Economics and International Business module (BU13001)

Learn about current Economic and Business issues from a global perspective. Theories of economics will be applied to modern problems with global impact. You will have the chance to put models into practise understanding how Economics can help both understand and improve the world we live in.

This will help you in your personal life to understand current affairs and also understand how these issues impact the sector you choose to work in after graduation.

What you will learn

In this module, you will:

• explore the financial crisis of 2007- 2012
• understand behavioural economics and how people often behave in ways that are not rational
• study bargaining theory, looking at negotiations between employers and workers and other areas of economics

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• understand how financial crises impact the world economy and explain how the large-scale economy works
• use psychological insights to explain people's behaviour
• how different parties interreact for their own benefit and how this impacts the wider environment

Assignments / assessment

Exam (100%)

Teaching methods / timetable

You should expect weekly workshops, with additional reading to be completed as part of independent study. This reading list will be given to you in advance to allow you to prepare and contribute to the workshops.

For this module, the exact dates of teaching and/or reading weeks are to be confirmed.