Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year
BA (Hons) International Business and Global Cultural Studies (3- year)
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BA (Hons) International Business and Global Cultural Studies (3- year) | Programme code | UFA3SBESML02 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time |
Academic year | 2024/5 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
4. Programme Structure
5. Programme Modules
Stage 1
Stage 1: 45 credits of compulsory Business School modules, 45 credits of compulsory modules in Modern Languages, 15 credits of optional Business School modules, 15 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language.
a take BEM1023, BEM1023 and SML1208
b select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language
c select 15 credits of optional Business modules
d select 15 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; or you may select a module from the Modern Languages optional content modules.
Please note that certain modules may only be available to students on Single Honours programmes, or to students who have taken a particular language module. This information will be given in the pre-requisites or co-requisites section of the relevant module descriptor.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEM1027 | The International Business Context | 15 | Yes |
| BEM1023 | Discovering Management | 30 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, and International Relations | 15 | No |
| MLX S1 BA comp language 2022-3 [See note b above] | |||
| MLF1001 | French Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLF1052 | French Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLG1001 | German Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLG1052 | German Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLI1001 | Italian Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLI1052 | Italian Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLM1052 | Beginners Chinese | 30 | Yes |
| MLP1052 | Portuguese Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLR1001 | Contemporary Russian Written and Oral | 30 | Yes |
| MLR1030 | Russian Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLS1001 | Spanish Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLS1056 | Spanish Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
Business School Optional Modules: BEA, BEE, BEM
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| UEBS S1 BA International Business and Modern Languages Opt 22-23 [See note c above] | |||
| BEA1013 | Introduction to Accounting | 15 | No |
| BEE1021 | Personal Finance Management | 15 | No |
| BEM1018 | Business and Society | 15 | No |
| BEM1019 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 15 | No |
| BEM1020 | Innovation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution | 15 | No |
| BEM1021 | Leadership and Teams | 15 | No |
| BEM1022 | Introduction to Leadership Studies | 15 | No |
| MLX S1 BA French opt 2022-3 [See note d above] | |||
| MLF1014 | Love and Death in French Culture | 15 | No |
| MLF1017 | The Making of Modern France | 15 | No |
| MLF1103 | The French Language, Present and Past | 15 | No |
| MLF1105 | An Introduction to French Thought | 15 | No |
| MLF1121 | French Visual History | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLX S1 BA Chinese opt 2022-3 [See note d above] | |||
| MLM1010 | China of the Senses: Approaching Chinese Culture and Environments | 15 | No |
| MLM1013 | A Brief History of Modern China (1861-Present) | 15 | No |
| MLX S1 BA Italian opt 2022-3 [See note d above] | |||
| MLI1016 | Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy | 15 | No |
| MLI1121 | A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy | 15 | No |
| MLX S1 BA Portuguese opt 2022-3 [See note d above] | |||
| MLP1002 | Introduction to the Lusophone World | 15 | No |
| MLX S1 BA Russian opt 2022-3 [See note d above] | |||
| MLR1005 | Chekhov's Major Plays | 15 | No |
| MLR1023 | Russia: Empire and Identity | 15 | No |
| MLX S1 BA CH Spanish opt 2022-3 [See note d above] | |||
| MLS1064 | An Introduction to the Hispanic World: Texts in Context | 15 | No |
| MLS1065 | The Making of Modern Spain | 15 | No |
| MLS1066 | The Making of Modern Latin America: History Through Literature and Culture | 15 | No |
| MLX S1 BA ML opt 2022-3 [See note d above] | |||
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, and International Relations | 15 | No |
Stage 2
Stage 2: 45 credits of compulsory Business School modules, 45 credits of compulsory modules in Modern Languages, 15 credits of optional Business School modules, 15 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language.
e take BEM2048, BEM2038 and SML2246
f select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.
g select 15 credits of optional Business School modules
h select 15 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; or you may select a module from the Modern Languages optional content modules.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEM2048 | International Business | 15 | Yes |
| BEM2047 | Organisational Behaviour | 30 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | Yes |
| MLX S2 BA comp language 2022-3 [See note f above] | |||
| MLF2001 | French Language, Written and Oral | 30 | Yes |
| MLF2152 | Intermediate French | 30 | Yes |
| MLG2001 | German Language, Written and Oral | 30 | Yes |
| MLG2052 | Intermediate German | 30 | Yes |
| MLI2001 | Italian Language, Written and Oral | 30 | Yes |
| MLI2051 | Italian Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLM2052 | Intermediate Chinese (One) | 30 | Yes |
| MLP2052 | Intermediate Portuguese | 30 | Yes |
| MLR2001 | Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I | 30 | Yes |
| MLR2030 | Intermediate Russian | 30 | Yes |
| MLS2001 | Spanish Language, Written and Oral | 30 | Yes |
| MLS2156 | Spanish Language (ex-beginners) | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
Business School Optional Modules: BEA, BEE, BEM
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| UEBS S2 BA International Business and Modern Languages Opt 22-23 [See note g above] | |||
| BEM2016 | Consumer Behaviour | 15 | No |
| BEM2021 | Human Resource Management | 15 | No |
| BEM2025 | Marketing Communications: Strategies and Applications | 15 | No |
| BEM2032 | Startup Entrepreneurship | 15 | No |
| BEM2033 | Brands and Branding | 15 | No |
| BEM2034 | Digital Technologies and the Future of Work | 15 | No |
| BEM2035 | Leading in International Contexts | 15 | No |
| BEM2036 | Thinking Entrepreneurially | 15 | No |
| BEM2037 | Leadership: Challenges and Practice | 15 | No |
| MLX S2 BA French opt 2022-3 [See note h above] | |||
| MLF2012 | Evolution of the French Language | 15 | No |
| MLF2029 | Varieties of French | 15 | No |
| MLF2056 | Provoking Thoughts - French Literature and Philosophy from the Renaissance to the 20th Century | 15 | No |
| MLF2063 | Crime and Punishment in French Fiction | 15 | No |
| MLF2065 | Contemporary French Film: Issues and Debates | 15 | No |
| MLF2066 | Intimate Spaces of the French Enlightenment | 15 | No |
| MLF2069 | East is East? Cross-Cultural Encounters in Medieval French Literature | 15 | No |
| MLF2074 | Translating Exile: Contemporary Francophone Women Writers | 15 | No |
| MLF2070 | Violence and Virtue: Early Modern French Theatre | 15 | No |
| MLF2076 | Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde | 15 | No |
| MLX S2 BA German opt 2022-3 [See note h above] | |||
| MLG2003 | Youth and Age: Generations in German Fiction and Film | 15 | No |
| MLG2018 | Berlin - Culture, History and Politics | 15 | No |
| MLG2019 | Gender, Race and Migration in 20th and 21st-century German Literature | 15 | No |
| MLX S2 BA Chinese opt 2022-3 [See note h above] | |||
| MLM2002 | Politics of Contemporary China | 15 | No |
| MLM2010 | Reading China: from Mandarins to Revolutionists | 15 | No |
| MLX S2 BA Italian opt 2022-3 [See note h above] | |||
| AHV2208 | Ideal Cities? Urban Cultures of Renaissance Italy | 15 | No |
| MLI2018 | Love (and Marriage?) in Contemporary Italian Film Comedy | 15 | No |
| MLX S2 BA Portuguese opt 2022-3 [See note h above] | |||
| MLP2002 | Portuguese as a Global Language | 15 | No |
| MLP2005 | Travelling Identities in the Lusophone World | 15 | No |
| MLX S2 BA Russian opt 2022-3 [See note h above] | |||
| MLR2021 | Understanding Russia | 15 | No |
| MLR2024 | Exploring Revolution: The Making of Soviet Society and Culture in the 1920s | 15 | No |
| MLX S2 BA Spanish opt 2022-3 [See note h above] | |||
| MLS2045 | Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry | 15 | No |
| MLS2060 | Love and Death in Spanish Drama | 15 | No |
| MLS2061 | The Latin American Short Story | 15 | No |
| MLS2070 | Catalonia Is Not Spain? Modern Catalan Culture in Context | 15 | No |
| MLS2072 | Place and Identity in Contemporary Venezuelan Culture | 15 | No |
| MLS2158 | "What is Love? And Do I Need It?" An Introduction to Spanish Renaissance Love Poetry | 15 | No |
| MLS2159 | Key Modern Poets from Spain and Latin America | 15 | No |
| MLS2160 | Fiction in Post-War Spain: Voices of Conformity and Subversion | 15 | No |
| MLX S2 BA ML opt 2022-3 [See note h above] | |||
| HUM2004 | Making a Career in Publishing | 15 | No |
| HUM2005 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 | No |
| SML2209 | Music in Medieval Europe | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
Stage 3
120 credits of compulsory modules
iYou must take one of these modules:
Compulsory Modules
Stage 3: 15 credits of compulsory Business School modules, 45 credits of compulsory modules Modern Languages, 45 credits of optional Business School modules, 15 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language).
j take BEM3XXX and SML3009.
k select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.
l select 45 credits of optional Business School modules
m select 15 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; or you may select a module from the Modern Languages optional content modules (please note if you select FLX module you must choose select one related to your chosen language
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEM3068 | Advances in International Business and Management | 15 | Yes |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | Yes |
| MLX SF BA comp language [See note k above] | |||
| MLF3111 | Advanced French Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLG3111 | Advanced German Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLI3111 | Advanced Italian Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLM3111 | Advanced Chinese Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLP3111 | Advanced Portuguese Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLR3111 | Advanced Russian Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLS3111 | Advanced Spanish Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
Business School Optional Modules: BEA, BEE, BEM
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| UEBS S3 BA International Business and Modern Languages Opt 22-23 [See note l above] | |||
| BEM3030 | International Business History | 15 | No |
| BEM3033 | Strategic Management | 30 | No |
| BEM3038 | Co-operative Enterprise | 15 | No |
| BEM3039 | Design Management and Marketing | 15 | No |
| BEM3046 | Managing Human Resources: Advanced Issues | 15 | No |
| BEM3047 | Contemporary Leadership Issues | 15 | No |
| BEM3048 | Leading Change in Practice | 15 | No |
| BEM3052 | Managing Change and Crisis in Organisations | 15 | No |
| BEM3055 | Ethics and Responsible Innovation | 15 | No |
| BEM3056 | Business and Climate Change | 15 | No |
| BEM3059 | Circular Economy Business and Enterprise | 15 | No |
| BEM3060 | Managing Entrepreneurially | 15 | No |
| BEM3061 | Business Ignition - Idea to Implementation | 15 | No |
| MLX SF BA French opt 2022-3 [See note m above] | |||
| MLF3006 | The Invention of Modern Love | 15 | No |
| MLF3034 | Sociolinguistics of French | 15 | No |
| MLF3046 | Dialectology in France | 15 | No |
| MLF3050 | Music, Poetry, and Society at the Late Medieval French Court | 15 | No |
| MLF3075 | First-Person Outsiders in Modern French Literature | 15 | No |
| MLF3078 | Philosophers, Prophets, and Mystics in French Culture | 15 | No |
| MLF3079 | Sex, Subversion and Censorship: Libertine Literature in Seventeenth-Century France | 15 | No |
| MLF3080 | Les Miserables from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day | 15 | No |
| MLF3081 | Sexual Politics: Gender Dynamics in Early Modern France | 15 | No |
| MLX SF BA German opt 2022-3 [See note m above] | |||
| MLG3036 | Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria | 15 | No |
| MLG3037 | Coping with Catastrophe: German Culture, Literature and Politics in the Interwar Years | 15 | No |
| MLG3040 | Sex, Sciences and the Arts | 15 | No |
| MLX SF BA Chinese opt 2022-3 [See note m above] | |||
| MLM3009 | China through the Lens: Cultural Translation and Self-Presentation | 15 | No |
| MLM3011 | China and the Third World: Foreign Relations and Nation Building in China in the Cold War Era | 15 | No |
| MLX SF BA Italian opt 2022-3 [See note m above] | |||
| AHV3002 | Understanding Space in Renaissance Italy | 15 | No |
| MLI3032 | Italian Screen Audiences: Film and television history from below | 15 | No |
| MLI3199 | Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend | 15 | No |
| MLX SF BA Portuguese opt 2022-3 [See note m above] | |||
| MLP3002 | Afro-Brazil: Ideas of Africa in Brazilian Fiction | 15 | No |
| MLP3005 | Changing voices: tracing the development of Portuguese over time | 15 | No |
| MLX SF BA Russian opt 2022-3 [See note m above] | |||
| MLR3026 | The Deceptive City: The Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature | 15 | No |
| MLR3027 | The Making of Underground Russia, 1825-1917 | 15 | No |
| MLX SF BA Spanish opt 2022-3 [See note m above] | |||
| MLS3037 | Women and Feminism in 20th Century Spain | 15 | No |
| MLS3057 | Cross Currents: Memory, Myth and Modernity in Latin America | 15 | No |
| MLS3067 | "Monster of Nature and Phoenix of Wits." An Introduction to the Work of Lope de Vega | 15 | No |
| MLS3068 | Staging Conflicts: Spanish Romantic Drama | 15 | No |
| MLS3112 | Spanish Modernists: Narratives of Identity, Gender and Nation | 15 | No |
| SML3031 | Advanced Translation Skills | 15 | No |
| MLX SF BA ML opt 2022-3 [See note m above] | |||
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 | No |
| HUM3015 | The Place of Meaning: Gardens in Britain and China | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| SML3031 | Advanced Translation Skills | 15 | No |
| SML3036 | Beyond Sex and the City: Becoming a Woman in Contemporary Western Cinema | 15 | No |
| SML3040 | Women in Translation: Gender and Publishing in the 21st Century | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
Stage 4
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
7. Programme Regulations
Classification
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
10. Admissions Criteria
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
12. Indicators of Quality and Standards
The programme is not subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).
13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy (ESE)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
BA (Hons) International Business and Global Cultural Studies (3- year)
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 23/08/2019 |
Date of last revision | 15/02/2023 |
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