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Programme structure: Accounting, Finance and Management (MSc) (T) - what's running in 2015/16

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Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Dissertation EFIMM0014 60 Mandatory AYEAR
International Financial Accounting ECONM2028 15 Mandatory TB-1
Finance and Accounting ECONM1007 15 Mandatory TB-1
Management ECONM1013 15 Mandatory TB-1
Quantitative Methods for Economics, Finance and Management ECONM1012 15 Mandatory TB-1
Select one from each of the following groupings plus one from any of the groupings to give four options. Management Options:
Industrial and Managerial Economics EFIMM0031 15 Optional TB-2
Strategic Management ECONM2025 15 Optional TB-2
Operations Management MGRCM2017 15 Optional TB-2
Marketing Management MGRCM2015 15 Optional TB-2
Project Management MGRCM2028 15 Optional TB-2
International Business EFIMM0003 15 Optional TB-2
Electronic Commerce EFIMM0019 15 Optional TB-2
Accounting options:
Accounting Theory, Scandals and Standards ECONM1016 15 Optional TB-2
Strategic Management Accounting ECONM2024 15 Optional TB-2
Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation ECONM2027 15 Optional TB-2
Auditing and Assurance Services EFIMM0007 15 Optional TB-2
Accounting and Capital Markets EFIMM0010 15 Optional TB-2
Accountability and Accounting for Sustainability EFIMM0015 15 Optional TB-2
Finance Options:
International Finance ECONM2031 15 Optional TB-2
Introduction to Business and Economic Forecasting ECONM2038 15 Optional TB-2
Law and Economics ECONM2037 15 Optional TB-2
Corporate Finance EFIMM0017 15 Optional TB-2
Financial Markets and Investments EFIMM0018 15 Optional TB-2
MSc Accounting, Finance and Management   180    

Progression/award requirements

The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Exit awards

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.

Degree classifications:

An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.

The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:

Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.

** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.

Diploma/certificate stages:

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.

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