Compulsory modules
Information Systems and Management (15 credits)
The aims of this module are:
- to provide students with an understanding of the role and importance of information systems in organisations;
- to develop the ability to work independently;
- to integrate the various core components of the MSc programme and reinforce the concept of management as an integrated multi-disciplinary activity;
- to develop relevant transferable skills.
Personal Development for Employability (15 credits)
The aims of this module are to:
- Encourage students to take ownership of their personal learning and development;
improve student's capabilities in the area of literature searching, referencing, academic writing and critical analysis for academic research. - Develop student's understanding of the needs of organisations in the international business environment including the methods of recruitment used by global organisations and how to develop their own body of evidence of their demonstration of management competencies.
Corporate Finance for Non-Specialists (15 credits)
The aims of this module are:
- Introduce core issues in corporate finance suitable for a non-specialist audience.
- Provide an understanding of how corporate finance relates to, and integrates with, other corporate managerial activities.
- Develop relevant transferable and practical skills.
Optional modules (choose three)
Strategy Analysis (15 credits)
The aim of this module is:
- to develop an appreciation of how organisations act strategically at the corporate and business levels;
- to develop those skills which will allow the student to analyse a given industry and market;
- to develop skills in the area of strategic analysis, the development of strategic options and the implementation of strategy.
Small Business & Entrepreneurship (15 credits)
The aims of this module are:
- Present a range of issues affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
- Examine the importance and contribution of SMEs in an economy.
- Gain insight into the necessary skills and knowledge required for starting a business.
- Develop both written and oral communication skills.
- Encourage enthusiasm and self-motivation.
Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (15 credits)
The aims of this module are:
- to introduce and develop the key principles of enterprise resource planning (ERP)
- to introduce the fundamental concepts of supply chain management (SCM) in the context of ERP
- to provide an understanding of the role of ERP systems in the effective management of organisational processes
- to provide hands-on experience of SAP, an industry standard ERP software.
Marketing Communications (15 credits)
The aims of this module are:
- Provide an overview of marketing communications.
- Explore the relationships that exist within agencies. Examine key challenges and ethical issues in campaigns.
- Introduce the marketing communications mix, above-the-line and below-the-line tactics and Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC).
- Explore marketing communications research and customer insights, enabling students to develop engaging marketing communications strategies and campaigns.
- Build on students' understanding of marketing and develop a critical appreciation of the role of marketing communications (as both a concept and process) in the success of marketing strategies.
Social Enterprise and Inclusive Entrepreneurship (15 credits)
The aims of this module are:
- to develop students understanding of theories of entrepreneurship in the context of global migration and displacement;
- to create an understanding of opportunities and challenges encountered by migrant and refugee entrepreneurs;
- to cultivate students ability to identify, research and propose initiatives that address challenges encountered by migrant and refugee entrepreneurs;
- to enable students to engage empathically with local contexts, promoting a better understanding of other places.
Global Marketing (15 credits)
The aims of this module are:
- Provide an understanding of the key concepts and core issues in global and international marketing and understand the difference between the two constructs.
- Widen students’ knowledge of marketing from the principles learned in Semester 1.