BSc (Hons) Business Management with Law Bachelor's degree at the University of Brighton

This module provides you with an introduction to fundamental concepts in the fields of financial accounting, management accounting and finance. You will develop a basic understanding of an organisation's financial position and performance through the application of appropriate analytical tools and procedures.

You will gain an overview of marketing as a discipline and its core concepts during this module. You will cover areas including the role and function of marketing; the external marketing environment; internal marketing analysis tools; competitor analysis and competitive marketing strategy; segmentation, targeting and positioning; pricing strategies and tactics; and branding, differentiation and key selling points.

This module introduces you to digital technologies and operations management in business. You'll explore contemporary issues, innovation and future trends in IS and operations management, examining how managers use digital technologies to measure and improve operations and systems performance. You'll also develop an understanding of processes and how to improve them in both service-oriented and manufacturing-sector organisations.

In this module you will create a business plan, a project plan and a marketing plan that include a digital presence. You'll integrate and apply skills and learning from other year 1 modules using project management skills to deliver a practical and applied business project, to demonstrate your understanding of market dynamics, financial structures and HRM employment strategies.

In this module you will develop your understanding of key economic concepts by applying them to contemporary issues within the world of business and through the application of quantitative techniques. You will also gain an understanding of how political, economic and environmental factors influence the world of business.

This module will introduce you to a range of concepts, principles and theories that have been adopted within the study of organisational behaviour and human resource management and will give you an insight into how people are managed and organised in the workplace. You will develop an understanding of the relationship between the internal and external environment and the role that employees play in designing and achieving organisational goals.

This is your opportunity to apply both macro and microeconomic analysis to a related set of case studies. You will start by analysing an industry at a global level, move onto looking at macroeconomic data for a country that is key to that industry, and then apply microeconomic analysis to a company within that industry.

This module will give you an overview of the UK legal system and introduce you to three essential areas: the way legal institutions in the UK operate and how the law is made; academic legal skills, including legal writing and referencing, problem-solving and analytical thinking; and topical issues in law.

On this module you will explore the impact of digital transformation in the context of business management. You'll cover the evolution of information systems, the role of AI in business and different digital business models. You will examine ethical and social considerations, including data privacy and the digital divide, and the relationship between technology and inequality. Finally, you'll look at future trends in digital business, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal

During this module you will learn about the principles of the law relating to the company environment and develop your awareness of the importance of law within the business context. Areas studied may include business structures, directors duties, insolvency, corporate finance, data protection and privacy.

This module is an exploration of the principles of personal financial planning and investment, integrating theory and practice. You'll gain knowledge and understanding of the interlinked relationships between the various components which encompass personal finance matters. This includes an analysis of various generic products, incorporating the inherent elements of risk and taxation, and the techniques and stages of personal financial planning.

This module explores the theoretical underpinning of financial decision-making and considers approaches to the assessment of investment opportunities. This will enable the development of the knowledge and skills expected of a finance manager, particularly in relation to investment and financing decisions.

This module explores the challenges, potential traps and opportunities when working across cultures. You will develop an understanding of how culture impacts on work-based relationships and organisational performance and will identify differences in multicultural behaviours and belief systems which impact on workplace practice and human relations.

This module explores the relationship between innovation and design through familiar products and services. You will be introduced to the central concepts, theories and tools of design and innovation and think about their role in meeting the challenges of contemporary design-led product development. You'll look at how design and innovation ideas have evolved over time, focusing on the key objects that best show their importance in contemporary practice.

This module introduces some of the qualitative, quantitative, analytical and problem-solving techniques commonly used by operations managers. Areas covered include the greenhouse effect and other forms of environmental impact; the United Nations' sustainable development goals (SDGs); lean synchronisation; quality management; inventory management; material requirement planning; and enterprise resource planning.

This module will help you to develop an analytic mindset and equip you with basic data literacy that is useful for the business environment. You will look at methodologies, algorithms and challenges related to analysing and presenting business data alongside applying data analysis to support decision-making across business functions and industries.

This module explores the strategies and use of information systems and analytics. You'll gain an appreciation of the importance of digital data, information and knowledge in the digital economy, and work on the principles and practices used to manage information in organisations. You will also get practical experience of using SAP and be introduced to quantitative methods and analytical techniques used by business managers, as well as looking at issues, innovation and future trends in IS.