The aims of this module are:

• To extend and build on pre-requisite modules in Marketing, Accounting, and Human Resource Management.
• To develop an appreciation of how organisations act strategically at the business level.
• To encourage an openness to new ideas and an awareness that in many situations there is a range of options which should be evaluated.
• To develop an appreciation of the global and local contexts in which strategy is formed.
• To develop the ability to think critically about overarching strategic concepts.

This module aims to equip students with an applied understanding of entrepreneurs and their activities in a wide range of contemporary settings.

The module aims to link economic theory to management disciplines. Students will explore the ways in which managers can exploit economic theories to inform their decision-making processes and the impact it has at the macro level. Students will study the economics of management and organisation practices at the firm level. Students will also examine problems faced by managers and will gain a better understanding of the external environment in which the organisation operates. The module will also emphasise the role of corporate governance in the broader corporate environment.

The aim of this module is to equip students with core skills which are valued highly by employers. Students will learn how to think and research like economists when evaluating policy and business related problems.

They will also develop the skills to communicate and present their analysis confidently and persuasively. The emphasis throughout is on gaining skills and attitudes that support the application of economics to questions of contemporary relevance.

The aims of this module are to:

• Develop student understanding of a range of issues affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
• Build on these issues and put theory into practice through the creation of a business plan for a real or imaginary business.
• Develop relevant transferable skills and understanding of how organisations start and grow in preparation for graduate employment.

The module aims to address relevant and contemporary issues in marketing that shape customer experience and value creation (contemporary issues in marketing could include branding, artificial intelligence, neuromarketing, ethics and sustainability, omni channel retailing or the sharing economy).

The aims of the module are:

• To develop a critical understanding of the principles, practices and theories of information and knowledge management, and their application in the workplace.
• For the student to explore current developments in, and issues relating to, information and knowledge management as it applies to workplace practice.
• To develop understanding of the importance and impact of knowledge sharing in global organisations, and an appreciation of how one may develop an organisational culture favourable to knowledge sharing.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce the student to a range of environmental issues, and show how these issues can be analysed using the application of intermediate economic theory and intermediate statistical techniques covered in the degree programme.
• Show how the above analysis can be used to inform the current domestic and international environmental policy debates.

This module aims to introduce rigorous economic and mathematical methods for studying how microeconomic tools are used in the design of public policies. It covers a selection of modern microeconomic methodologies and applications.

The aim is to extend students' microeconomic grasp beyond that covered in Part B in ways which complement other final year modules and equip students with a solid foundation for understanding recent developments in microeconomic theory.

At the end of the module, students should have gained an insight into how information, motivation, behaviour and market structure combine to generate many economic outcomes.

The aim of this module is to use macroeconomic theory to analyse open economy issues, paying attention to long run and short run models as well as dynamics.

The aims of this module are to:

• Introduce students to fundamental concepts in modern portfolio theory.
• Develop and analyse the formal economic theory of capital markets and the pricing of capital assets.
• Explain the concept of arbitrage and its relevance to the analysis of asset prices and portfolio management.

This module aims to give an understanding of the connection between social objectives and economic policy.

The aims of the module are:

• To provide students with tools that can be used to explore the subject of international trade rigorously at an advanced undergraduate level of analysis.
• To develop the students' knowledge of the various determinants of international trade in order to be able to account for observed trade patterns.
• To enable students to identify the welfare effects of trade liberalisation and to evaluate the arguments for trade policies.
• To introduce students to modern analyses of international trade under imperfect competition.

This module will examine the developments in the underlying foundations of modern macroeconomics from Keynes to the present day, through an analysis of specific macroeconomic models and policy issues.

The aims of this module are:

• To provide an introduction to corporate governance in the UK.
• To provide an understanding of different governance mechanisms.
• To develop relevant transferable skills.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the principles and techniques of personal selling and sales management in industrial and consumer marketing.

The aims of the module are to:

• Develop an understanding of the complex multidimensional nature of decision and efficiency analysis problems faced by managers and policy makers.
• Develop skills in modelling decision and efficiency analysis problems.
• Obtain hands-on experience with the use of computers for decision and efficiency analysis in a business or policy environment.
• Demonstrate the usefulness of decision and efficiency analysis in a global economic context.
• Examine the societal and ethical implications of decision and efficiency analysis.

The aims of this module are:

• To develop an appreciation of the use of Management Information Systems in business contexts, particularly in management planning, decision-making and control.
• To develop a critical perspective on Information Systems within contemporary organisations and society.
• To build on previous modules which introduced management aspects of Information Systems and on students' experience of working with such systems during the Industrial & Professional Studies year.

The aims of this module are to:

• Develop a critical appreciation of the theory and practice of managing big data and its significance for business and other organisations in the global environment.
• Develop an awareness of the skills required for managing big data.
• Understand how big data can be used to address real-world issues.
• Understand how business opportunities can be identified and exploited using big data.
• Explore the range of software tools available for managing large data sets.

The aims of this module are:

• To develop an in-depth understanding of the key interpersonal skills needed for effective management of self and others in organisations from both a theoretical and practical perspective.
• To enable students to reflect on their current range, and level of interpersonal skills and identify areas for further development.
• To draw upon students relevant work experience.
• To consider how these skills may affect their future roles as managers, consultants or researchers.
• To develop relevant transferable skills.

The aims of this module are:

• To build on previous Human Resource Management modules.
• To examine critically the role of the Human Resource Management (HRM) in an international context.

This module is designed to develop an appreciation of the special requirements for successfully conducting international marketing activities by concentrating on the market-oriented approach to doing international business.

Overall, the aims of this module are to build on students' knowledge of basic marketing, to present the key concepts and core issues in international marketing, and to develop decision-making skills for the successful formulation, implementation and control of international marketing programmes.

Student learning objectives are to:

• Secure knowledge of international marketing theory (e.g., the theoretical frameworks designed to assist in the making of foreign market entry decisions).
• Develop an understanding of this theory (e.g., be able to explain the fundamental differences between the various global marketing pricing policies).
• Show you would be able to apply them (e.g., selecting the correct theories or frameworks to be applied when making international marketing decisions, and using the theories in a way that enhances the decision-making activity).

The module aims to introduce students to key theories in the analysis of labour markets and to develop both a knowledge of empirical evidence and the capacity to evaluate critically the evidence available. The module will introduce students to recent developments in labour economics research and at the same time discuss policy relevant topics.

The aims of this module are to:

• Consider the development of theories of services marketing.
• Understand key aspects of marketing management and strategy in services.
• Appreciate the available research evidence pertaining to the particular challenges, opportunities and strategies which are encountered by different types of service businesses.

The aims of this module are to explore current developments in, and issues relating to, digital information and technology that increasingly shape our everyday lives and work, and to develop a critical understanding of digital technology from the perspective of social justice.

The aims of this module are:

• To provide an understanding of: the strategic importance of information systems (IS) and information technology (IT), to provide an understanding of the strategic importance of information systems (IS) and information technology (IT) and their linkages to the overall business strategy, how IS/IT strategies are formulated, how organising and resourcing options are developed and assessed, and how business value through IT is achieved.
• To build on students' previous modules which introduced strategic analysis, new and emerging technologies and applications of IT, and on students' experiences of working with such systems during their academic studies, industrial placements and professional studies year.

The aims of this module are to:

• Build on the pre-requisite modules.
• Develop an understanding of the practice of financial management in companies operating in the international environment.
• Develop an understanding of balance of payment dynamics, international capital flows and nature of currency attacks.
• Develop critical reasoning skills in the context of international financial risk management.

This course explores managing international business and global competition with an understanding of international financial instruments, markets and institutions.

The aim of the module is to develop economic skills to analyse strategic interaction among firms in imperfectly competitive markets or regulated industries.

The aim of this module is for the student to appreciate how and why central banks use monetary policy, with a view to understanding noteworthy recent and historical policy developments in the UK, the US, Japan, and the Euro area.

Part of the module is geared towards understanding how central banks react to financial crises, with special emphasis placed on the recent global financial crisis, as well as important historical events such as the great depression. The module aims to make students appreciate how the central bank is at the heart of a country's financial and economic system.

This module aims to introduce students to development economics, which is the study of how economies are transformed to overcome problems of absolute poverty, from low-income to high-income status and also from stagnation to growth.

The main focus of this module is on the world's poorest. The module examines essential aspects of the economic lives of the poor including poverty and income inequality; gender inequality; human capital - health and education; population growth; financial aid and access; and civil and ethnic conflicts. In part, this module also aims to examine how markets and institutions work (or do not work) for the poor as a basis for understanding development policy debates.

The aims of this module are to provide:

• A sound practical and theoretical understanding of corporate finance, in particular corporate investment decisions.
• Awareness of the major derivative products and markets.
• Conceptual understanding of arbitrage pricing of financial derivatives.
• Practical experience of implementing some of the most widely used corporate finance and derivative pricing models.

The aims of this module are to:

• Provide an understanding of mathematical models of behavioural foundations of financial decisions.
• Develop skills that will enable students to critically analyse financial decisions in greater depth.
• Deepen and broaden students' conceptual understanding of how financial markets 'actually work' and how people 'actually make decisions' using real-life cases and experimental results.

The aims of this module are to:

• Develop the ability to build models to help managers optimise a range of business processes and decisions.
• Further develop the concepts and skills required to a software use to help managers in decision making.

The aims of this module are:

• To enhance students' ability to critically assess the validity and relevance of career theory and research in contemporary workplaces.
• To enable students to analyse their own careers and those of other people and consequently manage them in a better-informed way.
• To build on the pre-requisite modules in human resource management and related areas; and on placement year experience.

The aim of this module is to examine the roles of leadership in contributing to organisational and individual outcomes, as well as preparing students for their development into leadership roles.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce and develop the key principles of enterprise resource planning (ERP).
• To provide an understanding of the role of ERP systems in the effective management and integration of organisational processes.
• To demonstrate how ERP systems can be used to effectively model and manage supply chains.
• To provide hands-on experience of an industry standard ERP software, using SAP.

The aims of this module are:

• To develop an understanding of various approaches to Business Forecasting and explore their use in practice with standard IT based packages.
• To develop skills in analysis and modelling of management situations and a sophisticated approach to evaluation and assessment of alternatives in complex scenarios.

The aims of this module are to:

• Prepare students with a thorough understanding of database management systems, and the data structures and algorithms used to represent and manipulate data effectively.
• Build on the second year modules which introduced database systems and on students' experience of working with such systems during the industrial and professional studies year.
• Develop relevant transferable skills.

The aims of this module are:

• To provide students with a critical theoretical and practical understanding of key topics in managing projects.
• To provide students with an understanding of the role of a project manager.
• To develop a critical appreciation of business and interpersonal skills relevant to managing projects.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.