LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
Regulations for the Honours Degree Programmes in
ECONOMICS WITH FRENCH : ECUB07
These Programme Regulations refer to the conduct of the Programmes in session 2009/10
and should be read in conjunction with the Regulation XX of the University Regulations
and the relevant Module Specifications. Notice of change will be given by the Department
responsible for the programme.
1.
Structure
1.1
Administrative responsibility for the programmes rests with the Department of Economics.
1.2
The programmes lead to the Degree of Bachelor of Science.
1.3
The duration of the programmes is either 6 semesters or 8 semesters if students
undertake a year abroad (Part I) between Part B and Part C. Permission to transfer to the
8 semester programme is at the discretion of the Head of Department of Economics
1.4
Students must have a total modular weighting of 120 credits per year. This must include
the compulsory modules. The remaining optional modules may be chosen to give a 60:60
split over the two semesters, or alternatively, 50:70 or 70:50.
1.5
The prefixes on module codes represent the credit levels as follows: C level 6.
2.
Content
2.1
Part C – Economics with French
FRENCH MODULES
Semester 1 COMPULSORY MODULES:
09EUL111
French Language 11
10
Semester 2 COMPULSORY MODULES
09EUL112
French Language 12
10
Semester 1&2 COMPULSORY MODULES
09EUC100
The French Dissertation
20
ECONOMICS MODULES (choose a total of 80 from::
Semester 1 Optional Modules
09ECC009
Public Finance
09ECC031
International Trade
09ECC035
Monetary Theory & Policy
09ECC101
Developments in Macroeconomics
09ECC133
Economics of Monetary Integration
10
10
10
10
10
Semester 2 Optional Modules
09ECC001
Developments in Microeconomics
09ECC010
Game Theory
09ECC050
Comparative Banking
09ECC119
Development Economics
09ECC139
Environmental Economics
09ECC140
Economics of Transition
10
10
10
10
10
10
Semester 1 & 2 Optional Modules
09ECB003
Introduction to Econometrics
09ECC003
International Money and Finance
09ECC004
Financial Economics and Corporate Finance
09ECC005
Economics of Industry and the Firm
20
20
20
20
3.
Assessment
3.1
Criteria for Progression
a) Part A
In order to progress from Part A to Part B candidates must accumulate 100 credits
and obtain a minimum of 30% in remaining modules.
b) Part B
In order to progress from Part B to Part C candidates must accumulate at least 200
credits including at least 100 from degree level modules taken in Part B and obtain a
minimum of 30% in remaining modules..
c) Part C
Candidates will be required to obtain 100 credits at 40% or above, plus a minimum
mark of 20% in any remaining modules, in accordance with Regulation XX(26).
3.2
Criteria for Degree Award
Candidates will be eligible for the appropriate undergraduate award when they have
accumulated the following minimum credits.
Degree of Bachelor (Honours Degree)
300 credits, not less than 100 of which shall have accrued from degree level modules
taken in Part C, in not less than 6 semesters.
The criteria for completion of Part C and the award of the degree are set out in Regulation
XX.
3.3
Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the purpose of Final Degree
Classification
Candidates' fiodule Assessments in Parts B and C in accordance with the scheme set out
in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the
ratio Part B 30% : Part C 70% to determine the final Programme Mark.
A Diploma in Professional Studies will be awarded to students who have satisfactorily
completed the programme of study required for Part I.
4.
Reassessment
Candidates must accumulate at least 60 credits in a Part of a Programme in order to be
eligible for reassessment in the relevant Part during the University’s Special Assessment
Period.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the
right of reassessment in any Part of the programme to undergo re-assessment in the
University's Special Assessment Period.
Final year students will be eligible to enter to the University’s Special Assessment Period
providing they have accumulated at least 60 credits in Part C as above.
If a student registers to resit a module, they will be required to resit all failed components
of that module (ie if their coursework mark was less then 40% they must resit the
coursework and if their exam mark was less than 40% they must resit the exam). If a
student resits the coursework element of a module and there was more than 1
coursework assignment for that module, then the student would be required to resit all
coursework assignments in which they achieved a mark below 40%. Marks for elements
of a module not being re-sat will be carried forward.