Programme Specification
BA (Hons) English with Business Studies (2017 to 2020 entry)
Academic Year: 2020/21
This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided.
This specification applies to delivery of the programme in the Academic Year indicated above. Prospective students reviewing this information for a later year of study should be aware that these details are subject to change as outlined in our .
This specification should be read in conjunction with:
- Reg. XX (Undergraduate Awards) (see
- Module Specifications
- Summary
- Aims
- Learning outcomes
- Structure
- Progression & weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | 天堂视频 |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of Social Sciences and Humanities |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) + DPS + DINTS |
Programme title | English with Business Studies |
Programme code | HTUB05 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS)or: an approved study at a University abroad leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DIntS. The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | Q3N1, QN31 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - BA (Hons) + DPS/DIntS - |
Date at which the programme specification was published | Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:28:32 BST |
1. Programme Aims
The programme seeks to:
- encourage in students a sense of enthusiasm for the study of English and foster engagement with reading, writing and visual sources, through a broad and diverse curriculum;
- encourage students to reflect critically upon acts of writing and reading in English, and on the history of textual production and reception;
- promote understanding of verbal creativity and appreciation of the aesthetic features of literary and non-literary texts;
- enable students to think independently, reason critically, analyse different forms of discourse, and weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives;
- instil in students advanced competence in oral and written communication;
- develop a range of subject specific and generic skills of value in graduate employment, including highly developed critical, analytical and research skills;
- to enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme;
- to ensure that graduates are trained to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives, and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
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The English Benchmark Statement
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The Benchmark Statement for General Business and Management
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Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
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SEEC Level Descriptors
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University Learning and Teaching Strategy
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of…
English
the distinctive characteristics of the different literary genres of fiction, poetry, drama and other kinds of writing and communication;
a range of authors and texts from different periods of history, including those before 1800;
the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural production;
the role of critical traditions in shaping literary history, and the importance of the linguistic, literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
the appropriate and precise use of critical, linguistic and stylistic terminology;
the range and variety of contemporary approaches to literary study which may include creative practice and its theorization;
how literature and language produce and reflect cultural change;
the structure and functions of the English language and of its regional and global varieties;
the discipline’s relationship toother disciplines and forms of knowledge.
Business
an understanding of theories, principles and practice, developed from study of core management areas of human resources, finance, marketing and organisational behaviour;
knowledge of the importance of policy, planning and management in business;
the behaviour, management and development of people within organisations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
use critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts;
show sensitivity to generic conventions and to the shaping effects on communication of circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience;
demonstrate awareness of how different social and cultural contexts affect judgments about the nature of language and literature;
show understanding of the critical and theoretical models that apply to their studies;
appreciate of the central role of language in the creation of meaning;
rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument;
where appropriate, demonstrate the use of theories and techniques of writing in their own creative work.
Business
Use critical thinking, analysis and syntheses to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios
Relate theory to practice.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
English
present cogent and persuasive arguments both in written and oral form and be able to respond to a range of texts through creative or analytical writing;
critically evaluate the effectiveness and value of a wide range of oral and written communication.
demonstrate advanced and effective research skills, including the ability to access, work with and evaluate digital sources;
demonstrate the capacity for independent thought and judgment through critical or creative practice;
deploy a broad range of critical vocabulary and appropriate theoretical terminology;
demonstrate bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline, and expertise in accurately citing sources and using scholarly conventions in the presentation of work.
Business
Create, evaluate and/or assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to…
demonstrate advanced literacy, numeracy and communication skills;
demonstrate advanced analytical skills and be able to handle complex information in a structured and systematic way;
understand and be able to interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical and interpretive positions and be able to weigh the importance of alternative perspectives;
show the capacity to adapt and transfer the critical methods of the discipline to a variety of working environments;
show their ability to initiate and take responsibility for their own work;
work with others through the presentation of ideas and the collective negotiation of solutions;
demonstrate high-level IT skills and the ability to access, work with and evaluate electronic resources;
demonstrate effective organisational and time-management skills.
4. Programme structure
Part A
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 100 credits)
Semester One (40 Credits) |
Semester Two (60 Credits) |
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HTA700 (20) |
Narrative Forms |
HTA011 (20) |
Writing in History |
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HTA701 (20) |
Theory Matters: Critiquing Inequalities: |
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BSA025 (10) |
Introduction to Law |
BSA506 (10) |
Management of Human Resources |
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BSA051 (20) |
Management Perspectives and Organisational Behaviour (Year Long 20 Credits)
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Optional Modules In addition, students must choose 20 optional credits in semester one.
Semester One (20 credits) |
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HTA104 (20) |
Analysing Poetry: Metre Form and Meaning (Introduction to Poetry) |
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HTA102 (20) |
Exploring Language and Linguistics (Introduction to Language) |
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HTA200 (20) |
How to do Things with Digital Texts |
Part B
Business Compulsory Modules
(total modular weight 30 credits)
Semester One |
Semester Two |
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BSB530 (10) |
Accounting for Business |
BSB562 (10) |
The Marketing Mix |
BSB560 (10)
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Principles of Marketing |
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Optional Business Modules (total modular weight 10 credits)
Students must choose an additional 10 optional credits in semester two from below
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Semester Two |
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BSB532 (10) |
Accounting for Managers |
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BSB550 (10) |
Company Finance |
English Modules
Students must choose 20-credits from the list of Group 1 modules. The remaining 60 credits may be chosen from modules in Groups 1, 2 and 3 over semesters 1 and 2 of which a maximum of 20 can be from Group 3.
Group 1
Semester One (Min. 20 Credits) |
Semester Two (Min. 20 Credits) |
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HTB710 (20) |
Love and Life in Stuart- Era Literature 1603 – 1714 (Renaissance Writings) (pre- 1800) |
HTB711 (20) |
Eighteenth-Century Literature (pre-1800) |
HTB008 (20)
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Victorian Literature (post- 1800) |
HTB712 (20) |
Modernisms (post-1800) |
Group 2
Semester One
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Semester 2 |
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HTB035 |
The Weird Tale |
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HTB018 |
Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century |
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HTB017 |
America at War |
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HTB001 |
From Fan Fiction to YouTube: Navigating the Digital Literary Sphere |
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HTB402 |
Maps and Motors Pre Req HTA003 |
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Group 3
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Semester 2 |
HTB065 |
Psychiatric Stories: Madness in Literature and Culture |
HTB809 |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
ACB933 |
Material Culture |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
ACB935 |
Creative Dissent, Protest, Activism and Art |
ACB937 |
Experiential Design: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
ACB938 |
Arts Management |
Two x 10 credit modules, one from each Semester from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
Part I
Four year programme – students registered on the four-year programme will undertake one of the following approved study and/or work placements leading to the Diploma in International Studies (DIntS) or Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) in accordance with Regulation XI.
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HTI001 |
Diploma in Professional Studies (work placement) |
HTI002 |
Diploma in International Studies (study abroad) |
Part C
Compulsory Modules (total modular weight 40 credits)
Semester One (20 credits) |
Semester Two (20 credits) |
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BSC522 (10) |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
BSC524 (10) |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning |
BSC565 (10) |
Fundamentals of Strategic Management |
BSC575 (10) |
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills |
Optional Modules
Students must choose an additional 80 credits of English modules with 40 credits in semester one and 40 credits in semester two.
Semester One |
Semester Two |
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HTC009 (40) |
Dissertation (Year Long 40 Credits) |
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HTC016 (20) |
Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on Trial in American Culture |
HTC300 (20) |
Adapting Shakespeare |
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HTC027 (20) |
An Unexpected Light: Writing Afghanistan |
HTC210 (20) |
Better Worlds? Utopian and Dystopian Texts and Contexts |
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HTC024 (20) |
Twenty-First Century Literature |
HTC320 (20) |
Driving On: Writing Towards Publication Pre Req HTB402 or EAB |
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HTC229 (20) |
Neo Victorianism |
HTC701 (20) |
Global America |
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HTC440 (20) |
The Modern Poet |
HTC001 (20) |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
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HTC801 (20) |
Marketing and the Magazine Business |
HTC806 (20) |
The Child and the Book. |
Two 10-Credit modules, one from each semester, from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
5.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, from Part B to C, and to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX
5.2 Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of reassessment in any Part of the programme to undergo re-assessment in the University's special assessment period.
6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification
Candidates' final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their performance in degree level Module Assessments in Parts B and C, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the final percentage mark.