BA Modern Languages and Business (Arabic)
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Year 1
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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Compulsory Modules
At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in Business Studies and 80 credits in Arabic. Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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ARAB1001 | Beginning Arabic 1 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ARAB1002 | Beginning Arabic 2 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
ARAB1171 | Studying the Middle East and North Africa | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1001 | Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1140 | Principles of International Business | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
LUBS1870 | Behaviour in Organisations | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL1090 | Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Year 2
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 3 and 4 are not yet available. Before you enter years 3 and 4 details of modules for those years will be provided.
Compulsory Modules
At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 60 credits in Business and 60 credits in Arabic. Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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ARAB2010 | Advanced Arabic Grammar and Translation | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ARAB2020 | Essential Skills in Practical Arabic | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
LUBS2400 | The International Economic Environment | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2820 | Contemporary Topics in International Business | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2901 | Managing Operations, Supply Chains and Digital Technologies | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2910 | Management Research and Analysis | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Optional Modules
Students are required to study 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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ARAB2015 | The Shari’a: Theory, Practice, Transformations | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARAB2091 | Arab Media, Politics and Society | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ARAB2181 | Cultures of the Arab Middle East and North Africa | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ARAB2190 | Global Jihad: From the Taliban to ISIS | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ARAB2310 | Modern Middle Eastern History | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year 3
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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Compulsory Modules
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Year 4
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 4 are not yet available. Before you enter year 4 full details of modules for that year will be provided.
Compulsory Modules
At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Arabic and a minimum of 40 credits in Business. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Arabic. All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects (EITHER Business OR). Students will be required to study the following compulsory module:
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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ARAB3020 | Advanced Skills in Arabic Language | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
LUBS3003 | Business Ethics | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3053 | Managing Social Media and Digital Work | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional Modules
All students will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project (FYP) modules:
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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LUBS3345 | Dissertation/Project in Management | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
MODL3340 | Final Year Project: Extended Translation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast) | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Students who take their FYP in Business (LUBS3345) are required to take 20 credits from the following list of optional modules.
Students who take their FYP in Arabic (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules.
- The Quran and Hadith - 20 credits
- [Title to be defined: module about cinemas and audio-visual cultures in the Middle East and North Africa] - 20 credits
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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ARAB3072 | Islam and Modernity | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ARAB3110 | Middle Eastern Politics: Regimes, Societies and Conflict | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARAB3888 | Advanced Media Arabic: Translation Skills in Text Typology | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who take their FYP in Arabic (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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MODL3200 | Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery Modules
Students who take their FYP in Arabic (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.