Corporate Finance and Financial Strategies
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This module builds on the concepts explored in Fundamentals of Corporate Finance through a more detailed development of major investment and financial decisions faced by corporate financial managers. Such decisions impact upon any professional within the corporate environment as well as the welfare of the society and communities we live in. A number of issues are explored relating to corporate governance efficiency and financial decision making at firm level.
Principles of Insurance - M3N330459
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The objective of this module is to provide students with a critical understanding of insurance theory and its application within the broader context of organisational risk management.
Although insurance is a global concept, this module primarily focuses on UK practice as a leading developed market. As part of this, the module will explore the relationships between policyholders, intermediaries, insurers, and reinsurers, while also discussing consumer and third-party protection.
Financial Capability, Skills and Employability
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Consumer financial awareness and capability are key issues for all financial services organisations dealing with consumers. This module invites students to draw upon their prior learning about financial services to critically analyse the key issues in this area and identify a specific problem to consider.
Financial Modelling and Risk Analysis - M3N330460
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This module exposes students to financial modelling, development and implementation of financial models for financial planning, risk analysis and decision-making. The course presents a comprehensive approach for designing simple to sophisticated financial models in almost all the major areas in corporate finance and accounting using spreadsheets. @Risk software is used to introduce uncertainty in these models. The module aims to develop students' knowledge and understanding of both the theories and practical applications of corporate financial modelling and management. Students will be exposed to the development of a variety of financial models including pro-forma income statement and balance sheet, DuPont analysis, cash flow modelling, modelling risk as well as forecasting, amongst others. These models will be used to address real-world financial planning problems.
Sustainable Finance
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This module will develop the knowledge and skills to understand and apply main concepts of sustainable finance in a business context. This module will cover a wide range of topics on sustainability, including green regulation, corporate carbon performance, responsible investment, and corporate non-financial reporting. The module will highlight recent studies in this area for a sound theoretical foundation. In addition, this module will cover best practices from leading industry peers to provide a comprehensive tool to apply key concepts of sustainable finance in everyday business practice.
Optional modules - Choose one or more optional modules based on availability.
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Optional modules: Students may take one or more option module depending on timetable and availability.
Please see modules below.
Personal and Mortgage Lending Theory and Practice
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This module will develop the knowledge and skills to understand and apply main concepts of sustainable finance in a business context. This module will cover a wide range of topics on sustainability, including green regulation, corporate carbon performance, responsible investment, and corporate non-financial reporting. The module will highlight recent studies in this area for a sound theoretical foundation. In addition, this module will cover best practices from leading industry peers to provide a comprehensive tool to apply key concepts of sustainable finance in everyday business practice.
Advanced Financial Regulation
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This module critically examines the nature and practice of prudential and conduct regulation that is at the heart of the regulation of the financial services industry world-wide. Using the UK as a prime example, but also drawing upon the work of other national and international examples and case studies, it assesses the ability of regulators to manage the macro- and micro-prudential challenges that can create existential challenges both for individual institutions and financial systems as a whole. Using past and current examples, it will examine how prudential regulation had developed internationally, looking at banks, insurance companies and non-bank financial institutions.
Pensions and Retirement Planning
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In this module students critically examine UK pension policy and reform, as well as looking at pensions law and tax issues in the context of pension planning for retirement. This includes assessing the role of the state, employers and individuals in relation to retirement provision.
Data Analytics
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The purpose of this module is to familiarise students with advanced quantitative methods in areas such as Big Data mining / collection, formatting, analysis, presenting, and utilising for decision making. The module includes both theoretical foundation and practical applications, including the use of software such as Excel, SPSS and Bloomberg. The module is developed by the FAR department but can be contextualised in every course, it is mainly concerned with methods and knowledge of Big Data, can be applied to other fields dealing with big data.
Citizenship and Community Participation
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Citizenship and Community Participation provides you with real-world experience in addressing complex community issues through social innovation. Focusing on grassroots organisations and social projects, you'll assess their impact on society and evaluate the role of social enterprises in tackling today's challenges. Using theory and frameworks, you'll reflect on your contributions to profit, people, and the planet. This module enhances civic awareness, sustainability, and employability skills, preparing you for contemporary graduate roles.
Managing People and Diversity in Work
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This module introduces concepts relating to diversity, diversity management, inclusion, equality and equity and their application to working within, and also leading, increasingly diversified workforces and teams.
The module initially introduces you to key concepts within equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and also enhances awareness of your own self-identity, perceptions, prejudices and aspects of privilege. The module addresses stereotypes, discrimination, the nature and effectiveness of UK equality legislation and introduces the protected characteristics within the law.
The latter part of the module critically examines the management of EDI in practice, examining motivation and engagement, teamwork, leadership, communication and conflict in relation to diverse workforces. The module concludes with analysis of good practice and the organisational prerequisites for effective diversity management and genuine employee inclusion.
Professional Practice 2 (Tri B only)
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This module offers you the chance to gain practical experience through a 24-week industry placement in your third year, enhancing employability by developing key skills like problem-solving, data analysis, and time management. You will apply the knowledge gained in earlier years and reflect on your work placement to assess your skills and experience, improving future job prospects. Aligned with PRME principles, the module engages you with real-world issues related to sustainability, business purpose, and social impact.
