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PBS500CPD
Careers and Professional Development 0 credits

This module is aimed at enhancing students employability skills and knowledge especially those who will be undertaking an industrial placement in the third year of their degree. It is designed to build on skills learned in Stage 1 and helps students in their search for a placement, and in their preparation for the placement itself.

ACF5011
Financial Data Analysis

Sustainable business performance can only be maintained if managers have access to high quality financial information. This module utilises financial data for fundamental corporate decisions by exploring analytical techniques such as financial statements analysis, risk estimation, descriptive and inferential statistics in the context of their role in informing business decisions (e.g. investment, working capital decisions, corporate financing decisions, business valuation, budgeting, marginal analysis, and financing etc).

ECN5015
Decision Making for Business

Decision Making for Business offers students a thorough understanding of rational, behavioural, and economic approaches to decision-making, emphasising their practical application in business contexts. Students are introduced to key decision-making frameworks that guide analysis, choice, and strategic planning in economic environments. They develop skills to analyse situations, evaluate risks, navigate asymmetric information, and apply strategic thinking to enhance decision-making across various business contexts.

HRL5009
The Effective People Manager

Effective people managers are vital to the success of organisations. This module examines the identification and development of key skills for managing employees in different contexts. It explores various policy choices affecting people at work and the role of line managers in implementing those policies. Of particular interest would be the integration of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the module so students could harness the potential of AI in devising effective systems for managing people. It also delves into various personal and interpersonal skills that students would leverage on throughout their careers.

BUSM5003
Responsible Management and Regeneration

Explore how business can be a force for good. This module dives into responsible management, sustainability, and regenerative practices that restore communities and ecosystems. You’ll learn to rethink growth, design ethical strategies, and work with real social enterprises and CICs to make local impact. Build the mindset and skills to lead positive change in a world that needs new ideas.

MKT5014
Applied Digital Marketing: From Channels to Campaigns

How do you build a digital marketing campaign from the ground up? This module bridges the gap between understanding digital tools and using them to achieve a goal. While you will get a practical guide to essential channels like SEO, social media and paid ads, the key focus is on learning how to bring these tactics together into a cohesive digital marketing plan.

ELC205
Professional and Academic Communication 20 credits

This module develops your level of English in order to operate effectively in a professional and academic context.

MAR5011
International Trade

This module introduces students to international trade and international logistics, perfect for those interested in global business. Through exploring market entry strategies, cost-effective transportation methods, and the impact of trade agreements, students will develop the ability to analyse the dynamics of global commerce, preparing them for future roles in international business.

STO5001
Project Management 20 credits

This module provides insight and application into key aspects of successful project management and the project management lifecycle.

PBS600PLC
Placement Year

The placement year consists of an extended period of appropriate professional experience in a business or organisation. It allows the student to gain relevant experience to consolidate their studies and prepare for final stage study and employment after graduation. Students on BA International Business may also or alternatively undertake a study placement at an approved partner institution.

HRL6003
Human Resource Management in a Global Context 20 credits

This module introduces you to the consequences of globalisation for workers and how they are managed, the particular people management issues confronted by multinational corporations (MNCs) and the human resource management systems adopted in different national contexts.

PBS600CPD
Continued Careers and Professional Development 0 credits

The Continued Career and Professional Development module is a development scheme designed to enhance students’ employability and builds on the stage 2 module. The stage 3 module focuses on providing students with information on graduate options and equips them with the knowledge and skills necessary for articulating and recording achievement and applying for graduate positions. The module also includes a number of workshops and events designed to develop students’ skills and knowledge, with the purpose of filling gaps in their CV’s and enhancing their employability.

STO6004
Enterprise, Innovation and Creativity 20 credits

The module will enable you to use creative processes to develop an innovative and viable business concept and to pitch for resources from potential stakeholders.

MKT6010
Global Marketing Management 20 credits

The module introduces you to the key concepts of global marketing, providing you with an understanding of environmental factors, global marketing strategies and the international marketing planning process.

STO6010
International Strategy: Competing in the Global Marketplace

This module explores both the core principles and strategic approaches businesses use to compete globally. Using case studies and other examples it aims to equip students with the skills to analyse, formulate, and implement strategies in an international context, considering diverse market environments, cultural differences, and competitive pressures. It teaches and assesses personal skills such as time management, that the students will need in their later lives as managers.

STO6011
Business Improvement

This module brings a problem-focused view to business improvement techniques and concepts which are key to developing competitive advantage, both in goods and service based industries. Particular consideration is given to operations strategy, key aspects of operations and business improvement such as process and layout design, capacity and demand management, agility, lean, performance measurement and quality management.

ELC316
Professional Business Communication 20 credits

The module is designed to help students to develop and refine their ability to communicate effectively in the global business environment encompassing different national cultures and business practices.

BUSM6001
Leadership Impact

Step into the future of leadership. In this module, you’ll discover how to inspire and influence others in an unpredictable world shaped by AI, new ways of working, and global change. You’ll explore how leaders think, make decisions and adapt. You’ll emerge from the module with the confidence, resilience and self-awareness to lead with purpose and make an impact.

ECN6012
The Macroeconomy, Trade and Globalisation

Explore how economies work at both national and global levels, starting with the core models used to explain growth, jobs and inflation. You’ll then see how these frameworks expand to open economies, where trade, currency and finance connect nations. You’

MKT6011
The Psychology of Marketing

The module will give you an understanding of why things happen and the importance of cognitive behaviour to, and on, marketing. You will analyse where a marketing operation wants to influence/change the behaviour of key stakeholders and assess how they might do so. You will reflect on how you make decisions and how you might change the behaviour of others.