Through real-world case studies, this module will allow you to explore the legal frameworks governing industries and master core management functions to coordinate teams effectively. You will map out how different business departments integrate to achieve strategic goals. This module equips you with the advanced research, critical writing, and professional communication skills vital for a career in business.

This module introduces you to the core dynamics of scarcity, exchange, and trade-offs, using them to dissect the real-world choices made by consumers, corporate firms, and global policymakers.

You will learn how economists construct predictive models, test hypotheses, and use algebra to solve complex market challenges, unlocking the vital links between economics and business. This module acts as your academic accelerator—sharpening your independent research, data-driven writing, and professional communication skills to ensure success throughout your degree.

This module provides you with the core principles of mainstream macroeconomics from a quantitative perspective. You will develop an understanding of how economists practically approach and analyse societal problems at the national and regional levels. This module covers theoretical content including an overview of macroeconomic fundamentals and context, schools of economic thought, and essential frameworks for fiscal and monetary policy.

Foundations of Human Resource Management

This module provides you with a foundational introduction to Human Resource Management (HRM), showing you how to effectively manage, motivate, and support people within an organisation.

Through hands on analysis of workplace psychology, you will explore core HR functions alongside essential concepts in organisational behaviour. You will examine organisational dynamics such as company culture, power dynamics, conflict resolution, and change management. By understanding how individuals and groups behave at work, you will build the critical analytical skills needed to solve people management challenges and directly boost organisational performance.

Creative Personal Branding

This module introduces you to the essential strategies for developing a powerful personal brand and the core employability skills needed to thrive in a digitally driven market. You will embark on a reflective, self-exploratory journey to deepen your self-awareness, build confidence, and understand how narratives and storytelling shape audience perceptions. The curriculum also examines how emerging technologies such as AI, VR/AR, and automation are reshaping recruitment and professional identity.

With hands-on, practical outputs, you will utilise university career resources to build an authentic professional portfolio. This includes crafting a standout CV, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, and a personal brand pitch presentation, alongside a reflective summary tracing your growth, networking skills, and career readiness.

This module introduces you to core principles of corporate finance and valuation, including the time value of money, investment appraisal, and the cost of capital, before advancing into real-world working capital management.

You will explore how data and financial technology (FinTech) are revolutionising modern analysis and decision making, while navigating essential ethical, regulatory, and corporate governance frameworks. You will eventually look to the future of the industry, examining sustainable and responsible finance, ESG integration, and the management of climate related financial risks.

This practice-oriented module guides you through the entire business research process, teaching you how to investigate complex, real-world problems to inform executive decision making.

You will learn to formulate research questions, efficiently synthesise market and academic literature, and navigate the critical ethics of data protection and research integrity. You will receive hands on training in applied data skills using industry standard tools like MS Excel to manage real-world datasets, perform quantitative and qualitative analysis, and build impactful visual outputs to uncover hidden trends.

In this module, both consumer and producer behaviour will be analysed using fundamental tools of economic analysis. You will be introduced to the programming of economic problems and will help develop your communication skills.

This module focuses on the real-world application of game theory to analyse and understand human interaction in strategic environments. You will examine and apply diverse economic methodologies, critically evaluating competing approaches and their practical relevance to modern economic challenges.

In this module you will develop analytical skills by examining macroeconomic theory in a theoretical and applied context. It will help equip you to think conceptually and holistically about how to approach macroeconomic policy making at an institutional level.

This is an intermediate level module that will further your understanding of macroeconomics derived from your first year.

In the first block of your final year, you will choose a specialist module from one of the below.

Advanced Microeconomics Theory and Application

The module will review recent developments in microeconomic theory and their applications.

Institutions will be examined using recent advances in game theory, contract theory and mechanism design. The digital economy will be analysed from a microeconomic perspective.

This module will also examine methods of collecting and analysing microeconomic data and will form an understanding of the software needed for such analysis.

Advanced Macroeconomics Theory and Application

This module will equip you in understanding how to approach macroeconomic modelling in a critical manner for you to analyse contemporary debates in macroeconomic policy. The emphasis will be on the global economy and critical nature of interactions between the real economy, finance, and economic institutions.

In the second block of your final year, you will choose a specialist module from one of the below.

Managing Change and Innovations

This module introduces you to manage change and innovation, which is central to your success and growth. By the end of the module, you’ll be able to understand managerial strategies that organisations use to manage the different types of innovation and how they seek to benefit from their innovations.

Critical Issues in Global Business

This module critically examines contemporary global issues and their direct impact on business performance, corporate strategy, and organisational behaviour.

In this module you will explore how shifting political, economic, technological, environmental, and sociocultural developments redefine the business environment. Through real-world case studies and current global events, you will evaluate how companies innovate and maintain competitiveness in the face of global uncertainty. Drawing on cutting-edge research across diverse sectors, you will build the advanced analytical and evaluative skills expected of elite global business managers.

In the third block of your final year, you will choose to complete either a dissertation OR a business research project AND complete the Digital Economics and Artificial Intelligence module.

Digital Economics and Artificial Intelligence

This module focuses on the Economics of digital change and Artificial Intelligence (AI), their implications, and how crucial they have become to comprehend real-world situations. This module will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of theoretical, applied and practical aspects of advanced technologies and will study how their usage has impacted the varied economic aspects of our lives.

This module will provide you with skills to draw upon economics, data science and technology literature to critically analyse the effects of digital transformation. It will involve an advanced understanding of national strategies, approaches and policies across technologies and digital innovations. There will also be an opportunity to sharpen computational skills for advanced data analysis using statistical software and applications.

Dissertation

The module provides an opportunity for you to undertake an independent research study in an area of special interest within selected subject areas of economics. You will develop communication skills in presenting your ideas visually, verbally and in written format.

You will develop research skills in applying econometric analysis or experimental methods to the solution of economic problems or research questions of interest in economics. You also have the opportunity to complete a dissertation that includes mathematical modelling or computational simulations.

Business Research Project

This module provides you with an opportunity to apply your knowledge of business and economics, and the skills developed in previous modules to design and execute your own business research project. You will be able to communicate your ideas visually, verbally and in written format. The project can take different forms; from case-study analysis to business simulation and evaluation, or a consultancy-type project.

In the final block of your final year, you will choose to complete either a dissertation OR a business research project AND complete the Global Trade and Development Economics module.

Global Trade and Development Economics

This cutting-edge module is designed to provide you with critical knowledge in a globalised economy. You will evaluate critical trade and development theories with a sharp focus on emerging and developing nations. You will master the analytical skills needed to dissect complex environmental impacts, navigate international policy challenges, and champion sustainable solutions on the world stage.

Dissertation

The module provides an opportunity for you to undertake an independent research study in an area of special interest within selected subject areas of economics. You will develop communication skills in presenting your ideas visually, verbally and in written format.

You will develop research skills in applying econometric analysis or experimental methods to the solution of economic problems or research questions of interest in economics. You also have the opportunity to complete a dissertation that includes mathematical modelling or computational simulations.

Business Research Project

This module provides you with an opportunity to apply your knowledge of business and economics, and the skills developed in previous modules to design and execute your own business research project. You will be able to communicate your ideas visually, verbally and in written format. The project can take different forms; from case-study analysis to business simulation and evaluation, or a consultancy-type project.