International Year One in Business

This module aims to provide an introduction to business economics as a foundation for further study. The emphasis will be on economic theory and real concepts developed from real world business issues. Essentially, this module introduces students to economics and applications related to business, providing students with an introduction to modern economic principles and macro and micro economics.

You will develop your English communication skills and learn a range of study skills including: writing and reading strategies, presentation and seminar participation, organisation of time and materials, meeting deadlines and responding to feedback. When you have completed this module, you will be able to take notes and write essays in English. You should also have the confidence to give presentations, answer follow-up questions and contribute to seminar discussions. In addition, you will develop analytical skills necessary for problem solving in the world of business.

You will be introduced to business functions and the differences between leadership and management. You will gain an overview of specialist areas including marketing, public relations, human resources management and accounting and finance. Your learning will comprise case studies and real-world business scenarios to enable you to identify how theory is applied to practice.

This module will enable you to establish a sound foundation in basic bookkeeping and accounting techniques. You will gain experience in preparing basic financial accounts and in describing the issues influencing the preparation of financial accounts.

This module will explain the principles of designing management and cost accounting information systems, and to explain the principles of evaluating management and cost accounting systems.

This module aims to provide a basic knowledge of mathematics for ongoing study at university in a business related subject. This unit will allow students to acquire the fundamental concepts of business maths, using a selection of real world applications.

Within this module, you will study management processes, marketing and public relations and the impact that these have in contemporary business operations. More importantly, you will identify how these processes have shaped modern-day organisational objectives and why these play a significant role in a variety of organisations, including private, public and not-for-profit.

This module builds on the module ‘introduction to financial accounting’, and will further develop the students’ financial accounting knowledge and provides an introduction to the regulatory framework of accounting corporate governance and ethics.

Good high school graduation grades or equivalent, plus one year of further study. Please see below. If you have any questions, please contact us.