A MODERN LANGUAGE AND
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMME HANDBOOK
2007-2008
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
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A Message to all MLBM students from the Programme Director
Welcome to the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures (SLLC), which
administers the MLBM programme. Whether you are a new or returning student, we
hope that you find your time at the University of Manchester an interesting, enjoyable
and profitable experience. This handbook will help to guide you through your degree
programme in A Modern Language and Business & Management, but please
remember that it should be read alongside other handbooks (listed on p. 4). Although,
at first, this may seem like a lot of information to absorb, spending some time now
familiarising yourself with it will save you time and anxiety in the long run and enable
you to navigate your way through the programme successfully. Keep the handbooks
close to your desk, so that you can look things up whenever you need to.
As your Programme Director, I take a keen interest in your progress at the University
and will be happy to meet you to discuss any queries you may have about the
programme. I am also the person to come to with problems directly related to the
MLBM programme.
I am delighted to welcome you to the University of Manchester and wish you a very
happy and successful time here.
Dr Wiebke Brockhaus-Grand
Programme Director, A Modern Language and Business & Management
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Contents
General Information ........................................................................................... 4
Guide to Handbooks ............................................................................................................ 4
Semester Dates for 2007-2008 ......................................................................................... 5
Contact information ............................................................................................................. 6
Advice ............................................................................................................................ 6
MLBM Programme Staff .............................................................................................. 7
Communication Arrangements .................................................................................. 7
Student representation ............................................................................................... 8
Learning Resources ............................................................................................ 8
Libraries/Resource Centres ................................................................................................ 8
Computer Facilities .............................................................................................................. 9
The University Language Centre ....................................................................................... 9
Online Dictionaries............................................................................................................... 9
Programmes of Study ...................................................................................... 10
Programme Regulations ................................................................................................... 10
Programme Structure ........................................................................................................ 10
Programme Specifications ................................................................................................ 11
Course Unit Requirements for Each Year of Study ..................................... 12
First Year ............................................................................................................................. 13
Second Year........................................................................................................................ 17
Third Year: Compulsory Year Abroad ............................................................................. 20
Final Year ............................................................................................................................ 21
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General Information
Guide to Handbooks
There are four types of ‘handbook’ that you will find useful and will need to
consult at various times during your time as an undergraduate:
The MLBM Programme Handbook (this publication); it contains contact details
of those members of staff, both academic and non-academic, responsible for
the smooth running of the programme, a range of general information and
advice to help you get the most out of your studies, together with more detailed
information about the structure of your degree programme. You should keep
your personal copy of the Programme Handbook throughout your time at
Manchester. Any significant changes to the information contained in it will be
communicated to you at the beginning of each academic year and, if necessary,
a new version may be issued when the changes are substantial.
The Directory of Course Units published by each subject discipline; this
contains full details regarding all the course units offered, including teaching
arrangements, learning outcomes and reading lists. This includes the material
published by your language discipline, the BMAN and Accounting and Finance
materials provided by the Manchester Business School, and any relevant
publications from the School of Social Sciences for your Economics course
units.
The on-line Faculty of Humanities Course Unit Database, to be found at the
following address: http://courses.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/ug.
The School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures (SLLC) Undergraduate
Programmes Handbook; it contains information about the general regulations
governing all degree programmes offered by the School (including MLBM) and
other information relating to School policies on matters like work and
attendance, the submission of coursework, anonymous and double marking,
residence abroad requirements and the consideration of mitigating
circumstances. (See http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/intranet/ug/handbooks/.)
To get the most out of your time at the University, you need to know what your
responsibilities are, what is required and expected of you, and what services
are available to help you, should the need arise. It is the purpose of these
publications to provide this information or to indicate where you can find it.
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Semester Dates for 2007-2008
First Semester
17 September 2007 - 27 January 2008
Registration Week
Christmas Break
Examinations
17 September 2007 – 21 September 2007
15 December 2007 –13 January 2008
14 January 2008 – 25 January 2008
Second Semester
28 January 2008 – 4 June 2008
Easter Break
Oral examinations
Examinations
15 March 2008 – 6 April 2008
5 May 2008 – 9 May 2008
15 May 2008 – 4 June 2008
Re-sit period
18 August 2008 – 28 August 2008
The information given in this Handbook is as known at the time of going to press (July
2007). It is subject to final confirmation at a later date
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Contact information
Advice
If you need help, advice or clarification on anything related to your studies
(academic or otherwise) and you can't find the answer in any of the above
publications, never hesitate to ask. All members of staff are willing to help but
it is easier for all concerned if you know who to go to with what kind of
question or problem. So here is a brief overview:

MLBM Programme Director (Dr Wiebke Brockhaus-Grand)
Questions about the structure of the programme, timetable clashes,
problems with teaching staff and/or course unit delivery, questions about
assessment

MLBM Support Officer (Mr Oliver Pinch)
Questions about the structure of the programme, timetable clashes,
questions about assessment

Your Personal Tutor
Any other academic issues; personal problems; financial worries; health
problems etc (find his or her name on the School notice board by the lifts
on the third floor of the south wing, Samuel Alexander Building). On
registration, you will be assigned a Personal Tutor. Please refer to the
SLLC Undergraduate Programmes Handbook and the notice boards on
the third floor of the south wing of corridor in the Samuel Alexander
Building for further information.
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Academic Advisory Service
Confidential academic advice and support
2nd floor, Williamson Building, Oxford Road
Reception is open Monday to Friday (10 am – 4 pm)
Telephone: 0161 275 3033
E-mail: caas@manchester.ac.uk
Web: www.manchester.ac.uk/academicadvisoryservice
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University Counselling Service
If your problem is of a personal rather than academic nature, it always
makes sense to go to your Personal Tutor first, but professional help is
available from the University's Counselling Service
5th Floor, Crawford House, Precinct Centre, Booth Street East.
Monday to Friday (9.00 am - 5.00 pm) all year round, except public
holidays; evening opening on Tuesday and Wednesday until 7.00 pm,
except during holidays.
Telephone: 0161 275 2864
E-mail: counsel.service@manchester.ac.uk
Web: www.manchester.ac.uk/counselling
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MLBM Programme Staff
Programme Director:
The Programme Director’s role is to ensure the smooth running of the MLBM
degree programme. This involves representing the programme on the
School’s Undergraduate Programmes and Curriculum Committee, liaising with
staff in the various subject disciplines which contribute to the programme
(including Manchester Business School and the School of Social Sciences) to
discuss possible improvements to the programme in the light of student
feedback, overseeing the annual monitoring of the programme and generally
ensuring adherence to the guidelines set out in the University’s Manual of
Academic Procedures.
The MLBM Programme Director will be pleased to meet any student on the
programme to discuss relevant issues during her office hours, which are
posted on her office door.
For the 2007-2008 academic session the Programme Director is:
Dr Wiebke Brockhaus-Grand
Room S3.26, Samuel Alexander Building
Tel: (0161) 275 3180, mobile (07973) 709 099
E-mail: wiebke.brockhaus-grand@manchester.ac.uk
Teaching Staff:
Please see the University's online directory at
http://directory.manchester.ac.uk/ for contact details of individual lecturers.
Undergraduate Support Staff:
Mr Oliver Pinch
Room S3.6, Samuel Alexander Building,
Tel. (0161) 30 61727
E-mail: oliver.pinch@manchester.ac.uk
Office hours: Monday - Friday (9.00am - 5.00pm)
Communication Arrangements
E-mail (using your University e-mail address) is now the principal means used
by the academic and support staff to contact students on a day-to-day basis.
Please check your e-mail daily. General notices are posted on the MLBM
notice board in the corridor opposite Room S3.8 (Samuel Alexander Building)
and individual paper correspondence is placed in the pigeonholes in the filing
cupboards located between the south and west wings of the third floor.
Please inform the University immediately of any change to your home or termtime address by updating your details on the Student System. This also
applies to the addresses during the third year, which is spent abroad.
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Students should make sure that they check the notice board and pigeonholes
regularly, because some essential information is communicated by these
means, although e-mail is used wherever possible.
Student representation
Like most other degree programmes in SLLC, MLBM does not have a
separate Programme Committee. However, the MLBM Programme Director is
a member of the School's Undergraduate Programmes and Curriculum
Committee, and MLBM students can make their views known to the Academic
Committees of the subject disciplines contributing to the programme by
contacting the elected student reps attending these committees.
In addition, there is an MLBM staff-student committee with elected
representatives from each year of study, which meets once per semester.
This committee has no fixed agenda and its business is determined purely by
the concerns reported by the student reps attending.
Learning Resources
Libraries/Resource Centres
The University/Faculty has extensive library and computer resources available
to students. These are fully detailed in the SLLC Undergraduate Programmes
Handbook and the other publications mentioned above.
There is a Learning Resource Centre in the Samuel Alexander Building,
situated in Room NG.16 on the ground floor. This contains a photocopier and
articles provided by course tutors for photocopying. The opening hours are:
Monday – Friday (10.00am – 4.00pm) - teaching periods only
Questions about administrative aspects of this facility should be directed to
the School Office in Room S3.7, tel. (0161) 275 3208.
Please note that the Resource Centre is closed during student vacation
periods, so all photocopying must be undertaken before the exam period
starts.
John Ryland’s University Library (JRULM)
The Main Library is one of the largest academic libraries in the country. It has
extensive borrowing and reference facilities including a Short Loan Collection
for the more popular course texts.
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The Precinct Library
The Precinct Library is located in the Precinct Centre on Oxford Road and
holds the primary collection of Management books and journals.
The Joule Library
The Joule Library, located on E floor of the Sackville Street Building, also
contains some Management material.
Manchester Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester
This is often overlooked by students but is well worth a visit if you can't find
the books you need in the JRUL. It is both a reference and a lending library.
Computer Facilities
Samuel Alexander Building:
This building houses two main computer clusters: W2.19 (west wing) and the
Leamington Room on the lower ground floor next to the University Language
Centre. There is also a single PC attached to a scanner sited in W1.19, which
is where the Helpdesk is located.
The JRUL has over 300 computers which are accessible to members of the
University.
Further information is available at the following web address:
http://www.itservices.manchester.ac.uk/pcclusters/
The University Language Centre
This is situated on the lower ground floor of the Samuel Alexander Building
and can be reached via the lifts or staircase from the South Foyer. It provides
a wide range of learning facilities and materials, including video and audio
tapes, CALL facilities, and networked computers.
More details are available at http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/ or from
the Receptionist (tel. 0161 275 7960).
Online Dictionaries
The John Ryland’s University Library (JRUL) makes a number of reference
works available online via:

http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/eresources/reference/
Dictionaries (including language dictionaries) are accessible online via:

http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/eresources/reference/#d.en.48634
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Both the Oxford Reference Online and Blackwell Reference Online links are
featured and accessible online owing to a subscription handled by the JRULM
(either on-campus, or off-campus with an ATHENS username/password).
The University Language Centre (ULC) has a link to yourDictionary.com
(portal site, no subscription required) on the ULC website under the various
languages and at:
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http://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/resources/online-learningresources/links/#dictionaries
For further information, please go to the John Ryland’s University Library
(JRULM) site:
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http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/
Programmes of Study
Programme Regulations
Degree Programme Regulations are in the SLLC Undergraduate Programmes
Handbook and relate to the specific named programmes of study. These
regulations contain the rules applying to particular programmes and are to be
read in conjunction with the University/Faculty general regulations:
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/policies/.
Courses in Business and Management, Accounting and Finance, and
Economics are governed by regulations applied by the relevant School, and
may differ from those governing your Language courses, e.g. the rules
regarding the penalties for late submission of coursework. Information can be
found on the relevant School’s website:
Manchester Business School:
http://www.mbs.manchester.ac.uk/intranet/assessed-coursework.htm
School of Social Sciences (Economics):
http://www.socialsciences.man.ac.uk/politics/about/documents/PART2COUR
SEGUIDE.doc
Programme Structure
Modern Language: Students follow core course units in their main language
(Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish) and
further units in studies related to their main language.
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With regard to core language course units, students in Years 1 and 2 should
note the following:
According to Paragraph 28 of the University's Regulations for Undergraduate
Awards, following resit examinations, students may be allowed by the Board
of Examiners to progress to the next year of study taking additional course
units of the same credit value and at the same level (or a higher level if the
programme specification allows) as the failed credits, in addition to the full set
of course units for that year, up to a maximum of 20 credits. It is possible for
certain course units to be excluded from this provision, and the School of
Languages, Linguistics and Cultures has decided that failure in the core
language courses will not be permitted. This has two consequences. Firstly,
automatic compensation cannot be applied, so students who have received a
mark below 40% in a core language course unit will have to resit it, even if the
mark is 30% or above. Secondly, a student who fails a core language unit in
the resit examination will not be able to carry the credits into a subsequent
year of study.
Business and Management: Students follow compulsory core course units
in Business and Management and choose further course units from a list of
units available at the Manchester Business School or in the School of Social
Sciences (Economics).
The Year Abroad: Students spend the third year of the degree programme in
a country where their language of study is spoken. Further information is
available in the SLLC Residence Abroad Regulations and Handbook, which
you can find at http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/intranet/ug/residence-abroad/
2006-07/Fileuploadmax10Mb,85135,en.doc.
Programme Specifications
For full MLBM Programme Specifications please visit the SLLC website at
http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/intranet/ug/coursespecifications/ and click the
link for: BA (Hons) A Modern Language and Business and Management
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Course Unit Requirements for Each Year of Study
All course units are credit-rated. Credit-rating is intended as a measure of the
student workload required to complete a unit satisfactorily. One credit is
judged to be the equivalent of ten study hours (class time and/or private,
independent study), and therefore for each 10-credit unit you are expected to
spend 100 hours preparing for, and attending, classes, working on
assignments, undertaking private study and revising for examinations. The
normal workload is 120 credits per year of study.
Lists of available course units with descriptions and information on creditrating, timetabling etc., can be found in the relevant subject discipline's
Directory of Course Units as well as in the Humanities course unit database at
http://courses.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/ug/.
You should note that some course units last for one semester, while
others last for two, and that different course units have different credit
ratings (either 10 or 20).
Those course units whose codes end in ‘0’ run over both semesters,
while those whose codes end in ‘1’ are offered in Semester 1 and those
whose codes end in ‘2’ are taught in Semester 2.
Try to choose your course units so as to avoid as far as possible an
imbalance of the workload between the two semesters, paying careful
attention to the pre-requisites and the co-requisites for individual course units.
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First Year
All students follow units on the BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT side of
the programme totalling 60 credits:
Compulsory Units:
 BMAN10011 Fundamentals of Management (10 credits)
 BMAN10721 Transferable Management and Study Skills (10 credits)
 BMAN10552 Fundamentals of Finance (10 credits)
AND EITHER
(For students without A-level Economics or equivalent):
 ECON10041 Microeconomic Principles (10 credits)
AND
 ECON10042 Macroeconomic Principles (10 credits)
OR
(For students with A-level Economics or equivalent):
 ECON10081 The UK Economy: Microeconomics (10 credits)
AND
 ECON10082 The UK Economy: Macroeconomics (10 credits)
To make up the remaining 10 credits, students must choose ONE of
 BMAN10601 Accounting 1 (10 credits)
 BMAN10612 Business Economics (10 credits)
 BMAN10252 Management of Technological Change (10 credits)
 BMAN21012 Global Contexts of Business and Management (10 credits)
 ECON10001 Further Mathematics (10 credits; for students with AS-level
Maths or equivalent)
 ECON10061 Introductory Mathematics (10 credits; for students with GCSE
Maths or equivalent)
 ECON10071 Advanced Mathematics (10 credits; for students with A-level
Maths or equivalent)
Students taking ECON10001 Further Mathematics, ECON10061 Introductory
Mathematics or ECON10071 Advanced Mathematics; must contact the
relevant lecturer at the beginning of the semester to ensure that their choice
of course unit is appropriate for their level of competence. This is important
because performance in certain AS-level or A-level components has a bearing
on which of the three course units is the most suitable.
Note that a pass mark of 60% or above in BMAN10552 Fundamentals of
Finance is required to take dependent course unit BMAN20081 Financial
Statement Analysis, which is available in final year.
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You should also be aware that all Economics course units on offer in Year 2
have other (mostly Level 1) Economics course units as prerequisites. These
are
 ECON20120 Mathematical Economics I: ECON10001 or ECON10071
 ECON20321 Alternative Perspectives on Developing Countries:
ECON10041 or ECON10042 or ECON10081 or ECON10082
 ECON20332 Developing Countries in the International Economy:
ECON10041 or ECON10042 or ECON10081 or ECON10082
 ECON20341 Business Economics IA: ECON10041 or ECON10081
 ECON20342 Business Economics IB: The Firm: ECON20341
 ECON20351 Microeconomics IIA: ECON10041 and ECON10042 OR
ECON10081 and ECON10082 AND either ECON10061 or ECON10001 or
ECON10071
The final-year Economics course unit ECON30282 Introduction to Demography
presupposes basic quantitative skills, equivalent to a pass in ECON10061.
Additionally, all students follow LANGUAGE STUDIES COURSE UNITS
totalling 60 credits:
Chinese
EITHER (for beginners in Chinese):
 EALC10140 Chinese I & II (40 credits)
AND
 EALC10051 Introduction to Chinese Studies (20 credits)
OR (for students with A-level Chinese or equivalent):
 EALC10150 Chinese for Advanced Learners (20 credits),
 EALC10051 Introduction to Chinese Studies (20 credits)
AND
 HIST10152 Modern China: From The Opium War to the Modern Mao Era
(20 credits)
French
 FREN10050 French for MLBM 1 (20 credits)
PLUS
Further French course units to the value of 40 credits, from the following:
 FREN10040 French Civilisation and Culture in Context (20 credits)
 FREN10070 Text, Image and Performance (20 credits)
 FREN10080 The Development of the French Language (20 credits)
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German
EITHER (for beginners in German):
 GERM10100 Beginners' German Language Skills (40 credits),
 GERM10221 The Sounds of German (10 credits)
AND
 GERM10292 Structure and Meaning in German (10 credits)
OR (for students with A-level German or equivalent):
 GERM10210 German Language Skills 1 (20 credits)
PLUS
Further German course units to the value of 40 credits, which must include at
least one of the following:
 GERM10311 Contemporary German Culture (10 credits)
AND/OR
 GERM10302 Reading German (10 credits)
Italian
EITHER (for beginners in Italian):
 ITAL10200 Italian Language and Linguistics, Level 1A (40 credits)
AND
 ITAL10300 Contemporary Italian Culture (20 credits)
OR (for students with A-level Italian or equivalent):
 ITAL10210 Italian Language and Linguistics, Level 1B (20 credits),
 ITAL10300 Contemporary Italian Culture (20 credits),
 ITAL10701 Introduction to Italian Linguistics (10 credits)
AND EITHER
 ITAL10402 Reading Medieval and Renaissance Culture (10 credits)
OR
 ITAL10502 Italian Visual Culture (10 credits)
Japanese
EITHER (for beginners in Japanese):
 EALC10080 Japanese Language and Linguistics I (60 credits),
OR (for students with A-level Japanese or equivalent):
 EALC10090 Japanese for Advanced learners (40 credits)
AND EITHER
 EALC10111 Introduction to Japanese History and Culture (20 credits)
OR
 EALC10122 Introduction to Modern Japanese Society (20 credits)
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Portuguese
EITHER (for beginners in Portuguese):
 SPLA10110 Introductory Portuguese Language (20 credits),
 SPLA10120 Portuguese Language in Practice (20 credits)
AND
 SPLA10130 Cultures of Portuguese Colonialism (20 credits)
OR (for students with A-level Portuguese or equivalent):
 SPLA10020 Portuguese Language 1 (20 credits),
 SPLA10120 Portuguese Language in Practice (20 credits)
AND
 SPLA10130 Cultures of Portuguese Colonialism (20 credits)
Russian
EITHER (for beginners in Russian):
 RUSS10540 Beginners' Russian (40 credits)
AND
 RUSS10290 Beyond the 'Iron Curtain': Critical Perspectives on Russia,
Past and Present (20 credits)
OR (for students with A-level Russian or equivalent):
 RUSS10210 Russian Language Skills 1 (20 credits), OR RUSS10270
Russian for Native Speakers 1 (20 credits)
AND
 RUSS10290 Beyond the 'Iron Curtain': Critical Perspectives on Russia,
Past and Present (20 credits)
PLUS
Further Russian course units to the value of 20 credits
Spanish
EITHER (for beginners in Spanish):
 SPLA10200 Ab initio Spanish (30 credits),
 SPLA10250 Spanish Language with Literature (10 credits)
AND
 SPLA10310 Introduction to Latin American Studies (ab initio) (20 credits)
OR (for students with A-level Spanish or equivalent):
 SPLA10210 Spanish Language 1 (20 credits),
 SPLA10400 Introduction to Spanish Studies (20 credits)
AND
 SPLA10300 Introduction to Latin American Studies (20 credits)
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Second Year
Unless otherwise indicated below, students follow course units on the
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT side of the programme totalling
between 40 and 80 credits:
Compulsory Course Units:
 BMAN22000 Firms and Management in Comparative Perspective (20
credits)
To make up the remaining 20 to 60 credits, students can choose from the
following course units:
 **BMAN10621 Fundamentals of Financial Reporting (10 credits)
 **BMAN10632 Fundamentals of Management Accounting (10 credits)
(**These are co-requisites; therefore if one is chosen, both MUST be taken)
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BMAN20022 Career Development (10 credits)
BMAN20781 Strategy and Organisations and Competition (10 credits)
BMAN20792 Technology Strategy and Innovation (10 credits)
BMAN20802 Science, Technology and Society (10 credits)
BMAN20811 Managing Business and Operations (10 credits)
BMAN20821 New Product Development and Innovation (10 credits)
BMAN20832 Marketing (10 credits)
BMAN20842 Organisations and Employment (10 credits)
CARS20021 Leadership in Action (10 credits)
CARS20020 Leadership in Action (20 credits)
ECON20120 Mathematical Economics I (20 credits)
ECON20321 Alternative Perspectives on Developing Countries (10
credits)
ECON20332 Developing Countries in the International Economy (10
credits)
ECON20341 Business Economics IA (10 credits)
ECON20342 Business Economics IB: The Firm (10 credits)
ECON20351 Microeconomics IIA (10 credits)
Note that only ONE of CARS20021 Leadership in Action (10 credits) and
CARS20020 Leadership in Action (20 credits) may be chosen, but not both.
Please remember that ECON20120 Mathematical Economics I, ECON20321
Alternative Perspectives on Developing Countries, ECON20332 Developing
Countries in the International Economy, ECON20341 Business Economics IA,
ECON20342 Business Economics IB: The Firm and ECON20351
Microeconomics IIA all have prerequisites and that it is your responsibility to
ensure that you meet these requirements before embarking on one of these
course units.
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Note that a pass mark of 60% or above in BMAN10621 Fundamentals of
Financial Reporting AND BMAN10632 Fundamentals of Management
Accounting are required to take dependent course units BMAN20081
Financial Statement Analysis, BMAN30211 Corporate Governance in Context
or BMAN30171 Financial Analysis of Public Policy in final year. (In addition a
pass mark of 60% or above is required in BMAN10552 Fundamentals of
Finance (first year) for BMAN20081 Financial Statement Analysis.)
ECON20351 is a prerequisite for taking dependent course unit ECON30232
Natural Resource Economics, ECON20120 is required for ECON30382
Mathematical Finance, 10 ECON credits at Level 2 are necessary for
ECON30711 The Global Economy & Third World Industrialisation, and
ECON30722 Globalisation and Economic Development and 20 ECON credits at
Level 2 are required for ECON30820 Business Economics II (all in final year).
Additionally, unless otherwise indicated below, students follow
LANGUAGE STUDIES COURSE UNITS totalling between 40 and 80
credits:
Chinese
EITHER (For students who took EALC10040 Chinese I & II in Year 1)
 EALC20140 Chinese III & IV (40 Credits)
AND
 EALC20061 Modern Chinese Culture and Society (20 Credits)
OR (For students who took EALC10150 Chinese for Advanced Beginners in
Year 1)
 Choices to follow in 2008/2009
French
 FREN20050 French for MLBM 2 (20 credits)
OR
 ULFR20360 Further Business French (20 credits)
PLUS
Further French units totalling between 20 and 60 credits
Note that the choice of particularly popular course units in French is subject to
certain restrictions (see French Studies Directory of Course Units for details).
German
EITHER (for students who took GERM10100 in Year 1):
 GERM20100 German Language Skills for Ex-Beginners (20 credits)
PLUS
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Further German course units totalling 20 credits from
 GERM10232 German History, 1890-1945 (10 credits),
 GERM10302 Reading German (10 credits)
AND
 GERM20222 The German Language Today (10 credits)
PLUS EITHER
 GERM20271 The Making of Modern German (10 credits)
OR
 GERM20381 Introduction to the Phonology of German (10 credits)
For details of exceptions to this rule, see the German Studies Directory of
Undergraduate Course Units.
Note that students who took GERM10100 Beginners' German Language Skills
in First Year must take 60 credits in German and 60 credits in Business and
Management in Year 2.
OR (for students who took GERM10210 in Year 1):
 GERM20210 German Language Skills 2 (20 credits)
PLUS
Further German course units totalling between 20 and 60 credits
Italian
EITHER (for students who took ITAL10200 in Year 1):
 ITAL20200 Italian Language, Level 2A (20 credits)
PLUS
Further Italian course units totalling between 20 and 60 credits
OR (for students who took ITAL10210 in Year 1):
 ITAL20210 Italian Language, Level 2B: Tandem (20 credits)
PLUS
Further Italian course units totalling between 20 and 60 credits
Portuguese
 SPLA20100 Portuguese Language 2 (20 credits),
 SPLA20131 Mozambique in Literature and Film (20 credits)
AND (If Credits needed)
 SPLA20812 Cultural Cannibalism in Brazil (20 credits)
Russian
EITHER (for students who took RUSS10540 in Year 1):
 RUSS20450 Post-beginners' Russian (20 credits)
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PLUS
Further Russian course units totalling between 20 and 60 credits
OR (for students who took RUSS10210 in Year 1):
 RUSS20010 Russian Language Skills 2 (20 credits) OR RUSS20270
Russian for Native Speakers 2 (20 credits)
PLUS
Further Russian course units totalling between 20 and 60 credits
Spanish
 SPLA20210 Spanish Language 2 (20 credits)
PLUS
Further Spanish course units totalling between 20 and 60 credits
Third Year: Compulsory Year Abroad
After completion of the first two years of the degree programme, and before
entry to the final year, candidates will be required, except by special
permission, to spend one academic year under approved conditions in a
country where the language of study is spoken. 120 credits are awarded for
this year.
For further information on the year abroad, please visit the SLLC Residence
Abroad website at http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/intranet/ug/residenceabroad/2006-07/, or contact the Residence Abroad Coordinator, Daniel
Herman, tel. 275 8123, Daniel.herman@manchester.ac.uk.
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Final Year
All students follow course units on the BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
side of the programme totalling between 40 and 80 credits:
Compulsory Course Units:
 BMAN31031 Organisational Analysis (10 credits)
AND/OR
 BMAN30042 Human Resource Management (10 credits)
To make up the remaining 20 to 70 credits, students can choose from the
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BMAN20081 Financial Statement Analysis (10 credits)
BMAN20811 Operations and Quality Management (10 credits)
BMAN21061 Introduction to Management Information Systems (10 credits)
BMAN30010 Management and Technology (20 credits)
BMAN30021 Marketing (10 credits)
BMAN30022 Strategy (10 credits)
BMAN30171 Financial Analysis of Public Policy (10 credits)
BMAN30211 Corporate Governance in Context (10 credits)
BMAN30991 International Management of Knowledge and Technology (20
credits)
BMAN33032 Project and Financial Management (10 credits)
ECON30232 Natural Resource Economics (10 credits)
ECON30282 Introduction to Demography (10 credits)
ECON30382 Mathematical Finance (10 credits)
ECON30712 The Global Economy & Third World Industrialisation (10
credits)
ECON30721 Globalisation and Economic Development (10 credits)
ECON30820 Business Economics II (20 credits)
Note that only ONE of BMAN30171 Financial Analysis of Public Policy and
BMAN30211 Corporate Governance in Context may be chosen, but not both.
BMAN30021 Marketing is not available to students who took BMAN20832
Marketing in Year 2.
A pass mark of 60% or above in BMAN10621 Fundamentals of Financial
Reporting AND BMAN10632 Fundamentals of Management Accounting are
required to take BMAN20081 Financial Statement Analysis, BMAN30211
Corporate Governance in Context and BMAN30171 Financial Analysis of
Public Policy
Please also remember that ECON30232 Natural Resource Economics,
ECON30282 Introduction to Demography, ECON30382 Mathematical
Finance, ECON30711 The Global Economy & Third World Industrialisation,
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ECON30722 Globalisation and Economic Development and ECON30820
Business Economics 2 all have prerequisites and that it is your responsibility
to ensure that you meet these requirements before embarking on one of these
course units. You must have basic quantitative skills (equivalent to a pass in
ECON10061 Introductory Mathematics) to take ECON30282 Introduction to
Demography. Also note that ECON30820 is a quota course and enrolment will
be capped at an appropriate level.
Additionally, all students follow LANGUAGE STUDIES COURSE UNITS
totalling between 40 and 80 credits:
French
 FREN30500 French for MLBM 3 (20 credits)
OR
 ULFR30360 Advanced Business French (20 credits)
AND EITHER
Further course units totalling between 20 and 60 credits in French Studies
OR
Further course units totalling between 20 and 40 credits in French Studies
plus a dissertation (20 credits)
Note that the choice of particularly popular course units in French is subject to
certain restrictions (see French Studies Directory of Undergraduate Course
Units for details).
German
 GERM30510 German Language Skills III (20 credits)
PLUS EITHER
Further course units totalling between 40 and 60 credits in German Studies
OR
Further course units totalling between 20 and 40 credits in German Studies
including a dissertation (20 credits)
Italian
 ITAL30200 Italian Language, Level 3 (20 credits)
PLUS EITHER
Further course units totalling between 20 and 60 credits in Italian Studies
OR
Further course units totalling between 20 and 40 credits in Italian Studies
including a dissertation (20 credits)
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Russian
 RUSS30400 Advanced Russian Language Skills (20 credits)
PLUS EITHER
Further course units totalling between 40 and 60 credits in Russian Studies
OR
Further course units totalling between 20 and 40 credits in Russian Studies
including a dissertation (20 credits)
Spanish
 SPLA30210 Spanish Language III (20 credits)
PLUS EITHER
Further course units totalling between 40 and 60 credits in Spanish Studies
OR
Further course units totalling between 20 and 40 credits in Spanish Studies
including a dissertation (20 credits)
Important:
Although particular attention was drawn to certain course unit
prerequisites above, students are reminded that other course units also
have prerequisites and that it is their responsibility to ensure that they
meet these requirements before embarking on such course units.
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