2018/19 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Italian B and Management
| Programme code: | BA-IT/B&MNGT | UCAS code: | RNH2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Martin Thomas | Contact address: | m.thomas@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 490
Entry requirements:
For entry requirements for this course please visit www.leeds.ac.uk/coursefinder
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Programme specification:
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 1 students must study 130 credits. Students are required to take 50 credits in Management and 60 credits in Italian, plus a 20 credit cornerstone module.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| ITAL1030 | Beginners Italian 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ITAL1035 | Beginners Italian 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1225 | Accounting for Managers | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS1850 | Organisational Behaviour | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS1940 | Economics for Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1090 | Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits from the following optional modules:
| ITAL1034 | Art and Literature in Medieval and Renaissance Italy: An Introduction | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ITAL1040 | Italy from Fascism to the Present | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits from the following optional modules:
| ITAL1094 | Fictions of Fascism (B): Watching the Detectives | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ITAL1150 | Italian Cinema: An Introduction | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects. Of the remaining credits, 20 credits should be taken in one of the named subjects; the final 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or in either of the named subjects.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| ITAL2016 | Italian Language B | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS2125 | Anthropology for Business | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2850 | Marketing | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study between 20 and 60 credits from the following optional modules:
| ITAL2023 | Introduction to Dante's Comedy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2025 | Linguistic Variety in Modern Italy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2090 | Power, Pain and Beauty: Introduction to the Art and Literature of the Italian Renaissance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2200 | Italian Cinema: Genre and Social Change | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2300 | Italy: Regions, Identities and Nation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their Italian options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Italian in
level 2 including ITAL2016.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Candidates must take between 10 and 50 credits from the following optional modules:
| LUBS2765 | Advanced Management Decision Making | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2785 | How Managers Make Decisions | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2810 | Business and the Legal Environment | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS2860 | Managing International Business | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS2900 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2970 | Corporate Social Responsibility | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
The candidate will spend the third year of the programme in Italy.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to follow the following compulsory module:
| ITAL9001 | Year Abroad in Italy | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects, plus at least 20-credits as a Final Year Project which can be taken in and count towards either subject. Any remaining credits can be taken in either of the named subjects or as discovery modules. A maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules may be taken in level 3. Finalists may only take level 1 modules which are listed as discovery skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| ITAL3010 | Italian Language 3 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3070 | Strategic Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
| LUBS3305 | Dissertation in Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3310 | Final Year Project: Extended Essay | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3320 | Final Year Project: Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3340 | Final Year Project: Extended Translation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study between 20 and 60 credits from the following optional modules:
| ITAL3310 | 'Giocare al Romanzo': Italo Calvino and the Novel, from Neorealism to Postmodern | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ITAL3370 | Dark Italy: Italian Crime Fiction | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ITAL3375 | A Year With 366 Days: A Journey Through Petrarch's Canzoniere | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ITAL3400 | Made in Italy. Italian for Business | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ITAL3450 | Family Novels: Life Stories, Gender and Social Change in Modern Italy | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 |
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Candidates must choose at least 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:
| LUBS3002 | Diversity Management | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3003 | Business Ethics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3004 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
| LUBS3051 | Digital Information at Work | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3150 | International Banking and Finance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3190 | International Marketing | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3530 | Advertising and Promotional Management | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3805 | International Business Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3845 | Marketing Strategy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3850 | Contemporary Management Consulting | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3855 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3885 | Management Decision Making | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3915 | Employment Law | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3950 | Current Issues in Decision Making | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3966 | Managing Global Value Chains | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3975 | Managing Innovation and Technology | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.
Last updated: 07/02/2019
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