2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Modern Languages and Business (German)
| Programme code: | BA-ML/GR&BU | UCAS 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]
Students must ensure that they enrol on the correct German language pathway. Those students with prior knowledge of the language should ensure that they meet the pre-requisites for Advanced German - see Coursefinder for specific requirements.
In level 1, students must take 120 credits in total. Students are required to take 40 credits in Business, a 20 credit MODL module and a minimum of either 40 or 60 credits in German, depending on whether they have prior knowledge of the language. The remaining credits for students with prior knowledge of German may consist of Discovery modules in a third subject or further modules in German. Students with no prior knowledge of German will have no space available for Discovery modules at level 1. Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.
Compulsory modules:
Students must study the following compulsory modules:
| LUBS1001 | Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1140 | Principles of International Business | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS1870 | Behaviour in Organisations | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL1090 | Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students with prior knowledge of German (B1 CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:
| GERM1010 | German Language Awareness and Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM1080 | Researching German Culture, History and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students with no prior knowledge of German will be required to study the following modules:
| GERM1020 | Beginners German (A1 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| GERM1021 | Pre-Intermediate German Language (A2/B1 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| GERM1085 | Researching German Culture, History and Society (For Beginners) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students taking GERM1010 and GERM1080 may choose to study one of the following optional modules instead of a Discovery module.
| GERM1110 | Skills in German Translation | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| GERM1200 | 20th Century German History | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students taking GERM1010 and GERM1080 may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules (or take further optional modules in German).
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in Business and a minimum of 40 credits in German. The final 20 credits may be taken as Discovery modules or in further German modules. Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.
Compulsory modules:
Students must study the following compulsory modules:
| LUBS2085 | Developing Your Potential | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2400 | The International Economic Environment | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2781 | Managing in the Digital Workplace | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2820 | Contemporary Topics in International Business | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2910 | Management Research and Analysis | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students who took GERM1010 and GERM1080 at level 1 will be required to study the following modules:
| GERM2010 | German Language Skills in Context | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who took GERM1020, GERM1021, GERM1085 at level 1 will be required to study the following modules:
| GERM2020 | German Language Skills (B1/B2 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Not running until 202324 | |
| GERM2075 | Behind the Headlines: the German-speaking World in the 21st Century | 20 credits | Not running until 202324 |
Students taking GERM2010 will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules;
Students taking GERM2020 may choose to take 20 credits from the following optional modules.
Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their German options must take a minimum of 60 credits in German.
| GERM2060 | Culture, Critique and Othering in the German-Speaking World | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM2070 | Behind the Headlines: Germany in the 21st Century | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM2080 | Translating German-Speaking Cultures: The German Language in Intercultural Relations | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2015 | Black Europe | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2030 | Introduction to German Cinema | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students may choose up to 20 credits of Discovery modules or take further optional modules in German.
Year3 - 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 residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you. Where you are able to choose locations, you must have these approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required one of the following core residence abroad modules. Please note that the appropriate Level 2 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.
| GERM9001 | German Year Abroad | 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 40 credits in both Business and German, as well as a 40 credit Final Year Project in either subject.
Compulsory modules:
Students must study the following compulsory modules:
| GERM3010 | Advanced German Language in Contemporary Discourses | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3003 | Business Ethics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3053 | Managing Social Media and Digital Work | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
| LUBS3345 | Dissertation/Project in Management | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 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 (Podcast) | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students are required to take 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| GERM3092 | Advanced Translation from German into English | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM3220 | Victims and/or Perpetrators? Remembering the Nazi past in Germany | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| GERM3240 | Cultures of protest and resistance: challenging state and society in German-speaking cultures | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM3270 | German Economy and Business Project | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| MODL3026 | Contemporary German Cinema | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| MODL3200 | Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students wishing to take MODL3800 must take their Final Year Project in German.
Discovery modules:
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