case study classes. Research skills are further developed through teaching of quantitative methods. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
A range of assignments/essays and online assessments provide formative assessment throughout the course. The main summative assessment in years one and two is via unseen examinations. In the final year a combination of group work, portfolios, essays and unseen examinations are usedfor summative work which test summary, analytical and evaluation skills, problem-solving, report writing and the presentation of arguments. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Oral communication is developed by requiring students to engage in class discussions, in tutorials/clinics, and to give short presentations individually or in groups. Effective use of information sources, analytical ability, independent and group work are all developed through coursework tasks and study skills. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Communication and presentation skills are assessed through written coursework and essays which it is expected that students will word process. Recall and the organisation of relevant material is tested through unseen written examinations. Independent study is assessed through coursework, assessed essays and preparation for examinations. |
This section describes what is expected from you at each level of your programme. This illustrates increasing intellectual standards as you progress through the programme. These levels are mapped against the national level descriptors published by the Quality Assurance Agency.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Students are expected to acquire the foundations on which to develop appropriate expertise in line with the aims and objectives of the course. They will acquire familiarity with the main themes and key concepts of management and accounting and the character of the two disciplines. They will develop an understanding of debates on issues of central importance to management and its theoretical and foundations. They will have grasped the analytical tools necessary to work in these disciplines. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
In Year 2 students are expected to expand the range and depth of their knowledge in core areas of the two disciplines and their capacity to evaluate material using a variety of critical perspectives. They acquire an overview of key fields of study and appropriate methodologies, a strong conceptual basis for later theory and substantive units. Students will extend their analytical skills, their ability to structure their work and present it fluently. They will be encouraged in group work skills through active participation in seminars/clinics. They are expected to be developing a capacity for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching and writing of essays and coursework assignments). |
Level H/6 - Honours |
At level 6 students are expected to broaden and deepen their knowledge through their study of specialised subjects, the units being more closely linked to staff research interests developing the conceptual and methodological approaches used in more complexity. Students will be expected to develop further their ability to gather and assimilate information from diverse sources, to synthesise these in an appropriate way and to engage in sophisticated critical evaluation of texts and cases. |
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Undergraduate Students
Success as an undergraduate student depends on you being able to make the transition to self-motivated, independent learning. Programmes are designed to assist you in this development, in many cases by starting with units in which timetabled teaching, such as lectures and practical classes, provides the foundations of knowledge and skills in a subject, moving on to individual research-based work. Over time you will be expected to take increasing responsibility for your own learning, guided by the feedback on your work that you will receive.
Postgraduate Students
Taught postgraduate students are generally studying for one academic year. This is a longer year than for undergraduates, normally culminating in a research project. In a one-year full-time programme your workload will be distributed as evenly as possible, but this will depend on the precise arrangements for your programme. You will be expected to take responsibility for your own learning, guided by the feedback on your work that you will receive.
All students
At the heart of your studies at every level there must be regular and disciplined individual reading, reflection and writing and it is this skill of independent studies, above all others, that will serve you best when you leave the University.
Most programmes use credits and a 20-credit unit broadly equates to about 200 hours of student input. This includes all activities related to the teaching, learning and assessment of taught units.
A component of this is the time that you spend in class, in contact with the teaching staff, which includes activities such as lectures, laboratories, tutorials, problem-solving classes and fieldwork. Some of this activity may be online and could consist of activity that is synchronous (using real-time environments such as Blackboard Collaborate) or asynchronous (using tools such as tutor moderated discussion forums, blogs or wikis).
In some programmes there are field courses and/or placements that will take place in concentrated periods of time.
Outside scheduled activities you are expected to pursue your own independent learning to build your knowledge and understanding of the subjects you are studying. Such independent activities include, reviewing lecture material, reading textbooks, working on examples sheets, completing coursework, writing up laboratory notes, preparing for in-class progress tests and revising for examinations.
We recognise that many students undertake paid employment. To achieve a sensible balance between work and study, you are advised to undertake paid work for no more than 15 hours per week in term-time.
UG Professional Programmes in the Faculty of Health Sciences
For these professional programmes, full time attendance is compulsory unless absence is formally approved. Academic activities are timetabled throughout the 5-day week and student workload is around 40 hours per week on average. Where possible, students in the early years are permitted Wednesday afternoons for sport and extra-curricula activities. This is usually not available in later years of professional programmes as when a student progresses through their curriculum there is an increasing exposure to clinical and professional activities. Students in clinic or on placements may need to stay later than core times of 08.00 – 18.00 or even overnight to observe out-of-hours activities. There may also be an occasional need to work or travel to clinical placements at the weekend. This increasing exposure to clinical activities means that students on these professional programmes often have longer term dates than the University standard. Individual years within programmes are likely to vary in length (for example because of the timings of placements) and further information on this will be found in individual programme information. Another important point to note is that many of the assessments sit outside the standard University examination timetable and are likely to be more frequent, meaning that students will need to engage in revision activities and self-directed learning (including when on clinical placements).
Health Sciences Assessment Statement
Please select the following link for a statement about assessment in the Faculty of Health Sciences. This is University of Bristol access only.
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/health-sciences/chse/documents/FHS%20Assessment%20and%20Feedback%20statement%202021.pdf
The School welcomes applications from mature candidates and from candidates from non-traditional backgrounds. The School also welcomes a growing number of exchange students from Europe and the USA who add a stimulating international dimension to undergraduate work. Preview Day offers potential applicants an opportunity to visit.
Email: acfi-ug@bristol.ac.uk
You should seek to pass all your units. If you fail just one 20 credit point unit after resitting, then in some circumstances you may be granted conditional progression and continue into the next year of your degree. However, compensated pass or conditional progression are not allowed if you fail a unit with “must-pass” status. The following units in year one have “must-pass” status:
For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance 1 | EFIM10005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance 2 | EFIM10006 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Quantitative Analysis in Management | EFIM10014 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Introduction to Management | EFIM10015 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Principles of Economics | EFIM10050 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Select 20 credit points from the following list. Please note students may take a maximum of 40 credit points of open units across first and second year. | ||||
Global Business Environment | EFIM10012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Accounting and Finance in Context | EFIM10022 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Choose open units | OPEN | 20 | Optional | |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Must-pass units
For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Financial Accounting | EFIM20007 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Management Accounting | ACCG20011 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
International Business Management | EFIM20003 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Strategic Finance | EFIM20024 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Plus 40 credit points from the following: | ||||
Accounting and Finance options: | ||||
Taxation | EFIM20012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Management options: | ||||
Principles of Project Management | MGRC20003 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Management Science | EFIM20005 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
People, Work and Organisations | EFIM20022 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Public Management | EFIM20019 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Organisation Theory | EFIM20026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Strategy | MGRC20006 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Foundations of Business Law | LAWD10007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Faculty/Open Units | OPEN | 20 | Optional | |
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Management Accounting for Strategy | EFIM30035 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Advanced Corporate Reporting | ACFI30003 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Students choose units totalling 80cp from the following (students must choose at least 40 credits of Management units): | ||||
Accounting and Finance Options: | ||||
Global problems and scandals in Accounting & Auditing | EFIM30065 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Auditing | EFIM30016 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Financial Statement Analysis | ACFI30002 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Contemporary issues in corporate governance | ACFI30001 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Management options: | ||||
Decision Analysis and Simulation | MGRC30003 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Operations Management | EFIM30014 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Organizational Crime and Corruption | EFIM30047 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | EFIM30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
The Practice of Management | EFIM30007 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
International Human Resource Management | EFIM30024 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Business | EFIM30051 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
The Digital Economy | EFIM30040 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Critical Issues in Project Management | MGRC30009 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Accounting and Management (BSc) | 120 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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