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Degree Programme Table: Business and Geography MA (Hons) (UTMAHBUSGE1F)

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

Notes:
Students in Year 3 must take a minimum of 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 courses (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 course; The Nature of Geographical Knowledge.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
The Nature of Geographical Knowledge

Must be taken during Semester 1

GEGR09012 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 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 Business Honours Dissertation in 4th year must take CMSE10003 Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis (20 credits) and BUST09007 Preparing for your Dissertation (0 credits) in their 3rd year.
Preparing for your Dissertation
BUST09007 0 credits
Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis
CMSE10003 20 credits
AND

Business Year 3 Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
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
ACCN10026 20 credits
Business Ethics
BUST10004 20 credits
Corporate Finance
BUST10012 20 credits
International Business in Emerging Markets
BUST10018 20 credits
The Economics of Corporate Strategy
BUST10021 20 credits
Futures and Options
BUST10023 20 credits
Quality Management
BUST10024 20 credits
Managing Employment Law
BUST10028 20 credits
Financial Services Marketing
BUST10033 20 credits
International Marketing
BUST10067 20 credits
Operations Strategy
BUST10092 20 credits
International Strategic Management in Practice
BUST10104 20 credits
Managing Change
BUST10107 20 credits
Marketing and Society
BUST10108 20 credits
The Entrepreneurial Manager
BUST10115 20 credits
Economic Aspects of Competition Policy
BUST10124 20 credits
Applications of Human Resource Management
BUST10129 20 credits
Decision Analytics
BUST10133 20 credits
Mathematical Programming in Advanced Analytics
BUST10134 20 credits
Management Science and Operations Analytics
BUST10135 20 credits
Service Management in an International Context
BUST10142 20 credits
Digital Business
BUST10144 20 credits
The Future of Work
BUST10147 20 credits
Global Business and the Sustainable Development Goals
BUST10148 20 credits
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
BUST10149 20 credits
Interactive Retailing
BUST10150 20 credits
Theories and Techniques of Persuasion
BUST10151 20 credits
Eco-Innovation for a Circular Economy
BUST10153 20 credits
Fixed Income Analysis
BUST10156 20 credits
Global Macro Investing
BUST10157 20 credits
The Strategy of Digital Transformation
BUST10159 20 credits
Marketing & Climate Change
BUST10160 20 credits
Crisis Management for Organisations
BUST10162 20 credits
Entrepreneurship and Business Growth
BUST10163 20 credits
Managing in the third sector
BUST10166 20 credits
Strategy, Power and Politics: The Art of Government
BUST10168 20 credits
Sustainable Finance
BUST10169 20 credits
Strategic Management
CMSE10002 20 credits
AND

Geography Level 9 and 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Geography Level 9 and 10 courses
OR

Group B

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

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

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who choose to write the Geography Honours Dissertation in 4th year must take GEGR09020 Key Methods in Human Geography and GEGR10133 Fundamentals of Research Design in their 3rd year.
Key Methods in Human Geography
GEGR09020 20 credits
Fundamentals of Research Design
GEGR10133 20 credits
AND

Business Year 3 Level 10

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency
ACCN10026 20 credits
Business Ethics
BUST10004 20 credits
Corporate Finance
BUST10012 20 credits
International Business in Emerging Markets
BUST10018 20 credits
The Economics of Corporate Strategy
BUST10021 20 credits
Futures and Options
BUST10023 20 credits
Quality Management
BUST10024 20 credits
Managing Employment Law
BUST10028 20 credits
Financial Services Marketing
BUST10033 20 credits
International Marketing
BUST10067 20 credits
Operations Strategy
BUST10092 20 credits
International Strategic Management in Practice
BUST10104 20 credits
Managing Change
BUST10107 20 credits
Marketing and Society
BUST10108 20 credits
The Entrepreneurial Manager
BUST10115 20 credits
Economic Aspects of Competition Policy
BUST10124 20 credits
Applications of Human Resource Management
BUST10129 20 credits
Decision Analytics
BUST10133 20 credits
Mathematical Programming in Advanced Analytics
BUST10134 20 credits
Management Science and Operations Analytics
BUST10135 20 credits
Service Management in an International Context
BUST10142 20 credits
Digital Business
BUST10144 20 credits
The Future of Work
BUST10147 20 credits
Global Business and the Sustainable Development Goals
BUST10148 20 credits
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
BUST10149 20 credits
Interactive Retailing
BUST10150 20 credits
Theories and Techniques of Persuasion
BUST10151 20 credits
Eco-Innovation for a Circular Economy
BUST10153 20 credits
Fixed Income Analysis
BUST10156 20 credits
Global Macro Investing
BUST10157 20 credits
The Strategy of Digital Transformation
BUST10159 20 credits
Marketing & Climate Change
BUST10160 20 credits
Crisis Management for Organisations
BUST10162 20 credits
Entrepreneurship and Business Growth
BUST10163 20 credits
Managing in the third sector
BUST10166 20 credits
Strategy, Power and Politics: The Art of Government
BUST10168 20 credits
Sustainable Finance
BUST10169 20 credits
Strategic Management
CMSE10002 20 credits

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

Notes:
Students in Year 4 must take a minimum of 20 credits of taught courses 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
Business Honours Dissertation
BUST10158 40 credits
Geography Dissertation
GEGR10053 40 credits
AND

Business Year 4 level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
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
ACCN10026 20 credits
Business Ethics
BUST10004 20 credits
Consumer Behaviour
BUST10007 20 credits
Corporate Finance
BUST10012 20 credits
International Business in Emerging Markets
BUST10018 20 credits
The Economics of Corporate Strategy
BUST10021 20 credits
Futures and Options
BUST10023 20 credits
Quality Management
BUST10024 20 credits
Managing Employment Law
BUST10028 20 credits
Financial Services Marketing
BUST10033 20 credits
International Marketing
BUST10067 20 credits
Operations Strategy
BUST10092 20 credits
International Strategic Management in Practice
BUST10104 20 credits
Managing Change
BUST10107 20 credits
Marketing and Society
BUST10108 20 credits
Managing Across Borders and Cultures
BUST10113 20 credits
The Entrepreneurial Manager
BUST10115 20 credits
Enterprise Consultancy Project
BUST10120 20 credits
Economic Aspects of Competition Policy
BUST10124 20 credits
Brand Culture
BUST10127 20 credits
Applications of Human Resource Management
BUST10129 20 credits
Decision Analytics
BUST10133 20 credits
Mathematical Programming in Advanced Analytics
BUST10134 20 credits
Management Science and Operations Analytics
BUST10135 20 credits
Service Management in an International Context
BUST10142 20 credits
Digital Business
BUST10144 20 credits
The Future of Work
BUST10147 20 credits
Global Business and the Sustainable Development Goals
BUST10148 20 credits
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
BUST10149 20 credits
Interactive Retailing
BUST10150 20 credits
Theories and Techniques of Persuasion
BUST10151 20 credits
Eco-Innovation for a Circular Economy
BUST10153 20 credits
Fixed Income Analysis
BUST10156 20 credits
Global Macro Investing
BUST10157 20 credits
The Strategy of Digital Transformation
BUST10159 20 credits
Marketing & Climate Change
BUST10160 20 credits
Crisis Management for Organisations
BUST10162 20 credits
Entrepreneurship and Business Growth
BUST10163 20 credits
Managing in the third sector
BUST10166 20 credits
Strategy, Power and Politics: The Art of Government
BUST10168 20 credits
Sustainable Finance
BUST10169 20 credits
AND

Geography Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Geography Level 10 courses
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