This module develops your knowledge and understanding of the techniques and practice of accounting and finance. You’ll learn through large and small group teaching, relevant software and group activities. 

You’ll study topics such as:  

• Corporate governance 

• Forensic accounting 

• Fraud investigation 

• UK tax system 

• Audit and assurance 

• UK governance code 

• Foundations of financial and management accounting 

• Presenting financial information 

• Basic financial statement analysis 

• Academic research 

This module gives you a foundational understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles related to economics, finance and investments. You’ll learn in large and small group sessions, gaining experience of relevant software. 

You’ll study topics such as: 

• Basic microeconomics including supply and demand 

• Key macroeconomics indicators such as GDP 

• Time value of money 

• Risk and return investment decision-making 

• Financial markets 

• Bloomberg software 

• Business ethics and sustainability 

This module introduces you to university life and the behaviours and knowledge you’ll need to succeed internationally. In practical teaching sessions you’ll learn more about yourself, examine contemporary sources and debate current international perspectives. 

You’ll study topics such as: 

• Introduction to university study 

• Career goal setting and professional behaviours 

• International business 

• Tourism 

• Sustainability and sustainable development 

• Corporate social responsibility 

• Business ethics 

• Living and working with others 

• Equality, diversity and inclusion 

• Values 

This module prepares you for further success on the next level of your course, developing skills and knowledge to support your future career. Practical teaching sessions will enable you to reflect on your year so far, and your future personal strategies. 

You’ll study topics such as: 

• Future sector trends  

• People resource planning 

• Global labour markets 

• Personal and organisational change 

• Resilience 

• Research and data analysis 

• Digital literacy 

• Life-wide and long-term career planning 

• Professional accreditation and credibility 

• Your learning practice  

This module develops your understanding of various quantitative processes for collecting, analysing, managing, interpreting and utilising data within the context of business and economics. You’ll gain the knowledge and analytical and mathematical skills to tackle advanced material in later years, along with transferable insights for other disciplines and applications. 

You’ll study topics such as: 

• Summarising data by tabulation, graphs and summary measures  

• Analysis through measures of change and index numbers 

• Examine the relationships between variables using scatter diagrams and correlation coefficients  

• Time series analysis using graphs, moving averages and linear regression 

• Forecasting using additive and multiplicative models 

• Creating future cash flows based on forecast figures and estimation 

• Calculate present, future and outstanding values and the internal rate of return of a project 

• Descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency, variability and graphical representation  

• Trend analysis, seasonal factor and time series model forecasting  

This module provides a broad understanding of the main financial asset classes and investment products that a sophisticated investor may use. You’ll explore how investment strategies are developed as part of the portfolio construction and review process with a client, and the effect of taxation and macro-economic trends on portfolio performance. 

You’ll study topics such as: 
 

• Analysis of the main asset classes  

• The macro-economic environment in relation to investing 

• Principles of investment risk and return 

• Taxation of investors and investments, including personal and trust taxation 

• Investment products 

• Portfolio construction and planning 

• The process of giving investment advice  

• Portfolio performance and review 

Module Aim:  

The main aim of this module is to examine the key mathematical concepts widely applied in modern business and economics. These include algebraic manipulation, functions, and elementary differential calculus, with particular application to optimisation in economics. It is designed to enable all students, regardless of their mathematical background, to apply mathematical concepts to business and economic problems. 

Indicative content:  

Some of the indicative content that this module will be covering include topics such as: 

• Linear equations 

• Non-linear equations 

• Financial Mathematics 

• Differentiation 

• Partial differentiation 

• Optimisation 

• Integration 

This module provides a solid foundation in the fundamental concepts and theories of economics, introducing principles of micro and macroeconomics, market structures and economic systems. We’ll equip you with the analytical tools you need to understand and evaluate economic issues and policies in a wide range of contexts – as well as the opportunity to work collaboratively with a client to explore real-world challenges.    

You’ll apply learning and skills such as:  
 

• Market forces and welfare, market efficiency and inefficient market allocations   

• Consumer choice 

• Firm behaviour, factor markets and market structures  

• Public goods and trades  

• Work experience through a client-led experiential project 

• Reflection on your strengths 

• Professional behaviours 

This module focuses on advanced microeconomic theories and analysis, appreciating how introductory micro economic theories can analyse the choices and constraints facing consumers and producers, while introducing alternatives to the neo-classical economic model. You’ll then shift to more advanced macroeconomic theories – areas such as the GDP, inflation, unemployment, the AS-AD model, economic growth models and business cycle fluctuations – and you’ll gain experience through immersive work experience, in partnership with external organisations. 

You’ll study topics such as:  

• Demand: income and substitution effects of a price change 

• Supply: isocost and isoquant analysis 

• Transaction cost theory and their influence on the vertical boundaries of the firm 

• Ethical externalities and porter's concept of creating shared value 

• Game theory and the Cournot model 

• Bertrand and Stackelberg models 

• Short-run macroeconomic equilibrium and analysis of economic intervention 

• Combining the money and goods markets 

• ISLMBP model (Mundell-Fleming): open economy macroeconomics 

• Long-run growth, Solow growth and endogenous growth models 

This module enhances your understanding of financial markets to help you evaluate choices in funding and financing investment decisions. You’ll explore the role of cash in firm, managing working capital and the management and measurement of risk for decision making – applying core concepts of finance to reduce risk or engage in risk-taking activities, explaining these decisions to all stakeholders of a firm.  

You’ll study topics such as:  

• Risk, return and the time value of money 

• Business risk and financial risk 

• Sources of finance, including equity finance, debt finance and leasing decisions 

• Working capital management and the management of cash, inventory, receivables and payables 

• Investment appraisal techniques with risk and capital rationing 

• Foreign exchange rate risk management using both internal and external techniques 

• Interest rate risk management using both internal and external techniques 

• The management of liquidity, commodity and operational risk 

• Credit ratings (such as key factors determining ratings, covenant tests, and ratings methodology) 

• The adoption and implementation of enterprise-wide risk management 

This module introduces the econometric methods generally used to analyse economic data. We’ll equip you with the knowledge to understand recent developments in econometrics, helping you to carry out future applied econometrics analysis. 

You’ll study topics such as:  

• Econometrics and statistical concepts 

• Simple linear regression modelling 

• Multiple regression analysis 

• Dummy variable regression models 

• Functional forms of regression model 

• Multicollinearity 

• Heteroskedasticity 

• Autocorrelation 

This module evaluates behavioural theories to help us better understand the world we live in, examining the strengths and weaknesses of the standard model to aid decision making with a more accurate account of real-life phenomena. We’ll discuss behavioural foundations of decision making, decision making under certainty, risk and uncertainty to intertemporal choice and strategic interactions between agents. 

You’ll study topics such as:  

• Basic consumer theory  

• Expected utility theory  

• Choice and risk 

• Prospect theory, reference-dependence and loss aversion models 

• Standard intertemporal choice models and their anomalies 

• Hyperbolic discounting, choice and time 

• Social preferences 

• Social influence and the Herding/bandwagon effect 

• Cognitive dissonance in economics 

• Mere exposure effect, validation bias and other cognitive/perceptive biases 

Module Aim:  

This module develops consultancy skills and transferable skills via real-world consultancy interventions. It is a capstone module that brings together student learning and previous work-based learning and supports the students becoming career ready through reflection and applied learning. 

The module is delivered through lectures, seminars (team meetings) and visits to client premises (where appropriate). 

Indicative content:  

• Consultancy Skills 

• Team-working 

• Process focused v Results focused 

• Communication skills 

• Inter-personal skills 

• Real-life consultancy projects working with industry partners and Executives in Residence 

• Opportunity to visit industry clients 

• Work in cross-discipline teams with students from other subject areas reflecting real-life  

• Reflection on current knowledge, skills, abilities and aptitude to support graduate employability 

• Guest lectures from industry experts  

This module explores the economic climate and financial market trends, including the global financial crisis of 2008, and the resulting regulatory measures aimed at improving the stability and resilience of the financial system. You’ll consider the impact of blockchain and cryptocurrencies on traditional financial institutions and markets – plus sustainability, climate change and the social responsibility of financial institutions.  

You’ll study topics such as:  

• The rise of fintech and its impact on traditional financial institutions 

• The adoption of blockchain technology and its potential impact  

• The growth of cryptocurrencies and the challenges they present  

• Sustainable finance and environmental, social, and governance (ESG)  

• Central banks stabilising financial systems and promoting growth 

• The impact of demographic shifts on financial systems  

• Financial literacy and education for individuals and society 

• The role of financial markets in emerging economies 

• The ethical and social responsibility of financial institutions 

• The impact of geopolitical events on global financial markets 

This module explores the advanced theory and practice of managing investments and using derivatives in financial markets, from portfolio theory and asset allocation to risk management and valuation techniques for stocks, bonds and other securities. We’ll also introduce the use of derivatives – such as options, futures and swaps – in managing financial risk and enhancing investment returns, giving you the skills you’ll need to evaluate investment strategies and construct portfolios that meet investment objectives. 

You’ll study topics such as:  

• Asset allocation and portfolio rebalancing strategies 

• Alternative investments and portfolio diversification 

• Equity and fixed income securities analysis and valuation 

• Advanced derivatives: pricing, trading and risk management 

• Hedging and speculative trading strategies using derivatives 

• Volatility trading strategies and market microstructure 

• Credit risk and counterparty risk in derivative markets 

• Financial engineering and structured products 

• Advanced performance evaluation and attribution analysis 

• Ethical and regulatory issues in investment management and derivatives