BA Latin
American Studies with Business Management
(T7N2 BA/LASBM4)
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• First year
(a)
Introduction to Accounting and Finance
(BE100-4-FY 30 credits Core Module)
(b)
Introduction to Latin American History
(HR141-4-AU - 15 credits, Core Module)
AND
Introduction to Contemporary Latin
America (CS141-4-SP 15 credits, Core
Module)
(c) EITHER
Intensive Spanish LA421-4-FY (30
credits Core Module) for those with no
Spanish, OR
Post Advanced Level LA440-4-FY for
those with an A Level in Spanish. Native
speakers of Spanish cannot take this
module.
(d) EITHER
Intensive Spanish LA422-4-FY (30
credits - Core Module) OR
Spanish to Portuguese Conversion
LA333-4-FY (30 credits, Compulsory
Module) for students with A Level in
Spanish and Spanish native speakers (see
Note below). Native speakers of
Portuguese cannot take this module.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students must obtain
passes in BE100-4-FY, HR141-4-AU and
CS141-4-SP, and the language component
(40% in both coursework and exam) in
order to proceed to the 2nd Year. To
participate in Study Abroad, students must achieve a
year mark of 53% or above in their first year of study.
• Second year
(a)
Organisational Behaviour BE410-5-AU
AND
Perspectives on Operations Management
(BE411-5-SP) (30 credits - Core Modules)
(b) Latin
American half-option in the Autumn
Term AND
Doing Research
for a BA Dissertation
(CS241-5-SP - Core Module) in the Spring Term (total
30 credits)
(c)
Spanish Proficiency Level LA450-5-FY
(30 credits Core Module) for those who
passed LA440 Post Advanced Level Spanish
OR
Post Advanced Level LA440-5-FY for
those who passed Intensive Spanish
(LA421-4-FY and LA422-4-FY)
(d)
Spanish to Portuguese Conversion
LA333-5-FY (30 credits Compulsory
Module) for those students who passed
the Intensive Spanish Programme
(LA421-4-FY and LA422-4-FY) OR
Latin American
Studies Option for students who
passed Advanced Spanish, OR Outside
option for students who passed Advanced
Spanish, OR Portuguese (see Note below)
at the appropriate level (except for
Portuguese native speakers (30 credits)
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students must obtain Passes in the appropriate language and in BE410 and BE411 and they must submit a satisfactory research proposal for Doing Research for a BA Dissertation (CS241-5-SP) in order to proceed to the third year – Study Abroad.
• Third year - Study Abroad
Study Abroad is defined as two semesters or equivalent at a Latin American university. This is a highly important element of the degree because failing it can lead to withdrawal from the University or having to change course. Students will follow an approved programme of study in Latin America. There are two possible programmes:
Mode A
A1 - Two semesters of study in a
Latin American University.
A2 - Students will take a full module
load. The number of modules depends on the requirements
of the host institution. The Director
of Latin
American
Studies can
advise regarding the appropriate number.
The module
choices will be subject to the approval of the Director
of Latin American Studies. Students are required to
achieve at least level 4 in the relevant language to be
allowed to study abroad. They must continue with their
study of the language in the host institution by taking
modules that will allow them to achieve the required C1
level within the European Framework at the end of the
year abroad.
A3 - Students will be assessed in
accordance with the requirements of the
host university which will provide
transcripts showing grades obtained for each module.
These grades will be converted into
Essex equivalents in accordance with a
published conversion scale approved by
the Dean of the School and published
annually in the Year Abroad Student
Handbook.
Mode B
B1 - One semester of study at a Latin
American University followed by an
approved work placement in Latin
America.
B2 - Students will take a full module load
during the university semester at their
chosen Latin American university. The number of modules
depends on the requirements of the host institution. The Director
of Latin
American
Studies can
advise regarding the appropriate number.
The module
choices will be subject to the approval of the Director
of Latin American Studies. Students are required to
achieve at least level 4 in the relevant language to be
allowed to study abroad. They must continue with their
study of the language in the host institution by taking
modules that will allow them to achieve the required C1
level within the European Framework at the end of the
year abroad.
B3 - The internships will be established
and approved by the Director of Latin
American Studies. All internships will
have a named host supervisor. There
will be a double selection process for
internships - at Essex by the Director
of Latin American Studies and by interview
with the host institution supervisor in Latin
America. The local supervisor will be
responsible for monitoring student
progress on the internship. The Director
of Latin American Studies will be your Essex supervisor.
B4 - The internship will be assessed by
means of a portfolio comprising an
Internship Diary (45%) a 3,500 word
General Report (40%) and a 2,500 word
Internship Report (15%). The Internship
Report and the General Report will be
written in Spanish or Portuguese and all
work will be double-marked by University
of Essex
staff.
B5 - The mark given for the portfolio
will comprise one of the three assessed
elements of the Year Abroad in Mode B
(worth 30 credits). The semester of study at a Latin
American University will comprise two of the three
assessed elements in Mode B (worth 2x 30 credits).
Students are also expected to do some research for their Dissertation during the Year abroad. This research will be honed during the final year when students take the Dissertation modules CS831.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students must pass the required number of credits to ensure a smooth re-entry into the 4th year at Essex. Failing to comply with the requirements of the year abroad may lead to withdrawal from the University or having to change course.
Pre-requisite for progression to the Fourth Year: Students must successfully complete the third year - the Study Abroad in order to proceed to the fourth year.
• Fourth year
(a)
Spanish Mastery Level LA460-6-FY (Core Module if
majoring in Spanish) OR
Portuguese Mastery Level LA360-6-FY (Core Module if
majoring in Portuguese)
(b)
The Dissertation and the Dissertation Seminar
(CS831-6-FY) (which must be about a Business Management
related theme) Compulsory Module - 30 credits.
(c)
Latin American Option
(d)
Advanced Organisational Behaviour BE438-6-AU
(Compulsory Module)
(e)
Business Strategy BE431-6-SP (Compulsory Module)
• Notes
(a) A student's choice of modules is subject to the
approval of the Director of Latin American Studies.
Normally no more than two Latin American Area modules in
the same discipline may be taken over a two-year period
of second and final year.
(b) Native-speakers of Spanish are required to take
Portuguese. Native-speakers of Portuguese are required
to take Spanish. Native speakers cannot take modules in
their first languages.
(c) All students except native Portuguese-speakers are
required to take the Spanish to Portuguese Conversion
Module LA333-4/5-FY in either their first or their
second year depending on their level of Spanish.
(d) All students are required to achieve Mastery Level
(level 6) in at least one of Spanish or Portuguese
(according to language profile) by the end of the final
year. Subject to this requirement, and to the
regulations of the Department of Language and
Linguistics, students may take either language, or both,
in second and final years (according to language
profile).
(e) The pathways and levels of language modules taken
depends on the regulations published in the Handbook of
the Department of Language Linguistics.
(f) Students could be asked to resit failed exams or
resubmit missing coursework in their first, second or
final year of study.
• Method of assessment
(i) All options are assessed as
specified by the departments offering
the modules.
(ii) The Dissertation must be submitted
no later than the Friday of the second
week of the Spring Term of the
candidate's Final Year. Students will
produce a draft chapter and give a
formal presentation on their
dissertation in the Dissertation Seminar
as part of the assessment Both will be
assessed.
(iii) External Examiners have the right
to see all assessed coursework including
work from the Year Abroad. Students
should therefore retain all their
assignments and resubmit them to the
appropriate departments when requested.
All degrees are assessed in accordance with the BA/BSc Final Rules of Assessment.