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2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and Business (German)

Programme code:BA-ML/GR&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]

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:

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)

Optional modules:

Students with prior knowledge of German (B1 CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:

GERM1010German Language Awareness and Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM1080Researching German Culture, History and Society20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students with no prior knowledge of German will be required to study the following modules:

GERM1020Beginners German (A1 of the CEFR)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
GERM1021Pre-Intermediate German Language (A2/B1 of the CEFR)20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
GERM1085Researching German Culture, History and Society (For Beginners)20 creditsSemesters 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.

GERM1110Skills in German Translation20 creditsNot running in 202223
GERM120020th Century German History20 creditsSemesters 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:

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 who took GERM1010 and GERM1080 at level 1 will be required to study the following modules:

GERM2010German Language Skills in Context20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students who took GERM1020, GERM1021, GERM1085 at level 1 will be required to study the following modules:

GERM2020German Language Skills (B1/B2 of the CEFR)20 creditsNot running until 202324
GERM2075Behind the Headlines: the German-speaking World in the 21st Century20 creditsNot 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.

GERM2060Culture, Critique and Othering in the German-Speaking World20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM2070Behind the Headlines: Germany in the 21st Century20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM2080Translating German-Speaking Cultures: The German Language in Intercultural Relations20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2001Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2015Black Europe20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2030Introduction to German Cinema20 creditsNot running in 202223
MODL2075Global Environmental Humanities20 creditsSemesters 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.

GERM9001German Year Abroad120 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 German, as well as a 40 credit Final Year Project in either subject.

Compulsory modules:

Students must study the following compulsory modules:

GERM3010Advanced German Language in Contemporary Discourses20 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 take 20 credits from the following optional modules:

GERM3092Advanced Translation from German into English20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM3220Victims and/or Perpetrators? Remembering the Nazi past in Germany20 creditsNot running in 202223
GERM3240Cultures of protest and resistance: challenging state and society in German-speaking cultures20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM3270German Economy and Business Project20 creditsNot running in 202223
MODL3026Contemporary German Cinema20 creditsNot running in 202223
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 German.

Discovery modules:

Last updated: 18/08/2022 10:57:52

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