FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 

This module is designed to introduce key theoretical aspects relating to managing people in the workplace. The module will enable you to understand individual behaviours, how they relate to engagement and ultimately to individual and team performance. The module aims to focus on a range of employee behaviours and attitudes to equip you with a deeper understanding of the role of effective people management in improving organisational performance.

Stepping up from Introduction to Business Analytics, this module aims to give you a thorough grasp of modern business analytical tools and their applications to business management. The module will cover Predictive Analytics and Data Mining, Visual Analytics, Forecasting, Model Management and Monitoring, Quality Improvement, Text Analytics and Analytics for Microsoft Office. The focus of the module is on enhancing your problem formulation and solving skills.

Business Law will give you the opportunity to study the principles of business and corporate law. It will also introduce you to the principles of the English law and English legal system which have a major impact in the business environment in which accountants work and operate. The Business Law module will assist you to gain in-depth knowledge of the legal framework in which a range of business decisions happen in the UK. You can learn different concepts of company law and acquire a range of professional skills and knowledge to grow your career as a legal corporate expert.

This module develops your understanding of the key principles underpinning the theory and practice of financial management. It begins with an exploration of the environment within which financial decisions are made with a particular focus on the nature, role and purpose of financial management. The module content broadly covers financing decisions and explores various sources of finance, cost of capital and capital structure.

This module aims to provide you with an understanding of the process of taking an audit engagement and elements of best practice concerning corporate governance. The module gives you the opportunity to understand the critical elements of the external audit process and the relevant ethical and regulatory framework. It discusses key aspects of audit planning and engagement including audit risk, internal control and computer-assisted audit techniques.

This module will introduce you to the subject of UK taxation and provide core knowledge of the underlying principles and technical areas of taxation systems as applicable to individuals, single companies and groups of companies. It will help you to know the application of key principles in relation to corporation tax, capital gains tax, income tax and value added tax in the UK. You will gain comprehensive knowledge into the theory and practice of the UK taxation system. It will give you conceptual understanding of taxation objectives and the relationship between taxation and other macroeconomic policies of economy.

You will gain valuable work experience on a 12-month work placement. This is an exciting opportunity to put what you have learned into practice, broaden your experience and demonstrate your abilities to potential employers.

This module aims to develop accounting standards and theoretical framework knowledge in the preparation of financial statements. The module addresses the key issues in international financial reporting and financial analysis. It covers the fundamentals required by managers and analysts to understand, interpret and use financial information. The module will help you understand the financial reporting challenges of multinational companies. It will aim to give you the tools and skills to compare accounting regulatory frameworks around the world as well as to prepare and interpret consolidated financial statements.

Leadership and Enterprise Strategy aims to provide an understanding of strategic analysis, strategic decision-making and strategic processes within organisations. The module content comprises two complementary components: the first involves the understanding and learning of the main strategic management concepts and theories, while the second implies its application in organisations.

This module is about making decisions which ensure the most effective and efficient use of organisational resources. The module aim is to develop knowledge and skills required by performance managers. This provides you with a grasp of techniques used by performance managers in planning, control, decision making and overall performance evaluation of organisational activities. It focuses on information needs, technologies and systems necessary for efficient and effective performance management of organisations. This is followed by an examination of decision-making processes with particular emphasis on management of scarce resources and how this relates to performance, uncertainty and risk management. A key aim of performance management is to measure costs and revenues relating to specific operations divisions and products. Information gathered in this way is used to plan and control activities in order to ensure that key organisational objectives are achieved.

The Business Research Project extends and develops your knowledge and ability in focusing upon and preparing for research. It introduces you to the disciplines of critical appraisal and research techniques as well as the design and execution of a research project. The aim is to develop your skills and expertise in the essential research tools you will need in the future. The emphasis of the project will be on secondary data in the main, as you will be expected to select an organisation or a contemporary topic of interest to research. You will be required to apply and integrate the tools, techniques and theoretical frameworks from a number of modules of the programme, and to draw on a wide range of sources.

Corporate Risk Management is a comprehensive, systematic approach for helping an organisation to identify, measure, prioritise and respond to risks, which is critical when developing a company’s strategy. The module gives you an opportunity to understand the implementation and application of corporate risk management and to develop skills which are applicable to a diverse range of organisations and scenarios.

This module introduces the latest methodologies used by professional portfolio managers. The module addresses both the theory and practice of portfolio management and aims to build on the techniques for portfolio selection. The theoretical part will examine the issues involved in constructing an investment portfolio, evaluating its performance, and adjusting its composition through time to ensure the performance remains optimal. It will also consider the use of derivatives in managing risk. The module will provide you with hands-on experience of constructing and managing an equity portfolio in our newly-built Financial Trading Suite.