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A GUIDE TO YOUR DEGREE

SYLLABUS AND ASSESSMENT

2016-2017

BA Economics and Business with East European Studies

BA Economics and Business with East European Studies with a Year Abroad

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Contents Course Structure: BA Economics and Business with East European Studies .............................................. 3 Year 1 - Compulsory Units and Module Options ......................................................................................... 3 Year 2 - Compulsory Units and Module Options ......................................................................................... 5 Year 3 - Compulsory Units and Module Options ......................................................................................... 8

Course Structure: BA Economics and Business with East European Studies with a Year Abroad ............ 11 Year 1 - Compulsory Units and Module Options ....................................................................................... 11 Year 2 - Compulsory Units and Module Options ....................................................................................... 13 Year 3 - Year Abroad .................................................................................................................................. 16 Year 4 - Compulsory Units and Module Options ....................................................................................... 17 Being ‘Complete’ in a Module ................................................................................................................... 20

Scheme of Award 1 ................................................................................................................................... 21

BA Economics and Business with East European Studies (EBEES) ........................................................ 21 Award of degree .................................................................................................................................... 21 Classification of Honours ...................................................................................................................... 21 Consideration of borderlines ................................................................................................................ 22 Application of classification scheme ........................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Representations from candidates concerning examination results ........ Error! Bookmark not defined. Interim Qualifications ........................................................................................................................... 22 Modern Foreign Language Requirements ............................................................................................ 22

Scheme of Award 2 ................................................................................................................................... 23

BA Economics and Business with East European Studies with a Year Abroad (EBEESYA) ................... 23 Award of degree .................................................................................................................................... 23 Classification of honours ....................................................................................................................... 23 Consideration of borderlines ................................................................................................................ 24 Application of classification scheme ..................................................................................................... 24 Representations from candidates concerning examination results ........ Error! Bookmark not defined. Interim Qualifications ........................................................................................................................... 24 Modern Foreign Language Requirements ............................................................................................ 25

Examination Procedures ........................................................................................................................... 26

Disclaimer

The information contained in this handbook is believed to be correct at the time of going to press, but no guarantee can be given that it will not be amended before the commencement of, or during, the degree programmes to which it refers.

This handbook must be read in conjunction with the UCL Academic Manual and SSEES Undergraduate Handbook

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Course Structure: BA Economics and Business with East European Studies Degree Structure

In this degree you will acquire a grounding in Economics and Business studies combined with an application of these disciplines to the East Central European region and the Russian Federation. You will also have the opportunity to learn an East European language and to gain deeper insights into the major economic issues involved in the process of institutional change, including liberalisation, privatisation, monetary and exchange rates policies, financial and trade openness, European integration and economic implications of all these. The current structure of the degree requires you to take 12 course-units over 3 years, four in each year. Each course-unit is equivalent to two terms worth of workload. You will also:

Learn the basics of an East European language if you wish.

Achieve an understanding of the disciplines of Economics and Business.

Write a dissertation based on your own research related to a topic in the Economics and/or Business with reference to the region

Year 1 - Compulsory Units and Module Options TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 1 = 4.0cu

COMPULSORY UNITS (2.5 COURSE UNITS):

SESS1003 Introduction to Microeconomics (0.5 cu Term 1)

SESS1004 Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.5 cu Term 2)

SESS1005 Applied Game Theory for Economics & Business (0.5 cu, Term 1)

SESS1006 Contemporary Issues of International Business (0.5 cu, Term 2)

STAT6102 Introductory Statistical Methods (0.5 cu, taught over two terms)

PLUS COURSES TO THE VALUE OF 1.5 COURSE UNITS SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:

Politics and Sociology, SSEES

SESS1102 Introduction to International Relations (1.0 cu)

SESS1101 Introduction to Politics (1.0 cu)

SESS1202 Understanding Society: Introduction to Social Theory (0.5 cu, Term 1)

SESS1203 Understanding Society: Introduction to Political Sociology (0.5 cu Term 2) NB. The politics and sociology courses are normally prerequisites for second-year courses in their respective fields.

Departments of Mathematics and Statistics, UCL

MATH 6101 Elementary Mathematics (0.5 cu) or

MATH 6103 Calculus (0.5 cu)* or

MATH 6401 Mathematics for Students of Economics (0.5 cu)

MATH 6402 Mathematics for Students of Economics, Statistics and Related Disciplines (0.5cu) (pre-requisite MATH 6401)

* Students with A-level in Mathematics should take ‘6103 Calculus’ or ‘6401 Mathematics for Students of Economics’ instead.

http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/course_units/CUImic.pdf

http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/course_units/CUImac.pdf

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/msi/current/undergraduate/stat6102

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Language and Culture, SSEES

SERS1016 Making of Modern Russian Culture (1.0 cu)

SERS1013 Russian Cinema: History, Politics, Society (0.5 cu)

SEEE1005 Culture in Eastern Europe – Anthropological Approaches (0.5 cu)

SEEE2005 Cinema in Eastern Europe (1.0 cu)

SEEE2005A Cinema in Eastern Europe (0.5 cu Term 1)

SEEE2005B Cinema in Eastern Europe (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (0.5 cu Term 1)

SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEEE1002 Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (1.0 cu)

SEEE1002B Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEEE1003 Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (0.5 cu Term 1)

History, SSEES

SEHI0005 History of Eastern Europe since 1856 (1.0 cu)

THIS IS A PREREQUISITE COURSE FOR ALL SECOND YEAR HISTORY COURSES

LANGUAGES, SSEES AND UCL

Language courses are normally offered at two levels in: Bulgarian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Serbian/Croatian And Ukrainian. German and French courses may be taken from the UCL language centre. Please note we cannot guarantee that all languages and levels will be available every year.

SERS1009 RUSSIAN 1A (0.5 CU, TAUGHT OVER TWO TERMS )

SSEES Language Course (0.5 OR 1 CU) GERMAN OR FRENCH (0.5 OR 1 CU) IMPORTANT: Only a total of 1.5 course units of language courses may be studied for the whole degree programme (this includes French and German). You cannot switch to a different language during your studies or to start studying language in Year 3. IMPORTANT

1. In order to progress from Year 1, students must have passed at least 3.0 course units including Introduction to Microeconomics and Introduction to Macroeconomics. Students must also have satisfied UCL’s foreign language requirements by the end of the programme.

2. To be awarded a degree with honours (classified) in the field of study (EBEES) the student must have taken and passed any compulsory course units.

http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/course_units/CULingVerbArt.pdf


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Year 2 - Compulsory Units and Module Options TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 2 = 4.0cu Please note the term of teaching is provisional

Module Module Name Pre-requisite Level Course Units

Term

1) Courses to the value of 1.5 course units to be selected from:

Economics and Business - Group A

SESS2005 Topics in Microeconomics Intro to Micro INTER 0.5 cu 2

SESS2006 European Macroeconomics Intro to Macro INTER 0.5 cu 1

SESS2012 New Venture Creation Int Business and Applied Game Theory

INTER 0.5 cu 1

SESS2010 Applied Econometrics Intro Statistical Methods AND EITHER Intro to Micro OR Intro to Macro

INTER 0.5 cu 1


Economics and Business - Group B

SESS2001 Emerging Market Economies Intro to Micro AND Intro to Macro

INTER 0.5 cu 1

SESS2011 Political Economy of European Integration Intro to Micro OR Intro to Macro INTER 0.5 cu 2

SESS2013 Economic History and Ideas Intro to Micro AND Intro to Macro

INTER 1.0 cu 1

SESS3003 Industrial and Corporate Change in Central and Eastern Europe

Int Business and Applied Game Theory and EITHER Intro to Micro OR Intro to Macro

ADV 1.0 cu 1&2


Group A or B courses if not already selected

Group C

SESS3002 International Trade Intro to Macro and Intro to Micro ADV 0.5 cu 2


SESS1202 Understanding Society: Introduction to Social Theory

FIRST 0.5 cu 1

SESS1203 Understanding Society: Introduction to Political Sociology

FIRST 0.5 cu 2

SESS1205 Understanding Politics: The Big Question in Contemporary Politics

FIRST 0.5 cu 1

SESS1206 Understanding Politics: How Politics Works FIRST 0.5 cu 2

SESS2101 The History of European Political Ideas INTER 1.0 cu 1&2

SESS2104 The Making of Modern Ukraine INTER 1.0 cu 1&2

SESS2102 Politics & Society in CEE Understanding Politics 0.5cu INTER 0.5 cu 1

SESS2103 Russian Politics & Society Understanding Politics 0.5cu INTER 0.5 cu 1

SESS2109 Politics and Societies of Southeast Europe Understanding Politics 0.5cu INTER 0.5 cu 2

SESS2108 Post-Soviet Politics and Society Understanding Politics 0.5cu INTER 0.5 cu 2

BUT Only a maximum of 1.0 cu may be taken from: History/Language and Culture, SSEES

History

SEHI2006 Successors to the Habsburgs Intermediate Level completed ADV 1.0 cu TBC

SEHI2008 Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation 1648-1921 ADV 1.0 cu 1&2

SEHI6011 History of Modern Germany 1815-1990 INTER 1.0 cu 1&2

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SEHI7002 Fascism and Authoritarianism in Eastern Europe 1918-1970

Intermediate Level completed ADV 0.5cu 2

SEHI7008 The Balkans from Empires to Nation-States INTER 0.5 cu 2

SEHI7010 History of the Soviet Union Intermediate Level completed ADV 0.5 cu TBC

SEHI2002 Crown Church and Estates in CE 1500-1700 ADV 0.5 cu TBC

SEHI7011 Society and Politics in Late Imperial Russia ADV 0.5cu TBC

Languages and Culture SEEB1009 Bulgarian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC

SEEB2109 Bulgarian B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SEEC1009 Czech A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC

SEEC2109 Czech B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SEEF1009 Finnish A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC

SEEF2109 Finnish B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SEEH1009 Hungarian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC

SEEH2109 Hungarian B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SEEP1009 Polish A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC

SEEP2109 Polish B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SEER1009 Romanian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC

SEER2109 Romanian B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SERS1009 Russian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC

SERS2009 Russian B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SERS3009 Russian C Level A or equivalent ADV 0.5 cu TBC

SEEU1009 Ukrainian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC

SEEU2109 Ukrainian B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SEEY1009 Serbian/ Croatian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC

SEEY2109 Serbian/Croatian B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SEEY3109 Serbian/Croatian C Level B or equivalent ADV 0.5 cu TBC

LCFR*** French (0.5cu) 0.5 cu

LCGE*** German (0.5cu) 0.5 cu

SERS1012 Representations of Russia FIRST 0.5 cu 1&2

SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense INTER 0.5 cu 1

SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity INTER 0.5 cu 2

SEEE2008 Vampires, Society and Culture INTER 0.5 cu 2

SEEE2011 Languages in Contact along the Danube INTER 0.5 cu 2

SEEE2013 War, Trauma and Memory INTER 0.5 cu 2

SEEEXXX1 Staging Europe INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SEEP7001 Contemporary Polish Cinema INTER 0.5 cu 2

SERS2012 Russian Cinema: Men and Women INTER 0.5 cu 1&2

SERS2020 The Person, Love and Utopia ADV 0.5 cu 1&2

SEEE2014 Minority Languages of Russia ADV 0.5 cu TBC

SEEE2009 Narratives in Exile INTER 0.5 cu TBC

Floating Options

Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0 course unit in their second and third years combined Subject to availability and the permission of all departments concerned

MATH6403 Mathematics for Students of Economics INTER 0.5cu ECON7003 Money and Banking INTER 0.5cu ECON7007 Environmental Economics INTER 0.5cu MSIN7015 Managing Business Operations INTER 0.5cu MSIN7011 Management Information and Control INTER 0.5cu MSIN7004 Introduction to e-Business INTER 0.5cu MSIN7005 Law for Managers INTER 0.5cu

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MSIN7007 New Ventures Business INTER 0.5cu MSIN7011 International Business INTER 0.5cu MSIN7013 Innovation Management INTER 0.5cu GEOG2014 Development Geography INTER 0.5cu GEOG2010 Economics Geographies INTER 0.5cu HEBR7750 The Arab-Israeli Conflict INTER 1.0cu

PSYC6001 Intro to Social and Business Psychology INTER 0.5cu

PSYC6002 Introduction to Psychology to Biologist INTER 0.5cu

PSYC1105 Concept and Method in Psychology INTER 0.5cu

ESPS1001 Intro to Euro History, Law, Politics & Phil INTER 1.0cu

ESPS2101 Euro Integration in Historical Perspective INTER 0.5cu

ESPS2102 The Politics of European Integration INTER 0.5cu

ESPS2301 EU Law INTER 1.0cu

ESPS7101 German Political and Social Thought INTER 0.5cu

ESPS7102 Problems of Social Explanation INTER 0.5cu

ESPS7401 War and Peace INTER 0.5cu




SSEES Language Course (0.5 OR 1 CU) GERMAN OR FRENCH (0.5 OR 1 CU) IMPORTANT: Only a total of 1.5 course units of language courses may be studied for the whole degree programme (this includes French and German). You cannot switch to a different language during your studies or to start studying language in Year 3.

Floating Option Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0 course unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments concerned.

NB. In order to progress from Year two, students must be complete in the 4.0 Course Units from Year one, have passed at least 7.0 course units.

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Year 3 - Compulsory Units and Module Options TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 3 = 4.0cu By the end of your programme you MUST HAVE 3.0cu ADV to be eligible for an honours degree


Term

1) Compulsory Module:

SESS4901 10,000 word free-standing dissertation ADV 1.0 cu 3

2) Courses to the value of 3.0 course units to be selected from the following: At least 1.0cu must be chosen from Economics and Business

Economics and Business - Group A, B or C if not taken in Year 2





INTER 0.5 cu 1


INTER 0.5 cu 1



INTER 0.5 cu 1



INTER 1.0 cu 1

SESS3003 Industrial and Corporate Change Int Business and Applied Game Theory and EITHER Intro to Micro OR Intro to Macro

ADV 1.0 cu 1 & 2

Economics and Business - Group C


SESS3005 Topics in Financial Management I Topics in Micro ADV 0.5 cu 1

SESS3008 Topics in Financial Management II Topics in FM 1 ADV 0.5 cu 2

SESS3010 Economics of Entrepreneurship Applied Econometrics ADV 0.5 cu TBA

SESS3012 International Macroeconomics European Macro ADV 0.5 cu 2

SESS3011 The Economics of the Family Topics in Micro ADV 0.5 cu TBA

Politics and Sociology



SESS2102 Politics & Society in Central and Eastern Europe

Understanding Politics 0.5cu INTER 0.5 cu 1




BUT Only a maximum of 1.0 cu may be taken from: History/Languages & Culture

History




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Languages and Culture SEEB2109 Bulgarian B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC


















SEEE2013 War, Trauma and Memory INTER 0.5 cu 2 SEEEXXX1 Staging Europe INTER 0.5 cu TBC SEEP7001 Contemporary Polish Cinema INTER 0.5 cu 2





Floating Options


MATH6403 Mathematics for Students of Economics INTER 0.5cu ECON7003 Money and Banking INTER 0.5cu CON7007 Environmental Economics INTER 0.5cu MSIN7015 Managing Business Operations INTER 0.5cu MSIN7011 Management Information and Control INTER 0.5cu MSIN7004 Introduction to e-Business INTER 0.5cu MSIN7005 Law for Managers INTER 0.5cu MSIN7007 New Ventures Business INTER 0.5cu MSIN7011 International Business INTER 0.5cu MSIN7013 Innovation Management INTER 0.5cu GEOG2014 Development Geography INTER 0.5cu GEOG2010 Economics Geographies INTER 0.5cu HEBR7750 The Arab-Israeli Conflict INTER 1.0cu PSYC6001 Intro to Social and Business Psychology INTER 0.5cu PSYC6002 Introduction to Psychology to Biologist INTER 0.5cu PSYC1105 Concept and Method in Psychology INTER 0.5cu

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ESPS1001 Intro to Euro History, Law, Politics & Phil INTER 1.0cu ESPS2101 Euro Integration in Historical Perspective INTER 0.5cu ESPS2102 The Politics of European Integration INTER 0.5cu ESPS2301 EU Law INTER 1.0cu ESPS7101 German Political and Social Thought INTER 0.5cu ESPS7102 Problems of Social Explanation INTER 0.5cu ESPS7401 War and Peace INTER 0.5cu





Floating Option Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1 course unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments concerned. New courses and modifications to existing courses may be introduced to reflect changes in the region Progression

The basic principle of BA EBEES degrees is progression from one year to the next through the three years along defined disciplinary pathways. Knowledge and skills learned in one year provide building blocks for more advanced study in a subsequent year.

NB. To be awarded a degree with honours (classified) in the field of study (EBEES) the student must have taken and passed any compulsory course units, and have 3.0cu at ADV level

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Course Structure: BA Economics and Business with East European Studies with a Year Abroad

DEGREE STRUCTURE

In this degree you will acquire a grounding in Economics and Business studies combined with an application of these disciplines to the East Central European region and the Russian Federation. You will also have the opportunity to learn an East European language and to gain deeper insights into the major economic issues involved in the process of institutional change, including liberalisation, privatisation, monetary and exchange rates policies, financial and trade openness, European integration and economic implications of all these.

During your year abroad you will be expected to develop your language skills where appropriate, to sit courses (in English) related to your degree and to develop an enhanced understanding of the country-level issues relevant to your degree. The current structure of the degree requires you to take 16 course-units over 4 years, four in each year. Each course-unit is equivalent to two terms worth of workload. You will also:

Be strongly encouraged to develop skills in a language of the region

Achieve an understanding of the disciplines of Economics and Business

Produce a year abroad assignment reflecting your own perceptions of the key economic issues in the country you visit

Write a dissertation based on your own research related to a topic in the Economics and/or Business with reference to the region

Outline of the Degree

Year 1 - Compulsory Units and Module Options TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 1 = 4.0cu

2.5 compulsory units:

SESS1003 Introduction to Microeconomics (0.5 cu Term 1) SESS1004 Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.5 cu Term 2) SESS1002 Introduction to Business (1.0 cu) STAT6102 Introductory Statistical Methods (0.5 cu, taught over two terms)

Plus courses to the value of 1.5 course units selected from the following units:


SESS1102 Introduction to International Relations (1.0 cu)

SESS1101 Introduction to Politics (1.0 cu)

SESS1202 Understanding Society: Introduction to Social Theory (0.5 cu, Term 1)

SESS1203 Understanding Society: Introduction to Political Sociology (0.5 cu Term 2) NB. The politics and sociology courses are normally prerequisites for second-year courses in their respective fields.

http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/course_units/CUImic.pdf

http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/course_units/CUImac.pdf

http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/course_units/CUIntroBus.pdf

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/msi/current/undergraduate/stat6102

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Departments of Mathematics and Statistics, UCL

MATH 6101 Elementary Mathematics (0.5 cu) or

MATH 6103 Calculus (0.5 cu)* or

MATH 6401 Mathematics for Students of Economics (0.5 cu)

MATH 6402 Mathematics for Students of Economics, Statistics and Related Disciplines (0.5cu) (pre-requisite MATH 6401)

* Students with A-level in Mathematics should take ‘6103 Calculus’ or ‘6401 Mathematics for

Students of Economics’ instead. Language and Culture, SSEES

SERS1016 Making of Modern Russian Culture (1.0 cu)

SERS1013 Russian Cinema: History, Politics, Society (0.5 cu)

SEEE1005 Culture in Eastern Europe – Anthropological Approaches (0.5 cu)

SEEE2005 Cinema in Eastern Europe (1.0 cu)

SEEE2005A Cinema in Eastern Europe (0.5 cu Term 1)

SEEE2005B Cinema in Eastern Europe (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (0.5 cu Term 1)

SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEEE1002 Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (1.0 cu)

SEEE1002B Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEEE1003 Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (0.5 cu Term 1) History, SSEES

SEHI0005 HISTORY OF EASTERN EUROPE SINCE 1856 (1.0 CU) This is a prerequisite course for all second year History courses





NB. 1. In order to progress from Year 1, students must have passed at least 3.0 course

units. Students must also have satisfied UCL’s foreign language requirements in order by the end of their programme.

2. To be awarded a degree with honours (classified) in the field of study (EBEES) the student must have taken and passed any compulsory course units.



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Year 2 - Compulsory Units and Module Options TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 2 = 4.0cu Please note the term of teaching is provisional


Term






INTER 0.5 cu 1


INTER 0.5 cu 1




INTER 0.5 cu 1



INTER 1.0 cu 1

SESS3003 Industrial and Corporate Change in Central and Eastern Europe

Int Business and Applied Game Theory and EITHER Intro to Micro OR Intro to Macro

ADV 1.0 cu 1&2


Group A or B courses if not already selected

Group C



SESS1202 Understanding Society: Introduction to Social Theory

FIRST 0.5 cu 1

SESS1203 Understanding Society: Introduction to Political Sociology

FIRST 0.5 cu 2

SESS1205 Understanding Politics: The Big Question in Contemporary Politics

FIRST 0.5 cu 1

SESS1206 Understanding Politics: How Politics Works FIRST 0.5 cu 2



SESS2102 Politics & Society in CEE Understanding Politics 0.5cu INTER 0.5 cu 1




BUT Only a maximum of 1.0 cu may be taken from: History/Language and Culture, SSEES

History



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Languages and Culture SEEB1009 Bulgarian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC

SEEB2109 Bulgarian B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SEEC1009 Czech A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC


SEEF1009 Finnish A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC


SEEH1009 Hungarian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC


SEEP1009 Polish A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC


SEER1009 Romanian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC


SERS1009 Russian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC



SEEU1009 Ukrainian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC


SEEY1009 Serbian/ Croatian A FIRST 0.5 cu TBC










SEEE2013 War, Trauma and Memory INTER 0.5 cu 2

SEEEXXX1 Staging Europe INTER 0.5 cu TBC

SEEP7001 Contemporary Polish Cinema INTER 0.5 cu 2





Floating Options


MATH6403 Mathematics for Students of Economics INTER 0.5cu ECON7003 Money and Banking INTER 0.5cu ECON7007 Environmental Economics INTER 0.5cu MSIN7015 Managing Business Operations INTER 0.5cu MSIN7011 Management Information and Control INTER 0.5cu MSIN7004 Introduction to e-Business INTER 0.5cu

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MSIN7005 Law for Managers INTER 0.5cu MSIN7007 New Ventures Business INTER 0.5cu MSIN7011 International Business INTER 0.5cu MSIN7013 Innovation Management INTER 0.5cu GEOG2014 Development Geography INTER 0.5cu GEOG2010 Economics Geographies INTER 0.5cu HEBR7750 The Arab-Israeli Conflict INTER 1.0cu

PSYC6001 Intro to Social and Business Psychology INTER 0.5cu

PSYC6002 Introduction to Psychology to Biologist INTER 0.5cu

PSYC1105 Concept and Method in Psychology INTER 0.5cu

ESPS1001 Intro to Euro History, Law, Politics & Phil INTER 1.0cu

ESPS2101 Euro Integration in Historical Perspective INTER 0.5cu

ESPS2102 The Politics of European Integration INTER 0.5cu

ESPS2301 EU Law INTER 1.0cu

ESPS7101 German Political and Social Thought INTER 0.5cu

ESPS7102 Problems of Social Explanation INTER 0.5cu

ESPS7401 War and Peace INTER 0.5cu





Floating Option Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0 course unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments concerned.

NB. In order to progress from Year two, students must be complete in the 4.0 Course Units from Year one, have passed at least 7.0 course units.

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Year 3 – Year Abroad TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 3 = 4.0cu Compulsory units:

Year Abroad Assignment (1 cu)

Performance Certificate (1 cu)

Progress Portfolio (1 cu)

Self-Evaluation (1 cu)

NB. In order to progress from Year three, students must be complete in 8.0 course units, have passed at least 7.0 course units, including the performance certificate, progress portfolio and self-evaluation components When students fail a study abroad year, either owing to interruption, non-engagement or failure to achieve a pass mark, they will not be able to progress to Year 4 and must transfer to an equivalent degree where there is no study abroad requirement.

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Year 4 - Compulsory Units and Module Options TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 4 = 4.0cu By the end of your programme you MUST HAVE 3.0cu ADV to be eligible for an honours degree


Term

1) Compulsory Module:

SESS4901 10,000 word free-standing dissertation ADV 1.0 cu 3

2) Courses to the value of 3.0 course units to be selected from the following. At least 1.0cu MUST BE TAKEN from Economics and Business

Economics and Business - Group A, B or C if not taken in Year 2





INTER 0.5 cu 1


INTER 0.5 cu 1



INTER 0.5 cu 1



INTER 1.0 cu 1

SESS3003 Industrial and Corporate Change Int Business and Applied Game Theory and EITHER Intro to Micro OR Intro to Macro

ADV 1.0 cu 1 & 2

Economics and Business - Group C


SESS3005 Topics in Financial Management I Topics in Micro ADV 0.5 cu 1

SESS3008 Topics in Financial Management II Topics in FM 1 ADV 0.5 cu 2

SESS3010 Economics of Entrepreneurship Applied Econometrics ADV 0.5 cu TBA

SESS3012 International Macroeconomics European Macro ADV 0.5 cu 2

SESS3011 The Economics of the Family Topics in Micro ADV 0.5 cu TBA

Politics and Sociology



SESS2102 Politics & Society in Central and Eastern Europe

Understanding Politics 0.5cu INTER 0.5 cu 1




BUT Only a maximum of 1.0 cu may be taken from: History/Languages & Culture

History




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Languages and Culture SEEB2109 Bulgarian B Level A or equivalent INTER 0.5 cu TBC


















SEEE2013 War, Trauma and Memory INTER 0.5 cu 2 SEEEXXX1 Staging Europe INTER 0.5 cu TBC SEEP7001 Contemporary Polish Cinema INTER 0.5 cu 2





Floating Options


MATH6403 Mathematics for Students of Economics INTER 0.5cu ECON7003 Money and Banking INTER 0.5cu ECON7007 Environmental Economics INTER 0.5cu MSIN7015 Managing Business Operations INTER 0.5cu MSIN7011 Management Information and Control INTER 0.5cu MSIN7004 Introduction to e-Business INTER 0.5cu MSIN7005 Law for Managers INTER 0.5cu MSIN7007 New Ventures Business INTER 0.5cu MSIN7011 International Business INTER 0.5cu MSIN7013 Innovation Management INTER 0.5cu GEOG2014 Development Geography INTER 0.5cu GEOG2010 Economics Geographies INTER 0.5cu HEBR7750 The Arab-Israeli Conflict INTER 1.0cu PSYC6001 Intro to Social and Business Psychology INTER 0.5cu PSYC6002 Introduction to Psychology to Biologist INTER 0.5cu PSYC1105 Concept and Method in Psychology INTER 0.5cu

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ESPS1001 Intro to Euro History, Law, Politics & Phil INTER 1.0cu ESPS2101 Euro Integration in Historical Perspective INTER 0.5cu ESPS2102 The Politics of European Integration INTER 0.5cu ESPS2301 EU Law INTER 1.0cu ESPS7101 German Political and Social Thought INTER 0.5cu ESPS7102 Problems of Social Explanation INTER 0.5cu ESPS7401 War and Peace INTER 0.5cu





Floating Option Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1 course unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments concerned. New courses and modifications to existing courses may be introduced to reflect changes in the region Progression

The basic principle of BA EBEES degrees is progression from one year to the next through the three years along defined disciplinary pathways. Knowledge and skills learned in one year provide building blocks for more advanced study in a subsequent year.

NB. To be awarded a degree with honours (classified) in the field of study (EBEES) the student must have taken and passed any compulsory course units, and have 3.0cu at ADV level.

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Being ‘Complete’ in a Module

The ‘complete’ requirements can be found in UCL’s progression rules and degree award rules in section 2 of the Academic Regulations for Students: Undergraduate Programmes at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ras/acd_regs

An explanatory example (without regulatory power) is the following:

At UCL there is an important difference between failing a module – even if a module has been irredeemably failed after both the first and the second attempts – and being ‘incomplete’ in the assessment for a module: it is possible to fail a module permanently, while nevertheless ‘completing’ it. The difference can be very significant.

In order to be ‘complete’ in a module, students must have been academically assessed in all of the examined elements relating to the module on at least the first or the second attempt. In other words, the student must have seriously attempted all relevant assessment at least once, instead of being absent and/or failing to submit work. Merely attending an examination without making a credible attempt that can be academically assessed or submitting empty pages or negligible work that cannot be academically assessed does not complete the assessment.

Completing all modules, even if some modules may have been failed, is very important: In order to progress from year 2 to year 3 a student must be complete in all year 1 modules; in order to progress from year 3 to year 4 a student must be complete in all year 2 modules. If students become permanently ‘incomplete’ in a module, they may therefore no longer be able to progress and will have to leave UCL. Final-year students who become ‘incomplete’ in a module by failing to attempt a re-sit after already having failed to complete all elements of assessment on the first attempt will no longer qualify for a classified honours degree and may only qualify for an unclassified ordinary degree.

It is therefore particularly important not to miss assessment by failing to submit work or being absent from examination; and it is imperative not to do so on a second attempt if the assessment for the module has remained incomplete after the first attempt. Further details and the formal regulations can be found in paragraph 2.10.1 of UCL’s Academic Regulations for Students: Undergraduate Programmes, Section 2: General Regulations at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ras/acd_regs

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ras/acd_regs

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ras/acd_regs

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Scheme of Award 1

BA ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS WITH EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES (EBEES)

Students registered for the degree are required to undertake a programme of study comprising courses to the value of 4.0 course units in each year.

In order to proceed to the second year, all students must have passed a minimum of 3.0 course units. In order to proceed to the third and final year of the programme, students must have passed a minimum of 7.0 course units AND be complete in the 4.0 course units from Year one in each year, students must have passed any courses deemed compulsory for progression. These are: Year 1: Introduction to Macroeconomics and Introduction to Microeconomics.

The pass mark for each course unit is 40%.

AWARD OF DEGREE

To be awarded an honours degree, a student must have completed courses to the value of 12.0 course units, and satisfied the examiners in courses to a minimum value of 11.0 course units, fulfilling all attendance and coursework requirements, submitting all written work prescribed for assessment purposes and taking all parts of any examination in those courses.

To be awarded a degree with honours in the field of study for which the student is registered, the student must have taken and passed any course units deemed compulsory for such an award (not to be confused with course units to be compulsory for progression), according to local rules. Where students have failed to pass the specified Course Unit but have passed the required number of units for the award of an honours degree, students will still be eligible for the award of an honours degree, but one with a different field of study, to be determined by the Board of Examiners.

Students who fail to satisfy the examiners in 11.0 or more course units, but who have nevertheless completed at least 11.0 course units and passed a minimum of 10.0 course units, including at least two at advanced level and two in their final year, together with any deemed compulsory according to local rules, may be awarded an Ordinary Degree in their registered field of study. Students who are eligible for the award of an Ordinary Degree under these requirements, but who have not satisfied the examiners in one or more courses deemed compulsory, will be awarded an Ordinary Degree in a different field of study, to be determined by the Board of Examiners.

CLASSIFICATION OF HONOURS

The class of honours degree shall be determined by the relevant Board of Examiners on the basis of the results obtained in 9.0 course units, to be selected as follows:

a) EITHER the result from the best 1.0 course unit from Year 1, subject to local rules OR the result from a 1.0 course nominated in advance (or alternatively the two best 0.5 course units or two 0.5 course units nominated in advance);

b) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 2, subject to local rules; c) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 3. Classification will be based in the first instance on a consideration of the median of the marks from the 9.0 units of assessment. The units are to be weighted 1 : 3 : 5, as follows:

a) Year 1: 1 b) Year 2: 3 c) Year 3: 5

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Marks for retaken or substitute course units will be included in the calculation for the mark of the year in which that course unit was first attempted, rather than in the year it was actually taken, if that is different.

CONSIDERATION OF BORDERLINES

Honours Degree candidates whose weighted average mark falls within 1% of the next classification boundary (after rounding to the nearest integer) may be considered for the higher classification. The Programme Board of Examiners should take the following criteria into account:

Whether the majority of credits (at least 50%) fall in the higher classification.

Whether there is evidence of “exit velocity” in the candidate’s performance.

Whether high value modules, or those with a significant research element such as the dissertation, fall in the higher class.

Attention to those marks which have a particular significance for the overall classification. Full details of UG Borderline Criteria are available in chapter 4 of the UCL Academic Manual (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/overview)

INTERIM QUALIFICATIONS

A student may be awarded an interim qualification if they meet or surpass defined learning outcomes and credit requirements.

The Board of Examiners will assess the student’s eligibility for the interim qualification against the appropriate qualification learning outcomes and credit requirements. The standard UCL Interim Qualification Learning Outcomes described in the UCL Academic Manual outline the threshold academic standards required to pass each of UCL’s main interim qualifications, in line with the UCL Qualifications and Credit Framework and the UK Framework for Higher Education Qualifications. Interim qualifications are not eligible for a classification.

Available interim qualifications:

Certificate of Higher Education (Cert HE)

Diploma of Higher Education (Dip HE)

Ordinary Degree (Bachelors without Honours)

Bachelors with Honours

Honours Degree without a Study Abroad or Placement Year

Aegrotat Degree

Special and Aegrotat Provisions

Please visit http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/c4/progression-award/interim-qualifications for more details.

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

UCL is committed to Modern Foreign Language education and requires all UK Honours Degree students to enter UCL with, or have developed by graduation, a basic level of language competence. Students who fail to satisfy the requirement by the end of their programme will not be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree. Students should speak to their personal tutor or programme leader in the first instance if they have any questions about the requirement.

Further information: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/modern-foreign-language

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/overview

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/c4/progression-award/interim-qualifications

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/modern-foreign-language

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Scheme of Award 2

BA ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS WITH EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES WITH A YEAR ABROAD (EBEESYA)

Students registered for the degree are required to undertake a programme of study comprising courses to the value of 4.0 cu in each year.

In order to proceed to the second year of the programme, all students must have passed a minimum of 3.0 course units. In order to proceed to the third year of the programme, all students must have passed a minimum of 7.0 course units AND be complete in the 4.0 course units from Year one In order to proceed to the final year, all students must be complete in 12.0 course units, have passed a minimum of 11 course units be In each year, students must have passed any courses deemed compulsory for progression. These are: Year 1: Introduction to Macroeconomics and Introduction to Microeconomics; Year 3: Performance Certificate, Progress portfolio and Self-evaluation report.

The pass mark for each course unit is 40%.

Work to the value of 4.0 cu will be undertaken during the third year of the degree. To consist of: Year abroad assignment (1.0 cu); Performance Certificate (1.0 cu); Progress portfolio (1.0 cu) and Self-evaluation report (1.0 cu). The year abroad assignment is assessed at SSEES and contributes 1.0 cu towards the final degree classification.

When students fail a study abroad year, either owing to interruption, non-engagement or failure to achieve a pass mark, they will not be able to progress to Year 4 and must transfer to an equivalent degree where there is no study abroad requirement.

AWARD OF DEGREE

To be awarded an honours degree, a student must have completed courses to the value of 12.0 course units, and satisfied the examiners in courses to a minimum value of 11.0 course units, fulfilling all attendance and coursework requirements, submitting all written work prescribed for assessment purposes and taking all parts of any examination in those courses.

To be awarded a degree with honours in the field of study for which the student is registered, the student must have taken and passed any course units deemed compulsory for such an award (not to be confused with course units to be compulsory for progression), according to local rules. Where students have failed to pass the specified Course Unit but have passed the required number of units for the award of an honours degree, students will still be eligible for the award of an honours degree, but one with a different field of study, to be determined by the Board of Examiners.

Students who fail to satisfy the examiners in 11.0 or more course units, but who have nevertheless completed at least 11.0 course units and passed a minimum of 10.0 course units, including at least two at advanced level and two in their final year, together with any deemed compulsory according to local rules, may be awarded an Ordinary Degree in their registered field of study. Students who are eligible for the award of an Ordinary Degree under these requirements, but who have not satisfied the examiners in one or more courses deemed compulsory, will be awarded an Ordinary Degree in a different field of study, to be determined by the Board of Examiners.

CLASSIFICATION OF HONOURS

The class of honours degree shall be determined by the relevant Board of Examiners on the basis of the results obtained in 9.0 course units, to be selected as follows:

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a) EITHER the result from the best 1.0 course unit from Year 1, subject to local rules OR the result from a 1.0 course unit nominated in advance (or alternatively the two best 0.5 course units or two 0.5 course units nominated in advance);,

b) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 2, subject to local rules; c) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 4. Classification will be based in the first instance on a consideration of the median of the marks from the 9.0 units of assessment. The units are to be weighted 1 : 3 : 5 , as follows: a) Year 1: 1 b) Year 2: 3 c) Year 4: 5 Marks for retaken or substitute course units will be included in the calculation for the mark of the year in which that course unit was first attempted, rather than in the year it was actually taken, if different.

CONSIDERATION OF BORDERLINES

Honours Degree candidates whose weighted average mark falls within 1% of the next classification boundary (after rounding to the nearest integer) may be considered for the higher classification. The Programme Board of Examiners should take the following criteria into account:

Whether the majority of credits (at least 50%) fall in the higher classification.

Whether there is evidence of “exit velocity” in the candidate’s performance.

Whether high value modules, or those with a significant research element such as the dissertation, fall in the higher class.

Attention to those marks which have a particular significance for the overall classification. Full details of UG Borderline Criteria are available in chapter 4 of the UCL Academic Manual (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/overview)

INTERIM QUALIFICATIONS

A student may be awarded an interim qualification if they meet or surpass defined learning outcomes and credit requirements.

The Board of Examiners will assess the student’s eligibility for the interim qualification against the appropriate qualification learning outcomes and credit requirements. The standard UCL Interim Qualification Learning Outcomes described in the UCL Academic Manual outline the threshold academic standards required to pass each of UCL’s main interim qualifications, in line with the UCL Qualifications and Credit Framework and the UK Framework for Higher Education Qualifications. Interim qualifications are not eligible for a classification.

Available interim qualifications:

Certificate of Higher Education (Cert HE)

Diploma of Higher Education (Dip HE)

Ordinary Degree (Bachelors without Honours)

Bachelors with Honours

Honours Degree without a Study Abroad or Placement Year

Aegrotat Degree

Special and Aegrotat Provisions Please visit http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/c4/progression-award/interim-qualifications for more details.

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/overview

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/c4/progression-award/interim-qualifications

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MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

UCL is committed to Modern Foreign Language education and requires all UK Honours Degree students to enter UCL with, or have developed by graduation, a basic level of language competence. Students who fail to satisfy the requirement by the end of their programme will not be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree. Students should speak to their personal tutor or programme leader in the first instance if they have any questions about the requirement.

Further information: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/modern-foreign-language

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/modern-foreign-language

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Examination Procedures The exam period is provisionally scheduled for 24th April – 9th June 2017. Nevertheless, procedures leading up to examinations begin almost at the very start of the academic year. Since the UCL Exams Office manage up to 16,000 candidates, it is not surprising that the procedure is tightly structured. By the same token, it is very easy to ‘get lost in the system’, particularly if you miss deadlines or fail to complete the necessary forms in time.

The first deadline you have to meet will be, Friday 14th October 2016, which is the final date for the completion of student module selections on Portico. Subsequently, you will have an opportunity to complete a green Change of Course form if you decide to change a course. The purpose of these forms is to inform the UCL Exams Office of the courses you are taking and hence, the exams for which you should be entered. It should be obvious what could happen if you do not manage to complete these forms accurately or in time.

The SSEES Board of Examiners and the UCL Social & Historical Sciences Faculty Board decide on the class of degree you receive and, if you are a first or second-year student, whether you may progress to the next year. In reaching their decision, they may take into account any extenuating circumstances that have affected your performance in the exam or in coursework submitted during the year. These extenuating circumstances are normally understood as medical or as the consequence of family bereavement. Students suffering from exam stress may, if their case is supported by a letter from their GP, be allowed to take exams in a special UCL facility.

It is your responsibility to ensure that all forms are completed in time, that you are correctly entered for the right exams, that your exam is timetabled (watch out – there are often changes between the provisional and final published timetables), that you have let all the relevant people know of any extenuating circumstances, and that you actually turn up to the exam at the right place at the right time. If you fail to follow these guidelines, then your degree result and opportunity to progress to the next year may be jeopardised.

Students must ensure that they are aware of the regulations governing written examinations detailed in the UCL Examination Guide for Candidates on the Examinations and Awards website. Students should pay particular attention to the regulations around examination irregularities. Students who are suspected of any form of cheating or of breaching the Examination Regulations will be investigated under UCL’s Examination Irregularities and Plagiarism procedures.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

1) http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/exams_and_awards 2) https://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/examinations 3) https://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/examination-irregularities-and-plagiarism

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/exams_and_awards

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/exams_and_awards

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/examinations

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/examination-irregularities-and-plagiarism

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