In the later stages of the programme the Management subjects include courses on international business, business and society in Europe, international export marketing, international finance, European Community law. The activities of many of the teaching staff in the Faculty of Management are global in nature, and this contributes to the contemporary international perspective of the courses we deliver. Our staff have worked in the public or private sectors and undertake research and consultancy in areas such as internationalisation, business to business marketing, logistics and services marketing. The Politics pathway includes units on the politics of European social democracy, political parties in Europe, regionalism in Europe, European environmental issues and the politics of France. The Language programmes The language component in the first two years consists of the standard or the beginners' language units.
Special emphasis is laid on the skills of oral presentation.
Japanese is taught in an integrated fashion at Stirling so that skills in reading, writing and speaking all progress together. A distinctive feature of all courses at Stirling is the use of periodic assessment. These would normally include B at Higher or C at A-level in the language to be studied. Candidates with an A or B at A-level in the language may be considered for entry into second year. For those with no prior knowledge of the language chosen or who have Standard Grade or GCSE in the language, the introductory courses in the various languages enable students to transfer into the main qualified stream at an appropriate stage.