DPT: International Business with Spanish MA (Hons) (UTMAHIBUSP1F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Before selecting your option courses, please ensure you have spoken to your Student Adviser.

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

Compulsory courses

Global Challenges for Business

Must be taken during Semester 1

The Business of Edinburgh

Must be taken during Semester 2

Course options

Selected courses must be taken during Full Year

Spanish 1A

Spanish 1B

AND

Accountancy 1A

Accounting for Business 1

AND

The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2024/25 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.

Fundamentals of Programming for Business Applications

Planning for a start-up

Thinking about Business

Psychological Well-being and Business

Planning for a start-up

Mathematical Methods for Business

AND

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Progression to Year 3 honours normally requires a Pass in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, including: (i) a minimum mark of 50% in EITHER International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A (BUST08008) OR International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B (BUST08009) in Year 2, (ii) a Pass in Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis (BUST08033), and (iii) a Pass in Spanish Language 2 (ELCH08019) and Literatures and Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World 2 (ELCH08018).

Compulsory courses

International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A

Must be taken during Semester 1

International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B

Must be taken during Semester 2

Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis

Must be taken during Semester 1

Spanish Language 2

Must be passed and taken during Full Year

Literatures and Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World 2

Must be passed and taken during Full Year

Business Research Methods 2: Research Design and Application

Must be taken during Semester 2

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Subject to achieving a satisfactory performance in years 1 and 2 (minimum average 55-60%), you will spend your third year studying abroad at a partner university in Spain, completing and passing a full year's diet of courses (equivalent to 120 credits), the majority of which will be in Business courses taught in Spanish.

Compulsory courses

Preparing for your Dissertation

Must be taken during Semester 2

Compulsory year abroad (full year) - level 10

Must be passed and taken during Full Year

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Students in Year 4 must take a minimum of 20 credits of taught courses per semester.

Compulsory courses

Business Honours Dissertation

Must be taken during Full Year

Course options

Students must choose a minimum of 60 credits in International Business. This includes the Business Honours Dissertation (40 credits).

International Business in Emerging Markets

International Marketing

International Strategic Management in Practice

Managing Across Borders and Cultures

Service Management in an International Context

Global Business and the Sustainable Development Goals

AND

The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2024/25 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.

Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency

The Accounting Profession

Business Ethics

Consumer Behaviour

Corporate Finance

The Economics of Corporate Strategy

Futures and Options

Quality Management

Managing Employment Law

Financial Services Marketing

Operations Strategy

Managing Change