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Programme Specification for Undergraduate Programme
Leading to:
BSc (Hons) Economics and Business Finance
BSc (Hons) Economics and Business Finance with Placement
Applicable for all undergraduate students starting at FHEQ Level 4 on or after 1st^ September 2022
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1 January 2022 Programme specification for 2022-23 created BJR
Undergraduate Programme
- Awarding institution Brunel University London
- Teaching institution(s) Brunel University London
- Home college/department/division College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences / Dept. of Economics and Finance / Division of Economics
- Contributing college/department/division/ associated institution
LBIC for Alternative Foundation Year and FHEQ Level 4
- Programme accredited by Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations. Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route.
- Final award(s) and FHEQ Level of Award
BSc (Hons) Economics and Business Finance (FHEQ Level 6) BSc (Hons) Economics and Business Finance with Placement (FHEQ Level 6)
- Programme title BSc Economics and Business Finance
- Programme type (Single honours/joint)
Single Honours
- Normal length of programme (in months) for each mode of study
3 years FT; 4 years thick sandwich Where students commence their programme in an Alternative Level in LBIC, the normal length stated above will vary as follows: Foundation Year September commencement: + 1 year Foundation Year January commencement: + 9 months Foundation Year May commencement: + 5 months FHEQ Level 4 September commencement: no changes FHEQ Level 4 January commencement: -3 months
- Maximum period of registration for each mode of study
Normal length of programme (as defined above in 9) + 3 years
- Variation(s) to September start None for standard Levels See document “Validated Programme Element Specifications for LBIC First year University Studies in Economics and Finance”, Document “Validated Programme Element Specifications for LBIC Foundation University Studies” and document “Validated Programme Element Specification for LBIC Gulf-Sponsored Generic Foundation Year Studies” for Alternative Level entry points
- Modes of study Standard
- Modes of delivery Full-time/Thick Sandwich
- Intermediate awards and titles with FHEQ Level of Award
Certificate of Higher Education in Economics and Finance (FHEQ Level 4) Diploma of Higher Education in Economics and Business Finance (FHEQ Level 5) Diploma of Higher Education in Economics and Business Finance with Placement (FHEQ Level 5) BSc (Ord) Economics and Business Finance (FHEQ Level 6) BSc (Ord) Economics and Business Finance with Placement (FHEQ Level 6)
- UCAS Code LND3/LN13/LNC
- HECoS Code 100449
- Route Code L100UECNBF
- Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external and internal reference points used to inform programme design.
UK Quality Code for Higher Education which includes the English Framework for Higher Education Qualifications within Part A on Setting and Maintaining Academic Standards. Most recent QAA Subject Benchmark Statements Brunel 2030 Brunel Placement Learning Policy, as published under the ‘Placements’ section of the ‘Managing Higher Education Provision with Others’ page.
- Admission Requirements Details of entry requirements are provided on the University’s and http://www.brunel.ac.uk/cbass website.
Levels of English for non-native speakers are outlined on Brunel International's language requirements pages.
- Other relevant information (e.g. study abroad, additional information on placements)
N/A
- Programme regulations not specified in Senate Regulation 2. Any departure from regulations specified in Senate Regulation 2 must be stated here and approved by Senate.
N/A
- Further information about the programme is available from the College website.
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/economics-and- business-finance-bsc
23. EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME
To provide a high quality education in the discipline of Economics and Finance. To produce high quality graduates with the theoretical and practical grounding necessary to evaluate decision- making in economics and finance. To stimulate students intellectually through the study of economics and business finance, and to lead them to appreciate its application to a range of problems and its relevance in a variety of contexts. To develop in students the ability to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired to the solution of theoretical and applied problems in economics. To develop in students, through the study of economics, a range of generic skills that will be of value in employment and self-employment. Furthermore, to enable students, through a Work Placement, to develop skills and knowledge relevant to work and employment (4-year Thick Sandwich mode). To provide students with the knowledge and skill base, from which they can proceed to further studies in economics and finance, related areas or in multidisciplinary areas that involve economics and finance. To analyse the contexts in which finance can be seen as operating, including knowledge of the institutional framework necessary for understanding the role, operation and function of markets and financial institutions (eg the economic, the firm; the capital markets and the public sector). To understand the relationship between financial theory and empirical testing, and application of this knowledge to the appraisal of the empirical evidence in at least one major theoretical area.
24. PROGRAMME AND INTERMEDIATE LEARNING OUTCOMES
relating to an advanced research topic C Analyse, reflect upon and critically evaluate academic literature
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C Present, analyse and evaluate economic and financial data
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S Use enhanced transferable skills, including writing and numeric skills, graphical representational skills, the use of information technology and information gathering techniques
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S Independently identify and critically evaluate relevant academic literature in an advanced research area
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Learning/teaching strategies and methods to enable learning outcomes to be achieved, including formative assessments
These skills and attributes are acquired through a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops and practical sessions as appropriate. The writing of an extensive dissertation in Year 3 enables students to develop skills such as to independently identify and critically evaluate relevant academic literature in an advanced research area. Students also have exposure to the use of such techniques on actual economic, financial or social data, using suitable statistical or econometric software. Students also have some knowledge of and an ability to select and apply appropriate methods that the economist might use to structure and analyse such data. Students develop skills in the use of communication and information technology in acquiring, analysing and communicating information (these skills include the use of spreadsheets, word processing software, standard statistical packages; electronic financial databases; the internet and email).. Furthermore, experience of working in groups, and other interpersonal skills, and in presenting the results of their work orally as well as in written form. For the 4-year Thick Sandwich mode of study, adapt to an employment environment, meet organisational expectation and successfully engage in informal and self-directed learning are achieved through work placement learning.
Summative assessment strategies and methods to enable learning outcomes to be demonstrated
The assessment of the cognitive skills is by means of a mixture of formal exams and tests as appropriate. The FHEQ Level 6 dissertation assesses the ability to Independently identify and critically evaluate relevant academic literature in an advanced research area. For the 4-year Thick Sandwich mode of study, the adaptation and engagement in an employment environment are assessed through an extended essay.
25. Programme Structure, progression and award requirements
Programme structures and features: levels, assessment blocks, credit and progression and award requirements
- Compulsory block: one which all students registered for the award are required to take as part of their programme of study. These will be listed in the left hand column;
- Optional block: one which students choose from an ‘option range’. These will be listed in the right hand column ;
- A core assessment is an assessment identified within an assessment block or modular block (either compulsory or optional) which must be passed (at grade D- or better) in order to be eligible to progress and to be eligible for the final award. All core assessments must be specified on the programme specification next to the appropriate assessment or modular block:
Where students are expected to pass the block at D- or better, but not necessarily all elements, then the block itself is core. e.g. AB3000 Project (40) Core: Block
Where only some elements of assessments are required to be passed at D- or better, these will be identified by listing each element that is core e.g. ABXXX1 Title (XX credits) Core: 1 & 4
Where students are expected to pass all assessments in a block then this will be identified. By setting the assessment this way, students are also required to pass the block by default. This will be identified thus: e.g. ABXXXX Title (XX credits) Core: All, Block
- A non-core assessment does not have to be passed at grade D- or better, but must be better than a grade F, in order to progress and to be eligible for the final award.
Foundation Year The Foundation Year structure available to international students is specified in document “Validated Programme Element Specification for LBIC Foundation University Studies”. The Foundation Year structure available to Gulf- sponsored students is specified in document “Validated Programme Element Specification for LBIC Gulf-Sponsored Generic Foundation Year Studies”. These documents also specify the admission and progression requirements.
FHEQ Level 5 – Sandwich Placement Compulsory assessment block codes, titles and credits
Optional assessment block codes, titles and credits
Compulsory study block codes, titles and credit volume
EC2554 Economics Pre-Placement (0)
Optional study block codes, titles and credit volume
Compulsory modular block codes, titles and credits
EC2555 Economics Work Placement (120) Core: Block
Optional modular block codes, titles and credits
FHEQ Level 5 Placement Progression and Award Requirements
As per Senate Regulation 2 For BSc Economics and Business Finance with Placement will contribute 25% of the FHEQ Level 5 profile and 8.3% of the overall degree calculation
FHEQ Level 6 Compulsory assessment block codes, titles and credits
Optional assessment block codes, titles and credits
Compulsory study block codes, titles and credit volume
Optional study block codes, titles and credit volume
Compulsory modular block codes, titles and credits
All modular blocks are 20 credits unless otherwise specified
EC3000 Economics Project (40) Core: Block
EC3603 Advanced Topics in Economic Theory
Optional modular block codes, titles and credits
All modular blocks are 20 credits
One block out of the following 20 credits assessment blocks:
EC3064 Financial Theory and Corporate Policy EC3065 Financial Engineering
TWO blocks out of the following 20 credits assessment blocks:
EC3066 Managerial and Industrial Economics EC3068 The Economics of Labour Markets EC3601 Behavioural Economics and Finance EC3604 International Money and Finance EC3607 Risk Management EC3606 Development Economics EC3608 Further Econometrics EC3610 Economic History and Thought
FHEQ Level 6 Progression and Award Requirements
As per Senate Regulation 2 For BSc Economics and Business Finance with Placement, EC2555 will contribute 8.3% of the overall degree calculation
Please note: this specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information on the learning outcomes, content and teaching, learning and assessment methods can be found in the modular block, assessment and study block outlines and other programme and block information. The accuracy of the information contained in this document is reviewed by the University from time to time and whenever a modification occurs.
