BSc (Hons) Business and Management (Year in Business) Bachelor's degree at Royal Holloway, University of London

Develop understanding of external and internal environments of organisations, self-awareness and skills required to succeed at university and work. Examine academic and professional literatures, skills relevant to professional roles, and communication with academic and business audiences.

Develop understanding of quantitative studies in business disciplines such as finance and operations. Examine statistical techniques and use data, logical thinking and reasoning to make data-driven decisions from an ethical perspective.

Learn about management of international enterprises and cross-border challenges. Cover impact of formal economic, political and legal institutions, and informal institutions such as culture, religion and language. Identify implications concerning business ethics and sustainability.

Introduction to fundamental aspects of financial accounting, management accounting and finance. Examine underlying framework and concepts of accounting and finance and their role in organisations and society.

Explore foundations of responsible business. Using case studies and practical examples, explore United Nations Sustainable Development Goals such as climate action, reduced inequalities, responsible consumption and production and their relevance to business.

Develop grounding in key concepts for understanding how organisations function. Cover organisational design, social and psychological contract, conflict, power, diversity and equality, emotional labour, space and place. Examine through competing organisational theories including classical perspective, Institutional Theory, Systems Theory, and Contingency Theory.

Develop understanding of information systems and how they function as backbone of contemporary businesses. Consider how managers use them for operational excellence, developing new products and services, improving decision making, and achieving competitive advantage. Examine organisational, human and information technology dimensions.

Examine principles of marketing, from the role of the consumer to marketing theories and concepts including segmentation, targeting and positioning, brands and branding, and elements of the marketing mix. Analyse theories and concepts in practical contexts.

Build on knowledge and skills from first year Professional Skills module. Evaluate business functions and processes in interdisciplinary context. Develop effective communication skills for business, demonstrate collaborative leadership and work effectively in a team.

Explore growth and development of international or global economy from late nineteenth century to present. Examine forces shaping the global economy and institutions such as the World Trade Organisation and multinational enterprise. Introduce relevant theoretical perspectives and examine Foreign Direct Investment as driving force.

Review and analyse business responses to sustainability grand challenges. Appraise impact on business strategy, practices and operations. Cover environmental challenges centred on climate change and social challenges centred on inequality. Examine links between environmental and social grand challenges and business world.

Cultivate reflective and pragmatic comprehension for preparing, analysing, and presenting data through visuals. Introduce principles of data handling emphasising efficient and effective practices. Develop understanding of data visualisation and analytics, advanced concepts, methodologies, techniques and tools. Gain hands-on experience in manipulating raw data to create insightful visual data narratives.

Develop understanding of contemporary issues in theory and practice of international financial accounting and reporting. Examine fundamental characteristics, aims, contents, and structures of main financial reports through which organisations measure and report financial performance and position. Examine usefulness of financial accounting reports and tools and techniques of financial analysis. Consider issues related to recognition and measurement of intangible assets and valuing assets.

Gain significant period of work experience as part of degree programme. Experience range of practical work-based situations and apply knowledge and understanding of management theory. Improve employability.

Comprehensive overview of important and current leadership theories. Working at boundary of practice and theory. Delivered through lectures and workshops with interactive sessions and expectation of proactive student engagement and post-class reflections.

Connect learning over course of studies with real-world business challenges requiring critical thinking, analysis, and strategic solutions. Explore development of impactful business and management research. Identify business problems, collect and analyse relevant data and find appropriate solutions. Develop business, managerial and/or societal impact plan. Delivered through mix of Royal Holloway and/or external faculty lectures, guest speaker and industry talks, and project supervision sessions.

Connect with real-world business challenges requiring critical thinking, analysis, and strategic solutions. Learn about complex issues companies face through guest lectures from industry speakers in healthcare, finance, and technology. Select area of interest for own project on driving impact. Develop business acumen, problem framing, critical analysis, solution ideation, and written and verbal communication abilities.

Familiarise with importance of business negotiation. Explore key concepts and frameworks of business negotiation in variety of contexts. Formulate appropriate negotiation and communication strategies to achieve specific goals. Introduce necessary negotiation and communication skills to thrive in professional settings.

Develop understanding of management consulting sector, from large consulting firms to small boutique consultancies. Examine processes, relationships and practices involved with management consulting. Look at consultants, clients, relationships between them and ethical issues associated with consulting. Develop assessed practical exercise applying skills common to management consulting.

Equip with relevant entrepreneurial marketing skills to pursue career in new business venture or start own business in socially responsible and ethical way. Learn to identify opportunities, be innovative and implement changes by analysing latest market trends. Engage with practical cases from around world discussing how entrepreneurial marketers have adapted leadership styles.

Learn knowledge and skills needed to be effective in professional practice environment. Focus on communication and need to adopt different leadership styles in dynamic business contexts. Skills developed are transferable and useful in any work environment.