International Year One: Business and Management

Studying on the Business and Management programme provides an exciting opportunity to develop a strong understanding of key academic concepts within an applied and contemporary learning environment.

The Business and Management programme focuses on building a solid conceptual base of knowledge whilst gaining a strong awareness of key management issues and current debate. The course focuses on an analysis of key issues facing the global business environment.

Programme Structure

Core subjects

The following modules are studied by all International Year One students regardless of the subject route they are studying.

English and Skills for University Study 1 (4 term only), 2 & 3

Over these three modules you will develop your English communication skills and learn a range of study skills, including: writing and reading strategies; presentation and seminar participation; organisation of time and materials, meeting deadlines and responding to feedback.

At the end of these modules you will be able to use English language in your own academic work, give well-structured presentations, confidently answer follow-up questions and contribute to seminar discussions; take notes from readings and lectures; plan, develop and write well-structured academic essays; be confident in self-directed learning strategies.

Improved Reading and Academic Vocabulary (4 term only)

Reading academic texts can be difficult – this module will make it easier. It will improve your understanding of academic words and help you use them in your own work.

Applied Academic Writing Skills

This module will further develop your writing fluency and accuracy. You will have the opportunity to apply the skills you have learnt to an extended academic essay.

You will also work on 5 short texts over the 10 week programme to make sure you are well practiced in using your new skills.

Route specific modules

These modules are studied by Business and Management students only.

Microeconomics

You will look at issues in microeconomics, including consumer behaviour, the setting of objectives and analysis of costs within companies, monopoly and oligopoly, market failure and economies of scale, specialisation and integration.

Introduction to Accounting

You will learn about the core principles of management accounting and how these are applied as a basis for decision making within a business context.

Introduction to Marketing and Advertising

You will look at the basic principles of Marketing and Advertising and how these are applied in contemporary business and non-business contexts.

Macroeconomics and the Global Economy

This module introduces you to the key concepts of macroeconomics including how goods markets, financial markets and labour markets operate, factors that influence rates of unemployment, interest and inflation.

Law for Business

You will look at the English Legal System, the ways in which laws are made and carried into effect, and legal personnel, including elements of lay participation.

Business Statistics

You will build on your basic knowledge of statistics acquired through the study of Core Mathematics. You will also work on your data presentation skills by extensive use of spreadsheets.

Organisational Behaviour

You will study the evolution of Organisational Behaviour as a discipline. There will be opportunities to discuss and analyse current issues from a range of perspectives (individual, group, and organisation) in domestic and international contexts.

Financial Communications

You will be introduced to the basic principles of Financial Communications and will develop and understanding of the nature and purpose of financial statements and how they are prepared and analysed.