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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:


Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: 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 Introduction to Corporate Finance AND Applications of Finance in second year and (iii) a mark of 50% or above at the first attempt in TWO other Business courses in second year (not including Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis).

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Courses from School(s) H - Business and Finance MA (Hons) - Level(s) 8

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
BUST08032 Business Analytics and Information Systems (20 credits) is recommended.

Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: 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 Introduction to Corporate Finance AND Applications of Finance in second year and (iii) a mark of 50% or above at the first attempt in TWO other Business courses in second year (not including Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis).

The Dissertation proposal must be on a research topic in the field of Finance.

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Courses from School(s) H - Business and Finance MA (Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

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

The Management Honours Dissertation must be on a research topic in the field of Finance.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Courses from School(s) H - Business and Finance MA (Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) H - Business and Finance MA (Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses

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