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2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and Business (Arabic)

Programme code:BA-ML/AR&BUUCAS code:
Duration:4 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Chiara La Sala Contact address:M.C.LaSala@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 480

Entry requirements:

For entry requirements for this course please visit: 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:

Languages, Cultures and Societies:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Languages-Cultures-and-Societies-15.pdf
Business and Management: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-business-management-15.pdf

Programme specification:


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in Arabic, 40 credits in Business and a 20 credit MODL module in Intercultural Competence.

Compulsory modules:

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:

ARAB1001Beginning Arabic 120 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ARAB1002Beginning Arabic 220 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARAB1170Studying the Middle East: Culture, History, Politics and Religion20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1001Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1140Principles of International Business20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1870Behaviour in Organisations10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL1090Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Students with prior knowledge of Arabic may, subject to a placement test, study ARB1030/ARAB3100 instead of ARAB1001/ARAB1002, as appropriate in their first year.


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students will spend this year of their programme in a country or region where the language of interest is used both in official contexts and as a daily means of communication. Where this period of residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you during Level 1. Where you are able to choose a location, you must have this approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.

Compulsory modules:

Students are required to take the following core residence abroad modules. Please note that the appropriate Level 1 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.

ARAB9001Arabic Year Abroad120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)


Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in Business and 60 credits in Arabic.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates are required to study the following compulsory modules:

ARAB2010Advanced Arabic Grammar and Translation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ARAB2020Essential Skills in Practical Arabic20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2085Developing Your Potential10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2400The International Economic Environment10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2781Managing in the Digital Workplace10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2820Contemporary Topics in International Business10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2910Management Research and Analysis20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students are required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

ARAB2066Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ARAB2091Arab Media, Politics and Society20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ARAB2181Cultures of the Arab Middle East and North Africa20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ARAB2310Modern Middle Eastern History20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ARAB2330The Politics of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Middle East20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2075Global Environmental Humanities20 creditsSemesters 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 40 credits in both Business and Arabic, as well as a 40 credit Final Year Project in either subject.

Compulsory modules:

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:

ARAB3020Advanced Skills in Arabic Language20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3003Business Ethics20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3053Managing Social Media and Digital Work20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

LUBS3345Dissertation/Project in Management40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3300Final Year Project: Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3340Final Year Project: Extended Translation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3350Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast)40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students are required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

ARAB3010Arabic Stylistics20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ARAB3072Islam and Modernity20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ARAB3110Middle Eastern Politics: Regimes, Societies and Conflict20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARAB3190Performing Islam: Piety and Environment in Dialogue20 creditsNot running in 202223
ARAB3888Advanced Media Arabic: Translation Skills in Text Typology20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3200Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3410Contemporary World Literature20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3600Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3610Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3620Decolonial Approaches20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3630Social Movements across Cultures20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3650Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3800Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students wishing to take MODL3800 must take their Final Year Project in Arabic.

Discovery modules:

Last updated: 18/08/2022 10:55:25

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