School of Management |
Below is a list of units offered by the School of Management in 2008/09. Follow the links to view individual unit descriptions. Units are sorted by level and then by period slot. To find a specific unit code or title please use your browser's find on page function. |
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Level: Certificate |
Academic Year |
MN10354 | An introduction to law - contract, tort and ELS | 6 Credits |
Semester 1 |
MN10001 | People and organisations 1 | 6 Credits |
MN10002 | Business and society I | 6 Credits |
MN10008 | Introduction to business accounting | 6 Credits |
MN10070 | Business economics | 6 Credits |
MN10071 | Organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
MN10077 | Quantitative methods and data analysis | 6 Credits |
MN10078 | National business environment of UK - legal aspects | 6 Credits |
MN10103 | Business economics I | 6 Credits |
MN10248 | Introduction to business accounting | 6 Credits |
MN10362 | Law in context | 3 Credits |
MN10401 | Legal environment 1 | 3 Credits |
Semester 2 |
MN10004 | Personal computing | 6 Credits |
MN10005 | People and organisations 2 | 6 Credits |
MN10006 | Business economics 2 | 6 Credits |
MN10007 | Business and society II | 6 Credits |
MN10069 | Introduction to business accounting | 6 Credits |
MN10073 | Marketing 1 (principles of marketing) | 6 Credits |
MN10079 | The UK macroeconomic environment | 6 Credits |
MN10311 | Corporate finance and investment appraisal | 6 Credits |
MN10331 | Introduction to business accounting | 6 Credits |
MN10363 | Law in context | 3 Credits |
MN10402 | Legal environment 2 | 3 Credits |
MN10403 | Financial markets context international | 3 Credits |
Level: Intermediate |
Academic Year |
MN20317 | Business and finance industrial placement | 60 Credits |
XX20047 | Year abroad in Spain - work placement | 60 Credits |
XX20048 | Year abroad in Spain - academic exchange | 60 Credits |
XX20049 | Year abroad in Spain - academic exchange & work placement | 60 Credits |
XX20093 | Year abroad in France - work placement | 60 Credits |
XX20094 | Year abroad in Germany - work placement | 60 Credits |
XX20095 | Year abroad in France - academic exchange | 60 Credits |
XX20096 | Year abroad in Germany - academic exchange | 60 Credits |
XX20097 | Year abroad in France - academic exchange & work placement | 60 Credits |
XX20098 | Year abroad in Germany - academic exchange & work placement | 60 Credits |
Semester 1 |
MN10071 | Organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
MN20019 | Management accounting | 6 Credits |
MN20021 | Action project | 6 Credits |
MN20022 | Portfolio project | 6 Credits |
MN20023 | Business forecasting | 6 Credits |
MN20024 | Commercial contracts | 6 Credits |
MN20026 | Economic analysis of financial decisions | 6 Credits |
MN20027 | Economics of strategy 2 | 6 Credits |
MN20032 | E-business | 6 Credits |
MN20034 | Marketing communications | 6 Credits |
MN20072 | Managing human resources | 6 Credits |
MN20074 | Business information systems | 6 Credits |
MN20080 | Individuals and organisations | 6 Credits |
MN20081 | Principles of marketing | 6 Credits |
MN20082 | European business environment: European integration & legal structure | 6 Credits |
MN20086 | Industrial placement 1 | 30 Credits |
MN20208 | Foundations for international business | 6 Credits |
MN20275 | Project management | 6 Credits |
MN20312 | Employment relations | 6 Credits |
MN20313 | Human resource management 2 | 6 Credits |
MN20433 | Leadership | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
MN20010 | Company law | 6 Credits |
MN20012 | Economics of strategy 1 | 6 Credits |
MN20014 | IT & its business context | 6 Credits |
MN20015 | Market analysis | 6 Credits |
MN20016 | Marketing | 6 Credits |
MN20017 | Strategic operations management | 6 Credits |
MN20018 | Financial accounting and auditing | 6 Credits |
MN20021 | Action project | 6 Credits |
MN20087 | Industrial placement 2 | 30 Credits |
MN20102 | Financial management and reporting performance - European perspectives | 6 Credits |
MN20211 | Advanced corporate finance | 6 Credits |
MN20291 | Human resource management 1 | 6 Credits |
MN20310 | Empirical research methods in finance | 6 Credits |
MN20377 | Power, politics and influence at work | 6 Credits |
MN20414 | Research project | 6 Credits |
MN20432 | The evolution of the modern corporation | 6 Credits |
MN20434 | Organisational design & theory | 6 Credits |
Level: Honours |
Academic Year |
MN30380 | Financial markets | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
MN30028 | Thinking about sustainability | 6 Credits |
MN30036 | Brand communication | 6 Credits |
MN30039 | Employment law | 6 Credits |
MN30040 | European integration studies 1 | 6 Credits |
MN30048 | Strategic analysis | 6 Credits |
MN30050 | Supply management | 6 Credits |
MN30052 | Final year project (interim report) | 6 Credits |
MN30067 | Treasury management | 6 Credits |
MN30085 | The internationalisation of business | 6 Credits |
MN30105 | Consumer behaviour | 6 Credits |
MN30107 | International academic exchange - out-going | 24 Credits |
MN30170 | Fundamentals of accounting and financial management | 6 Credits |
MN30212 | International business in the Americas | 6 Credits |
MN30266 | Decision making | 6 Credits |
MN30281 | Privacy, trust and security in information systems | 6 Credits |
MN30315 | Advanced financial accounting | 6 Credits |
MN30338 | Human resource management in professional service organisations | 6 Credits |
MN30353 | Creating and starting an entrepreneurial venture | 6 Credits |
MN30413 | Public sector management | 6 Credits |
MN30427 | Representations of organisations | 6 Credits |
MN30428 | International academic exchange - out-going | 30 Credits |
MN30435 | Corporate governance in international comparison | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
MN30050 | Supply management | 6 Credits |
MN30054 | Strategy & human resource management | 6 Credits |
MN30055 | Corporate governance & regulation | 6 Credits |
MN30059 | European integration studies 2 | 6 Credits |
MN30062 | International business law | 6 Credits |
MN30066 | Strategic management | 6 Credits |
MN30068 | Final year project (final report) | 6 Credits |
MN30076 | Business strategy | 6 Credits |
MN30094 | Economics of incentives | 6 Credits |
MN30109 | Marketing to businesses and organisation | 6 Credits |
MN30209 | Investment banking | 6 Credits |
MN30270 | Virtual organising | 6 Credits |
MN30271 | Information system development | 6 Credits |
MN30290 | Strategic knowledge development | 6 Credits |
MN30316 | Risk management and internal control | 6 Credits |
MN30371 | Economic governance, competitiveness and policy | 6 Credits |
MN30372 | Ethical issues in marketing | 6 Credits |
MN30379 | Europe and America in the global economy | 6 Credits |
MN30400 | Business dynamics in China and Japan | 6 Credits |
MN30405 | Firm strategy and the competitive advantage of places | 6 Credits |
MN30409 | Business strategy in the global economy | 6 Credits |
MN30415 | International human resource management | 6 Credits |
MN30436 | Contemporary issues in business and society | 6 Credits |
MN30441 | International marketing management | 6 Credits |
Level: Masters |
Academic Year |
MN50090 | Elements of English law | 0 Credits |
MN50339 | Developing your managerial competence | 6 Credits |
MN50358 | Research methods for marketing | 6 Credits |
MN50384 | Organisation in context | 12 Credits |
MN50385 | Managing & leading change | 12 Credits |
MN50386 | Business & society | 12 Credits |
MN50387 | Managing in an international context | 12 Credits |
Dissertation period |
MN50178 | Dissertation | 30 Credits |
MN50327 | MSc dissertation | 30 Credits |
MN50351 | MBA final project/dissertation | 18 Credits |
MN50421 | Dissertation | 30 Credits |
MN50425 | MSc in Marketing dissertation | 30 Credits |
Modular |
MN50125 | European business | 3 Credits |
MN50133 | International finance | 3 Credits |
MN50198 | Project management | 3 Credits |
MN50213 | Strategic planning and evaluation in higher education | 6 Credits |
MN50214 | Higher education governance, organisation and management | 6 Credits |
MN50215 | Finance and resource management in higher education | 6 Credits |
MN50219 | Risk management | 6 Credits |
MN50223 | Supervised written project [PG Certificate in Higher Education Management] | 12 Credits |
MN50226 | Understanding the business context | 6 Credits |
MN50228 | Financial management | 6 Credits |
MN50231 | Marketing management | 6 Credits |
MN50233 | Operations management | 6 Credits |
MN50236 | Human resource management | 6 Credits |
MN50238 | Project management | 6 Credits |
MN50273 | Commercial law | 6 Credits |
MN50286 | Developing new brands | 3 Credits |
MN50289 | Leadership and governance of organisations | 6 Credits |
MN50306 | Purchasing and supply strategy | 6 Credits |
MN50340 | Managing emerging contexts | 6 Credits |
MN50341 | Understanding financial principles | 6 Credits |
MN50342 | Managing your people | 6 Credits |
MN50343 | Strategic marketing | 6 Credits |
MN50344 | Managing operational processes | 6 Credits |
MN50345 | Analysis for decision making | 3 Credits |
MN50346 | Strategy | 6 Credits |
MN50347 | Leading & managing change | 6 Credits |
MN50348 | Managing in a virtual world | 3 Credits |
MN50349 | Entrepreneurship in action project | 6 Credits |
MN50351 | MBA final project/dissertation | 18 Credits |
MN50352 | Developing your managerial competence | 6 Credits |
MN50381 | Innovation management: products, services and networks | 6 Credits |
MN50399 | Knowledge management for strategic effectiveness | 6 Credits |
MN50410 | Operations strategy | 3 Credits |
MN50411 | Business strategy in the global economy | 6 Credits |
MN50423 | Long assignment for entrepreneurship and innovation | 12 Credits |
MN50424 | Accreditation of prior learning (PG Dip Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management) | 30 Credits |
MN50437 | Strategic brand management | 3 Credits |
Semester 1 |
MN50167 | Marketing | 6 Credits |
MN50169 | Business economics | 6 Credits |
MN50174 | Human resource management (with career development) | 6 Credits |
MN50175 | Operations management | 6 Credits |
MN50294 | Approaches to management and organisational research | 6 Credits |
MN50318 | Financial accounting I | 6 Credits |
MN50319 | Theory of financial decision making | 6 Credits |
MN50322 | Investment management | 6 Credits |
MN50336 | Marketing in context | 6 Credits |
MN50340 | Managing emerging contexts | 6 Credits |
MN50341 | Understanding financial principles | 6 Credits |
MN50342 | Managing your people | 6 Credits |
MN50343 | Strategic marketing | 6 Credits |
MN50344 | Managing operational processes | 6 Credits |
MN50345 | Analysis for decision making | 3 Credits |
MN50355 | Marketing to consumers | 6 Credits |
MN50357 | Marketing and society | 6 Credits |
MN50360 | Strategic brand management | 6 Credits |
MN50373 | Accounting for SMEs | 6 Credits |
MN50374 | Introduction to quantitative finance | 6 Credits |
MN50382 | Professional career development | 6 Credits |
MN50383 | Managing projects | 6 Credits |
MN50398 | Treasury management | 6 Credits |
MN50416 | Commercialisation of new technology | 6 Credits |
MN50417 | Decision analysis | 6 Credits |
MN50418 | Management of innovation | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
MN50125 | European business | 3 Credits |
MN50133 | International finance | 3 Credits |
MN50155 | Employment law | 6 Credits |
MN50156 | Ecology, management & organisational performance | 6 Credits |
MN50165 | Organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
MN50166 | Methods of management research | 6 Credits |
MN50173 | Information management | 6 Credits |
MN50176 | Strategic management | 6 Credits |
MN50180 | Fundamentals of corporate finance | 6 Credits |
MN50181 | Financial statements, corporate governance and regulation | 6 Credits |
MN50182 | Financial management for international business | 6 Credits |
MN50183 | Strategic management accounting | 6 Credits |
MN50187 | Strategic knowledge development | 6 Credits |
MN50189 | Privacy, trust and security in the e-society | 6 Credits |
MN50194 | E-business | 6 Credits |
MN50195 | Virtual organising | 6 Credits |
MN50198 | Project management | 3 Credits |
MN50204 | Services management | 6 Credits |
MN50205 | Project management | 6 Credits |
MN50219 | Risk management | 6 Credits |
MN50273 | Commercial law | 6 Credits |
MN50285 | Data analysis for marketing decisions | 6 Credits |
MN50286 | Developing new brands | 3 Credits |
MN50289 | Leadership and governance of organisations | 6 Credits |
MN50306 | Purchasing and supply strategy | 6 Credits |
MN50321 | International finance | 6 Credits |
MN50324 | Corporate finance | 6 Credits |
MN50325 | Financial accounting II | 6 Credits |
MN50328 | Banking | 6 Credits |
MN50330 | Risk management | 6 Credits |
MN50332 | Strategy and human resource management | 6 Credits |
MN50335 | Advertising theory | 6 Credits |
MN50346 | Strategy | 6 Credits |
MN50347 | Leading & managing change | 6 Credits |
MN50348 | Managing in a virtual world | 3 Credits |
MN50349 | Entrepreneurship in action project | 6 Credits |
MN50356 | Marketing to businesses and organisations | 6 Credits |
MN50361 | E-marketing | 6 Credits |
MN50376 | Advances in consumer research | 6 Credits |
MN50381 | Innovation management: products, services and networks | 6 Credits |
MN50388 | Preparation for professional practice | 6 Credits |
MN50389 | Period of professional practice | 24 Credits |
MN50399 | Knowledge management for strategic effectiveness | 6 Credits |
MN50406 | Financial management for marketing | 6 Credits |
MN50407 | Global marketing | 6 Credits |
MN50410 | Operations strategy | 3 Credits |
MN50411 | Business strategy in the global economy | 6 Credits |
MN50412 | Investment banking | 6 Credits |
MN50419 | Innovation in networks | 6 Credits |
MN50420 | Technology strategy and organisation | 6 Credits |
MN50429 | Financial engineering | 6 Credits |
MN50430 | Environmental accounting and finance | 6 Credits |
MN50431 | International human resource management | 6 Credits |
MN50437 | Strategic brand management | 3 Credits |
MN50438 | Leading & managing change | 6 Credits |
MN50439 | Strategic marketing: creating competitive advantage | 6 Credits |
MN50440 | Financial analysis | 6 Credits |