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. |
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 |