Business and Management BA (Hons)

This module will help you to understand and interpret the main financial statements and it will introduce key concepts to help you with organisational planning, decision making and control. Managers are responsible for planning and controlling the activities of the organisation and this needs an understanding of accounting and financial management.

You will learn key concepts, principles, and decision frameworks in operations and systems management, and apply them to improve business performance and long-term sustainability.

You will develop practical data analytics and Excel modelling skills, apply analytics to business problems, and strengthen your communication through lectures, seminars, labs, and supported online learning.

The module is managerial in perspective, exploring the practical relationship between theory and practice, through the ability to select and apply appropriate theory within an organisational context and, based on this application and analysis, identify key issues and develop appropriate recommendations for action. Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to reflect on your own perspective and experience of working in organisations, being managed, and managing others, exploring these within the context of effective management and the achievement of individual and organisational goals.

A weekly lecture will be supported by a weekly group seminar which is designed to enable you to explore concepts raised in the lectures and to have the opportunity to apply them both individually and in small groups, through a variety of real world scenarios and case studies.

You will learn how to use real life case studies and experiences to develop an appreciation of how different business functions integrate, whilst also informing your employability skills for your future.

Explore key principles and decision‑making frameworks, including process design, capacity and resource management, supply chain performance, inventory control, lean practices, quality management, project management, and approaches to operations improvement.

This module also looks at how organisations integrate systems, manage complexity, and balance efficiency with sustainability. You’ll examine how environmental, social, and technological factors influence operational choices and long‑term business performance.

Through case studies, simulations, process mapping, data‑driven analysis, collaborative project work, and applied problem‑solving, you’ll investigate real operational challenges and practise using management tools in practical contexts.

Develop your ability to interpret financial statements, evaluate management reports, and understand how accounting standards, regulatory frameworks, and ethical responsibilities shape business practice.

The finance element of this module introduces key theories, models, and tools used to assess investment opportunities, financing choices, and dividend policy. You’ll explore how organisations make these decisions and how financial strategy adapts to changing business environments.

Across this module, you’ll apply core accounting and financial techniques, interpret and evaluate financial information, analyse major financial models, and integrate financial insights into wider organisational strategy.

This module will see you examine the complex and fast-changing environment in which international businesses operate.

You’ll examine cross‑cultural considerations, ethical principles, and contemporary developments with practical learning to underpin theories. You’ll work with real cases, global data sources, and current international scenarios to investigate market conditions and evaluate strategic options.

You’ll also build skills in assessing foreign market opportunities and proposing justified entry strategies grounded in evidence. You’ll discuss global business environments, examine the factors shaping international strategies, explain contemporary developments, and apply strategic frameworks to create well‑reasoned international market entry recommendations.

This module will see you examine different leadership principles, styles, and approaches, and consider how they influence ethical decision‑making, corporate governance, and long‑term organisational outcomes.

You’ll take a look at how organisations across sectors - from global corporations to SMEs, charities, and social enterprises - operate within social, environmental, and economic contexts.

This module introduces key ideas such as stakeholder theory, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and the Circular Economy, and you’ll apply these frameworks to practical organisational scenarios. You'll use case studies, simulations and strategic recommendation activities to enhance your learning and these interactive experiences will help you explore real‑world challenges.

You’ll investigate issues like stakeholder management, strategic CSR, and social accounting to understand how responsible decisions are made.

You’ll explore the key ideas that shape entrepreneurship and innovation, and examine the skills and behaviours that support both entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial practice. This module takes you through the full venture‑creation process; from spotting opportunities and generating ideas to analysing markets, customers, legal requirements and finance.

You’ll use this understanding to develop evidence‑based business plans that include budgeting, pilot testing and launch considerations. The module also looks at strategies for growth, scaling, and exit, helping you evaluate different pathways and make informed judgements about the future of a venture.

Your learning is practical and interactive, with workshops including case studies, simulations and the creation of strategic business plans.

You’ll explore how organisations analyse their internal strengths, external pressures, and wider environmental influences using tools such as SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis, Porter’s Value Chain and other relevant frameworks. These approaches help you interpret opportunities, challenges, and competitive positions.

You’ll look at how strategies are developed at corporate, business, functional, and operational levels. You'll consider how well strategic options align with the organisational aims of a business.

You’ll evaluate strategy using frameworks such as The Balanced Scorecard and the Triple Bottom Line to assess effectiveness, sustainability, and long‑term impact.

You'll learn via workshops, case discussions, comparative analyses, collaborative problem‑solving and simulations; giving you the skills to analyse, evaluate, and apply strategy in contemporary organisational contexts.

This module gives you the space to demonstrate what you can achieve when you take full ownership of a significant piece of work, from identifying a topic to presenting your final outcomes.

You’ll begin by defining a clear problem or question and examining its feasibility. This involves exploring the wider context, understanding the needs and expectations of relevant stakeholders and clarifying the objectives of your proposed project. You’ll develop a plan that sets out the methods you’ll use, supported by a careful consideration of ethical responsibilities.

Through guided workshops, you’ll explore each stage of the project process, looking at research design, data collection, analysis and project organisation.

You'll also explore how appropriate technologies and research methods can support your investigation. You'll work with a supervisor to provide you with specialist guidance as you refine your approach and move towards producing your final output.

Your project may take the form of a written investigation, practical solution, digital artefact, or another approved format, but all projects must include evidence‑based conclusions or recommendations.

Alongside this hands-on element, you'll present your findings to different audiences and explain their significance or potential impact. These reflections will enhance your communication skills to support your future professional ambitions.

Through practical workshops and collaborative activities, you’ll learn how to communicate clearly, work with others respectfully and make purposeful use of technology in your learning. You’ll explore how to find and evaluate reliable information, use academic sources correctly, and reference your work following university guidelines.

You’ll also reflect on your own strengths, goals and areas for development. This will help you build self-awareness, support your wellbeing and develop as an independent learner.

Assessment includes a portfolio of tasks that demonstrate your developing academic skills where you will communicate your ideas clearly and appropriately. This may include workshop activities, short pieces of writing, or oral presentations.

You’ll work hands‑on with Excel, learning how to enter and manage data, use simple functions, format worksheets, adjust layouts, and create clear and meaningful charts. These practical skills will help you analyse information with confidence and communicate your findings to a range of audiences.

You’ll learn how numerical techniques support analysis and how to interpret results in ways that add value in real business settings.

Throughout the module, you’ll strengthen your analytical thinking and digital literacy, giving you a solid foundation for further study in business, finance, and management analytics.

This module will introduce you to marketing as a discipline and the tools that support effective marketing decisions.

You'll understand how organisations identify customer needs and turn them into practical strategies and reflect on the trends and influences shaping modern marketing practice.

Through interactive activities, you’ll connect marketing principles to the real work carried out by marketing professionals.

Across the module, you’ll learn to explore the elements of the marketing mix, recognise key marketing concepts and challenges, and discuss how the marketing environment affects planning and decision‑making.

You’ll explore how diversity, digitalisation, and new forms of work influence everyday experiences of working and managing. You’ll examine how organisational culture, structure, and reward systems interact with employee attitudes, motivations, and individual characteristics to shape behaviour.

This module also covers key operational HR functions and helps you understand how HR supports organisational competitiveness through effective people practices.

You’ll learn through a range of interactive and applied activities, including workshops, case studies, simulations, industry projects, and community engagement. These experiences help you connect theory to real workplace challenges.

Explore key principles and decision‑making frameworks, including process design, capacity and resource management, supply chain performance, inventory control, lean practices, quality management, project management, and approaches to operations improvement.

This module also looks at how organisations integrate systems, manage complexity, and balance efficiency with sustainability. You’ll examine how environmental, social, and technological factors influence operational choices and long‑term business performance.

Through case studies, simulations, process mapping, data‑driven analysis, collaborative project work, and applied problem‑solving, you’ll investigate real operational challenges and practise using management tools in practical contexts.

Develop your ability to interpret financial statements, evaluate management reports, and understand how accounting standards, regulatory frameworks, and ethical responsibilities shape business practice.

The finance element of this module introduces key theories, models, and tools used to assess investment opportunities, financing choices, and dividend policy. You’ll explore how organisations make these decisions and how financial strategy adapts to changing business environments.

Across this module, you’ll apply core accounting and financial techniques, interpret and evaluate financial information, analyse major financial models, and integrate financial insights into wider organisational strategy.

This module will see you examine the complex and fast-changing environment in which international businesses operate.

You’ll examine cross‑cultural considerations, ethical principles, and contemporary developments with practical learning to underpin theories. You’ll work with real cases, global data sources, and current international scenarios to investigate market conditions and evaluate strategic options.

You’ll also build skills in assessing foreign market opportunities and proposing justified entry strategies grounded in evidence. You’ll discuss global business environments, examine the factors shaping international strategies, explain contemporary developments, and apply strategic frameworks to create well‑reasoned international market entry recommendations.

This module will see you examine different leadership principles, styles, and approaches, and consider how they influence ethical decision‑making, corporate governance, and long‑term organisational outcomes.

You’ll take a look at how organisations across sectors - from global corporations to SMEs, charities, and social enterprises - operate within social, environmental, and economic contexts.

This module introduces key ideas such as stakeholder theory, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and the Circular Economy, and you’ll apply these frameworks to practical organisational scenarios. You'll use case studies, simulations and strategic recommendation activities to enhance your learning and these interactive experiences will help you explore real‑world challenges.

You’ll investigate issues like stakeholder management, strategic CSR, and social accounting to understand how responsible decisions are made.

You’ll explore the key ideas that shape entrepreneurship and innovation, and examine the skills and behaviours that support both entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial practice. This module takes you through the full venture‑creation process; from spotting opportunities and generating ideas to analysing markets, customers, legal requirements and finance.

You’ll use this understanding to develop evidence‑based business plans that include budgeting, pilot testing and launch considerations. The module also looks at strategies for growth, scaling, and exit, helping you evaluate different pathways and make informed judgements about the future of a venture.

Your learning is practical and interactive, with workshops including case studies, simulations and the creation of strategic business plans.

You’ll explore how organisations analyse their internal strengths, external pressures, and wider environmental influences using tools such as SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis, Porter’s Value Chain and other relevant frameworks. These approaches help you interpret opportunities, challenges, and competitive positions.

You’ll look at how strategies are developed at corporate, business, functional, and operational levels. You'll consider how well strategic options align with the organisational aims of a business.

You’ll evaluate strategy using frameworks such as The Balanced Scorecard and the Triple Bottom Line to assess effectiveness, sustainability, and long‑term impact.

You'll learn via workshops, case discussions, comparative analyses, collaborative problem‑solving and simulations; giving you the skills to analyse, evaluate, and apply strategy in contemporary organisational contexts.

This module gives you the space to demonstrate what you can achieve when you take full ownership of a significant piece of work, from identifying a topic to presenting your final outcomes.

You’ll begin by defining a clear problem or question and examining its feasibility. This involves exploring the wider context, understanding the needs and expectations of relevant stakeholders and clarifying the objectives of your proposed project. You’ll develop a plan that sets out the methods you’ll use, supported by a careful consideration of ethical responsibilities.

Through guided workshops, you’ll explore each stage of the project process, looking at research design, data collection, analysis and project organisation.

You'll also explore how appropriate technologies and research methods can support your investigation. You'll work with a supervisor to provide you with specialist guidance as you refine your approach and move towards producing your final output.

Your project may take the form of a written investigation, practical solution, digital artefact, or another approved format, but all projects must include evidence‑based conclusions or recommendations.

Alongside this hands-on element, you'll present your findings to different audiences and explain their significance or potential impact. These reflections will enhance your communication skills to support your future professional ambitions.