Swansea University Prifysgol Abertawe School of Programme & Module Catalogue 2014-15 1
Undergraduate Programme Portfolio Programme Suite BSc Business Programme Pathways 3-year variant 4-year with year in industry BSc Business Yes Yes Yes BSc Business (Marketing) Yes Yes Yes 4-year with 2x 6 month in industry BSc Business (Entrepreneurship) BSc Business (Operations & Supply) BSc Business () BSc Business (e-business ) [was Information Systems ] BSc Business ( Consulting) BSc Business (Business Analytics) BSc Business (Human Resource ) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes BSc Accounting/ BSc Accounting & Yes Yes Yes BSc Yes Yes Yes BSc Accounting Yes Yes Yes BSc BSc Yes Yes 1 No BSc & Business [was Business ] BSc & [was Financial ] Yes Yes 1 No Yes Yes 1 No 1 suite with placements opens to new entrants September 2015. Continuing students able to access 2014. 2
Multi-Configuration Programmes BSc Business (suite) BSc Accounting/ (suite) BSc (suite one year placement only) 4-year Default Variant 4-year Variant 3 3-year Variant - two six-month placements - year out in third year Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester 1 Year 1 L1S1 L1S2 L1S1 L1S2 L1S1 L1S2 Year 2 Placement 1 or Semester Abroad L2S1 L2S2 L2S1 L2S2 L2S1 Year 3 L2S2 Placement 2 Placement Year L3S1 L3S2 Year 4 L3S1 L3S2 L3S1 L3S2 Six month and one year variant available to existing BSc Business and BSc Accounting & students to transfer in for September 2014. One year variant available to second year BSc (Business/Financial) students to transfer in for September 2014. BA scheme students will need to transfer to BSc scheme to access placements. 3
Year 1 - common to all pathways BSc Business Semester 1 MN-1003 Accounting for Business MN-1005 Professional Skills Development 1 (Business) MN-1006 Managing People MN-1008 Marketing MN-1501 for Business MN-1507 Maths & Statistics 1 for Business MN-1505 Operations MN-1506 Strategy All units are compulsory. No joint honours at year one. No BA variant at year one. 4
BSc Business Programmes Year 2-2014-2015 Pathway students take 60-credits within pathway while having 60-credits of free choice of optional modules. Pathway: Year 2 Semester 1 Generalist (BA & BSc) No compulsory modules. Marketing e-business Entrepreneurship MN-2007 Strategic Marketing Planning MN-2008 Digital & Social Media Marketing MN-2011 Information Systems MN-2008 Digital & Social Media Marketing MN-2012 New Business Planning & Start up (30c) Operations & Supply MN-2014 Project MN-2017 Resource Planning & Allocation HRM MN-2009 Change MN-2006 High Performance Teams Consulting MN-2009 Change MN-2014 Project Business Analytics MN-2017 Resource Planning & Allocation MN-2015 Programming for Analytics MN-2004 Corporate MN-2003 Corporate Governance & Ethics Accounting (Disc BA & BSC) MN-2031 Principles of Financial Accounting MN-2004 Corporate Optional Year 2 Optional 60-credits of No compulsory modules. 60-credits of MN-2517 Statistics 2 for Business MN-2510 Consumer Behaviour 1 MN-2518 E-Business MN-2514 Business Information Systems MN-2516 Theory of Entrepreneurship & Small Business (30c) MN-2506 Maths 2 for Business MN-2513 Supply Chain MN-2508 Human Resource MN-2519 Business & Employment Law MN-2509 Consulting 1 MN-2520 Business Analytics MN-2506 Maths 2 for Business MN-2520 Business Analytics MN-2506 Maths 2 for Business MN-2502 Financial Markets & Institutions MN-2534 Principles of Accounting MN-2502 Financial Markets & Institutions New pathways available to existing year 1 students to transfer in for 2014-15 start. 5
BSc Business Programmes Year 3-2014-15 Pathway students take 60-credits within pathway while having 60-credits of free choice of optional modules. Pathway: Year 3 All year Semester 1 Generalist (BA & BSc) No compulsory modules. Marketing e-business Entrepreneurship MN-3012 Marketing Research MN-3026 Application Development MN-3022 Pioneers of Entrepreneurship 1 Operations & Supply MN-3023 Lean Operations HRM (2015-) MN-3013 International Human Resource Consulting (2015-) MN-3017 Consulting 2 Business Analytics (2015-) MN-3024 Data Mining MN-3002 Financial Market Efficiency & Behavioural Accounting (Disc BA & BSC) MN-3002 Financial Market Efficiency & Behavioural Optional Optional 45-credits of No compulsory modules. 45-credits of MN-3516 Marketing Ethics (15) MN-3519 Information Technology Service MN-3520 Pioneers of Entrepreneurship 2 MN-3521 International Standards MN-3513 Leadership MN-3513 Leadership MN-3538 Decision Analysis MN-3508 Contemporary Issues in MN-3504 Contemporary Issues in Accounting 6
Accounting & Programmes Revised 4 April 2014 Year 1 - BSc Accounting, BSc, BSc Accounting & Semester 1 MN-1004 Accounting MN-1007 Marketing & Strategy MN-1001 Professional Skills Development 1 (A&F) MN-1002 Maths1 for A&F MN-1502 MN-1508 Managing People & Operations MN-1511 for Accounting & MN-1503 Statistics 1 for A&F YEAR 2 Pathway: BSc Accounting & BSc Accounting (available to transfer in 2014-15) BSc (available to transfer in 2014-15) Year 2 Semester 1 MN-2032 Accounting 1 (30c) MN-2004 Corporate MN-2030 Financial Statement Analysis MN-2032 Accounting 1 (30c) MN-2004 Corporate MN-2030 Financial Statement Analysis Optional 0-credits of 30 credits of Year 2 MN-2505 Investments: Assets, Equities & Bonds - - Select 15 credits only Year 2 OR MN-2504 Law for Accounting and MN-2502 Financial Markets & Institutions MN-2535 Financial Accounting 1 (30c) MN-2502 Financial Markets & Institutions MN-2535 Financial Accounting 1 (30c) MN-2505 Investments: Assets, Equities & Bonds Optional 0-credits of 30 credits of YEAR 3 Pathway: BSc Accounting & BSc Accounting (available to transfer in 2014-15) BSc (available 2015-16) Semester 1 - MN-3010 Accounting 2 MN-3011 Financial Accounting 2 MN-3002 Financial Market Efficiency & Behavioural MN-3004 Investment Banking 60 credits of - MN-3537 MN-3505 Accounting 3 Asset MN-3536 Financial Accounting 3 MN-3506 Derivatives & Risk 60 credits of 7
Programmes Year Year 1 BSc, BSc & Business, BSc & Semester 1 MN-1009 Professional Skills Development 1 () MN-1504 & Accounting for MN-1010 Maths 1 for MN-1510 Current Issues in MN-1012 Statistics 1 for MN-1011 Micro- 1 MN-1509 Econometrics 1 MN-1512 Macro- 1 Year 2 Programme Year 2 Semester 1 (BA and BSC) MN-2021 Micro- 2 & Business / Business (BA and BSC) MN-2021 Micro- 2 BSc & / Financial MN-2021 Micro- 2 All Joint Honours MN-2021 Micro- 2 MN-2018 Marketing & Strategy MN-2004 Corporate Optional 45-credits of 30 credits of 30 credits of 0- economics Year 2 MN-2527 Macro- 2 MN-2527 Macro- 2 MN-2527 Macro- 2 MN-2527 Macro- 2 MN-2507 Managing People & Operations MN-2502 Financial Markets & Institutions Optional 45-credits of 30 credits of 30 credits of 0- economics At least 30 credits of business must be taken in total. At least 30 credits of finance must be taken in total. Year 3 Programme Year 3 All year Semester 1 (BA and BSC) & Business / Business (BA and BSC) MN-3001 Dissertation (30c) & / Financial MN-3001 MN-3001 Dissertation (30c) Dissertation (30c) - - - All Joint Honours - Optional 45-credits of 45-credits of 45-credits of 0- economics - - - Optional 45-credits of 45-credits of 45-credits of 0- economics Note At least 45 credits of business must be taken in total. At least 45 credits of finance must be taken in total. 8
School of : Undergraduate Modules 2014-15 Year 1 - Semester 1 Code MN- Credits Title Code MN- Credits Title Accounting & 1003 15 Accounting for Business 1004 15 Accounting Accounting/ 1504 15 & Accouting for 1501 15 for Business 1502 15 Entrepreneurship General Human Resource 1006 15 Managing People Information Systems International Business Marketing 1007 15 Marketing & Strategy 1506 15 Strategy 1008 15 Marketing Operations 1508 15 Managing People and Operations 1505 15 Operations Organisational Studies Skills Development 1001 15 Professional Skills Development 1 (Accounting & ) 1503 15 Statistics 1 for Accounting & 1005 15 Professional Skills Development 1 (Business) 1507 15 Maths & Statistics 1 for Business 1009 15 Professional Skills Development 1 () 1012 15 Statistics 1 for 1002 15 Maths 1 for Accounting & 1010 15 Maths 1 for 1012 15 Statistics 1 for 0001 0 Business English for Non-native Speakers 1 0002 0 Business English for Non-native Speakers 2 1011 15 Micro-economics 1 1509 15 Econometrics 1 1510 15 Current Issues in 1512 15 Macro-economics 1 1511 15 for Accounting &
Year 2 - Semester 1 Year 2 - Code MN- Credits Title Code MN- Credits Title Accounting 2032 30 Accounting 1 2535 30 Financial Accounting 1 2031 15 Principles of Financial Accounting 2534 15 Principles of Accounting Accounting/ 2030 15 Financial Statement Analysis 2533 15 Taxation 1 2003 15 Corporate Governance & Ethics 2504 15 Law for Accounting and 2004 15 Corporate 2502 15 Financial Markets & Institutions 2505 15 Investments: Assets, Equities and Bonds Entrepreneurship 2012 30 New Business Planning & Startup 2515 15 Social Enterprise Project 2516 30 Theory of Entrepreneurship and Small Business General 2009 15 Change management 2509 15 management consulting 1 2519 15 Business & Employment Law Human Resource 2006 15 High performance teams 2507 15 Managing People and Operations ( only) 2508 15 Human Resource Information Systems 2011 15 Information Systems 2514 15 Business Information Systems 2015 15 Programming for analytics 2518 15 E-Business 2008 15 Digitial & Social Media Marketing 2520 15 Business analytics 2523 15 Spreadsheets and Databases for Business Analysis International Business 2511 15 International business Marketing 2007 15 Strategic Marketing Planning 2510 15 Consumer Behaviour 1 2008 15 Digitial & Social Media Marketing 2512 15 Industrial marketing 2010 15 International marketing 1 2522 15 Social Marketing 2018 15 Marketing & Strategy ( only) Operations 2014 15 Project 2513 15 Supply Chain 2016 15 sustainable operations 2536 15 Service management 2017 15 Resource Planning and Allocation Organisational Studies 2013 15 Organisational Behaviour Skills Development 2019 15 Professional Skills Development 2: Composition & Critical Writing 2517 15 Statistics 2 for Business (Business students only) 2521 15 Professional Skills Development 3: Public Speaking 2005 15 Maths & Statistics 2 (2015 on only - Acc/Fin/Econ only) s002 60 Level S - Six month industrial placement (placement 2) s000 120 Level S - One year industrial placement s000 120 Level S - One year industrial placement s001 60 Level S - Six month industrial placement (placement 1) 2506 15 Maths 2 for Business (Business students only) 0001 0 Business English for Non-native Speakers 1 0002 0 Business English for Non-native Speakers 2 2021 15 Micro-economics 2 2524 15 Micro-economics for Business 2022 15 Health 2525 15 Economic Analysis of Law 2023 15 Economic History & Industrial Development 2526 15 Defence 2024 15 Macro-economics for Business (2015-16 on only) 2527 15 Macro-economics 2 2025 15 Theories of regional development and change 2528 15 Econometrics 2 2026 15 International & Trade 1 2529 15 European Economic Integration 2027 15 Development 2530 15 Economic Policy 2028 15 Econometrics 1 for Business/Accounting & 2531 15 Game theory 2029 15 Environmental and Resource 2532 15 African Economies
Year 3 - Semester 1 Year 3 - Code MN- Credits Title Code MN- Credits Title Accounting 3007 15 Auditing 1 3502 15 Auditing 2 3010 15 Accounting 2 3504 15 Contemporary Issues in Accounting 3011 15 Financial Accounting 2 3536 15 Financial Accounting 3 3537 15 Accounting 3 Accounting/ 3038 15 Taxation 1 (2014-15 only) 3541 15 Taxation 2 3002 15 Financial Market Efficiency & Behavioural 3501 15 Financial 3003 15 Business and Financial Forecasting 3503 15 Financial Innovation and Risk 3004 15 Investment Banking 3505 15 Asset 3005 15 Financial Services 3506 15 Derivatives & Risk 3006 15 International Financial 3507 15 Risk in Banking 3008 15 Corporate 2 3508 15 Contemporary Issues in 3509 15 Client Advice Entrepreneurship 3022 15 Pioneers of Entrepreneurship 1 3520 15 Pioneers of Entrepreneurship 2 General 3017 15 consulting 2 3512 15 Business Ethics 3517 15 Corporate Social Responsibility Human Resource 3013 15 International Human Resource 3513 15 Leadership 3514 15 The Global Context of Employment Information Systems 3026 15 Application Development 3519 15 Information Technology Service 3024 15 Data mining 3526 15 Spreadsheets and Databases for Business Analysis (Yr 3) International Business 3518 15 International political relations 3539 15 International Business (2014-15 only) Marketing 3012 15 Marketing research 3515 15 International Marketing 2 3014 15 Marketing Communications 3516 15 Marketing Ethics 3018 15 Sales & Sales force management 3524 15 Consumer Behaviour 2 (2015-16 on only) 3021 15 Marketing Metrics Operations 3019 15 Project (2014-15 only) 3521 15 International Standards 3023 15 Lean Operations 3522 15 Environmental for Business 3016 15 Innovation 3538 15 Decision analysis Organisational Studies 3015 15 Power and Organisation Skills Development 3025 15 Professional Skills Development 2: Composition & Critical Writing (Yr3) 3525 15 Professional Skills Development 3: Public Speaking (Yr 3) 3000 30 Project 3000 Project 0001 0 Business English for Non-native Speakers 1 0002 0 Business English for Non-native Speakers 2 3001 30 Dissertation 3001 Dissertation 3027 15 Mathematical 3527 15 Labour 2 3028 15 Econometrics 3 3528 15 Managerial 3029 15 Empirical 3529 15 Advanced Economic Analysis 3030 15 Industrial 3530 15 Behavioural 3031 15 Labour 1 3531 15 Public Choice 3032 15 International & Trade 2 3532 15 Econometrics 4 3033 15 History of Economic Thought 3533 15 Economies of the Middle and Far East 3034 15 Latin America & the International Economy 3534 15 Monetary 2 3035 15 Monetary 1 3535 15 Monetary Policy & Institutions 3540 15 Econometrics 2 (Yr3)
Postgraduate Programme Portfolio 2014 Programme Suite Conversion Suite Specific Programme MSc MSc (Marketing) MSc () MSc (Human Resource ) MSc (Entrepreneurship) MSc (Operations & Supply ) MSc (International ) MSc (International Standards) MSc (Business Analytics) MSc (e-business) MSc ( Consulting) MSc (Sports ) Specialist Programmes MSc Marketing & Strategy MBA Lean Operations (2015 start) MSc Engineering (2015 start) Accounting & Conversion Suite Accounting & Specialist Suite MSc Accounting & MSc Financial MSc & Business Analytics MSc MSc International Banking & MSc Financial Forecasting & Investment MSc Investment MSc 9
MSc Marketing & Strategy Marketing/strategy/business undergraduate required for entry. Semester 1 Units 15-credit per semester Programme Specific Optional Units All 15-credit Nonprogramme Specific Optional Units (to 30 credits maximum) MNBM70 Advanced Marketing MNBM71 Sales force MNBM72 Strategic Brand management MNBM73 Services Marketing MNBM74 Strategic Pricing Decisions MNBM75 Strategic Relationship Marketing MNBM76 Marketing in emerging markets MNBM77 Corporate social responsibility and social marketing None available. Part Two MNBM80 Advanced Strategy MNBM81 Market research, analysis and decision making MNBM82 Business-to-business Marketing Strategy MNBM83 Advertising and Promotions Strategy MNBM84 Digital & Social Media Marketing Strategy MNBM85 Strategic Marketing planning - - MNBM29 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (30 credit) MNBM30 Project MNBM00 International management consulting (30 credit) MNBM51 Business analytics MNBM09 Global e-business MNBD90 Independent Research Project 60 credits 10
MSc Any undergraduate degree accepted for entry. Semester 1 MNBMB37 International Marketing (15 credits) MNBM48 Operations (15 credits) MNAM23 Managing Financial Resources (15 credits) MNBM35 Human Resource (15 credits) MNBM24 Business and Academic Study Skills (15 credits) MNBM25 Strategy (15 credits) Pathway unit 1 (15 credits) Pathway unit 2 (15 credits) All non-pathway units are compulsory. Semester 3 All pathways except Entrepreneurship - MNBD00 Independent Consultancy Report (60 credits) (Entrepreneurship pathway MNBM21 New Business Plan (60 credits)) Pathway Units Existing Pathways New Pathways Generalist Human Resource Marketing International International Standards Entrepreneurship Operations & Supply International Consulting e-business Business Analytics Sports Any pathway units from below to total 30 credits. MNAM45 Principles of Corporate (30 credit) MNBM36 International Human Resource (15 credit) MNBM10 Leadership MNBM47 International Consumer Behaviour MNBM11 Marketing Research MNBM33 Global Business Environment MNBM34 International MNBM28 International Standards MNBM30 Project MNBM29 Theory of Entrepreneurship & Small Business (30 credit) MNBM31 Global Supply Chain MNBM30 Project MNBM00 International Consulting (30 credit) MNBM09 Global E-Business MNBM50 Information Systems MNBM51 Business Analytics MNBM52 Data Mining MNBM53 Sports MNBM54 Leadership in Sports 11
Specialist Accounting & Masters Undergraduate accounting/finance required for entry. Specialist Masters MSc Investment MSc Financial Forecasting & Investment Semester 1 60 Credits MSc International Banking & MSc [already exists] MNAM50 Corporate MNAM51 Financial Econometrics MNAM52 International Financial Markets & Institutions MNAM53 Financial Reporting & Statement Analysis 60 Credits MNAM60 Derivatives & Risk MNAM64 Investment Banking MNAM67 International Financial Crisis & Bank Regulation MNAM60 Derivatives & Risk MNAM61 Equities and Fixed Income Securities MNAM65 International Financial forecasting MNAM64 Investment Banking MNAM66 Empirical MNAM63 Asset MNAM66 Empirical MNAM68 Risk in Banking Elective 1 Elective 1 Elective 1 Elective 1 Elective 2 Semester 3 MNAD01 Independent Project 60 credits Electives Any 15 credits module not on the programme, and also: MNAM62 Corporate Governance & Ethics MNAM69 Contemporary Issues in MNAM71 Financial Market Efficiency & Behavioural MNAM73 Development MNAM74 Market micro-structures MNAM70 Advanced Corporate 12
Non-specialist Accounting & Masters Any undergraduate degree accepted for entry. Non-specialist Masters MSc Financial MNAM45 Principles of Corporate (30 credit) MNAM69 Contemporary Issues in (15credit) MNAM62 Corporate Governance & Ethics (15credit) MSc & Business Analytics Semester 1 75 Credits MNAM40 Principles of [ACCA F9] (15credit) MNAM72 Principles of Law for A&F [ACCA F4] (15credit) MNAM42 International Financial Markets (15credit) [ACCA 1/2/3] MNAM43 Financial Statement Analysis (15credit) [ACCA 1/2/3] Independent Methods Project: MNAM44 Quantitative Financial Analysis (15credit) 75 Credits MNAM45 Principles of Corporate (30 credit) MNBM51 Data Mining (15credit) MNBM52 Business Analytics (15credit) Independent Methods Project: MNAM41 Financial Modelling: MSc Accounting & MNAM47 Financial Accounting (30 credit) [ACCA F5] MNAM48 Accounting (30 credit) [ACCA F7] Semester 3 MNAD00 Independent Project 30 credits 13
PG Diploma Financial Semester 1 MNAM40 Principles of (15 credits) MNAM42 International Financial Markets (15 credits) MNAM43 Financial Statement Analysis (15 credits) MNAM44 Quantitative Financial Analysis (15 credits) MNAM45 Principles of Corporate (30 credit) MNAM69 Contemporary Issues in (15 credits) MNAM42 Financial Modelling (15 credits) 14
MSc Semester 1 MNEM20 Micro- (30 credits) MNEM21 Macro- (30 credits) MNEM23 Economic Policy & Government MNEM24 Financial MNEM28 Managerial MNEM27 Behavioural Independent Methods Project: MNEM22 Quantitative & Statistical Methods Independent Methods Project: MNEM26 Econometric Research Semester 3 MNEM30 Independent Research Project (30 credit) 15