School of Slavonic and East European Studies
ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING IN 2012 or later
A GUIDE TO YOUR DEGREE
SYLLABUSES AND ASSESSMENT
2015-2016
UPDATED WITH MODULE OPTIONS FOR 2016-17
BA DEGREES
Economics and Business with East European Studies
Economics and Business with East European Studies with a Year Abroad
Contents
Course Structure: BA Economics and Business with East
European Studies
3
Course Structure: BA Economics and Business with East
European Studies with a Year Abroad
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Being ‘Complete’ in a Module
20
Calculation of Degree Classification and Scheme of Awards
21
Examination Procedures
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Course Structure
BA ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS WITH EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES (EBEES)
Degree Structure
In this degree you will acquire a grounding in Economics and Business studies combined with an
application of these disciplines to the East Central European region and the Russian Federation. You
will also have the opportunity to learn an East European language and to gain deeper insights into
the major economic issues involved in the process of institutional change, including liberalisation,
privatisation, monetary and exchange rates policies, financial and trade openness, European
integration and economic implications of all these. The current structure of the degree requires you
to take 12 course-units over 3 years, four in each year. Each course-unit is equivalent to two terms
worth of workload. You will also:
 Learn the basics of an East European language if you wish.
 Achieve an understanding of the disciplines of Economics and Business.
 Write a dissertation based on your own research related to a topic in the Economics and/or
Business with reference to the region
Outline of the Degree
Year 1 - Compulsory Units and Module Options
TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 1 = 4.0cu
Compulsory Units (2.5 course units):
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
SESS1003 Introduction to Microeconomics (0.5 cu Term 1)
SESS1004 Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.5 cu Term 2)
SESS1005 Applied Game Theory for Economics & Business (0.5 cu, Term 1)
SESS1006 Contemporary Issues of International Business (0.5 cu, Term 2)
STAT6102 Introductory Statistical Methods (0.5 cu, taught over two terms)
PLUS COURSES TO THE VALUE OF 1.5 COURSE UNITS SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:
Politics and Sociology, SSEES
 SESS1102 Introduction to International Relations (1.0 cu)
 SESS1101 Introduction to Politics (1.0 cu)
 SESS1202 Understanding Society: Introduction to Social Theory (0.5 cu, Term 1)
 SESS1203 Understanding Society: Introduction to Political Sociology (0.5 cu Term 2)
NB. The politics and sociology courses are normally prerequisites for second-year courses in their respective
fields.
Departments of Mathematics and Statistics, UCL
 MATH 6101 Elementary Mathematics (0.5 cu) or
 MATH 6103 Calculus (0.5 cu)* or
 MATH 6401 Mathematics for Students of Economics (0.5 cu)
 MATH 6402 Mathematics for Students of Economics, Statistics and Related Disciplines (0.5cu) (pre-requisite
MATH 6401)
* Students with A-level in Mathematics should take ‘6103 Calculus’ or ‘6401 Mathematics for Students of
Economics’ instead.
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Language and Culture, SSEES
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SERS1016 Making of Modern Russian Culture (1.0 cu)
SERS1013 Russian Cinema: History, Politics, Society (0.5 cu)
SEEE1005 Culture in Eastern Europe – Anthropological Approaches (0.5 cu)
SEEE2005 Cinema in Eastern Europe (1.0 cu)
SEEE2005A Cinema in Eastern Europe (0.5 cu Term 1)
SEEE2005B Cinema in Eastern Europe (0.5 cu Term 2)
SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (0.5 cu Term 1)
SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (0.5 cu Term 2)
SEEE1002 Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (1.0 cu)
SEEE1002B Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (0.5 cu Term 2)
SEEE1003 Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (0.5 cu Term 1)
History, SSEES
 SEHI0005 History of Eastern Europe since 1856 (1.0 cu)
THIS IS A PREREQUISITE COURSE FOR ALL SECOND YEAR HISTORY COURSES
LANGUAGES, SSEES AND UCL
 Language courses are normally offered at two levels in: Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian,
Polish, Russian, Romanian, Serbian/Croatian And Ukrainian. German and French courses may be
taken from the UCL language centre. Please note we cannot guarantee that all languages and
levels will be available every year.
 SERS1009 RUSSIAN 1A (0.5 CU, TAUGHT OVER TWO TERMS )

SSEES Language Course (0.5 OR 1 CU)

GERMAN OR FRENCH (0.5 OR 1 CU)
IMPORTANT: Only a total of 1.5 course units of language courses may be studied for the whole
degree programme (this includes French and German). You cannot switch to a different language
during your studies or to start studying language in Year 3.
IMPORTANT
1. In order to progress from Year 1, students must have passed at least 3.0 course units
including Introduction to Microeconomics and Introduction to Macroeconomics. Students
must also have satisfied UCL’s foreign language requirements in order to progress to Year 2.
2. To be awarded a degree with honours (classified) in the field of study (EBEES) the student
must have taken and passed any compulsory course units.
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Year 2 - Compulsory Units and Module Options
TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 2 = 4.0cu
Please note the term of teaching is provisional
Module
Module Name
Pre-requisite
1) Courses to the value of 1.5 course units to be selected from:
Economics and Business - Group A
SESS2005 Topics in Microeconomics
Intro to Micro
SESS2006 European Macroeconomics
Intro to Macro
SESS2012 New Venture Creation
Int Business and Applied Game
Theory
SESS2010 Applied Econometrics
Intro Statistical Methods AND
EITHER Intro to Micro OR Intro to
Macro
2) Courses to the value of 1.0 course units to be selected from:
Economics and Business - Group B
SESS2001 Emerging Market Economies
Intro to Micro AND Intro to
Macro
SESS2011 Political Economy of European Integration
Intro to Micro OR Intro to Macro
SESS2013 Economic History and Ideas
Intro to Micro AND Intro to
Macro
SESS3003 Industrial and Corporate Change in Central
Int Business and Applied Game
and Eastern Europe
Theory and EITHER Intro to Micro
OR Intro to Macro
3) Courses to the value of 1.5 course units to be selected from:
Group A or B
courses if not already selected
Group C
SESS3002 International Trade
Intro to Macro and Intro to Micro
SESS1202
SESS1203
SESS1205
SESS1206
SESS2101
SESS2104
SESS2102
SESS2103
SESS2109
SESS2108
Politics and Sociology, SSEES
Understanding Society: Introduction to
Social Theory
Understanding Society: Introduction to
Political Sociology
Understanding Politics: The Big Question in
Contemporary Politics
Understanding Politics: How Politics Works
The History of European Political Ideas
The Making of Modern Ukraine
Politics & Society in CEE
Russian Politics & Society
Politics and Societies of Southeast Europe
Post-Soviet Politics and Society
Level
Course
Units
Term
INTER
INTER
INTER
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
2
1
1
INTER
0.5 cu
1
INTER
0.5 cu
1
INTER
INTER
0.5 cu
1.0 cu
2
1
ADV
1.0 cu
1&2
ADV
0.5 cu
2
0.5 cu
1
0.5 cu
2
0.5 cu
1
0.5 cu
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
2
1&2
1&2
1
1
2
2
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
TBC
1&2
1&2
FIRST
FIRST
FIRST
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
FIRST
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
BUT Only a maximum of 1.0 cu may be taken from: History/Language and Culture, SSEES
SEHI2006
SEHI2008
SEHI6011
History
Successors to the Habsburgs
Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation 1648-1921
History of Modern Germany 1815-1990
5
Intermediate Level completed
ADV
ADV
INTER
SEHI7002
SEHI7008
SEHI7010
SEHI2002
SEHI7011
Fascism and Authoritarianism in Eastern
Europe 1918-1970
The Balkans from Empires to Nation-States
History of the Soviet Union
Crown Church and Estates in CE 1500-1700
Society and Politics in Late Imperial Russia
Intermediate Level completed
Intermediate Level completed
ADV
0.5cu
2
INTER
ADV
ADV
ADV
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5cu
2
TBC
TBC
TBC
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
ADV
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
ADV
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
FIRST
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
ADV
ADV
INTER
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
1&2
1
2
2
2
2
TBC
2
1&2
1&2
TBC
TBC
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
Languages and Culture
SEEB1009
SEEB2109
SEEC1009
SEEC2109
SEEF1009
SEEF2109
SEEH1009
SEEH2109
SEEP1009
SEEP2109
SEER1009
SEER2109
SERS1009
SERS2009
SERS3009
SEEU1009
SEEU2109
SEEY1009
SEEY2109
SEEY3109
Bulgarian A
Bulgarian B
Czech A
Czech B
Finnish A
Finnish B
Hungarian A
Hungarian B
Polish A
Polish B
Romanian A
Romanian B
Russian A
Russian B
Russian C
Ukrainian A
Ukrainian B
Serbian/ Croatian A
Serbian/Croatian B
Serbian/Croatian C
LCFR***
LCGE***
SERS1012
SEEE2006
SEEE2007
SEEE2008
SEEE2011
SEEE2013
SEEEXXX1
SEEP7001
SERS2012
SERS2020
SEEE2014
SEEE2009
French (0.5cu)
German (0.5cu)
Representations of Russia
How Words Work: Sounds and Sense
How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity
Vampires, Society and Culture
Languages in Contact along the Danube
War, Trauma and Memory
Staging Europe
Contemporary Polish Cinema
Russian Cinema: Men and Women
The Person, Love and Utopia
Minority Languages of Russia
Narratives in Exile
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level B or equivalent
Floating Options
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum
value of 1.0 course unit in their second and third years combined
Subject to availability and the permission of all departments concerned
MATH6403
ECON7003
ECON7007
MSIN7015
MSIN7011
MSIN7004
MSIN7005
Mathematics for Students of Economics
Money and Banking
Environmental Economics
Managing Business Operations
Management Information and Control
Introduction to e-Business
Law for Managers
6
MSIN7007
MSIN7011
MSIN7013
GEOG2014
GEOG2010
HEBR7750
PSYC6001
PSYC6002
PSYC1105
ESPS1001
New Ventures Business
International Business
Innovation Management
Development Geography
Economics Geographies
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Intro to Social and Business Psychology
Introduction to Psychology to Biologist
Concept and Method in Psychology
Intro to Euro History, Law, Politics & Phil
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
ESPS2101
ESPS2102
ESPS2301
ESPS7101
ESPS7102
ESPS7401
Euro Integration in Historical Perspective
The Politics of European Integration
EU Law
German Political and Social Thought
Problems of Social Explanation
War and Peace
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
LANGUAGES, SSEES AND UCL
 Language courses are normally offered at two levels in: Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian,
Polish, Russian, Romanian, Serbian/Croatian And Ukrainian. German and French courses may be
taken from the UCL language centre. Please note we cannot guarantee that all languages and
levels will be available every year.
 SERS1009 RUSSIAN 1A (0.5 CU, TAUGHT OVER TWO TERMS )

SSEES Language Course (0.5 OR 1 CU)

GERMAN OR FRENCH (0.5 OR 1 CU)
IMPORTANT: Only a total of 1.5 course units of language courses may be studied for the whole
degree programme (this includes French and German). You cannot switch to a different language
during your studies or to start studying language in Year 3.
NB.
In order to progress from Year two, students must be complete in the 4.0 Course Units
from Year one, have passed at least 7.0 course units.
Floating Option
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0 course
unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments
concerned.
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Year 3 - Compulsory Units and Module Options
TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 3 = 4.0cu
By the end of your programme you MUST HAVE 3.0cu ADV to be eligible for an honours degree
Module
Module Name
Pre-requisite
1) Compulsory Module:
SESS4901 10,000 word free-standing dissertation
Level
Course
Units
Term
ADV
1.0 cu
3
2) Courses to the value of 3.0 course units to be selected from the following: At least 1.0cu must be chosen from
Economics and Business
Economics and Business - Group A, B or C
if not taken in Year 2
Economics and Business - Group A
SESS2005 Topics in Microeconomics
Intro to Micro
INTER 0.5 cu
SESS2006 European Macroeconomics
Intro to Macro
INTER 0.5 cu
SESS2012 New Venture Creation
Int Business and Applied Game
INTER 0.5 cu
Theory
SESS2010 Applied Econometrics
Intro Statistical Methods AND
INTER 0.5 cu
EITHER Intro to Micro OR Intro to
Macro
Economics and Business - Group B
SESS2001 Emerging Market Economies
Intro to Micro AND Intro to
INTER 0.5 cu
Macro
SESS2011 Political Economy of European Integration
Intro to Micro OR Intro to Macro
INTER 0.5 cu
SESS2013 Economic History and Ideas
Intro to Micro AND Intro to
INTER 1.0 cu
Macro
SESS3003 Industrial and Corporate Change
Int Business and Applied Game
ADV
1.0 cu
Theory and EITHER Intro to Micro
OR Intro to Macro
Economics and Business - Group C
SESS3002 International Trade
Intro to Macro and Intro to Micro ADV
0.5 cu
SESS3005 Topics in Financial Management I
Topics in Micro
ADV
0.5 cu
SESS3008 Topics in Financial Management II
Topics in FM 1
ADV
0.5 cu
SESS3010 Economics of Entrepreneurship
Applied Econometrics
ADV
0.5 cu
SESS3012 International Macroeconomics
European Macro
ADV
0.5 cu
SESS3011 The Economics of the Family
Topics in Micro
ADV
0.5 cu
SESS2103
SESS2109
Politics and Sociology
The History of European Political Ideas
The Making of Modern Ukraine
Politics & Society in Central and Eastern
Europe
Russian Politics & Society
Politics and Societies of Southeast Europe
SESS2108
Post-Soviet Politics and Society
SESS2101
SESS2104
SESS2102
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1&2
2
1
2
TBA
2
TBA
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
INTER
INTER
INTER
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
0.5 cu
1&2
1&2
1
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
INTER
INTER
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
1
2
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
INTER
0.5 cu
2
ADV
ADV
INTER
ADV
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
0.5cu
TBC
1&2
1&2
2
BUT Only a maximum of 1.0 cu may be taken from: History/Languages & Culture
SEHI2006
SEHI2008
SEHI6011
SEHI7002
History
Successors to the Habsburgs
Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation 1648-1921
History of Modern Germany 1815-1990
Fascism and Authoritarianism in Eastern
8
Intermediate Level completed
Intermediate Level completed
SEHI7008
SEHI7010
SEHI2002
SEHI7011
Europe 1918-1970
The Balkans from Empires to Nation-States
History of the Soviet Union
Crown Church and Estates in CE 1500-1700
Society and Politics in Late Imperial Russia
Intermediate Level completed
INTER
ADV
ADV
ADV
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5cu
2
TBC
TBC
TBC
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
ADV
INTER
INTER
ADV
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
FIRST
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
ADV
ADV
INTER
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
1&2
1
2
2
2
2
TBC
2
1&2
1&2
TBC
TBC
Languages and Culture
SEEB2109
SEEC2109
SEEF2109
SEEH2109
SEEP2109
SEER2109
SERS2009
SERS3009
SEEU2109
SEEY2109
SEEY3109
Bulgarian B
Czech B
Finnish B
Hungarian B
Polish B
Romanian B
Russian B
Russian C
Ukrainian B
Serbian/Croatian B
Serbian/Croatian C
LCFR***
LCGE***
SERS1012
SEEE2006
SEEE2007
SEEE2008
SEEE2011
SEEE2013
French (0.5cu)
German (0.5cu)
Representations of Russia
How Words Work: Sounds and Sense
How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity
Vampires, Society and Culture
Languages in Contact along the Danube
War, Trauma and Memory
Staging Europe
Contemporary Polish Cinema
Russian Cinema: Men and Women
The Person, Love and Utopia
Minority Languages of Russia
Narratives in Exile
SEEEXXX1
SEEP7001
SERS2012
SERS2020
SEEE2014
SEEE2009
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level B or equivalent
Floating Options
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0
course unit in their second and third years combined
Subject to availability and the permission of all departments concerned
MATH6403
ECON7003
ECON7007
MSIN7015
MSIN7011
MSIN7004
MSIN7005
MSIN7007
MSIN7011
MSIN7013
GEOG2014
GEOG2010
HEBR7750
PSYC6001
PSYC6002
PSYC1105
ESPS1001
Mathematics for Students of Economics
Money and Banking
Environmental Economics
Managing Business Operations
Management Information and Control
Introduction to e-Business
Law for Managers
New Ventures Business
International Business
Innovation Management
Development Geography
Economics Geographies
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Intro to Social and Business Psychology
Introduction to Psychology to Biologist
Concept and Method in Psychology
Intro to Euro History, Law, Politics & Phil
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
9
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
ESPS2101
ESPS2102
ESPS2301
ESPS7101
ESPS7102
ESPS7401
Euro Integration in Historical Perspective
The Politics of European Integration
EU Law
German Political and Social Thought
Problems of Social Explanation
War and Peace
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
LANGUAGES, SSEES AND UCL
 Language courses are normally offered at two levels in: Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian,
Polish, Russian, Romanian, Serbian/Croatian And Ukrainian. German and French courses may be
taken from the UCL language centre. Please note we cannot guarantee that all languages and
levels will be available every year.
 SERS1009 RUSSIAN 1A (0.5 CU, TAUGHT OVER TWO TERMS )

SSEES Language Course (0.5 OR 1 CU)

GERMAN OR FRENCH (0.5 OR 1 CU)
IMPORTANT: Only a total of 1.5 course units of language courses may be studied for the whole
degree programme (this includes French and German). You cannot switch to a different language
during your studies or to start studying language in Year 3.
NB. To be awarded a degree with honours (classified) in the field of study (EBEES) the
student must have taken and passed any compulsory course units, and have 3.0cu at
ADV level
Floating Option
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1 course
unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments
concerned.
New courses and modifications to existing courses may be introduced to reflect changes in the
region
Progression
The basic principle of BA EBEES degrees is progression from one year to the next through the three
years along defined disciplinary pathways. Knowledge and skills learned in one year provide building
blocks for more advanced study in a subsequent year.
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BA ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS WITH EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES WITH A YEAR
ABROAD (EBEESYA)
Degree Structure
In this degree you will acquire a grounding in Economics and Business studies combined with an
application of these disciplines to the East Central European region and the Russian Federation. You
will also have the opportunity to learn an East European language and to gain deeper insights into
the major economic issues involved in the process of institutional change, including liberalisation,
privatisation, monetary and exchange rates policies, financial and trade openness, European
integration and economic implications of all these.
During your year abroad you will be expected to develop your language skills where appropriate, to
sit courses (in English) related to your degree and to develop an enhanced understanding of the
country-level issues relevant to your degree. The current structure of the degree requires you to take
16 course-units over 4 years, four in each year. Each course-unit is equivalent to two terms worth of
workload. You will also:
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

Be strongly encouraged to develop skills in a language of the region
Achieve an understanding of the disciplines of Economics and Business
Produce a year abroad assignment reflecting your own perceptions of the key economic
issues in the country you visit
Write a dissertation based on your own research related to a topic in the Economics and/or
Business with reference to the region
Outline of the Degree
Year 1 - Compulsory Units and Module Options
TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 1 = 4.0cu
2.5 compulsory units:




SESS1003 Introduction to Microeconomics (0.5 cu Term 1)
SESS1004 Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.5 cu Term 2)
SESS1002 Introduction to Business (1.0 cu)
STAT6102 Introductory Statistical Methods (0.5 cu, taught over two terms)
Plus courses to the value of 1.5 course units selected from the following units:
Politics and Sociology, SSEES
 SESS1102 Introduction to International Relations (1.0 cu)
 SESS1101 Introduction to Politics (1.0 cu)
 SESS1202 Understanding Society: Introduction to Social Theory (0.5 cu, Term 1)
 SESS1203 Understanding Society: Introduction to Political Sociology (0.5 cu Term 2)
NB. The politics and sociology courses are normally prerequisites for second-year courses in their
respective fields.
Departments of Mathematics and Statistics, UCL
 MATH 6101 Elementary Mathematics (0.5 cu) or
 MATH 6103 Calculus (0.5 cu)* or
 MATH 6401 Mathematics for Students of Economics (0.5 cu)
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
MATH 6402 Mathematics for Students of Economics, Statistics and Related Disciplines (0.5cu)
(pre-requisite MATH 6401)
*
Students with A-level in Mathematics should take ‘6103 Calculus’ or ‘6401 Mathematics for
Students of Economics’ instead.
Language and Culture, SSEES
 SERS1016 Making of Modern Russian Culture (1.0 cu)
 SERS1013 Russian Cinema: History, Politics, Society (0.5 cu)
 SEEE1005 Culture in Eastern Europe – Anthropological Approaches (0.5 cu)
 SEEE2005 Cinema in Eastern Europe (1.0 cu)
 SEEE2005A Cinema in Eastern Europe (0.5 cu Term 1)
 SEEE2005B Cinema in Eastern Europe (0.5 cu Term 2)
 SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (0.5 cu Term 1)
 SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (0.5 cu Term 2)
 SEEE1002 Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (1.0 cu)
 SEEE1002B Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (0.5 cu Term 2)
 SEEE1003 Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (0.5 cu Term 1)
History, SSEES
 SEHI0005 HISTORY OF EASTERN EUROPE SINCE 1856 (1.0 CU)
This is a prerequisite course for all second year History courses
LANGUAGES, SSEES AND UCL
 Language courses are normally offered at two levels in: Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian,
Polish, Russian, Romanian, Serbian/Croatian And Ukrainian. German and French courses may be
taken from the UCL language centre. Please note we cannot guarantee that all languages and
levels will be available every year.
 SERS1009 RUSSIAN 1A (0.5 CU, TAUGHT OVER TWO TERMS )

SSEES Language Course (0.5 OR 1 CU)

GERMAN OR FRENCH (0.5 OR 1 CU)
IMPORTANT: Only a total of 1.5 course units of language courses may be studied for the whole
degree programme (this includes French and German). You cannot switch to a different language
during your studies or to start studying language in Year 3.
NB.
1.
2.
In order to progress from Year 1, students must have passed at least 3.0 course
units. Students must also have satisfied UCL’s foreign language requirements in
order to progress to Year 2.
To be awarded a degree with honours (classified) in the field of study (EBEES) the
student must have taken and passed any compulsory course units.
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Year 2 - Compulsory Units and Module Options
TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 2 = 4.0cu
Please note the term of teaching is provisional
Module
Module Name
Pre-requisite
1) Courses to the value of 1.5 course units to be selected from:
Economics and Business - Group A
SESS2005 Topics in Microeconomics
Intro to Micro
SESS2006 European Macroeconomics
Intro to Macro
SESS2012 New Venture Creation
Int Business and Applied Game
Theory
SESS2010 Applied Econometrics
Intro Statistical Methods AND
EITHER Intro to Micro OR Intro to
Macro
2) Courses to the value of 1.0 course units to be selected from:
Economics and Business - Group B
SESS2001 Emerging Market Economies
Intro to Micro AND Intro to
Macro
SESS2011 Political Economy of European Integration
Intro to Micro OR Intro to Macro
SESS2013 Economic History and Ideas
Intro to Micro AND Intro to
Macro
SESS3003 Industrial and Corporate Change in Central
Int Business and Applied Game
and Eastern Europe
Theory and EITHER Intro to Micro
OR Intro to Macro
3) Courses to the value of 1.5 course units to be selected from:
Group A or B
courses if not already selected
Group C
SESS3002 International Trade
Intro to Macro and Intro to Micro
SESS1202
SESS1203
SESS1205
SESS1206
SESS2101
SESS2104
SESS2102
SESS2103
SESS2109
SESS2108
Politics and Sociology, SSEES
Understanding Society: Introduction to
Social Theory
Understanding Society: Introduction to
Political Sociology
Understanding Politics: The Big Question in
Contemporary Politics
Understanding Politics: How Politics Works
The History of European Political Ideas
The Making of Modern Ukraine
Politics & Society in CEE
Russian Politics & Society
Politics and Societies of Southeast Europe
Post-Soviet Politics and Society
Level
Course
Units
Term
INTER
INTER
INTER
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
2
1
1
INTER
0.5 cu
1
INTER
0.5 cu
1
INTER
INTER
0.5 cu
1.0 cu
2
1
ADV
1.0 cu
1&2
ADV
0.5 cu
2
0.5 cu
1
0.5 cu
2
0.5 cu
1
0.5 cu
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
2
1&2
1&2
1
1
2
2
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
TBC
1&2
1&2
FIRST
FIRST
FIRST
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
FIRST
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
BUT Only a maximum of 1.0 cu may be taken from: History/Language and Culture, SSEES
SEHI2006
SEHI2008
SEHI6011
History
Successors to the Habsburgs
Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation 1648-1921
History of Modern Germany 1815-1990
13
Intermediate Level completed
ADV
ADV
INTER
SEHI7002
SEHI7008
SEHI7010
SEHI2002
SEHI7011
Fascism and Authoritarianism in Eastern
Europe 1918-1970
The Balkans from Empires to Nation-States
History of the Soviet Union
Crown Church and Estates in CE 1500-1700
Society and Politics in Late Imperial Russia
Intermediate Level completed
Intermediate Level completed
ADV
0.5cu
2
INTER
ADV
ADV
ADV
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5cu
2
TBC
TBC
TBC
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
ADV
FIRST
INTER
FIRST
INTER
ADV
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
FIRST
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
ADV
ADV
INTER
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
1&2
1
2
2
2
2
TBC
2
1&2
1&2
TBC
TBC
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
Languages and Culture
SEEB1009
SEEB2109
SEEC1009
SEEC2109
SEEF1009
SEEF2109
SEEH1009
SEEH2109
SEEP1009
SEEP2109
SEER1009
SEER2109
SERS1009
SERS2009
SERS3009
SEEU1009
SEEU2109
SEEY1009
SEEY2109
SEEY3109
Bulgarian A
Bulgarian B
Czech A
Czech B
Finnish A
Finnish B
Hungarian A
Hungarian B
Polish A
Polish B
Romanian A
Romanian B
Russian A
Russian B
Russian C
Ukrainian A
Ukrainian B
Serbian/ Croatian A
Serbian/Croatian B
Serbian/Croatian C
LCFR***
LCGE***
SERS1012
SEEE2006
SEEE2007
SEEE2008
SEEE2011
SEEE2013
SEEEXXX1
SEEP7001
SERS2012
SERS2020
SEEE2014
SEEE2009
French (0.5cu)
German (0.5cu)
Representations of Russia
How Words Work: Sounds and Sense
How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity
Vampires, Society and Culture
Languages in Contact along the Danube
War, Trauma and Memory
Staging Europe
Contemporary Polish Cinema
Russian Cinema: Men and Women
The Person, Love and Utopia
Minority Languages of Russia
Narratives in Exile
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level B or equivalent
Floating Options
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum
value of 1.0 course unit in their second and third years combined
Subject to availability and the permission of all departments concerned
MATH6403
ECON7003
ECON7007
MSIN7015
MSIN7011
MSIN7004
MSIN7005
Mathematics for Students of Economics
Money and Banking
Environmental Economics
Managing Business Operations
Management Information and Control
Introduction to e-Business
Law for Managers
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MSIN7007
MSIN7011
MSIN7013
GEOG2014
GEOG2010
HEBR7750
PSYC6001
PSYC6002
PSYC1105
ESPS1001
New Ventures Business
International Business
Innovation Management
Development Geography
Economics Geographies
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Intro to Social and Business Psychology
Introduction to Psychology to Biologist
Concept and Method in Psychology
Intro to Euro History, Law, Politics & Phil
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
ESPS2101
ESPS2102
ESPS2301
ESPS7101
ESPS7102
ESPS7401
Euro Integration in Historical Perspective
The Politics of European Integration
EU Law
German Political and Social Thought
Problems of Social Explanation
War and Peace
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
LANGUAGES, SSEES AND UCL
 Language courses are normally offered at two levels in: Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian,
Polish, Russian, Romanian, Serbian/Croatian And Ukrainian. German and French courses may be
taken from the UCL language centre. Please note we cannot guarantee that all languages and
levels will be available every year.
 SERS1009 RUSSIAN 1A (0.5 CU, TAUGHT OVER TWO TERMS )

SSEES Language Course (0.5 OR 1 CU)

GERMAN OR FRENCH (0.5 OR 1 CU)
IMPORTANT: Only a total of 1.5 course units of language courses may be studied for the whole
degree programme (this includes French and German). You cannot switch to a different language
during your studies or to start studying language in Year 3.
NB.
In order to progress from Year two, students must be complete in the 4.0 Course Units
from Year one, have passed at least 7.0 course units.
Floating Option
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0 course
unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments
concerned.
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Year 3 – Year Abroad
TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 3 = 4.0cu
Compulsory units:
 Year Abroad Assignment (1 cu)
 Performance Certificate (1 cu)
 Progress Portfolio (1 cu)
 Self-Evaluation (1 cu)
NB. In order to progress from Year three, students must be complete in 12.0 course units,
have passed at least 11.0 course units, including the performance certificate, progress
portfolio and self-evaluation components
When students fail a study abroad year, either owing to interruption, non-engagement or
failure to achieve a pass mark, they will not be able to progress to Year 4 and must
transfer to an equivalent degree where there is no study abroad requirement.
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Year 4 - Compulsory Units and Module Options
TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 4 = 4.0cu
By the end of your programme you MUST HAVE 3.0cu ADV to be eligible for an honours degree
Module
Module Name
Pre-requisite
1) Compulsory Module:
SESS4901 10,000 word free-standing dissertation
2) Courses to the value of 3.0 course units to be selected from the following. At least 1.0cu
MUST BE TAKEN from Economics and Business
Economics and Business - Group A, B or C
if not taken in Year 2
Economics and Business - Group A
SESS2005 Topics in Microeconomics
Intro to Micro
SESS2006 European Macroeconomics
Intro to Macro
SESS2012 New Venture Creation
Int Business and Applied Game
Theory
SESS2010 Applied Econometrics
Intro Statistical Methods AND
EITHER Intro to Micro OR Intro to
Macro
Economics and Business - Group B
SESS2001 Emerging Market Economies
Intro to Micro AND Intro to
Macro
SESS2011 Political Economy of European Integration
Intro to Micro OR Intro to Macro
SESS2013 Economic History and Ideas
Intro to Micro AND Intro to
Macro
SESS3003 Industrial and Corporate Change
Int Business and Applied Game
Theory and EITHER Intro to Micro
OR Intro to Macro
Economics and Business - Group C
SESS3002 International Trade
Intro to Macro and Intro to Micro
SESS3005 Topics in Financial Management I
Topics in Micro
SESS3008 Topics in Financial Management II
Topics in FM 1
SESS3010 Economics of Entrepreneurship
Applied Econometrics
SESS3012 International Macroeconomics
European Macro
SESS3011 The Economics of the Family
Topics in Micro
Level
Course
Units
Term
ADV
1.0 cu
3
INTER
INTER
INTER
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
2
1
1
INTER
0.5 cu
1
INTER
0.5 cu
1
INTER
INTER
0.5 cu
1.0 cu
2
1
ADV
1.0 cu
1&2
ADV
ADV
ADV
ADV
ADV
ADV
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
2
1
2
TBA
2
TBA
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
0.5 cu
1&2
1&2
1
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
INTER
INTER
INTER
SESS2103
SESS2109
Politics and Sociology
The History of European Political Ideas
The Making of Modern Ukraine
Politics & Society in Central and Eastern
Europe
Russian Politics & Society
Politics and Societies of Southeast Europe
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
INTER
INTER
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
1
2
SESS2108
Post-Soviet Politics and Society
Understanding Politics 0.5cu
INTER
0.5 cu
2
ADV
ADV
INTER
ADV
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
1.0 cu
0.5cu
TBC
1&2
1&2
2
SESS2101
SESS2104
SESS2102
BUT Only a maximum of 1.0 cu may be taken from: History/Languages & Culture
SEHI2006
SEHI2008
SEHI6011
SEHI7002
History
Successors to the Habsburgs
Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation 1648-1921
History of Modern Germany 1815-1990
Fascism and Authoritarianism in Eastern
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Intermediate Level completed
Intermediate Level completed
SEHI7008
SEHI7010
SEHI2002
SEHI7011
Europe 1918-1970
The Balkans from Empires to Nation-States
History of the Soviet Union
Crown Church and Estates in CE 1500-1700
Society and Politics in Late Imperial Russia
Intermediate Level completed
INTER
ADV
ADV
ADV
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5cu
2
TBC
TBC
TBC
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
ADV
INTER
INTER
ADV
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
FIRST
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
ADV
ADV
INTER
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
0.5 cu
1&2
1
2
2
2
2
TBC
2
1&2
1&2
TBC
TBC
Languages and Culture
SEEB2109
SEEC2109
SEEF2109
SEEH2109
SEEP2109
SEER2109
SERS2009
SERS3009
SEEU2109
SEEY2109
SEEY3109
Bulgarian B
Czech B
Finnish B
Hungarian B
Polish B
Romanian B
Russian B
Russian C
Ukrainian B
Serbian/Croatian B
Serbian/Croatian C
LCFR***
LCGE***
SERS1012
SEEE2006
SEEE2007
SEEE2008
SEEE2011
SEEE2013
French (0.5cu)
German (0.5cu)
Representations of Russia
How Words Work: Sounds and Sense
How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity
Vampires, Society and Culture
Languages in Contact along the Danube
War, Trauma and Memory
Staging Europe
Contemporary Polish Cinema
Russian Cinema: Men and Women
The Person, Love and Utopia
Minority Languages of Russia
Narratives in Exile
SEEEXXX1
SEEP7001
SERS2012
SERS2020
SEEE2014
SEEE2009
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level A or equivalent
Level B or equivalent
Floating Options
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0
course unit in their second and third years combined
Subject to availability and the permission of all departments concerned
MATH6403
ECON7003
ECON7007
MSIN7015
MSIN7011
MSIN7004
MSIN7005
MSIN7007
MSIN7011
MSIN7013
GEOG2014
GEOG2010
HEBR7750
PSYC6001
PSYC6002
PSYC1105
ESPS1001
Mathematics for Students of Economics
Money and Banking
Environmental Economics
Managing Business Operations
Management Information and Control
Introduction to e-Business
Law for Managers
New Ventures Business
International Business
Innovation Management
Development Geography
Economics Geographies
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Intro to Social and Business Psychology
Introduction to Psychology to Biologist
Concept and Method in Psychology
Intro to Euro History, Law, Politics & Phil
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
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0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
ESPS2101
ESPS2102
ESPS2301
ESPS7101
ESPS7102
ESPS7401
Euro Integration in Historical Perspective
The Politics of European Integration
EU Law
German Political and Social Thought
Problems of Social Explanation
War and Peace
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
INTER
0.5cu
0.5cu
1.0cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
0.5cu
LANGUAGES, SSEES AND UCL
 Language courses are normally offered at two levels in: Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian,
Polish, Russian, Romanian, Serbian/Croatian And Ukrainian. German and French courses may be
taken from the UCL language centre. Please note we cannot guarantee that all languages and
levels will be available every year.
 SERS1009 RUSSIAN 1A (0.5 CU, TAUGHT OVER TWO TERMS )

SSEES Language Course (0.5 OR 1 CU)

GERMAN OR FRENCH (0.5 OR 1 CU)
IMPORTANT: Only a total of 1.5 course units of language courses may be studied for the whole
degree programme (this includes French and German). You cannot switch to a different language
during your studies or to start studying language in Year 3.
NB. To be awarded a degree with honours (classified) in the field of study (EBEES) the
student must have taken and passed any compulsory course units, and have 3.0cu at
ADV level.
Floating Option
Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1 course
unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments
concerned.
New courses and modifications to existing courses may be introduced to reflect changes in the
region
Progression
The basic principle of BA EBEES degrees is progression from one year to the next through the three
years along defined disciplinary pathways. Knowledge and skills learned in one year provide building
blocks for more advanced study in a subsequent year.
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Being ‘Complete’ in a Module
The ‘complete’ requirements can be found in UCL’s progression rules and degree award rules in
section 2 of the Academic Regulations for Students: Undergraduate Programmes at
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ras/acd_regs
An explanatory example (without regulatory power) is the following:
At UCL there is an important difference between failing a module – even if a module has been
irredeemably failed after both the first and the second attempts – and being ‘incomplete’ in the
assessment for a module: it is possible to fail a module permanently, while nevertheless ‘completing’
it. The difference can be very significant.
In order to be ‘complete’ in a module, students must have been academically assessed in all of the
examined elements relating to the module on at least the first or the second attempt. In other
words, the student must have seriously attempted all relevant assessment at least once, instead of
being absent and/or failing to submit work. Merely attending an examination without making a
credible attempt that can be academically assessed or submitting empty pages or negligible work
that cannot be academically assessed does not complete the assessment.
Completing all modules, even if some modules may have been failed, is very important: In order to
progress from year 2 to year 3 a student must be complete in all year 1 modules; in order to progress
from year 3 to year 4 a student must be complete in all year 2 modules. If students become
permanently ‘incomplete’ in a module, they may therefore no longer be able to progress and will
have to leave UCL. Final-year students who become ‘incomplete’ in a module by failing to attempt a
re-sit after already having failed to complete all elements of assessment on the first attempt will no
longer qualify for a classified honours degree and may only qualify for an unclassified ordinary
degree.
It is therefore particularly important not to miss assessment by failing to submit work or being
absent from examination; and it is imperative not to do so on a second attempt if the assessment for
the module has remained incomplete after the first attempt. Further details and the formal
regulations can be found in paragraph 2.10.1 of UCL’s Academic Regulations for Students:
Undergraduate Programmes, Section 2: General Regulations at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ras/acd_regs
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Calculation of Degree
Classification
SCHEME FOR THE AWARD OF HONOURS TO STUDENTS REGISTERING IN OR AFTER 2005
BA Economics and Business with East European Studies (EBEES)
Students registered for the degree are required to undertake a programme of study comprising
courses to the value of 4.0 course units in each year.
In order to proceed to the second year, all students must have passed a minimum of 3.0 course
units. In order to proceed to the third and final year of the programme, students must have passed a
minimum of 7.0 course units AND be complete in the 4.0 course units from Year one in each year,
students must have passed any courses deemed compulsory for progression. These are: Year 1:
Introduction to Macroeconomics and Introduction to Microeconomics.
The pass mark for each course unit is 40%.
Award of degree
To be awarded an honours degree, a student must have completed courses to the value of 12.0
course units, and satisfied the examiners in courses to a minimum value of 11.0 course units,
fulfilling all attendance and coursework requirements, submitting all written work prescribed for
assessment purposes and taking all parts of any examination in those courses.
To be awarded a degree with honours in the field of study for which the student is registered, the
student must have taken and passed any course units deemed compulsory for such an award (not
to be confused with course units to be compulsory for progression), according to local rules. Where
students have failed to pass the specified Course Unit but have passed the required number of units
for the award of an honours degree, students will still be eligible for the award of an honours degree,
but one with a different field of study, to be determined by the Board of Examiners.
Students who fail to satisfy the examiners in 11.0 or more course units, but who have nevertheless
completed at least 11.0 course units and passed a minimum of 10.0 course units, including at least
two at advanced level and two in their final year, together with any deemed compulsory according to
local rules, may be awarded an Ordinary Degree in their registered field of study. Students who are
eligible for the award of an Ordinary Degree under these requirements, but who have not satisfied
the examiners in one or more courses deemed compulsory, will be awarded an Ordinary Degree in a
different field of study, to be determined by the Board of Examiners.
Classification
The class of honours degree shall be determined by the relevant Board of Examiners on the basis of
the results obtained in 9.0 course units, to be selected as follows:
a) EITHER the result from the best 1.0 course unit from Year 1, subject to local rules OR the result
from a 1.0 course nominated in advance (or alternatively the two best 0.5 course units or two
0.5 course units nominated in advance);
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b) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 2, subject to local rules;
c) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 3.
Classification will be based in the first instance on a consideration of the median of the marks from
the 9.0 units of assessment. The units are to be weighted 1 : 3 : 5, as follows:
d) Year 1: 1
e) Year 2: 3
f) Year 3: 5
Marks for retaken or substitute course units will be included in the calculation for the mark of the
year in which that course unit was first attempted, rather than in the year it was actually taken, if
that is different.
Consideration of borderlines
Candidates falling within 1% of a class boundary may be considered for raising to the higher class.
Such consideration will be at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. Candidates within the 1%
borderline zone are subject to the following factors:
•
•
•
•
an analysis of the mark distributions for candidates and consideration given to a
preponderance of marks of a class, such as half of the marks or the majority of marks, where
appropriate;
a consideration as to whether there is “exit velocity” in the candidates’ performance;
particular emphasis placed on course units of higher value or those with a significant research
element;
attention to those marks which have a particular significance for the overall classification.
Where a student has validated Extenuating Circumstances (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academicmanual/c4/extenuating-circumstances/sum), and the student’s weighted average mark falls within
the 1% borderline zone, the Faculty/Departmental Extenuating Circumstances Panel may
recommend that the student be exempted from some or all of the borderline criteria.
Full details of UG Borderline Criteria are available in chapter 4 of the UCL Academic Manual
(http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/overview) on page 39.
Application of classification scheme
In exceptional cases, the Board of Examiners may exercise discretion in the application of this Faculty
Scheme. The general Regulations of the College and of the University are assumed to apply in
conjunction with the above Scheme, as are the local rules and guidelines produced by the relevant
Department(s).
SCHEME FOR THE AWARD OF HONOURS TO STUDENTS REGISTERING IN OR AFTER 2005
INCORPORATING A YEAR SPENT ABROAD
BA Economics and Business with East European Studies with a Year Abroad (EBEESYA)
Students registered for the degree are required to undertake a programme of study comprising
courses to the value of 4.0 cu in each year.
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In order to proceed to the second year of the programme, all students must have passed a minimum
of 3.0 course units. In order to proceed to the third year of the programme, all students must have
passed a minimum of 7.0 course units AND be complete in the 4.0 course units from Year one In
order to proceed to the final year, all students must be complete in 12.0 course units, have passed a
minimum of 11 course units be In each year, students must have passed any courses deemed
compulsory for progression. These are: Year 1: Introduction to Macroeconomics and Introduction to
Microeconomics; Year 3: Performance Certificate, Progress portfolio and Self-evaluation report.
The pass mark for each course unit is 40%.
Work to the value of 4.0 cu will be undertaken during the third year of the degree. To consist of: Year
abroad assignment (1.0 cu); Performance Certificate (1.0 cu); Progress portfolio (1.0 cu) and Selfevaluation report (1.0 cu). The year abroad assignment is assessed at SSEES and contributes 1.0 cu
towards the final degree classification.
When students fail a study abroad year, either owing to interruption, non-engagement or failure to
achieve a pass mark, they will not be able to progress to Year 4 and must transfer to an equivalent
degree where there is no study abroad requirement.
Award of degree
To be awarded an honours degree, a student must have completed courses to the value of 16.0
course units, and satisfied the examiners in courses to a minimum value of 14.5 course units,
fulfilling all attendance and coursework requirements, submitting all written work prescribed for
assessment purposes and taking all parts of any examination in those courses.
To be awarded a degree with honours in the field of study for which the student is registered, the
student must have taken and passed any course units deemed compulsory for such an award (not
to be confused with course units to be compulsory for progression), according to local rules. Where
students have failed to pass the specified Course Unit but have passed the required number of units
for the award of an honours degree, students will still be eligible for the award of an honours degree,
but one with a different field of study, to be determined by the Board of Examiners.
Students who fail to satisfy the examiners in 14.5 or more course units, but who have nevertheless
passed a minimum of 13.0 course units, including at least three at advanced level and two in their
final year, together with any deemed compulsory according to local rules, may be awarded an
Ordinary Degree in their registered field of study. Students who are eligible for the award of an
Ordinary Degree under these requirements, but who have not satisfied the examiners in one or more
courses deemed compulsory, will be awarded an Ordinary Degree in a different field of study, to be
determined by the Board of Examiners.
Classification
The class of honours degree shall be determined by the relevant Board of Examiners on the basis of
the results obtained in 10.0 course units, to be selected as follows:
a) EITHER the result from the best 1.0 course unit from Year 1, subject to local rules OR the result
from a 1.0 course unit nominated in advance (or alternatively the two best 0.5 course units or
two 0.5 course units nominated in advance);,
b) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 2, subject to local rules;
c) The 1.0 Year-Abroad unit (1.0 course unit);
d) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 4.
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Classification will be based in the first instance on a consideration of the median of the marks from
the 10.0 units of assessment. The units are to be weighted 1 : 3 : 5 : 5 , as follows:
e)
f)
g)
h)
Year 1: 1
Year 2: 3
Year 3: 5
Year 4: 5
The Year-Abroad unit (SESS3901: Year Abroad Assignment) will be given a Year 4 weighting of 5.
The Year Abroad “Shell” units (SESS3902: Performance Certificate; SESS3903: Progress Portfolio; SESS
3904: Self-Evaluation) are Pass/Fail only and do not count towards classification, but only
progression.
Marks for retaken or substitute course units will be included in the calculation for the mark of the
year in which that course unit was first attempted, rather than in the year it was actually taken, if
different.
Consideration of borderlines
Candidates falling within 1% of a class boundary may be considered for raising to the higher class.
Such consideration will be at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. Candidates within the 1%
borderline zone are subject to the following factors:
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an analysis of the mark distributions for candidates and consideration given to a
preponderance of marks of a class, such as half of the marks or the majority of marks, where
appropriate;
a consideration as to whether there is “exit velocity” in the candidates’ performance;
particular emphasis placed on course units of higher value or those with a significant research
element;
attention to those marks which have a particular significance for the overall classification.
Where a student has validated Extenuating Circumstances (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academicmanual/c4/extenuating-circumstances/sum), and the student’s weighted average mark falls within
the 1% borderline zone, the Faculty/Departmental Extenuating Circumstances Panel may
recommend that the student be exempted from some or all of the borderline criteria.
Full details of UG Borderline Criteria are available in chapter 4 of the UCL Academic Manual
(http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/overview) on page 39.
Application of classification scheme
In exceptional cases, the Board of Examiners may exercise discretion in the application of this
Scheme. The general Regulations of the College and of the University are assumed to apply in
conjunction with the above Scheme, as are the local rules and guidelines produced by the relevant
Department(s).
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Examination Procedures
The exam period is provisionally scheduled for 1 May 2016 - 30 May 2016. Nevertheless, procedures
leading up to examinations begin almost at the very start of the academic year. Since the UCL Exams
Office manage up to 16,000 candidates, it is not surprising that the procedure is tightly structured.
By the same token, it is very easy to ‘get lost in the system’, particularly if you miss deadlines or fail
to complete the necessary forms in time.
The first deadline you have to meet will be, Friday 16 October 2015, which is the final date for the
completion of student module selections on Portico. Subsequently, you will have an opportunity to
complete a green Change of Course form if you decide to change a course. The purpose of these
forms is to inform the UCL Exams Office of the courses you are taking and hence, the exams for
which you should be entered. It should be obvious what could happen if you do not manage to
complete these forms accurately or in time.
The SSEES Board of Examiners and the UCL Social & Historical Sciences Faculty Board decide on the
class of degree you receive and, if you are a first or second-year student, whether you may progress
to the next year. In reaching their decision, they may take into account any extenuating
circumstances that have affected your performance in the exam or in coursework submitted during
the year. These extenuating circumstances are normally understood as medical or as the
consequence of family bereavement. Students suffering from exam stress may, if their case is
supported by a letter from their GP, be allowed to take exams in a special UCL facility.
It is your responsibility to ensure that all forms are completed in time, that you are correctly entered
for the right exams, that your exam is timetabled (watch out – there are often changes between the
provisional and final published timetables), that you have let all the relevant people know of any
extenuating circumstances, and that you actually turn up to the exam at the right place at the right
time. If you fail to follow these guidelines, then your degree result and opportunity to progress to
the next year may be jeopardised.
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