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Catalogue of Generally Available Units 2012/13

You are allowed to choose up to 6 credits worth of units in each year in addition to the units taken as part of your degree programme. You can take 3 credits in each semester or 6 credits in either semester 1 or semester 2 or as a year-long unit. Languages are offered as a pair of 3 credit units - one to be taken in each semester.

arrow Units offered by the Department of Education
- Units offered by the English Language Centre
- Units offered by the Foreign Languages Centre
- Units offered by the School of Management
- Units offered by the Department of Social & Policy Sciences

Units offered by the Department of Education

Semester 1

ED10001 is only available to students in Year 1; ED20003 to students in Year 2 and ED30005 to students in their final year.
ED10001 Exploring effective learning 6 Credits
ED20003 Education in society 6 Credits
ED20437 Intervention, organisation and practice 6 Credits
ED30005 Science education in practice 6 Credits

Semester 2

ED10002 is only available to students in Year 1; ED20126/ED20420 to students in Year 2 and ED30006 to students in their final year.
ED10001 Exploring effective learning 6 Credits
ED10002 Learning: Theory & context 6 Credits
ED10350 Philosophy of education 1 6 Credits
ED20126 Educational psychology 6 Credits
ED20420 Current issues in the philosophy of education 6 Credits
ED30006 Issues in science education 6 Credits

Units offered by the English Language Centre

Semester 1

EL10268 English for business 3 Credits
EL10270 Effective writing for native speakers of English 3 Credits
EL10271 Reading & vocabulary 3 Credits
EL10687 Academic writing for undergraduates 3 Credits
EL10689 Academic writing for taught masters 3 Credits
EL10691 Academic writing for postgraduate research 3 Credits
EL10693 Formal academic spoken English 3 Credits
EL10695 Seminar skills and informal spoken English 3 Credits
EL10697 Cambridge first certificate in English examination class 6 Credits
EL10699 Cambridge certificate of advanced English examination class 6 Credits
EL10701 Cambridge certificate of proficiency in English class 6 Credits

Semester 2

EL10269 English for business 3 Credits
EL10270 Effective writing for native speakers of English 3 Credits
EL10272 Reading & vocabulary 3 Credits
EL10688 Academic writing for undergraduates 3 Credits
EL10690 Academic writing for taught masters 3 Credits
EL10692 Academic writing for postgraduate research 3 Credits
EL10694 Formal academic spoken English 3 Credits
EL10696 Seminar skills and informal spoken English 3 Credits
EL10698 Cambridge first certificate in English examination class 6 Credits
EL10700 Cambridge certificate of advanced English examination class 6 Credits
EL10702 Cambridge certificate of proficiency in English class 6 Credits

Units offered by the Foreign Languages Centre

Semester 1

NB. 3 credit units in Arabic, Greek, Polish, Portuguese and Russian (all stages) and Italian stages 4, 5 and 6 will only be available as part of the Community Courses programme and will be subject to viability. Availability of these units is not therefore guaranteed.
FL10279 Arabic stage 1 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10281 Arabic stage 2 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10144 French stage 1 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10152 French stage 2 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10160 French stage 3 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10168 French stage 4 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL20174 French stage 5 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL30180 French stage 6 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10145 German stage 1 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10153 German stage 2 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10161 German stage 3 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10169 German stage 4 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL20175 German stage 5 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL30181 German stage 6 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10283 Greek stage 1 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10285 Greek stage 2 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10301 Greek stage 3 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10147 Italian stage 1 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10155 Italian stage 2 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10163 Italian stage 3 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10287 Italian stage 4 semester 1 (3 credit) 3 Credits
FL20228 Italian stage 5 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL30289 Italian stage 6 semester 1 (3 credit) 3 Credits
FL10252 Japanese stage 1 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10254 Japanese stage 2 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10256 Japanese stage 3 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10299 Japanese stage 4 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10230 Mandarin Chinese stage 1 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10232 Mandarin Chinese stage 2 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10234 Mandarin Chinese stage 3 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10303 Polish stage 1 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10291 Portuguese stage 1 semester 1 (3 credit) 3 Credits
FL10293 Portuguese stage 2 semester 1 (3 credit) 3 Credits
FL10236 Russian stage 1 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10238 Russian stage 2 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10240 Russian stage 3 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10242 Russian stage 4 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL20244 Russian stage 5 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL30295 Russian stage 6 semester 1 (3 credit) 3 Credits
FL10146 Spanish stage 1 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10154 Spanish stage 2 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10162 Spanish stage 3 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10170 Spanish stage 4 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL20176 Spanish stage 5 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL30182 Spanish stage 6 semester 1 (3 credits) 3 Credits

Semester 2

NB. 3 credit units in Arabic, Greek, Polish, Portuguese and Russian (all stages) and Italian stages 4, 5 and 6 will only be available as part of the Community Courses programme and will be subject to viability. Availability of these units is not therefore guaranteed.
FL10280 Arabic stage 1 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10282 Arabic stage 2 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10148 French stage 1 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10156 French stage 2 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10164 French stage 3 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10171 French stage 4 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL20177 French stage 5 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL30183 French stage 6 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10149 German stage 1 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10157 German stage 2 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10165 German stage 3 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10172 German stage 4 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL20178 German stage 5 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL30184 German stage 6 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10284 Greek stage 1 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10286 Greek stage 2 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10302 Greek stage 3 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10151 Italian stage 1 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10159 Italian stage 2 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10167 Italian stage 3 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10288 Italian stage 4 semester 2 (3 credit) 3 Credits
FL20229 Italian stage 5 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL30290 Italian stage 6 semester 2 (3 credit) 3 Credits
FL10253 Japanese stage 1 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10255 Japanese stage 2 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10257 Japanese stage 3 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10300 Japanese stage 4 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10231 Mandarin Chinese stage 1 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10233 Mandarin Chinese stage 2 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10235 Mandarin Chinese stage 3 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10304 Polish stage 1 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10292 Portuguese stage 1 semester 2 (3 credit) 3 Credits
FL10294 Portuguese stage 2 semester 2 (3 credit) 3 Credits
FL10237 Russian stage 1 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10239 Russian stage 2 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10241 Russian stage 3 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10243 Russian stage 4 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL20245 Russian stage 5 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL30296 Russian stage 6 semester 2 (3 credit) 3 Credits
FL10150 Spanish stage 1 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10158 Spanish stage 2 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10166 Spanish stage 3 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL10173 Spanish stage 4 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL20179 Spanish stage 5 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits
FL30185 Spanish stage 6 semester 2 (3 credits) 3 Credits

Units offered by the School of Management

Academic Year

MN10354 An introduction to law - contract, tort and ELS 6 Credits

Semester 1

NB. MN30505 is only available to postgraduate students.
MN10071 Organisational behaviour 6 Credits
MN10248 Introduction to accounting 6 Credits
MN20072 Managing human resources 6 Credits
MN20074 Business information systems 6 Credits
MN20501 Intermediate accounting 6 Credits
MN20502 Principles of finance for managers 6 Credits
MN30504 Building strong brands 6 Credits
MN30505 Fundamentals of accounting and financial management for non-specialists 6 Credits

Semester 2

MN10248 Introduction to accounting 6 Credits
MN10500 Corporate finance for managers 6 Credits
MN20073 Marketing 6 Credits
MN20503 Intermediate corporate finance for managers 6 Credits
MN30076 Business strategy 6 Credits

Units offered by the Department of Social & Policy Sciences

Semester 2

SP10001 Social policy, welfare and the state 6 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.