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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2014/2015
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Degree Programme Table: International Business with Arabic MA (Hons) (UTMAHIBUAR1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, 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 
    BUST08025 Foundations of Business Full Year 40
    IMES08026 Arabic 1a Semester 1 20
    IMES08027 Arabic 1b Semester 2 20
    BUST08014 Computing for Business Full Year 0
    BUST08021 Study Skills for Business Semester 1 0




    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
    ACCN08007    Accountancy 1A   20  
    ACCN08008    Accountancy 1B   20  
    ECNM08013    Economics 1   40  

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, 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 (not including Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques).

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


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 6 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    CMSE08001 Career Development Planning Semester 2 0
    BUST08008 International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A Semester 1 20
    BUST08009 International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B Semester 2 20
    CMSE08002 Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques Semester 1 20
    BUST08022 Exchange Preparation for the Business Year Abroad Full Year 0
    IMES08006 Arabic 2 Full Year 40




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


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST08005    Business Economics   20  
    BUST08003    Principles of Finance   20  
    BUST08007    Management Science and Information Systems   20  
    BUST08004    Marketing   20  
    BUST08015    Innovation and Entrepreneurship   20  
    BUST08018    Applications of Finance   20  
    BUST08028    Organisational Behaviour 2   20  
    BUST08027    Human Resource Management 2   20  

    Notes:Details of non-Honours Business courses are available on the Student intranet MyBiz http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/mybiz/
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W, as available

     




    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, 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 (not including Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques).

    Students must spend their third year abroad at a partner university, in the country of the language being studied, completing and passing a full year's diet of examinable subjects in Business (equivalent to 120 credits), including some courses in language development. All students must complete and pass an equivalent course to the third year compulsory course Strategic Management.

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


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    BUST09001 Research in Management Semester 2 0
    XXXX10008 Compulsory year abroad (full year) - level 10 Full Year 120




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.




    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, 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




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


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST10113    Managing Across Borders and Cultures   20  
    BUST10104    International Strategic Management in Practice   20  
    BUST10121    International HRM and Comparative Employment Relations   20  
    BUST10126    The Business Response to Climate Change   20  
    BUST10018    International Business in Emerging Markets   20  

    Notes:Students must choose a minimum of 60 credits in International Business: EITHER an International Business oriented Management Honours Dissertation (40 credits) plus one International Business designated course (20 credits) OR three International Business designated courses (60 credits) from the courses listed above.

    Details of Honours courses, as well as pre-requisites and restrictions, are available on the Business School student intranet MyBiz http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/mybiz/


     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST10014    Advertising: Theories and Practice   20  
    ACCN10026    Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency   20  
    BUST10004    Business Ethics   20  
    BUST10007    Consumer Behaviour   20  
    BUST10012    Corporate Finance   20  
    BUST10117    Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation   20  
    BUST10023    Futures and Options   20  
    BUST10032    Investment and Securities Markets   20  
    BUST10020    Management Science and Operations Planning   20  
    BUST10028    Managing Employment Law   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  
    BUST10036    Risk Management   20  
    BUST10119    Green and Sustainable Entrepreneurship   20  
    BUST10120    Enterprise Consultancy Project   20  
    BUST10025    Financial Modelling with Excel   20  
    BUST10127    Brand Culture   20  
    BUST10124    Economic Aspects of Competition Policy   20  
    BUST10129    Applications of Human Resource Management   20  
    BUST10128    Management Consulting   20  
    BUST10125    New Product Development   20  
    BUST10123    Strategic Leadership Development   20  

     



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