The aims of this module are to:

• Explore the nature, purposes and roles of financial accounting in organisations.
• Learn the fundamental principles and language of financial accounting.
• Preparation of straightforward single entity statements of profit or loss, statements of financial position, statements of changes in equity and statements of cash flow under international financial reporting standards.
• Establish an awareness of some of the advantages and limitations of financial accounting to inform decision making.

This module aims to introduce students to some of the more elementary and relevant economic theories and issues at the microeconomic and macroeconomic level, and relate economic theory to the business environment.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce basic ideas of vector spaces.
• To introduce linear transformations and explain their relationship to matrices.
• To provide the basic methods of linear algebra for other modules throughout all mathematics-based programmes.

The aims of this module are to:

• Introduce students to the basic concepts of probability and statistics.
• Illustrate the relevance of these concepts to practical problem solving.

A part aim for this module is to enable students to become aware of and develop their academic, professional and personal skills through Personal Best. Personal Best is a development programme available to all students at Loughborough University.

The aims of this module are:

• Introduce basic legal concepts relevant to commercial activity, and to explain their relevance as a parameter of business decision-making.
• Explain how legal principles are created by both case law and statute, to illustrate their relevance to all aspects of business activity.

The aim of this module is to develop further the main concepts of linear algebra.

The aims of this module are:

• To provide an introduction to core issues in corporate finance.
• To provide an understanding of how corporate finance relates to other corporate managerial activities.
• To develop relevant transferable skills.