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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:
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

You must take these courses

Course options

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

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Economics 1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following 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 two Business courses in second year (not including Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis), and (iii) satisfaction of Geography honours requirements as specified by the School.

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 schedule H - Business Studies MAs - Level 8

Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Two Business courses must be passed 1st time at 50 to gain entry to 3rd year Honours in Business.
OR

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W
AND

Courses from School of Geoscience- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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 two Business courses in second year (not including Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis), and (iii) satisfaction of Geography honours requirements as specified by the School.

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 Geography. All students must complete and pass an equivalent course to the year 3 compulsory courses Strategic Management; The Nature of Geographical Knowledge.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

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

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who choose to write the Management Honours Dissertation in 4th year must take CMSE10003 Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis (20 credits) and BUST09001 Research in Management (0 credits) in their 3rd year.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

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

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who choose to write the Geography Dissertation in 4th year must take GEGR09011 Research Design in Geography (10 credits) and either GEGR09004 Quantitative Methods in Geography or GEGR09005 Qualitative Methods in Geography (10 credits each) in their 3rd year.
AND

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

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
AND

Group C

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

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

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If you have chosen CMSE10003 Business Research Methods II: Applications & Analysis and Research in Management BUST09001choose one 20-credit Business elective. If not choose 2 (40 credits).
AND

Geography Level 9 and 10 courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits from Geography Level 9 and 10 courses
Notes:
If you have chosen Research Design in Geography GEGR09011 and Qualitative Methods in Geography GEGR09005 or Quantitative Methods in Geography GEGR09004 choose 20 credits in Geography elective courses, if not, choose 40 credits.

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.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Courses from Schools of Business & Economics and Geosciences- Business Studies and Geography (MA)-Level

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

ROU_H_UTBSTUD2_10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Geography Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Geography Level 10 courses

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