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Degree Programme Table: Business with Human Resource Management MA (Hons) (UTMAHBUSHR1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside options, please ensure you have made an appointment to meet with your Personal Tutor.

    Students are recommended to balance the number of credits taken in each semester if possible.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    BUST08001 Business Studies 1 Full Year 40
    ACCN08007 Accountancy 1A Semester 1 20
    ACCN08008 Accountancy 1B Semester 2 20
    BUST08014 Computing for Business Full Year 0
    BUST08021 Study Skills for Business Full Year 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W, as available

    Notes:ECNM08005 Economics 1A (40 credits) or ECNM08002 Economic Principles and Applications (40 credits) are recommended OR SCIL08004 Sociology 1A: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society (20 credits) AND SCIL08005 Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems (20 credits) are recommended.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into third year honours normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, and (ii) a mark of 50% or above at the first attempt in two Business courses in second year, one of which must be in Organisation Studies (but not including Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques).

    Students are recommended to balance the number of credits taken in each semester if possible.

    Students whose application to study abroad at a partner university in third year is successful must register for the 0-credited course BUST08022 Exchange Preparation for the Business Year Abroad in second year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    CMSE08001 Career Development Planning Semester 2 0
    CMSE08002 Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques Semester 1 20
    BUST08011 Organisation Studies Semester 1 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST08005    Business Economics   20  
    BUST08008    International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A   20  
    BUST08009    International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B   20  
    BUST08003    Principles of Finance   20  
    BUST08007    Management Science and Information Systems   20  
    BUST08010    Managing Employment Relations   20  
    BUST08004    Marketing   20  
    BUST08015    Innovation and Entrepreneurship   20  
    BUST08018    Applications of Finance   20  

    Notes:BUST08010 Managing Employment Relations (20 credits) is recommended.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W, as available

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into third year honours normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, and (ii) a mark of 50% or above at the first attempt in two Business courses in second year, one of which must be in Organisation Studies (but not including Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques).

    Students in Year 3 must take a minimum of TWO taught courses (40 credits) per semester.

    Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), the majority of which must be in Business and Human Resource Management. All students must complete and pass an equivalent course to the year 3 compulsory course Strategic Management.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    CMSE10002 Strategic Management Semester 1 20
    BUST09001 Research in Management Semester 2 0
    Notes: The Dissertation proposal must be on a research topic in the field of Human Resource Management.
    CMSE10003 Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis Semester 2 20
    BUST10105 Human Resource Management: Current Issues and Controversies Semester 1 20
    BUST10107 Managing Change Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ACCN10026    Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency   20  
    BUST10013    Decision-Making under Uncertainty   20  
    BUST10117    Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation   20  
    BUST10033    Financial Services Marketing   20  
    BUST10023    Futures and Options   20  
    BUST10067    International Marketing   20  
    BUST10104    International Strategic Management in Practice   20  
    BUST10032    Investment and Securities Markets   20  
    BUST10020    Management Science and Operations Planning   20  
    BUST10011    Mathematical Programming   20  
    BUST10092    Operations Strategy   20  
    BUST10024    Quality Management   20  
    BUST10036    Risk Management   20  
    BUST10115    The Entrepreneurial Manager   20  
    BUST10034    The Management of Technology   20  
    BUST10021    The Economics of Corporate Strategy   20  
    BUST10118    Marketing Strategy   20  
    BUST10116    Critical Thinking in Marketing   20  
    BUST10114    Services Marketing   20  
    BUST10121    International HRM and Comparative Employment Relations   20  
    BUST10008    Market Structure, Conduct and Performance   20  
    BUST10122    Business Strategies for International Growth   20  
    BUST10123    Strategic Leadership Development   20  

     


    Year 4, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students in Year 4 must take a minimum of ONE taught course (20 credits) per semester.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    BUST10049 Management Honours Dissertation Full Year 40
    Notes: The Management Honours Dissertation must be on a research topic in the field of Human Resource Management.




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST10004    Business Ethics   20  
    BUST10028    Managing Employment Law   20  
    BUST10039    Negotiation   20  
    BUST10121    International HRM and Comparative Employment Relations   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST10103    A Global Problem? Climate Change and a Low Carbon World   20  
    BUST10014    Advertising: Theories and Practice   20  
    ACCN10026    Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency   20  
    BUST10007    Consumer Behaviour   20  
    BUST10012    Corporate Finance   20  
    BUST10117    Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation   20  
    BUST10033    Financial Services Marketing   20  
    BUST10023    Futures and Options   20  
    BUST10104    International Strategic Management in Practice   20  
    BUST10032    Investment and Securities Markets   20  
    BUST10020    Management Science and Operations Planning   20  
    BUST10113    Managing Across Borders and Cultures   20  
    BUST10013    Decision-Making under Uncertainty   20  
    BUST10011    Mathematical Programming   20  
    BUST10039    Negotiation   20  
    BUST10092    Operations Strategy   20  
    BUST10024    Quality Management   20  
    BUST10115    The Entrepreneurial Manager   20  
    BUST10034    The Management of Technology   20  
    BUST10021    The Economics of Corporate Strategy   20  
    BUST10116    Critical Thinking in Marketing   20  
    BUST10004    Business Ethics   20  
    BUST10028    Managing Employment Law   20  
    BUST10036    Risk Management   20  
    BUST10121    International HRM and Comparative Employment Relations   20  
    BUST10119    Green and Sustainable Entrepreneurship   20  
    BUST10120    Enterprise Consultancy Project   20  
    BUST10008    Market Structure, Conduct and Performance   20  
    BUST10122    Business Strategies for International Growth   20  
    BUST10123    Strategic Leadership Development   20  
    BUST10025    Financial Modelling with Excel   20  

     


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