About the Program

This degree in management has a strong emphasis on social science theory and practice.

The degree is intended not only to be relevant to your experiences and your local environment, but to give you knowledge and understanding of a range of issues in international management.

This degree may suit you if you are interested in a career in management, consultancy, banking, accountancy or general management or if you want to pursue further training in management and corporate disciplines.

Course Content

You can take the Foundation and Further units in any order, provided you satisfy any prerequisites (units which you must have already passed). Most students, however, would normally take the Foundation units first because (as their name suggests) they are the ‘building blocks’ – the foundation – for the units that follow. Prerequisites are listed at the beginning of the appropriate syllabuses.

Foundation units

1. Introduction to Economics
2. Statistics 1 (half unit) and mathematics 1 (half unit)
3. Introduction to sociology
4. Elements of Accounting and Finance
5. Introduction to Business and Management

Further units

6. Managerial Economics
7. Management : International and Comparative perspectives
8. Orgnisation Theory or Analysis of strategic management
9. One unit from Selection Group E, M and S
10. One unit from Selection Group E, M and S
11. One unit from Selection Group E, M and S
12. One unit from any Selection group other than F(i), F(ii) or L

Group E Units

1. Monetary economics
2. Economics of Labour
3. International economics
4. Public sector economics
5. Elements of econometrics and economic statistics
6. Managerial economics OR Microeconomics
7. Economics of development
8. Macroeconomics
9. Corporate finance
10. Further mathematics for economists
11. Industrial economics

Group S Units

1. Organisation theory
2. Sociological theory
3. Methods of social research
4. Sociology of development
5. Comparative social structures and institutions
6. Social policy
7. Demography
8. Society and the environment
9. Elements of social and applied psychology
10. Sociology and ethics of information systems
11. Criminology

Group M Units

1. The law of business organizations
2. Management science methods
3. Organisation theory
4. Production and operations management
5. Marketing
6. Computer based information systems
7. Financial management OR Corporate finance
8. Human resource management
9. Management mathematics
10. Management: international and comparative perspectives
11. Analysis of strategic management
12. Elements of social and applied psychology
13. Public choice and public management
14. Management accounting