BA (Hons) Geography with Business Bachelor's degree at the University of Nottingham

Students will receive instruction on digital literacy, primed at educational success at university, as well as professionally orientated digital skills competency. This includes a critical AI literacy programme. Students will also receive education in career preparation and planning, and an awareness of career routes for geographers. This includes specialist career skills content delivered by the Careers and Employability Service (CES).

The module introduces students to contemporary and historical approaches to understanding the global economy and its geographical unevenness. Students will develop knowledge relating to the geographies of economic internationalisation across the past, present and future. The module will introduce students different theoretical approaches and outline key debates relating to global economic geographies through a critical examination of topics including commodity chains, digital platforms, finance,

This module will cover the ways in which marketing & consumption drive business and shape society. It will provide a historical perspective, consider marketing professions & leadership within organisational contexts, and examine contemporary environments for marketing & consumption. This module will pay particular attention to: Globalisation innovation (including the transformative force of new technologies) and ethical & sustainability issues

Discover how people and places shape each other over space and time. This module introduces you to key themes in human geography, including culture, politics, the environment, economy and rural life. Research-led teaching supports your learning through engaging lectures and critical discussions focused on real-world issues, laying a strong foundation for more advanced study of human geography in subsequent years.

Unlock the power of data in geography. This module introduces key statistical concepts and techniques to explore geographical patterns, trends and relationships in the physical and human world. Learn to work confidently with geographical data and apply it to real research questions. You will develop transferable skills, from data visualisation to advanced statistical modelling and everything in between.

Get to grips with the basics of accounting and discover how financial information shapes business decisions. This module introduces both financial and management accounting, helping you understand costs, interpret financial statements and see how numbers influence strategy – even if you're not aiming to be an accountant.

Discover the principles of geographic information systems (GIS) with this module. Learn theoretical concepts and practical skills to perform spatial analysis using GIS software. Explore applications, spatial data models and cartographic principles and present your findings through hands-on projects.

Discover the basic ideas of organisational behaviour and develop an understanding of managing and developing people within business organisations. This module draws on major theories of organisational psychology and behaviour, linking with general management and international business.

Engage in dynamic small-group tutorials that emphasise discussion, essay writing and seminar presentations. Explore topics from your qualifying year geography modules and develop intellectual skills that are foundational to academic success at university. These include critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills, which you'll hone through interactive and participatory sessions.

Explore the varied challenges facing our world and investigate the methods used by geographers to understand and address these challenges. This module uses the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals to demonstrate how geographers tackle issues like climate change, food security and social inequality.

Prepare for your 10,000-word third-year dissertation with formal lectures, preliminary fieldwork and supervision meetings. Learn about research design, methodology, ethics, risk and safety. Understand the dissertation process, select a topic and develop appropriate methodologies and analysis techniques.

Explore the changing economic geographies of the world economy. Study global cities, financial geographies, alternative economies, forced labour, migration and feminist economic geography. Understand the evolution of economic geography and its impact on the global space economy.

Explore the breadth and depth of geographical research and its place within contemporary knowledge debates. Learn about the process of undertaking geographical research and explore differences between geographical sub-disciplines. Discuss research methods, processes and philosophies with academics in small-group tutorials.

Explore geographical research methods tailored to your interests. Learn methodologies, participate in practical projects and gain hands-on experience from a choice of human and physical geography techniques. Develop skills in research design, data collection and analysis.

Examine the responsibilities of businesses to respect human rights while contributing to sustainable development. This module introduces key concepts and standards in business and human rights, sustainable development theories, and their application to real-life business situations and dilemmas.

Reflect on the legacies of colonialism, travel and exploration in cultural and historical geography. Study landscape, identity, culture, powerand knowledge. Understand debates around the colonial and decolonial and explore theoretical and empirical issues through archives, texts and field studies.

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Explore theories of human resource management (HRM), recruitment and selection, compensation and benefits, training and development, employee retention, performance appraisal and talent management. This module covers these issues within a global context, addressing cultural diversity, work-life balance, HRM in small and medium enterprises, and ethics, providing a comprehensive understanding of HRM by applying real-life case studies.

Explore key concepts in international business, including the environment, theory of multinational enterprises, entry strategies and operating in international markets. This module introduces you to the complexities of international business and the strategies employed by multinational enterprises.

Examine the interactions between tourism and the environment from the perspective of key stakeholders, including business, government, NGOs, tourists and local communities. This module explores the debates surrounding the environmental and economic impacts of tourism, highlighting the potential for both conflict and consensus.

Focus on the strategic and operational aspects of marketing management. This module covers the marketing concept, the role of marketing within business, developing marketing strategy, segmentation, targeting, positioning, managing the marketing mix, and planning and implementation, providing insights into how marketing principles assist in strategic management.

Explore the sub-field of political geography, including its history, key concepts and recent developments. Understand how geographical approaches explain contemporary political developments. Analyse historical and economic processes shaping political geographies through various methods.

Examine environmental issues in rural areas of the Global North. Explore human-environment relations in the context of food production, recreation and living space and nature conservation. Understand the impacts of agricultural modernisation, agri-environmentalism and rewilding on rural environments and people.

The module enables you to develop a critical awareness of the ideas and practices underpinning GIS as both a technology-led discipline and as a science. This is achieved through a combination of theoretical learning and hands-on practical elements. You will learn the relative advantages and limitations of contemporary GIS technologies to develop well-informed problem-solving skills that shed light on spatial and temporal patterns.

The module considers several of the transformations in contemporary organisations as a result of the use of recently developed, developing, or emerging technologies and information systems. Topics include: different ways to understand the relationship between technology and the design and management of organisations the implications of technology for different business management areas and different sectors of the economy (including how these affect society and citizens) Potential future technol

Study the historical and contemporary geographies of cities. Explore social, economic, cultural and historical aspects of urban geography. Understand the importance of cities in shaping social di