Optional 48-week placement:
Applied Professional Practice (120 credits)
Gain a strong understanding of a business including the identification and examination of an organisational issue, initiative or process. Examine areas of value to the host organisation. Develop the relevant practical knowledge and skills under the guidance and supervision of an academic mentor and host business.
Year 3 (national level 6):
Developing the Reflexive Practitioner (20 credits)
Consider, diagnose, and express your professional behaviours and values as an aspiring manager and leader in finance, marketing, human resources, or management. Examine the module leader’s research which includes the ‘Developing the Reflexive Practitioner’ toolkit, a web-based guide for developing as professionals in the increasingly complex world of management. Present your reflections as podcasts or vlogs, or as digital reflections.
Strategic Corporate Finance (20 credits)
Develop a critical understanding of the role and importance of strategic corporate finance within the modern-day international business organisation. Gain a robust understanding of various corporate finance concepts and theories including market efficiency, different forms of debt and equity, investment appraisal, dividend policy, capital structure, and mergers and acquisitions. Expand your analytical and evaluative skills through and investigation and application of how relevant corporate finance techniques can be deployed strategically by financial managers to ensure future business success.
Strategic Management Accounting (20 credits)
Consider a range of strategic management accounting tools. Explore the concept of financial decision making within a firm with a view of maximising profits and ensuring a sustainable future for the organisation in a digital world.
International Financial Reporting (20 credits)
Focus on IFRS Standards and how firms implement them in their decision-making. Research current developments of IFRS Standards and their influence on practice of transnational accounting entities, different jurisdictions, and countries. Develop your research skills, critical analysis, ability to synthesise information from a wide range of sources, and cover the regulatory framework, preparation, and presentation of financial statements.
Money, Banking and Finance (20 credits)
Learn how the banking and finance industry transfers money through time, supports economic output, contributes to maintaining stable inflation rates, allows customers to manage risks, and more. Develop skills in numerous economic and business scenarios, promoting confidence when discussing and analysing money, banking, and finance issues. Explore the banking industry’s role within a well-functioning financial system.
Corporate Governance and Ethics (20 credits)
Understand the important themes in corporate governance and ethics. Discuss specific topics such as corporate sustainability reporting and assurance, integrated reporting, and responsible investment. Adopt an international comparative perspective by focusing upon the system found in the UK and contrasting this with a range of different corporate governance systems in countries around the world.
