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Degree Programme Table: Business with Decision Sciences MA (Hons) (UTMAHBUSDS1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

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



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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    BUST08025 Foundations of Business Full Year 40
    ACCN08007 Accountancy 1A Semester 1 20
    ACCN08008 Accountancy 1B Semester 2 20
    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 Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W, during Full Year

    Notes:ECNM08002 Economic Principles and Applications (40 credits) OR ECNM08013 Economics 1 (40 credits) are recommended.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, 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 - but not including Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques (from 2016/17 this course has been re-named Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis). One of the two Business courses with a mark of 50% or above must be in Management Science and Information Systems (from 2016/17 this course has been re-named Business Analytics and Information Systems).
    Students are recommended to balance the number of credits taken in each semester if possible.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    CMSE08001 Career Development Planning Semester 2 0
    BUST08033 Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis Semester 1 20
    BUST08032 Business Analytics and Information Systems Semester 2 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  
    BUST08004    Marketing   20  
    BUST08015    Innovation and Entrepreneurship   20  
    BUST08018    Applications of Finance   20  
    BUST08028    Organisational Behaviour 2   20  
    BUST08027    Human Resource Management 2   20  
    BUST08031    Business Simulation   20  

    Notes:BUST08005 Business Economics is recommended.
     
    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from these collections:  

    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 2016/17, 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 - but not including Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques (from 2016/17 this course has been re-named Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis). One of the two Business courses with a mark of 50% or above must be in Management Science and Information Systems (from 2016/17 this course has been re-named Business Analytics and Information Systems).

    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 Decision Sciences. All students must complete and pass an equivalent course to the year 3 compulsory course Strategic Management.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 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 Decision Sciences.
    CMSE10003 Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis Semester 2 20
    BUST10135 Management Science and Operations Analytics Semester 1 20




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


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST10021    The Economics of Corporate Strategy   20  
    BUST10036    Risk Management   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ACCN10026    Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency   20  
    BUST10117    Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation   20  
    BUST10023    Futures and Options   20  
    BUST10067    International Marketing   20  
    BUST10104    International Strategic Management in Practice   20  
    BUST10032    Investment and Securities Markets   20  
    BUST10028    Managing Employment Law   20  
    BUST10092    Operations Strategy   20  
    BUST10024    Quality Management   20  
    BUST10115    The Entrepreneurial Manager   20  
    BUST10034    The Management of Technology   20  
    BUST10118    Marketing Strategy   20  
    BUST10114    Services Marketing   20  
    BUST10129    Applications of Human Resource Management   20  
    BUST10124    Economic Aspects of Competition Policy   20  
    BUST10107    Managing Change   20  
    BUST10128    Management Consulting   20  
    BUST10116    Critical Thinking in Marketing   20  
    BUST10033    Financial Services Marketing   20  
    BUST10108    Marketing and Society   20  
    BUST10136    Business and Society: The Impact of Globalisation   20  
    BUST10018    International Business in Emerging Markets   20  

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2016/17, 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 3 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 Decision Sciences.
    BUST10133 Decision Analytics Semester 1 20
    BUST10134 Mathematical Programming in Advanced Analytics 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  
    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  
    BUST10113    Managing Across Borders and Cultures   20  
    BUST10028    Managing Employment Law   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  
    BUST10119    Green and Sustainable Entrepreneurship   20  
    BUST10120    Enterprise Consultancy Project   20  
    BUST10025    Financial Modelling with Excel   20  
    BUST10129    Applications of Human Resource Management   20  
    BUST10128    Management Consulting   20  
    BUST10124    Economic Aspects of Competition Policy   20  
    BUST10130    Digital Marketing   20  
    BUST10131    Creativity in Theory and Practice   20  
    BUST10107    Managing Change   20  
    BUST10127    Brand Culture   20  
    BUST10116    Critical Thinking in Marketing   20  
    BUST10014    Advertising: Theories and Practice   20  
    BUST10033    Financial Services Marketing   20  
    BUST10108    Marketing and Society   20  
    BUST10136    Business and Society: The Impact of Globalisation   20  
    BUST10018    International Business in Emerging Markets   20  

     


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