The central aim of this module is for students to develop an advanced understanding of the central role of International Financial Centres (IFCs), and the clusters of financial services and advanced producers services contained therein, to the development of a globalised financial system.

The aims of this module are to:

•  Introduce students to debates surrounding the concept of globalization and show how a global perspective is at play in processes related to international economy, politics and knowledge;
• Outline the contributions of geographers to the understanding of globalization in the context of wider debates about processes of globalization across the social sciences.

This module aims to provide students with knowledge of a range of issues drawn from contemporary international politics that are discussed in multilateral fora. It develops a problem-solving approach and impresses upon students the policy relevance of the discipline of International Politics. This module encourages students to explore a central characteristic of international life through introductory lectures into selected contemporary issues and practice relevant workshops. This is done through the development of conceptual knowledge, and the application of skills of analysis.

The aims of this module are:

• Introduce core issues in corporate finance suitable for a non-specialist audience.
• Provide an understanding of how corporate finance relates to, and integrates with, other corporate managerial activities.
• Develop relevant transferable and practical skills.

The central aims of this module are to:

• develop a diversity of perspectives to examine the contemporary financial system; and
• critically consider the relations between the global financial system and climate change.

The aims of this module are to consolidate students' experiences of undertaking research in both the social science and humanities traditions and to equip them with the appropriate intellectual and practical methodological, writing and reflexive skills to successfully undertake an independent and original piece of critical research on an issue of relevance to their programme.

The module will enable students to develop a critical understanding of the processes and mechanisms available to governments to respond and manage crisis at different levels. The module will introduce students to the key theories, concepts and applications of the emerging field of crisis management. It has been designed to foster students' capacity to critically analyse and apply this knowledge to a diverse range empirical cases and sites.

The principal aim of this module is to produce an original critical piece of research specific to the programme on which a student is registered, using appropriate theoretical material, research methodologies and skills in data analysis, interpretation and writing-up.

The principal aim of this module is to produce an original critical piece of research specific to the programme on which a student is registered, using appropriate theoretical material, research methodologies and skills in data analysis, interpretation and writing-up.