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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, Programme Catalogue 2011/12


UXXX-AYB06: BSc (hons) International Management and Modern Languages (Spanish)

- Information about changes to codes for programmes incorporating study/work abroad in 2011/12

Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND MODERN LANGUAGES (SPANISH)

Further information on Modes of Attendance Mode of attendance: Full-time with Year Abroad

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Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1

Designated Essential Units
PL10638 Spanish written and spoken language 1 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1

Compulsory Units
MN10070 Business economics 6 Credits
MN10077 Quantitative methods and data analysis 6 Credits
MN10078 National business environment of UK - legal aspects 6 Credits
PL10453 Spanish business environment 1: economic and industrial environment 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1

Compulsory Units
MN10079 The UK macroeconomic environment 6 Credits
MN10331 Accounting for managers 6 Credits
PL10454 Spanish business environment 2: legal environment 6 Credits
PL10789 Spanish political and cultural studies 1975 - present 6 Credits

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2

Designated Essential Units
PL20641 Spanish written and oral communication in the business context 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2

Compulsory Units
MN20080 People and organisations 6 Credits
MN20081 Principles of marketing 6 Credits
MN20082 European business environment: European integration & legal structure 6 Credits
PL20466 Comparative employee relations (Spanish) 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2

Compulsory Units
MN20485 Accounting for managers in an international context 6 Credits
PL20461 Multiple perspectives on Europe - Spain 6 Credits
PL20783 Introduction to contemporary Latin American politics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
MN20010 Company law 6 Credits
MN20014 IT & its business context 6 Credits
MN20015 Market analysis 6 Credits
MN20017 Operations management 6 Credits
MN20291 Human resource management 1 6 Credits
MN20434 Organisational design, performance and change 6 Credits
MN20444 UK tax and tax planning for the growing business 6 Credits
MN20445 Corporate responsibility: principles and perspectives 6 Credits

Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Placement Type: Enhanced.
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3

Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
XX20047 Year abroad in Spain and/or Latin America - option A: work placement 60 Credits
XX20048 Year abroad in Spain and/or Latin America - option B: academic exchange 60 Credits
XX20049 Year abroad in Spain and/or Latin America - option C: academic exchange & work placement 60 Credits

Year 4

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year does not have a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.

Students are required to take a total of 4 Management options (in addition to compulsory units) over the year. Students are advised to take only 30 credits in each semester

Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4

Compulsory Units
PL30719 Spanish written & oral communication in the international business context 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4

Compulsory Units
MN30085 The internationalisation of business 6 Credits
PL30597 International marketing communications (Spanish) 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Units from the following list:
MN20034 Brand management 6 Credits
MN20312 Work, organisation and employment relations 6 Credits
MN20313 Human resource management 2 6 Credits
MN20433 Leadership 6 Credits
MN30036 Advanced advertising theory 6 Credits
MN30039 Employment law 6 Credits
MN30040 European integration studies 1 6 Credits
MN30050 Supply management 6 Credits
MN30051 Technology & innovation management 6 Credits
MN30067 Treasury management 6 Credits
MN30105 Consumer research 6 Credits
MN30266 Decision making 6 Credits
MN30281 Privacy, trust and security in information systems 6 Credits
MN30436 Contemporary issues in business and society 6 Credits
MN30449 Strategic management 6 Credits
MN30465 Depth psychology of the consumer 6 Credits
MN30473 Entrepreneurship and innovation 6 Credits
MN30474 Management consulting: theory and practice 6 Credits
SP30054 Power & commitment in organisations 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Units from the following list:
Students may only select 1 national option from those available in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.
AA00001 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
PL30568 The politics of democracy & development in Latin America 6 Credits
PL30675 In search of Latin America: diversity and the dream of unity 6 Credits
PL30794 In the shadow of Franco: repression, denial and memory 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4

Compulsory Units
PL30593 Spain & Latin America in the global economy 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Units from the following list: LIST A
LIST A
MN30059 European integration studies 2 6 Credits
MN30062 International business law 6 Credits
MN30400 Comparative business and strategy: China and India 6 Credits
MN30409 Business strategy in the global economy 6 Credits
MN30415 International dimensions of organisational behaviour 6 Credits
MN30441 International marketing management 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Units from the following list: LIST B
LIST B
AA00012 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
MN30054 Strategy & human resource management 6 Credits
MN30109 Business-to-business marketing 6 Credits
MN30209 Investment banking 6 Credits
MN30270 Virtual organising 6 Credits
MN30271 Information system development 6 Credits
MN30290 Organisation and career development 6 Credits
MN30371 Economic governance, competitiveness and policy 6 Credits
MN30372 Ethical issues in marketing 6 Credits
MN30447 Antitrust & strategy 6 Credits
MN30448 Business & the natural environment 6 Credits
MN30464 Depth psychology of organisations 6 Credits
MN30468 Auditing & accountability 6 Credits
MN30469 Advanced management accounting 6 Credits
SP30055 Comparative industrial relations 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Units from the following list:
Students may only select 1 national option from those available in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.
AA00013 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
PL30569 The post-Franco party political system in Spain 6 Credits
PL30728 The international relations of Latin America 6 Credits
PL30760 Latin American visual cultures 6 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2011/12 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2012/13 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2011/12.
* 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.