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2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and Business (Italian)

Programme code:BA-ML/IT&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:

- The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of University of Leeds Joint Honours programmes lie in the unusual combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which they offer, as well as in the exceptional range of degree combinations available;
- They permit students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree;
- They are emphatically joint honours programmes, rather than integrated programmes: students can therefore make the links they choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. Within certain parameters, they thus effectively make connections and devise pathways according to their own preferences, rather than being faced with a prescribed combination of modules chosen for them by others.
- The students must acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme structure, which allows joint honours students to change direction more easily, and more radically, than single honours students.
- Many of these programmes also allow the opportunity to undertake a work placement, field work or study abroad.
- The study of another language and its cultural context(s) will provide students with another perspective to bring to their study of business practices and theories. This, along with the experience of living abroad, will give students increased cultural awareness and encourage greater personal responsibility and reflexivity. They will also gain key business skills in responding to challenges and working effectively with others alongside gaining sophisticated reception and production skills in a major world language.

Aims of the Programme:

Research Skills:
1. Develop students' independent research and project management skills so they are able to undertake, with supervision, an autonomous piece of sustained research work (the Final-Year Project).
2. Develop advanced presentation skills in oral and written modes.
3. Develop analytical, critical thinking and reasoning skills.
4. Act with academic integrity and develop awareness of research ethics appropriate for the field(s) of study.

Language Skills and Intercultural Awareness:
1. Develop advanced language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
2. Develop an understanding of the vocabulary, grammar and registers of the language(s) studied.
3. Develop an understanding of the ways in which cultures interact.
4. Equip students to work and function effectively in another country.

Subject Knowledge:
1. Develop a general knowledge of the societies in which the target language is spoken.
2. Develop in-depth knowledge of aspects of literatures, cultures, linguistic contexts, history, politics, social and economic structures.
3. Equip students with the knowledge needed for a critical understanding of the field(s) of study.
4. Demonstrate accurate, in depth and thorough knowledge pf a range of concepts, theories and practices in Business
5. Discuss, define, compare and critically analyse opposing theories and themes in business scholarship and form an opinion based on thorough and deep understanding
6. Research, evaluate and interpret the material of current scholarship in the business discipline and incorporate them appropriately into their own writing
7. Write, present, communicate and debate about issues in current business theory and practice with accuracy, integrity and efficacy
8. Generate innovative and effective strategies, solutions or ideas in the face of business-based challenges
9. Examine their own skills and evaluate them honestly and responsibly, know where to seek help with development and how to achieve improvement
10. Work effectively in teams, demonstrating effective interpersonal skills and the ability to function sensitively and productively when workin g with others
11. Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of ethics, responsibility and community in business
12. Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity in their approach to a global business world
13. Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements and structure of a variety of employment sectors and how their own skills compare to these requirements.


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must ensure that they enrol on the correct Italian language pathway. Those students with prior knowledge of the language should ensure that they meet the pre-requisites for Advanced Italian - 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 Italian, depending on whether they have prior knowledge of the language. The remaining credits for students with prior knowledge of Italian should be taken as Discovery modules. Students with no prior knowledge of Italian 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 Italian (B1 CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:

ITAL1010Italian Language A20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ITAL1020Exploring Italy: Introduction to Italian Culture and Society (Advanced)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

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

ITAL1025Exploring Italy: Introduction to Italian Culture and Society (Beginners)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ITAL1030Beginners Italian (A1 of the CEFR)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ITAL1032Lower Intermediate Italian (A2+ of the CEFR)20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students taking ITAL1010 and ITAL1020 should take 20 credits of Discovery modules.


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 either 40 or 60 credits in Italian depending on whether they have prior knowledge of the language. The remaining 20 credits for students with prior knowledge should be taken as Discovery modules or in further Italian optional 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 ITAL1010 and ITAL1020 at level 1 will be required to study the following module:

ITAL2015Italian Language A20 creditsNot running in 202223

Students who took ITAL1025, ITAL1030 and ITAL1032 at level 1 will be required to study the following module:

ITAL2016Italian Language B20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students taking ITAL2015 will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules;
Students taking ITAL2016 will be required to study a minimum of 40 credits from the following optional modules.
Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their Italian options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Italian in Level 2.

ITAL2023Introduction to Dante's Comedy20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ITAL2025Linguistic Variety in Modern Italy20 creditsNot running in 202223
ITAL2500Modern Italian Identities Across Cultures20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2001Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2015Black Europe20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2075Global Environmental Humanities20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2202Screening Italy: Neorealist cinema to Netflix20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students taking ITAL2015 may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules (or take further optional modules in French).


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:

Please note that the appropriate Level 2 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.

ITAL9001Year Abroad in Italy120 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 Italian, as well as a 40 credit Final Year Project in either subject.

Compulsory modules:

Students must study the following compulsory modules:

ITAL3010Italian Language 320 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:

ITAL3310'Giocare al Romanzo': Italo Calvino and the Novel, from Neorealism to Postmodern20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ITAL3330Tangles, Traps and Labyrinths in the Italian Novel: Gadda and Calvino20 creditsNot running in 202223
ITAL3370Dark Italy: Italian Crime Fiction20 credits 
ITAL3400Made in Italy. Italian for Business20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
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 Italian.

Discovery modules:

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