The aims of this module are to:

• Explore the nature, purposes and roles of financial accounting in organisations.
• Learn the fundamental principles and language of financial accounting.
• Preparation of straightforward single entity statements of profit or loss, statements of financial position, statements of changes in equity and statements of cash flow under international financial reporting standards.
• Establish an awareness of some of the advantages and limitations of financial accounting to inform decision making.

This module aims to introduce students to some of the more elementary and relevant economic theories and issues at the microeconomic and macroeconomic level, and relate economic theory to the business environment.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce basic ideas of vector spaces.
• To introduce linear transformations and explain their relationship to matrices.
• To provide the basic methods of linear algebra for other modules throughout all mathematics-based programmes.

The aims of this module are to:

• Introduce students to the basic concepts of probability and statistics.
• Illustrate the relevance of these concepts to practical problem solving.

A part aim for this module is to enable students to become aware of and develop their academic, professional and personal skills through Personal Best. Personal Best is a development programme available to all students at Loughborough University.

The aims of this module are:

• Introduce basic legal concepts relevant to commercial activity, and to explain their relevance as a parameter of business decision-making.
• Explain how legal principles are created by both case law and statute, to illustrate their relevance to all aspects of business activity.

The aim of this module is to develop further the main concepts of linear algebra.

The aims of this module are:

• To provide an introduction to core issues in corporate finance.
• To provide an understanding of how corporate finance relates to other corporate managerial activities.
• To develop relevant transferable skills.

The aims of this module are:

• to introduce the notion of convergence as this applies to sequences and series
• to introduce the notion of continuous function of one real variable
• to provide a firm basis for future modules in which the idea of convergence and continuity is used
• to help students recognize the necessity and power of rigorous argument

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce students to the concepts and techniques of management accounting.
• To examine the strengths and weaknesses of management accounting techniques such as: absorption and marginal costing standard costing and budgeting.
• To provide the technical competence to equip students for core management accounting modules in Part C.
• To prepare students for Industrial and Professional Studies placements and subsequent employment.
• To develop relevant transferable skills.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce basic concepts and methods of probability theory.
• To provide the requisite theoretical background for later probability and statistics modules.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce the roles, functions and operations of secondary capital (equity and bond) and commodity markets and the foreign exchange market.
• To develop an understanding of the financial risks firms are exposed to in these markets and related positions and instruments.
• To provide an introduction to the methods and derivatives that may be used to hedge risk exposures, and by traders and speculators to profit in these markets.

The aims of this module are to:

• Build on the knowledge gained from the pre-requisite module and explore further selected aspects of financial reporting in an international context.
• Develop in students the ability to apply more advanced techniques of financial accounting and reporting in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Master the preparation of consolidated financial statements, and the use of equity accounting for associates.
• Explore regulation and practice in narrative reporting, including sustainability reporting.

The aims of this module are to introduce the basic ideas of kinematics and particle dynamics, connecting the mathematics with physical applications.

A part aim for this module is to enable students to become aware of and develop their academic, professional and personal skills through Personal Best. Personal Best is a development programme available to all students at Loughborough University.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce the main ideas and techniques of the qualitative theory of ODEs and the calculus of variations.
• To teach students how to apply these ideas and techniques to the study of systems of ODEs and variational problems.

The aims of this module are:

• To build on the knowledge gained in earlier studies of financial accounting and reporting.
• To explore relationships between theory and practice in financial reporting.
• To broaden and deepen students' knowledge and understanding in respect of published financial reports.
• To develop an understanding of the nature and process of financial reporting regulation.
• To further encourage an openness to new ideas and awareness that in many situations there is a range of alternatives which should be evaluated.
• To develop relevant transferable skills.

The aims of this module are:

• To give a rigorous introduction to the analytical theory underpinning calculus for functions of one real variable.
• To develop the basic ideas of real analysis in several variables.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce fundamental statistical concepts.
• To introduce statistical methods and associated theory for design and analysis of studies and experiments.
• To develop statistical software skills.
• To reinforce skills regarding the interpretation of statistical analyses.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce the concept of small and large parameters in equations and how they can be exploited to simplify difficult mathematical problems.
• To introduce a wide range of approximation techniques to analyse differential equations and integrals.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the notions and methods of the theory of dynamical systems with an emphasis on its applications.

The aims of this module are to introduce students to modern concepts and methods of combinatorics and graph theory.

The aim of this module is to introduce the basic ideas and methods of the classical differential geometry of curves and surfaces in three-dimensional Euclidean space.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce students to the nature of operational research and its techniques.
• To study linear programming, its applications and associated algorithms.

The aims of this module are:

• To provide students with a rigorous mathematical introduction to the modern financial theory of security markets in discrete and continuous time models.
• To give students a solid theoretical background in the derivatives industry in discrete and continuous time models.

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 present a range of issues on managing entrepreneurship and innovation.
• To present and discuss these issues for both large multinational corporations (MNCs) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
• To present a range of frameworks and tools in support of managing entrepreneurship and innovation.
• To develop relevant transferable skills.

The aim of this module is for students to extend their knowledge of derivatives to pricing models and to credit derivatives. It covers the application of derivatives to risk management in domestic and international markets and looks at the risks of using derivatives.

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

The aims of this module are to introduce the students to the basic notions and methods of classical analytical dynamics.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the classical results in the theory of analytic functions of a complex variable.

This module aims to:

• Introduce numerical methods and associated theory for modelling of financial options.
• Teach students how to implement such numerical methods on computers.
• Gain experience in interpreting numerical results.

The aim of this module is to give a grounding in the central ideas of topology, sufficient for the main applications in geometry, analysis and mathematical physics.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce rigorous mathematical tools which are useful in economics analysis.
• To give students a solid mathematical background in game theoretic models.

The aims of this module are:

• that students gain familiarity with linear ODEs with non-constant coefficients
• to introduce linear PDEs with constant and non-constant coefficients

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce some mathematical models of biological systems and various techniques for analysing them.
• To enable students to appreciate how mathematics can be used to model biological systems.

The aims of this module are to reinforce students' skills in interpreting statistical tests and using statistical software, and to introduce the methods and theory for the design and analysis of medical trials.

The aims of this module are:

• to introduce fundamental statistical modelling concepts
• to introduce associated theories for statistical inference
• to develop statistical software skills
• to reinforce skills regarding the interpretation of statistical analyses

The aims of the module are:

• To develop a range of skills within students and provide an early introduction to teaching for those interested in pursuing it, or a related field, as a career.
• To develop confidence and competence in communicating their subject.
• To provide opportunities to devise and develop science and mathematics projects and teaching methods appropriate to the age and ability of those the student is working with.

The aim of this module is to investigate physical phenomena that involve vibrations and waves using appropriate mathematical tools.

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 introduce the fundamental principles of company law.
• To develop an understanding of the significance of the company within the context of commercial activity.

The aims of this module are:

• to provide a more advanced treatment of core issues in corporate finance; in particular, the role of uncertainty and information flows in determining asset prices;
• to provide a more detailed understanding of how corporate finance relates to other corporate managerial activities;
• to develop relevant transferable skills.

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.

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