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In Stage One, you will explore the fundamentals of business management, including topics such as:

  • the global business environment
  • integrated business practice
  • management theory and research

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Global Business Environment 20
Management and Organisation 20
Academic and Professional Skill Development 20
NCL Edge - Business Management Stage 1 0
Digital Business 20
Introduction to Marketing 20
Placement and Study Abroad Info Sessions (Stage 1) 0

You also undertake the following compulsory module:                               

Compulsory modulesCredits
Introduction to Non-Specialist Accounting and Finance 20

In your second year, you will further develop your knowledge and understanding of business management theory, research and practice. You'll study a combination of compulsory and optional modules. This will enable you to specialise in a variety of business functions and organisational contexts.

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Research Methods 20
Human Resource Management and the Future of Work 20
NCL Edge - Business Management Stage 2 0
Operations Strategy and Management 20
Placement and Study Abroad Info Sessions (Stage 2) 0
Optional Modules Credits
Introduction to Non-Specialist Accounting and Finance 20
Interpreting Company Accounts 20
Understanding Work and Organisations 20
Managing Change 20
HR to Improve Working Lives 20
Introduction to Sustainability - Theory and Practice 20
Business Enterprise 20
Introduction to Innovation and Technology Management 20
Business Analysis and Business Analytics 20
Introduction to Business Law 20
Global Marketing 20
Career Development for second year students 20

In Stage Three, you can further specialise in a business function or organisational context. You'll study a combination of compulsory and optional modules.

Compulsory modules               

Compulsory modulesCredits
Strategy, Organizations & Society 20
The Responsible Management Practitioner 20

Optional modules

You select optional modules to a total value of 80 credits.                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Optional modulesCredits
Interpreting Company Accounts 20
Case Studies in Finance, Accounting and Business 20
Business Information Systems 20
Managing Diversity 20
Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics 20
Innovation and Creativity 20
Contemporary Issues in International and Comparative Business 20
International Entrepreneurship 20
Corporate Communication and Social Media 20
International Human Resource Management 20
Critical Perspectives on Human Resource Management 20
New Product and Service Development 20
Supply Chain Management 20

You can take one of the following optional modules                        

Optional modulesCredits
Management Dissertation 40
Management Consultancy Project 40
Advanced Business Practice 40
Management Research Briefing for Sustainable Organisational Futures 40