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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019

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Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, 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

BUS Year 1 Accounting option

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Choose ACCN08007 Accountancy 1A (and ACCN08008 Accountancy 1B) if you are interested in continuing with Accounting in year 2.
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W

Notes:
SCIL08004 Sociology 1A: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society (20 credits) AND SCIL08005 Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems (20 credits) are recommended.

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, 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 Organisational Behaviour and one other Business course 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

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Courses from schedule H - Business Studies MAs - Level 8

Select between 20 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
BUST08027 Human Resource Management 2 (20 credits) is recommended.

Two Business courses must be passed 1st time at 50 (including Organisational Behaviour) to gain entry to 3rd year Honours in Business with HRM.
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W

Select between 0 and 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, 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 Organisational Behaviour 2 and one other Business course in second year (not including Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis).

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

The Dissertation proposal must be on a research topic in the field of Human Resource Management.

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 Human Resource Management. 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

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) H - Business with Human Resource Management MA (Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P, and W

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P, and W

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, 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 Human Resource Management.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Courses from School(s) H - Business with Human Resource Management MA (Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P, and W

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P, and W

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