Teaching takes place from October to May and includes courses covering financial markets, corporate finance theory, portfolio theory, international finance, derivatives, financial statement analysis and financial econometrics. The programme culminates with a substantial dissertation that usually includes analysis of market prices. This twelve-month programme, taken by about 25 students a year, shares some courses with the MSc in Finance. There are also courses on financial reporting, accounting for complex entities, management control systems and international financial management. The programme culminates with a substantial dissertation about an accounting topic.
Staff also contribute to the part-time EMBA and executive programmes.
The Lancaster undergraduate schemes are very flexible and about half of the Lancaster Accounting and Finance degree is taught within the department, with the remaining courses provided by Economics, Management Science, Law and other departments. Academic Staff and Research Interests Professor and Head of Department Ken Peasnell, Dp. Econometric methods Gary Xu, BSc, MBA, PhD Pricing financial assets, Risk management, Market microstructure Reader John O'Hanlon, BA, Cert. Lancaster University Management School Lancaster University Management School is one of the leading management schools in the UK and has an international reputation in research and teaching. It has over 90 members of staff, including 21 professors.