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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2015/2016

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Degree Programme Table: Business Studies and Spanish (MA Hons) (UTBSTSP)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

  • Notes: This programme is closed to new entrants from 2014/15.



  • Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, 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), and (iii) a mark of 50% or above in Spanish 2 at the first attempt.

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



  • Year 3, Academic year 2015/16, 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), and (iii) a mark of 50% or above in Spanish 2 at the first attempt.

    Students must spend their third year abroad at a partner university, in the country of the language being studied, and complete and pass a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), 80 credits of which must be in Business. All students must complete and pass an equivalent course to the year 3 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 As available 0
    ELCC10003 Language acquisition through residence/study A Full Year 40




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




    Year 4, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August

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

    The final degree for MA Business Studies and Spanish will be classified on 8 equally weighted units of assessment (160 credits): 1. (Language Paper 1) 2. (Language Paper 2) 3. (Oral) 4. (Language Option) 5-6. (Management Honours Dissertation) 7-8. (Business Studies courses)


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    BUST10049 Management Honours Dissertation Full Year 40
    ELCH10026 Spanish 4Hons: Language Paper 1 - Guided Essay Full Year 10
    ELCH10027 Spanish 4Hons - Language Paper 2 - Translation Full Year 10
    ELCC10015 Oral for Spanish Full Year 0




    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
    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  
    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  
    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  
    BUST10036    Risk Management   20  
    BUST10119    Green and Sustainable Entrepreneurship   20  
    BUST10120    Enterprise Consultancy Project   20  
    BUST10025    Financial Modelling with Excel   20  
    BUST10124    Economic Aspects of Competition Policy   20  
    BUST10127    Brand Culture   20  
    BUST10128    Management Consulting   20  
    BUST10129    Applications of Human Resource Management   20  
    BUST10130    Digital Marketing   20  
    BUST10107    Managing Change   20  
    BUST10131    Creativity in Theory and Practice   20  

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Spanish language option
     


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