Economics BSc (Hons) degree

The aims of this module are:

• To influence students' awareness of and performance in key competencies which are required for personal effectiveness in academic study, placement year, employment and as a citizen in the international business environment;
• To develop these competencies and understanding through a primarily student-centred approach to learning;
• To complement other modules in Year 1 (particularly Organisational Behaviour);
• To provide students with a general understanding of, and develop their confidence in, the use of personal computers and industry standard packages for business and management purposes;
• 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 含羞草视频. Support and guidance are provided to all Part A students to engage with skills and personal development through lectures and a dedicated app
• To aid student preparation for their placement search (Part B) and placement (Part I)

The aims of this module are to provide a sound, basic understanding of modern macroeconomics, its historical development and its application to theoretical and real world problems.

The aims of this module are to introduce how microeconomic methods of analysis are used to analyse and evaluate contemporary market systems.

The aims of this module are twofold:
First, to examine some basic tools of data analysis employed in the evaluation of economic statements or arguments. The module considers both the presentation of data and the application of statistical techniques for the calculation of probabilities and the test of hypothesis. To further develop a practical understanding of regression analysis and the economic interpretation of results.

Second, to acquire an initial set of information technology skills including the use of spreadsheets to carry out some applied, basic statistical analysis. The student will use and build upon these skills throughout their degree, and these will also be of value in employment.

The aim of this module is for the student to experience the mathematics which is useful for all three years of the economics degree. Emphasis is on calculus based approaches to economic models. Provision is made for students with and without an A-level mathematics background.

The aim of this module is to provide additional maths support for the student with less of a background in mathematics. Students who do not have an A in A-level Maths are strongly encouraged to register for this optional module.

The aims of this module are:

• to introduce students to a sound foundation of behavioural and organisational concepts for subsequent management modules;
• to develop a sensitive awareness and clear understanding of how people work individually, in groups and within organisations;
• to encourage an openness to new ideas and an awareness that in many situations there is a range of alternatives which should be evaluated.

The aims of this module are to:

• provide an introduction to financial accounting, its key concepts and context;
• develop students' skills in preparing and interpreting financial statements;
• explore the subjective nature of financial reporting, its benefits and its limitations;
• develop students' analytical and written presentational skills;
• develop and enhance transferable skills.

The aims of this module are to introduce students to key concepts and debates in economic and political geography, examine case studies of economic and political change in the global North and global South, familiarise students with writers and texts in economic and political geography.

The aims of this module are for the student (a) to become familiar with the discipline of sociology through a study of sociological theories and concepts and their application, and (b) to develop a sociological way of thinking.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.

The aims of this module are:

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

The aims of this module are:

• to build on the pre-requisite module;
• to examine critically the role of the Human Resource Management (HRM) function within the contemporary organisation;
• to develop a clear understanding of the role of the HRM function in maintaining an equitable relationship between employer and employee.

The aims of this module are to introduce students to key concepts in social and cultural geography, examine case studies of social and cultural change in the global North and global South, and familiarise students with writers and texts in social and cultural geography.

This module introduces students to key concepts and theories used in the study of advanced democracies. Taking the United Kingdom as its starting point, it provides an overview of key historical and contemporary debates and draws on quantitative and qualitative research traditions in Comparative Politics.

This module introduces students to the development of welfare state by examining topical debates and case study examples of social policy in practice. It introduces students to the chronological development of the welfare state that acts as a historical framework for understanding pertinent contemporary social issues.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.

The aim of this module is to examine macroeconomic theory and policy at an intermediate level.

The aim of this module is to develop an analytical understanding of consumer and producer behaviour given the choices and constraints they face at the microeconomic level, and a basic understanding of the interaction of individuals' behaviour at the level of the whole economy.

The aim of this module is for the student to understand both basic and more advanced techniques of econometrics that will allow economic theories to be tested using econometric computer software.

The aims of this module are to:

• introduce students to basic concepts in finance and to equip them for further study in more advanced topics and modules in finance
• explain the functions of capital markets in the economy, the ways in which economic activity is financed and implications for the flow of funds, and the role of the stock exchange in this process
• explain basic techniques of financial analysis, especially the valuation of simple securities, including shares, bonds and money market investments
• examine investment decision rules
• discuss issues pertaining to risk and the opportunity cost of capital
• explain how corporations finance capital expenditure via equity or debt
• examine a number of additional issues such as agency problems, market efficiency, payout policy, risk management, financial planning, and mergers.

This module is an introduction to the economic analysis of some of the key real (i.e. non-monetary) phenomena that are associated with globalisation. In particular, we will examine how economists study international trade flows; trade policy; and foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational enterprises (MNEs). We will also analyse the basis, both in positive economics and in normative/ethical concerns, of selected controversies surrounding globalisation.

The aims of the module are for students to:

• become familiar with economic concepts used to analyse financial markets and financial institutions; 
• gain experience in using financial and economic statistics and case studies relevant to understanding financial markets and institutions;
• obtain insight into some of the principal current business and policy issues in the financial system, both in capital markets and commercial banking.

The module will develop knowledge and understanding of the history of economic ideas since Classical Economics.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the principles and practice of Knowledge, Data and Information (KDI) systems within organisations and enable them to gain a theoretical understanding of e-business in various organisational domains.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the principles of marketing and the role of marketing management, and the impact of internet marketing in a variety of organisational settings (Retail, industrial, service and non-profit orientated).

The aims of this module are:

• to ensure that students have an understanding of the key principles, models and techniques used to tackle management decision problems
• to develop skills in the analysis and modelling of management situations and approaches to evaluation and assessment of alternatives in complex scenarios
• to develop core concepts and skills required to use computers to effectively support managers faced with decision problems.

This module aims to

• develop your understanding of how political and development geographies are both shaping and impacted by globalization
• provide you with the geographical tools necessary to interrogate critically contemporary and historical events as they relate to globalization.

This module aims to develop an understanding of changes in the nature of geographical research about social difference over time.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of key aspects the European Union, including: its historical evolution, its deepening process, its enlargement process, its institutions, its member states and its policy areas. Another goal is to introduce students to the theoretical and analytical perspectives to make sense of EU's integration process, policy mechanisms and policy areas.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.

The aims of this module are:

• to provide students with the basic programming skills, develop principles of structured programming, and technical knowledge relevant to business analytics;
• to prepare students for further IT modules in their final year;
• to prepare students for their Industrial and Professional Studies placements;
• to develop relevant transferable skills.

The aim of this module is for the students to learn how to apply economic methods for the analysis of energy supply and demand, and to identify the implications of economic theory and concepts in the context of the energy sector transition.

The aims of the module are to give an understanding of the connection between social objectives and economic activity.

 The aims of this module are to develop the skills which allow the student to:

• Explore the key theoretical principles used in business strategy.
• Identify the practical value of economic concepts for business decision making and the management of complex businesses.
• Consider the main theoretical principles which can be used to identify the optimal boundaries and structures of business organisations.

The aims of this module are:

• to introduce the fundamental principles of company law;
• to develop an understanding of the significance of the company within the context of commercial activity.

The aims of this module are to:

• introduce students to a range of technical and analytical skills;
• illustrate the application of analysis in a business context;
• evaluate the use of accounting and financial management in planning, decision making and control.

The aims of this module are:

• to build on the prerequisite marketing module
• to examine the nature of the marketing mix and the contribution of each of the marketing mix elements to an effective marketing strategy.

The aims of this module are:

• to provide an understanding of the production/operations management function in both manufacturing and service industries
• to introduce students to the key issues and techniques in operations management
• to provide a wider scope of operations management in terms of its application and the interface between production, supply chain management and the use of IT and modern technology on operations.

The aims of this module are to examine some of the local, national and international factors which influence business organisations.

This module aims to

• develop your understanding of how economic and cultural geographies are both shaping and impacted by globalization
• provide you with the geographical tools and theories necessary to interrogate critically contemporary and historical events as they relate to globalization.

This module aims to develop an awareness of how social differences interact in a range of ways across space, place and time. This will involve examining processes of social and cultural change in post-colonial societies.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.

The aim of this module is to build on the introductory econometrics taught at level B in order to develop an understanding of more advanced econometrics techniques for time-series, cross-section and panel data.

This module aims to introduce rigorous economic and mathematical methods for studying how microeconomic tools are used in the design of public policies. It covers a selection of modern microeconomic methodologies and applications. The aim is to extend students' microeconomic grasp beyond that covered in Part B in ways which complement other final year modules and equip students with a solid foundation for understanding recent developments in microeconomic theory. At the end of the module, students should have gained an insight into how information, motivation, behaviour and market structure combine to generate many economic outcomes.

This module will examine the developments in the underlying foundations of modern macroeconomics from Keynes to the present day, through an analysis of specific macroeconomic models and policy issues.

The aim of this module is to use macroeconomic theory to analyse open economy issues, paying attention to long run and short run models as well as dynamics.

The aims of this module are to:

• introduce students to fundamental concepts in modern portfolio theory
• develop and analyse the formal economic theory of capital markets and the pricing of capital assets
• explain the concept of arbitrage and its relevance to the analysis of asset prices and portfolio management.

This module aims to give an understanding of the connection between social objectives and economic policy.

The aims of the module are:

• to provide students with tools that can be used to explore the subject of international trade rigorously at an advanced undergraduate level of analysis;
• to develop the students' knowledge of the various determinants of international trade in order to be able to account for observed trade patterns;
• to enable students to identify the welfare effects of trade liberalisation and to evaluate the arguments for trade policies; and
• to introduce students to modern analyses of international trade under imperfect competition.

The aims of this module are:

• To introduce the student to a range of environmental issues, and show how these issues can be analysed using the application of intermediate economic theory and intermediate statistical techniques covered in the degree programme.
• Show how the above analysis can be used to inform the current domestic and international environmental policy debates.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.

The aim of this module is to equip students with core skills which are valued highly by employers. Students will learn how to think and research like economists when evaluating policy and business related problems.

They will also develop the skills to communicate and present their analysis confidently and persuasively. The emphasis throughout is on gaining skills and attitudes that support the application of economics to questions of contemporary relevance.

The aim of the module is to develop economic skills to analyse strategic interaction among firms in imperfectly competitive markets or regulated industries.

The aim of this module is for the student to appreciate how and why central banks use monetary policy, with a view to understanding noteworthy recent and historical policy developments in the UK, the US, Japan, and the Euro area.

Part of the module is geared towards understanding how central banks react to financial crises, with special emphasis placed on the recent global financial crisis, as well as important historical events such as the great depression. The module aims to make students appreciate how the central bank is at the heart of a country's financial and economic system.

The module aims to introduce students to key theories in the analysis of labour markets and to develop both a knowledge of empirical evidence and the capacity to evaluate critically the evidence available. The module will introduce students to recent developments in labour economics research and at the same time discuss policy relevant topics.

This module aims to introduce students to development economics, which is the study of how economies are transformed to overcome problems of absolute poverty, from low-income to high-income status and also from stagnation to growth.

The main focus of this module is on the world's poorest. The module examines essential aspects of the economic lives of the poor including poverty and income inequality; gender inequality; human capital - health and education; population growth; financial aid and access; and civil and ethnic conflicts. In part, this module also aims to examine how markets and institutions work (or do not work) for the poor as a basis for understanding development policy debates.

The aims of this module are to provide:

• a sound practical and theoretical understanding of corporate finance, in particular corporate investment decisions
• awareness of the major derivative products and markets
• conceptual understanding of arbitrage pricing of financial derivatives
• practical experience of implementing some of the most widely used corporate finance and derivative pricing models.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.