International Business and Modern Languages
BA with Honours in International Business and Modern
Languages
BA in International Business and Modern Languages
Diploma of Higher Education in International Business and
Modern Languages
Certificate of Higher Education in International Business and
Modern Languages
Course Regulations
[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulation 11.1]
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Status of the Courses
All students are normally admitted in the first instance as potential
Honours students.
Mode of Study
The courses are available by full-time study only.
Place of Study
The course includes study in the fourth year at a Business School or in
the workplace as part of an internship or equivalent in the country of
the main chosen language.
Course Structure
In the first year of study, all students shall undertake a curriculum
which includes the classes BF 101 Management Development
Programme 1 and MG 111 Foundations of Management and
International Business. At the end of the first year of study, all students
shall choose subjects from this curriculum to study further, one of
which shall be a Business subject and will become their Principal
Subject in business. In addition, students can choose either two main
languages to study to Honours year, following the two languages taken
in first year or follow one main language to Honours year and take an
additional language for one year. These shall be known as the
Principal Subjects.
Over the second and third years of study, all students shall undertake a
curriculum which centres on classes in the two chosen Principal
Subjects and includes the classes BF 201 Management Development
Programme 2, BF 301 Management Development Programme 3, MG
205 International Business Analysis and MG 306 Managing Across
Cultures and Frontiers.
A Principal Subject shall comprise classes amounting to no fewer than
100 credits (normally 20 at Level 1, 40 at Level 2 and 40 at Level 3).
Modern Language normally requires 40 credits at Level 1.
In the Honours year, students will normally undertake a project with an
international business dimension amounting to 40 credits together with
classes amounting to 40 credits in their chosen language and 40
credits in International Business classes.
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Principal Subject and Honours Requirements
See Regulation 11.80.11.
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Curriculum
First Year
All students shall undertake classes amounting 120 credits as follows:
Compulsory Classes
Level
BF 101
Management Development Programme 1
1
MG 111
Foundations of Management and International
Business
1
Optional Classes
20 credits chosen from:
AG 111
Accounting Technologies *
AG 151
Introduction to Finance and Accounting**
EC 111
Introduction to Economics
HR 111
Managing People
MK 111
Introduction to Marketing
MS 111
Foundations of Business Analysis
MS 151
Harnessing Technology for Business
SH 111
Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism
Management
Z1 151
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
* Only available to students admitted onto a degree which
Accounting may take this class.
** Students taking AG 111 Accounting Technologies may not
class.
Credits
20
20
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
1
20
1
20
includes
take this
together with 40 credits chosen from the Language classes only listed
in Regulation 11.120.12.
Note: Classes in Modern Languages must be taken in subject pairs.
Students must have taken 1A and 1B to qualify for admission to the
Principal Subject. Students successfully completing an accelerated
Language class (Introduction to a Language 1B) will be put forward for
the Language 1B examination. If they pass, they will be qualified for
admission to the Principal Subject.
Elective Classes
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Second Year
All students shall undertake classes amounting to 120 credits as
follows:
Compulsory Classes
BF 201
Management Development Programme 2
MG 205
International Business Analysis
Principal Subject 1 (Business)
Principal Modern Language
Level
2
2
2
2
Credits
20
20
40
20
Language Option
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Third Year
All students shall undertake classes amounting to 120 credits as
follows:
Compulsory Classes
BF 301
Management Development Programme 3
MG 306
Managing Across Cultures and Frontiers
Principal Subject 1 (Business)
Principal Modern Language
Language Option
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Level
3
3
3
3
2
Credits
20
20
40
20
20
Fourth Year
The fourth year will normally be spent at a Business School or
equivalent in the country of the main language where the student will
attend an approved set of classes or participate in alternative work
tasks.
The dissertation in the Principal Business Subject, normally on a topic
relevant to that country and required as a component of the Fifth Year
curriculum (see Regulation 11.81.44), may be started in this year
abroad.
Fifth Year
All students shall undertake classes amounting to 120 credits as
follows:
Compulsory Classes
MG 414
Issues and Trends in International Business
Level
4
Credits
20
together with
a 40 credit Dissertation in the chosen Principal Business subject, with
an international focus
and
60 credits chosen from a list to be provided no later than academic
session 2011/12.
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Progress
In order to progress to the second year of the course, a student must
have accumulated at least 120 credits from the course curriculum,
including those for the class MG 111 Foundations of Management and
International Business and the Level 1 classes for the intended
Principal Subjects.
In order to progress to the third year of the course, a student must have
accumulated at least 240 credits from the course curriculum, including
those for the class BF101 Management Development Programme 1
and the Level 2 compulsory classes relating to their chosen Principal
Subjects.
In order to progress to the fourth year of the course, a student must
have accumulated no fewer than 360 credits from the course
curriculum including those for all the compulsory classes and the Level
3 compulsory classes relating to their chosen Principal Subjects and
have achieved a satisfactory performance in the third year.
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Final Assessment and Honours Classification
On successful completion of the Honours year, a candidate will be
awarded the Level 4 credits corresponding to the classes taken.
The final Honours classification for the degree of BA with Honours in
International Business with a Modern Language will normally be based
on:
(i)
the first assessed attempt at Level 4 classes taken in the fourth
year;
(ii)
the oral Modern Language examination
(ii)
if appropriate, an oral examination.
Award
BA with Honours: In order to qualify for the award of the degree of BA
with Honours in International Business and Modern Languages, a
candidate must normally have obtained no fewer than 480 credits from
the course curriculum.
Distinction in the Spoken Language: A candidate who qualifies for
the award of a BA with Honours in International Business and Modern
Languages degree and who has, according to prescribed criteria and in
the opinion of the Honours Board of Examiners, attained a high level of
performance in the oral examination may be awarded the Honours
degree with distinction in the spoken language.
BA: In order to qualify for the award of the BA in International Business
and Modern Languages, a candidate must have accumulated no fewer
than 360 credits including those for the first, second and third year
compulsory classes.
Diploma of Higher Education: In order to qualify for the award of a
Diploma of Higher Education in International Business and Modern
Languages, a candidate must have accumulated no fewer than 240
credits including those for the first and second year compulsory
classes.
Certificate of Higher Education: In order to qualify for the award of a
Certificate of Higher Education in International Business and Modern
Languages, a candidate must have accumulated no fewer than 120
credits from the course curriculum.
Transfer
Transfer to the BA in Business or the BA in International Business will
be considered for students who fail to satisfy the Board of Examiners in
the Modern Language.