BA (Hons) Economics with Foundation Year

Module: 3BU002

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will introduce you to various philosophies and theoretical concepts of management with a focus on 21st century developments and real-life scenarios that managers face. A range of themes will be explored including; social responsibility, ethics, globalisation, international cultures, technology and entrepreneurship.

Module: 3GK012

Credits: 40

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module is designed to introduce you to university life. It will support you in exploring the university environment. It will also introduce you to the wide variety of academic skills needed to succeed at university and will support you in the development of these skills.

Module: 3BU003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to provide you with an introduction to the general environment in which businesses operate. Through studying this module you will develop an understanding of the contemporary debates on the nature and management of modern enterprises. The module covers internal and external aspects of business – such as people at work, marketing, financial information and operations.

Module: 3GK013

Credits: 40

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

In this module, you will work collaboratively with other students on a project that reflects an area of shared interest relating to the broad themes of Business, Law or the Social Sciences. You will have the opportunity to work as a small team to devise, design and plan a project relating to a topic of shared interest. In many aspects of life and work, teamwork and collaboration are the norm to solve real world-problems. This group-based project will allow you to develop a range of skills, including leadership skills, time-management, negotiation, communication, creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking skills. By investigating and responding to a complex question, challenge or problem, you and your group will acquire a deeper knowledge of your topic. The module will conclude with a conference, where your group’s project will be presented to the other groups in your class.

Module: 4EC004

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will explore the development of economic thinking from the emergence of economics as a distinct discipline, out of theology, moral philosophy and law through to the end of the nineteenth century. This will cover the period of the industrial revolution in the UK and elsewhere and explore the thinking of the classical school of economic thought and the emergence of the marginalist revolution and neoclassical economics.

Module: 4EC002

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

Macroeconomics considers the economy as a whole, both at the national and international level. It focuses on national income and inter-country comparisons, together with unemployment, inflation, growth and international trade. The module considers the main goals of government and their ability to achieve these and the conflicts therein. In doing so, the module considers fiscal and monetary policy together with issues of supply side economics and cooperative international relations.

Module: 4EC001

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module provides an introduction to the theory and practice of contemporary microeconomics and aims at developing students understanding of economic thinking through rigorous and analytical assessment of Microeconomic key concepts. The content includes supply and demand analysis, theories of the firm and individual behavior, competition among firms and market failures. Furthermore, particular emphasis is placed on how economic analysis may be used to explain a wide variety of contemporary policy issues.

Module: 4FC001

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to provide students with an introduction to the data handling techniques and methods of statistical analysis using the appropriate software for data collection and analysis. It will enable students to select and apply key quantitative tools to investigating issues in finance area.

Module: 4EC005

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module has two main strands: The first is the development of basic numeracy so that students are proficient at the mathematical operations that essential for the study of economics. The second focuses upon the development of study skills and the creation of a personal development plan by the student. This will involving developing an appreciation of how we learn and benefits of reflection by the student. The strand will also help the student to develop transferable skills and increase their employability.

Module: 4AC013

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Optional

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The aim of this module is to provide an understanding of how financial control is exerted over an organisation's activities. Both strategic and operational issues will be considered, along with the selection of financing methods to fund activities.

Module: 4PO002

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Optional

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The aim of this module is to introduce you to the main issues in international relations (IR) at the current time and to provide an intellectual framework to enable you to better understand our contemporary world and analyse and interpret international developments. The first part of the module deals with the scope and main concepts and theories of IR, the second part with the main actors in international relations and the third part looks at some of the main issues on the contemporary global agenda. This module is designed for ‘beginners’ and no prior study of IR is needed.

In this module, we will...