Our degrees have a modular structure. This means that compulsory modules provide you with the core knowledge and skills that you need, while optional and discovery modules allow you to shape your course to suit your personal interests and career aspirations.

Year one

Compulsory modules in your first year will cover the broad foundations of management. You’ll build knowledge of organisational behaviour and accounting to understand the contemporary business environment. You’ll also learn about the theory and practice of setting up a business and explore your own potential as a manager.

Year two

In second year you’ll study the fundamentals of marketing and how to manage people and operations effectively. You will develop your research and analytical skills and learn to understand the importance of research, digital information management and corporate social responsibility in business decision-making. You can also continue to develop your personal leadership skills and learn how to demonstrate these to potential employers.

Final year

When you reach your final year, you’ll further develop your management skills with compulsory modules in strategic management and leadership. Through optional modules, in addition to developing your digital management skills, you could explore topics such as advertising, entrepreneurship, decision-making and business ethics. If you choose the contemporary management consulting module you’ll have the chance to register with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), and if you successfully complete the module you’ll gain the CMI Level 5 Certificate in Professional Consulting.

The course culminates with your dissertation, an independently researched project that you submit in your final year, allowing you to apply your research and analysis skills to a management topic of your choice.

The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our terms and conditions.

Most courses consist of compulsory and optional modules. There may be some optional modules omitted below. This is because they are currently being refreshed to make sure students have the best possible experience. Before you enter each year, full details of all modules for that year will be provided.

For more information please read Business Management BA in the course catalogue.

Compulsory modules

Optional modules

Pathway modules

Economics pathway

Accounting pathway

Introductory Management Accounting (10 credits)

Compulsory modules

Optional modules

Pathway modules

Analytics pathway

Visualising and Analysing Data Effectively (10 credits)

Consulting pathway

Evidence Based Consultancy (10 credits)

Accounting pathway

Intermediate Management Accounting (20 credits)

Economics pathway

Inter Micro Economics (10 credits)

Human Resource Management Pathway

Enterprise and Innovation pathway

Ethics and Sustainability pathway

Sustainability in Business (10 credits)

Compulsory modules

Optional modules

Pathway modules

Analytics pathway

Consulting pathway

Accounting pathway

Forensic Accounting and Finance (10 credits)

Economics pathway

Human Resource Management Pathway

Enterprise and Innovation pathway

Critical Perspective in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (20 credits)

Ethics and Sustainability pathway

Throughout your degree you will benefit from a range of opportunities to expand your intellectual horizons outside or within your subject area.

This course gives you the opportunity to choose from a range of discovery modules. They’re a great way to tailor your study around your interests or career aspirations and help you stand out from the crowd when you graduate. Find out more about discovery modules on our Broadening webpages.

You’ll be taught using a range of methods including lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. The rest of your time will be spent in independent learning, which allows you to develop your skills in research and analysis. Our Virtual Learning Environment will help to support your studies: it’s a central place where you can find all the information and resources for the School, your programme and modules.

You’ll also benefit from dedicated academic support and guidance from your academic personal tutor who will be a member of staff in your subject area. They will meet you at various points throughout the year.

On this course you’ll be taught by our expert academics, from lecturers through to professors. You may also be taught by industry professionals with years of experience, as well as trained postgraduate researchers, connecting you to some of the brightest minds on campus.

We use a variety of assessment methods to help you develop a range of transferable skills that you’ll need in professional life. These are likely to include coursework, exams, oral presentations, group reports and dissertations.