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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2007/2008
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Business Studies and Spanish (MA)
Degree Type: Combined Honours
POS Code: C0135
UCAS Code: NR14
NYT Course S L CT
1 Business Studies 1 H 8 40
Economics 1A or Economic Principles and Applications H 8 40
Spanish 1A or 1B *  H 8 40
Computing in Management and Economics H 8 0
2 Quantitative Research Methods in Business H 8 20
  Career Development Planning H 8 0
Further courses in Business Studies H 8 40
Further course in Business Studies or further course A-J, N-P 8 20
Spanish 2 G 8 40
3‡ Year abroad at a partner University in the country of the language being studied, completing a full year’s diet of examinable subjects, at least some of which must be in Business Studies topics. 9/10 80
Language acquisition through residence/study 9/10 40
Research in Management H 9 0
4 Further courses in Business Studies § H 10 40
Management Honours Dissertation H 10 40
Language Paper 1 G 10 10
Language Paper 2 G 10 10
Oral G 10 10
Language Option G 10 20
Final Assessment
1. Language Paper 1
2. Language Paper 2
3. Oral
4. Language Option
5-6 Management Honours Dissertation
7-8 Business Studies courses
* Students with a pass in Spanish at SCE Higher Grade or the equivalent enter Spanish 1B; students with no previous Spanish but with a pass in at least one modern language or a classical language at SCE Higher Grade or equivalent apply to enter Spanish 1A.
‡ Entry into third year honours normally requires (i) passes in all six subjects taken in the first two years, (ii) a mark of 50% or above at the first attempt in two Business Studies courses in second year (not including Quantitative Research Methods in Business), and (iii) a mark of 50% or above in Spanish 2 at the first attempt.
§ A booklet giving details, as well as restriction on choice of courses, will be available for students entering the course to facilitate advance planning.
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