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Dates of Terms
Preface from the Vice-Chancellor 1
General Information on Studying at Buckingham 11
Degree Programme Structures 16
Programmes of Study
Foundation and Academic Skills Department 17-23
CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION PATHWAY (January and September Entries)
CERTIFICATE IN FOUNDATION PATHWAY (January and September Entries)
EFL FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES
The School of Business 24
Special Regulations for Degree Programmes in Accounting and Finance and Management
25
Accounting and Finance 26-36
Undergraduate:
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (January and September Entries)
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – 3 YEARS (January Entry)
ACCOUNTING WITH COMMUNICATION STUDIES (EFL) / (ESL) (January Entry)
ACCOUNTING WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH (January Entry)
Postgraduate:
MSc/PG DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (January and September Entry)
MSc IN FINANCE AND INVESTMENT (January and September Entry)
PG DIPLOMA IN FINANCE AND INVESTMENT (January and September Entry)
MSc IN FINANCIAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT (September Entry)
PG DIPLOMA IN FINANCIAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT (September Entry)
Management Undergraduate:
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
(January and September and 3 years programme Entries) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT WITH APPLIED COMPUTING (January and September Entries)
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT WITH COMMUNICATION STUDIES (EFL) (January Entry)
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT WITH COMMUNICATION STUDIES (January Entry)
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH (January Entry)
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (January Entry)
PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE-AUTOMOTIVE
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PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE MARKETING WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH (January Entry)
MARKETING WITH MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS (January Entry)
MARKETING WITH PSYCHOLOGY (January Entry)
Postgraduate:
MBA/MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (January Entry Full time and Part time)
MBA MEDICAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP (January and September Entries, Part Time)
POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – MEDICAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
(January and September Entries, Part Time)
MSc/POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA MANAGEMENT IN A SERVICE ECONOMY (January Entry, Full-time)
MSc MANAGEMENT IN A SERVICE ECONOMY (January Entry, Part-time)
MSc/POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA MANAGEMENT IN A GLOBAL SERVICE ECONOMY
(September Entry)
MSc MANAGEMENT IN A GLOBAL SERVICE ECONOMY (September Entries, Part Time)
MSc CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN PUBLIC SERVICES (September Entry, Part-time)
POSTGRADUATE DIOLOMA/CERTIFICATE IN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN PUBLIC SERVICES (January Entry, Part-time)
MSC IN LEAN ENTERPRISE (January Entry, Part time)
POSTGRADUATE DIOLOMA IN LEAN ENTERPRISE (January Entry, Part time)
The School of Humanities 67-85
Art History Undergraduate:
ART HISTORY AND HERITAGE MANAGEMENT (January Entry)
ART HISTORY AND HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
(September Entry with 1st Term in Florence, Italy – 8 Terms) ART HISTORY AND HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
(September Entry with 1st Term in Florence, Italy – 9 Terms) ART HISTORY WITH ENGLISH LITERATURE
(January Entry)
ART HISTORY WITH ENGLISH LITERATURE (September Entry - 8 Terms)
ART HISTORY WITH ENGLISH LITERATURE
(September Entry with 1st Term in Florence, Italy – 9 Terms) ART HISTORY WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH
(January Entry)
ART HISTORY WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH
(September Entry with 1st Term in Florence, Italy – 8 Terms) ART HISTORY WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH
(September Entry – 9 Terms)
ART HISTORY WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH
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(January Entry)
ART HISTORY WITH HISTORY (September Entry – 9 Terms) ART HISTORY WITH HISTORY
(September Entry with 1st Term in Florence, Italy – 9 Terms)
ART HISTORY WITH JOURNALISM (January Entry)
ART HISTORY WITH JOURNALISM (September Entry – 8 Terms)
ART HISTORY WITH JOURNALISM
(September Entry with 1st Term in Florence, Italy – 9 Terms) Postgraduate:
MA IN DECORATIVE ARTS AND HISTORIC INTERIORS (September Entry)
Economics 86-116
Undergraduate:
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
(January, July and September Entries) ECONOMICS
(January, July and September Entries) ECONOMICS
(September Entry, 3-Year Programme) ECONOMICS, BUSINESS AND LAW (January, July and September Entries)
ECONOMICS WITH APPLIED COMPUTING (January and September Entries)
ECONOMICS WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES (EFL) (January, July and September Entries)
ECONOMICS WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES (January, July and September Entries)
ECONOMICS WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH (January, July and September Entries)
ECONOMICS WITH HISTORY (January, July and September Entries) ECONOMICS WITH JOURNALISM (January, July and September Entries) ECONOMICS WITH POLITICS (January, July and September Entries)
Education 117-119
Postgraduate:
POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION
MEd IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
(September Entry)
Including Special Regulations for the MEd in Educational Leadership
CERTIFICATE IN MIDDLE LEADERSHIP (September Entry)
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English Literature 120-146
Undergraduate:
ENGLISH LITERATURE
(January, July and September Entries)
ENGLISH LITERATURE
(January,July Entries, 3-Year Programme)
ENGLISH LITERATURE WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES (EFL) (January, July and September Entries)
ENGLISH LITERATURE WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES (January, July and September Entries)
ENGLISH LITERATURE WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH (January and September Entries)
ENGLISH LITERATURE WITH HISTORY (January, July and September, Entries)
ENGLISH LITERATURE WITH JOURNALISM
(January, July and September, 3-Year Programme Entries) ENGLISH LITERATURE WITH PSYCHOLOGY
(January and September Entries)
ENGLISH LITERATURE WITH ART HISTORY (January and September Entries)
English Studies 147-171
Undergraduate:
ENGLISH STUDIES (EFL)
(January, July and September Entries)
ENGLISH STUDIES (EFL) [BA] 3 YEAR Programme (September Entry)
ENGLISH STUDIES
(January, July and September Entries) ENGLISH STUDIES WITH JOURNALISM (January, July and September Entries)
ENGLISH STUDIES WITH MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
(January, July and September Entries) ENGLISH STUDIES FOR TEACHING (EFL) (January, July and September Entries) ENGLISH STUDIES FOR TEACHING (January, July and September Entries)
ENGLISH STUDIES FOR TEACHING (EFL) [BA] 3 Year Programme (September Entry)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION STUDIES (EFL) [BA] (January, July and September Entries)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION STUDIES (EFL) [BA] 3 Year Programme
(September Entry)
Journalism and Media 172-200
Undergraduate: JOURNALISM
(January, July and September Entries)
JOURNALISM WITH COMMUNICATION STUDIES (January, July and September Entries)
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JOURNALISM WITH INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (January, July and September Entries)
JOURNALISM WITH INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (January, July and September Entries)
JOURNALISM WITH POLITICS (January, July and September Entries)
JOURNALISM WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH (January, July and September Entries)
COMMUNICATION (EFL) AND MEDIA STUDIES (January, July and September Entries)
COMMUNICATION, MEDIA AND JOURNALISM
(January, July and September, 3 Years programme Entries)
History 201-222
Undergraduate:
HISTORY AND ECONOMICS
(January, July and September Entries) HISTORY AND POLITICS
(January, July and September Entries) HISTORY WITH ECONOMICS
(January, July and September Entries) HISTORY WITH ENGLISH LITERATURE (January, July and September Entries) HISTORY WITH JOURNALISM (January, July and September Entries)
HISTORY WITH POLITICS
(January, July and September Entries) Postgraduate:
MA IN BIOGRAPHY
(January and September Entries – Full-time and Part-time) Including Special Regulations for the MA in Biography
International Studies and International Relations 223-264
Undergraduate:
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
(January, July and September Entries) INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
(September entry, 3-year programme)
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH (January, July and September Entries)
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES (EFL) (January, July and September Entries)
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES (January, July and September Entries)
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES WITH JOURNALISM (January, July and September Entries)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH APPLIED COMPUTING (January and September Entries)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH ECONOMICS (January, July and September Entries)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH JOURNALISM (January, July and September Entries)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES (January, July and September Entries)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH FRENCH (January, July and September Entries)
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH SPANISH (January, July and September Entries)
Postgraduate:
MA IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS
(January, April, July and September Entries)
Including Special Regulations for the MA in Global Affairs MA IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AND DIPLOMACY
(January, April and September Entries)
MA IN SECURITY & INTELLIGENCE STUDIES (January, April and September Entries)
MA IN SECURITY, INTELLIGENCE AND DIPLOMACY
(January, April and September Entries)
MA IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE
(January, April and September Entries)
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE
(September Entry)
Politics
Undergraduate :
POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
(January, July and September Entries) POLITICS AND HISTORY
(January, July and September Entries) POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND LAW (January, July and September Entries) POLITICS WITH APPLIED COMPUTING
(January and September Entries) POLITICS WITH ECONOMICS
(January, July and September Entries) POLITICS WITH JOURNALISM
(January, July and September Entries)
POLITICS WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES (January, July and September Entries)
POLITICS WITH FRENCH
(January, July and September Entries) POLITICS WITH SPANISH
(January, July and September Entries)
265-291
Modern Foreign Languages 292-293
The School of Law 294-328
Special Regulations and Examination Requirements for the Conferment of the Degree of LLB
Undergraduate: LAW
(January, July and September Entries) LAW – THREE YEARS
(January and September entries) LAW – THREE YEARS (Extended) (January entry)
LAW WITH BUSINESS FINANCE (January, July and September Entries)
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(January and September Entries)
LAW WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES (EFL) (January, July and September Entries)
LAW WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES (January, July and September Entries)
LAW WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH (January and September Entries) LAW WITH MANAGEMENT STUDIES (January and September Entries) LAW WITH POLITICS
(January, July and September Entries) LAW (Part-time)
(September Entry)
Special Regulations and Examination Requirements for the Degree in Law (Part-time)
Regulations for the LLM in International and Commercial Law
Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in International and Commercial Law
The School of Science and Medicine 329
Applied Computing 330-350 ACCESS TO COMPUTING Undergraduate: COMPUTING
(January and September Entries)
BSc COMPUTING (THREE YEARS) (September Entry)
COMPUTING WITH ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (January and September Entries)
COMPUTING WITH BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (January and September Entries)
COMPUTING WITH COMMUNICATION STUDIES (January and September Entries)
COMPUTING WITH ECONOMICS (January and September Entries)
COMPUTING AND SOFTWARE ENTREPRENEURSHIP (January and September Entries)
Graduate:
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTING (July Entry)
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMPUTING
(January (12 months) and April (9 months) Entry) Postgraduate:
MSc INNOVATIVE COMPUTING (January Entry)
MSc APPLIED COMPUTING
(January, April and September Entries)
Medicine 351
Psychology 352-366
Undergraduate: PSYCHOLOGY
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PSYCHOLOGY WITH APPLIED COMPUTING (January and September Entries)
PSYCHOLOGY WITH BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (January and September Entries)
PSYCHOLOGY WITH ENGLISH LITERATURE (January and September Entries)
PSYCHOLOGY WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH (January and September Entries)
PSYCHOLOGY WITH MARKETING (January and September Entries)
PSYCHOLOGY WITH MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS (January and September Entries)
Free Choice Modules 367-370
Academic Rules and Regulations
General Regulations for First Degrees 371
General Regulations for Higher Degrees 381
Examination Rules 384
Academic Misconduct Policy and Procedures
Mitigating Circumstances:Policy & Procedures
386 390
Appeals 392
A Code of Practice of Study by Research 394
Prizes 397
Regulations for Academic Dress 402
Collaborative Provision 404
General Information
Student Services 405
General Regulations for Students of the University 407
Library Rules 416
Use of University Computers and Data Networks 417
Email Policy 419
Environmental Policy
Dignity at work & study policy and procedures
Equality &Diversity Policy 425 428 435
Student Charter 438
Student Complaints procedure
University Staff
441
Academic and Research Staff 442
Administrative Staff 450
The University of Buckingham Foundation 453
Patrons 454
Honorary Graduates 456
Diary of Meetings for 2012 460
