Core modules: PG Cert

• Management Theory Into Practice

  This module sets out a four-part framework (context, objectives, strategy and implementation) which managers should use for the development and implementation of strategy.

• The Reflective Practitioner

  The aim of this module is to enhance your self-awareness and self-understanding through the use of theoretical approaches, models and tools to support self-analysis.

Core modules: PG Dip

• Action Learning for Managers

  This module provides a framework to support managers through the processes involved in designing, undertaking and critically evaluating an action-learning intervention within a selected organisation.

Core modules: MSc

• Major Project

  This module will support you in the preparation and submission of a Masters-stage project or Dissertation.

• Management Practice Portfolio

  This module will support you in the preparation and submission of a portfolio equivalent to a Masters-stage project or Dissertation.

Optional modules

• Business Planning and Finance

  The module identifies and critically examines issues of transferability, collaborative development and partnership within and between the public and private sectors.

• Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility

• Decision Making and Problem Solving

  This module focuses on issues involving organisational development, organisation-wide change and transformational initiatives.

• Independent Learning Module

  This module gives you the skills and knowledge necessary to develop frameworks and approaches to decision making, by critically examining theoretical models and relating you to business experience.

• International Financial Markets

  This module analyses the nature and recent development of security, product and derivative financial markets in a global setting. It examines these markets from the perspective of corporate users and private and international investors.

• International Financial Reporting

  This module is designed to develop the students understanding of financial reporting in an international and strategic context; it considers financial reports from the perspective of the external reader of this information.

• International Strategic Financial Management

  The primary objective of this module is to provide a conceptual and analytical framework for looking at organisations operating internationally in capital, financial and operational markets.

• Perception of Taxation

  This module is designed around a critical evaluation of Buchanan's (1984) alternative paradigms of taxation and whether changes on tax legislation focus or utilise any of these alternatives.

• Strategic Financial Analysis

  This module introduces the financial analysis theories and practices applicable to modern business from a strategic perspective, then develops your knowledge and ability to apply these techniques, and critically appraise their validity.

• Strategic Management Accounting

  This module is aimed at linking management accounting processes and decisions with those of a more general and strategic nature carried out throughout an organisation. Hence, considerable use of case studies and scenario planning is made.

• Challenges of Management in Practice

  This module will provide the opportunity to apply new knowledge within the context of your professional experience, reflecting on and learning from your prior experience, and developing abilities to apply this to new situations specifically to your placement/employment organisation.

• Coaching

  The aim of this module is to assist you in business coaching for performance and as Business Managers, teaches you techniques to use with your team.

• Corporate Governance and the Stakeholder

  This module undertakes an examination of the theoretical bases and practical application of corporate governance in the modern business environment and its historical derivation.

• Consultancy Skills

  This module is concerned with a critical approach to the development and application of a range of practical skills associated with the role of a management consultant working on behalf of an organisational client.

• Creativity, Leadership and Change

  This module will examine creativity, focusing on both lateral thinking and several creative techniques relevant for the public sector. The link between creativity and innovation will also be explored.

• Executive Leadership

  This module will investigate and critically evaluate historical and contemporary approaches to leadership theory, focusing especially on leadership at middle to senior management level.

• International Business Environment

  This module provides a broad based introduction to the environment in which the international business must operate, focusing on economic, legal, political, socio-cultural, ethical, ecological and technological factors influencing the decision making of the business or organisation.

• Leadership, Power and Morality

  This module offers a critical evaluation of leadership theories by placing the evolution of American leadership theory within its historical and ideological context - examining the vulgarisation of social psychology by management writers and the difficulties inherent in their conceptualisation of power.

• Learning and Development

  This module requires the mastering of a body of operational expertise in learning and development practice and calls for a broad based understanding of the contribution that people development can make to the performance and progress of the organisation and the individual.

• Managing within a Business Context

  This module meets the new CIPD standards for 'Managing in a Strategic Business Context' and key elements from 'Managing for Results'.

• Mentoring for Organisational Development

  This module is concerned with a critical approach to the development and application of a range of practical skills associated with the implementation of a mentoring programme.

• Operations Management

  The module focuses on general management perspectives of medium-short term and day-to-day activities that are consistent with, and interdependent on, operational and corporate strategies.

• Organisational Behaviour

  The nature of organisations, the role of management and its relationships with the environment are issues which are undergoing continual redefinition.

• Organisational Transformation

  This module focuses on issues involving organisational development, organisation-wide change and transformational initiatives.

• Performance Measurement and Management

  In this module an emphasis is made on quality- and time-related indicators. Quality is explored based on traditional instruments (statistics, 7Q) and modern designs like 6 Sigma or Design of Experiments.

• Professional and Organisational Development

  The module investigates questions such as 'who is a Manager', 'what is Management' and 'what is the nature of an organisation?'

• Project Management

  Throughout the module reference is made to the practical tools and techniques which underpin the activities of the project manager and support the core objectives of the project. Tutorial exercises and case studies support this approach.

• The Spiritual Dimension of Leadership

  The module emphasises a holistic approach, and approaches leadership from an influence perspective where everyone is seen as having some form of leadership role. The element that is often overlooked is the spiritual dimension, and this module will concentrate on understanding more of this challenging area.

• Sustainable Business

  The module identifies and defines the concept of Sustainable Development and provides an integrated view of the overall context and case for action by business (large and small) and a range of other actors.

• Doing Business in China

  The aim of this module is to help students understand the range of issues facing foreign firms doing business in China. One of the main focuses for the design of this module has been the further development of relevant employability and professional skills.

• The Economics of Global Trade

  This module will give you an understanding of modern international trade flows and trade policies, and enable you to appreciate and participate in the debates and discussions that constantly rage in this area.

• Global Business Fitness

  This module examines the fitness of business to tackle such issues, based on the three elements of decision making/problem solving, adoption of a holistic approach, and creation of a new business paradigm.

• Global Business Management

  This module describes the driving forces in international business and their impact on organisations, managers and individuals.

• Globalisation: Theory, Politics and Culture

  This module attempts to lay a foundation to the dynamics that 'constitutes' the often quoted term "Globalisation". The focus would be on the theories and perspectives that constitute this term.

• Intercultural Management

  This module provides an insight into the complexity of intercultural management. It provides a number of theoretical frameworks and an overview of the history and the current state of cultural research.

• International Business Environment and Strategy

  This module provides a broad based introduction to the environment in which the international business must operate, focusing on economic, legal, political, socio-cultural, ethical, ecological and technological factors influencing the decision making of the business or organisation.

• International Business Management

  This module describes the driving forces in international business and their impact on organisations, managers and individuals.

• International Leadership

  The module will give a historic overview of leadership identifying reoccurring themes and dilemmas of leadership throughout human history in different ages and different cultural settings.

• Managing the International Small to Medium Sized Enterprise

  This module is based on a large scale empirical research project undertaken by the authors for the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) ? Competing Effectively in International Markets.

• Buyer Behaviour

  The module will focus in particular on how the roles of personality, motivation, perception, belief, culture and attitude affect and guide the development of marketing activity.

• Internet Marketing

  This module deals with both the Marketing aspects of e-commerce (such as communications, differentiation, delivery strategy) and the information technology aspects (website creation, performance monitoring).

• Marketing Communications

  This module requires existing and potential managers to evaluate the theories and concepts associated with marketing communications.

• Marketing Design and Innovation

  The module investigates stylistic change in taste, fashion and customer need by examining contemporary issues in marketing, design and innovation, including dependency products and services.

• Marketing in a Global Context

  This module will seek to examine the issues of customer choice, the rise of globalisation and cross border consumer power by examining the current literature on marketing strategy which is from a combination of European and Australian academic writers.

• Marketing in the Public Sector

  By studying this module, you will be able to analyse and critique the problems and difficulties associated with introducing a marketing focus across the public sector.

• Marketing Management

  This module will seek to examine the issues of buyer behaviour, value relationships between supplier and customer and customer loyalty using a series of case studies from a range of industries.

• Marketing Research

  In this module the theory of market research is combined with the opportunity to practise the associated skills.

• Strategic Marketing Management

  The module has two themes; firstly the critical understanding of the practical tools, techniques, operations and activities of the marketing process, and secondly the marketing decisions on which effective marketing management and planning are based.

• Critical Issues in Tourism

  The module aims to enable you to plan and implement a market research strategy. Considerable attention will be given to the analysis of market research data, and the presentation and reporting of research findings.

• Cultural and Urban Tourism

  This module focuses on best-practice, how so-called 'models' that work in one city may not be so easily adapted for others, and draws on a range of case studies and involves fieldwork in a variety of urban settings.

• Ecotourism and Nature Tourism

  This module examines the potentials and problems of ecotourism and nature based tourism through case studies and analysis of definitions and its philosophy.

• Sustainable Tourism Management

  The module seeks to establish the extent to which we can 'make tourism last' in a range of different settings over the long-term and integrate tourism within wider sustainable development.