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Modern European Languages and Business Studies (MA)
Degree Type: Combined Honours
1 Business Studies 1 H 8 40
ONE OF: G 8 40
  Danish 1B or G 8 40
  French 1A or G 8 40
  French 1B or G 8 40
  German 1A or G 8 40
  German 1B or G 8 40
  Italian 1 or G 8 40
  Norwegian 1B or G 8 40
  Russian Studies 1A or G 8 40
  Russian Studies 1A G 8 40
  Spanish 1A or G 8 40
  Spanish 1B Or G 8 40
  Swedish 1B G 8 40
Computing in Management and Economics H 8 0
Further Courses

A-Q 7/8 40
2 Further courses in Business Studies H 8 60
ONE OF:
  Danish 2 or G 8 40
  French 2 or G 8 40
  German 2 or G 8 40
  Italian 2 or G 8 40
  Norwegian 2 or G 8 40
  Russian Studies 2 or G 8 40
  Spanish 2 or G 8 40
  Swedish 2 G 8 40
ONE OF: G 8 20
  Introduction to European Cinema G 8 20
  Literature and Culture in Medieval Europe G 8 20
  Portuguese Language for Beginners* G 8 20
  Culture and Society in the Portuguese-Speaking World G 8 20
  Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France G 8 20
  Scandinavian Languages** G 8 20
  A second literature course in Italian and/or German G 8 20
  The Golden and Silver Ages of Russian Literature G 8 20
 Linguistics 1a I 7 20
 Linguistics 2Lh: Structure and History of the Western European Languages I 8 20
Scandinavian Historical and Cultural Topics 2 G 8 20
3 At least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and prescribed work in Business Studies and the relevant language in an approved establishment  †
Language preparation through study/residence G 10 60
MEL Dissertation Preparation OR SOCRATES marks G 10 20
Business Studies Long Essay H 10 40
  Research in Management # H 9 0
4 MEL Language Paper 1 G 10 10
MEL Language Paper 2 G 10 10
MEL Oral G 10 0
MEL option G 10 20
MEL dissertation completion OR Long Essay G 10 20
Further courses in Business Studies H 10 60
Final Assessment
One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. MEL Language Paper 1
2. MEL Language Paper 1
3. MEL Language Paper 2
4. Oral
5. Business Studies Long Essay
6. Business Studies Long Essay
7. MEL Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8) or SOCRATES marks
8. MEL Dissertation Completion or Long Essay
9. MEL Option
10. Further course in Business Studies
11. Further course in Business Studies
12. Further course in Business Studies
* No previous knowledge of Portuguese is necessary
†�Entry into Honours normally requires (i) passes in all six subjects taken in the first two years, (ii) a mark of 50% or above in the second year of the relevant Modern European Language, and (iii) a mark of 50% or above at the first attempt in two Business Studies courses in second year.
# Research in Management is to assist students in the preparation of the Business Studies Long Essay
** Pre-requisite - A Scandinavian language in Year 1
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