Module: Year Abroad Coursework

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Year Abroad Coursework - INTB
Module Code	HUM1005 (ITS: LC330)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	45

Description

This module recognises the period of study abroad undertaken by students on the Business Studies International programme. Students take 45 credits of language, cultural and business modules in our partner universities in France, Spain, Germany, Austria, China and Japan. These are examined and assessed by our partner institutions under our Socrates/Erasmus/other international agreements. Students must seek advance approval from their coordinators for the modules which they wish to take. This is formalised through the completion of Learning Agreements.LC330 is the module code used for administrative convenience to capture the pass/fail overall result for the 45 credit component of the year abroad.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate substantial progress in their use and understanding of the target language and increased confidence in their language proficiency.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	999.99	The breakdown of workload is very different in different partner universities, however students should expect to spend 25 hours for each ECTS credit or equivalent.
Total Workload: 999.99

Section Breakdown
CRN	11573	Part of Term	Semester 1, 2 & 3
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	PASS/FAIL	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC2	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Qi Zhang	Module Teacher	Alicia Castillo Villanueva, Angela Leahy, Houssaine Afoullouss, Iker Erdocia Iniguez, Maria Loftus, Olga Springer, Patrick Cadwell, Sakiko Pawlak, Weiming Liu

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

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