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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Programme Catalogue 2020/1


UXXX-AYB05: BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (French) with Year Abroad

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

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Year Abroad

Normal programme duration: 4 years

[Page last updated: 12 August 2020]

Click here for further information Possible DAPs for this programme:

  • This programme has no possible DAPs
  

Click here for further informationPossible exit awards for this programme:



Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL10987 French written and spoken language 1 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL11036 The business environment in France 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN10070 Business economics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN10077 Quantitative methods and data analysis 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN10078 National business environment of UK - legal aspects 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN10079 The UK macroeconomic environment 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN10331 Accounting for managers 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL10949 France from the First World War to May 68 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2020/21 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2021/22 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 24% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL20990 French written and oral communication in the business context 2 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL20961 Continuity and change in contemporary French politics and society, 1969 to today 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN20080 People and organisations 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20081 Principles of marketing 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20082 European business environment: European integration & legal structure 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
XX20086 French comparative employee relations 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: LIST A
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN10311 Corporate finance and investment appraisal 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20485 Accounting and decision making for managers 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: LIST B
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN20010 Company law 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20014 Managing enterprise information systems 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20017 Operations management 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20050 Supply management 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20291 Human resource management 1 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20445 Corporate responsibility: principles and perspectives 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20624 People and innovation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20747 Economics of the industry and firm 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2020/21 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2021/22 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 8% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
XX20093 Year abroad in France - work placement 60 credits       [equivalent to 120 CATS credits] Further information on credits
XX20095 Year abroad in France - academic exchange 60 credits       [equivalent to 120 CATS credits] Further information on credits
XX20097 Year abroad in France - academic exchange & work placement 60 credits       [equivalent to 120 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2020/21 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2021/22 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 4

Students are required to take a total of 4 Management options and 2 national options (in addition to compulsory units) over the year. Students are advised to take only 30 credits in each semester, and must take no more than 36 credits in any semester. At least 48 of the 60 credits should be at level 3 or higher (i.e. MN30XXX).

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 (Section B)PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 (Section B)PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30991 French written and spoken language in the international business context 3 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN30085 The internationalisation of business 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Students may take no more than 12 credits at level 2 (coded MN2*) during the final year of this programme.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN20027 Economics of strategy: rivalry 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20032 E-business 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20034 Brand management 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20433 Decision making & leadership 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20448 Business & the natural environment 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN20502 Principles of finance for managers 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30036 Advertising theory and practice 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30039 Employment law 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30105 Advanced consumer behaviour 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30109 Business-to-business marketing 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30222 Innovation, industrialisation & international competitiveness 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30266 Decision making 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30281 Privacy, trust and security in information systems 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30372 Marketing and society 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30449 Strategic management 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30469 Advanced management accounting 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30470 Investment and trading 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30575 Entrepreneurship and innovation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30746 Economics, evolution and complexity 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Students must select 2 national options from those available in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30017 Genre et politique: la France en perspective comparée 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30873 Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité - perception(s) et réalité(s) dans la société française 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30594 France in the global economy 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list: LIST A
LIST A
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN30062 International business law 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30400 Doing business in China: opportunities and challenges 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30436 Contemporary issues in business and society 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30441 International marketing management 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30779 Entrepreneurship and innovation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list: LIST B
LIST B - Students may take no more than 12 credits at level 2 (coded MN2*) during the final year of this programme.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN20211 Advanced corporate finance 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30054 Strategy & human resource management 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30209 Investment banking 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30270 Virtual organising: understanding group behaviour online 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30371 Economic governance and industrial policy 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30444 UK tax and tax planning for the growing business 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30447 Antitrust & strategy 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30468 Auditing & accountability 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30474 Management consulting: theory and practice 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30602 Leading and managing change 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30626 Financial statement analysis and security valuation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
MN30676 Management science 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Students must select 2 national options from those available in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30027 French national option F11: La persuasion et la propagande 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30900 Les banlieues de la République 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2020/21 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2021/22 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.