Business Management and Spanish

This module reviews the evolution of HRM and introduces students to the key underpinning theories. It explores the employee life cycle including recruitment and selection, development, reward and recognition, performance management, wellbeing, engagement, diversity and inclusion, conflict and departures. The module highlights various influences both internal and external to the organisation, which shape HR policies and practices, such as labour markets, CSR, political environment and the legal framework.

This module gives students an understanding of finance within organisations, with a specific focus on budgeting, and an introduction to FinTech, the key technologies and business models that will re-imagine the global economy in the 21st century.

This module introduces students to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through a focus on case studies and an understanding of the key concepts and the relationship to concerns such as climate change, poverty and sustainable development.

This module will facilitate idea generation using a range of creative thinking tools. The validity and feasibility of ideas will be tested through the process of market research

This module consolidates the linguistic competence in Spanish grammar, vocabulary and style acquired through Spanish Fast Track 1. It is designed to enable students to develop accurate, basic language ability in a variety of cultural and social contexts. On completion of this module, students are expected to have demonstrated a satisfactory level of competence benchmarked to the level A2-B1 of the Common European Framework.

This module introduces the basic principles of Spanish grammar and syntax and is designed to enable students to develop an accurate, basic language ability that can be applied to a variety of cultural and social contexts. On completion of this module, students are expected to have demonstrated a satisfactory level of competence bench marked to the level A1+ of the Common European Framework.

This module will study major historical developments and periods which have changed the Hispanic world since 1492 to the present. The module will look at the Spanish Empire, colonisation of America and later independence highlighting links and tensions within the Hispanic world. There will be special focus on Spain’s civil war, dictatorship and transformation into a modern democracy, as well as looking at revolutionary conflict and political influence in specific Latin American countries, like Mexico, Cuba and/or some central American countries.

This module will study key aspects of culture and society in Spain and Latin America which reflect Hispanic views and traditions as well as historical developments.

On completion of this module, students are expected to have demonstrated a satisfactory level of competence in the areas of listening, reading and grammar benchmarked to the level B2 of the Common European Framework.

On completion of this module, students are expected to have demonstrated a satisfactory level of competence in the areas of listening, reading and grammar benchmarked to the level B2 of the Common European Framework.

This module builds on the grounding from 'Global Concerns In Sustainable Development' and critiques the role of Multi-National Organisations, Social Enterprises and the role of the state in the emergence of Responsible Enterprise as a movement to address global issues for people and planet. 

This module develops students’ critical awareness of contemporary business and management issues from across the world. The module is taught through various case studies that raise concerns about free market capitalism.

This module presents a systematic approach to the study of strategy, building upon an array of ideas and theories ranging from industrial organisation theory to institutional economics. This module outlines the fundamentals of strategic management and gives students an introduction in this important area of business management. Students will gain an awareness of the issues involved and the techniques that managers adopt. The tools and techniques will help students understand how organisations achieve sustainable competitive advantage.

This module will manage a project exploring concepts of social innovation through an entrepreneurial process. Using a problem-based approach, students will develop innovative solutions to address a given social or community issue and create positive social impact.

This module aims to develop students’ competence in Spanish language at a level equivalent to B2 - C1 of the Common European Framework.

This module aims to develop students’ competence in Spanish language at a level equivalent to C1 of the Common European Framework.

The module will explore how cultural realities are forged amidst contradictory power relations in Spain and how these emerge and are negotiated at the intersections of class, gender and sexuality.

This module complements the core language module by developing oral and written skills in international business communication, addressing a range of professional contexts.

This module aims to provide you with a grounding in the key theoretical and practical issues involved in translating and an understanding of your own and others' translation practices, in preparation for more advanced translation studies.

This module will introduce you to the different forms of interpreting and help you begin to develop the practical skills and techniques to act as an effective oral mediator between English and Spanish.

The module will explore how cultural realities are forged amidst contradictory power relations in Latin America, and how these emerge and are negotiated at the intersections of race, class, gender and sexuality.

On completion of this module, students are expected to have demonstrated a satisfactory level of competence in the areas of speaking, reading and grammar benchmarked to the level C2 of the Common European Framework.

On completion of this module, students are expected to have demonstrated a satisfactory level of competence in the areas of listening, writing and grammar benchmarked to the level C2 of the Common European Framework.

This module explores concepts and models of leadership, reviews key issues such as diversity and ethical leadership; personality, psychological factors, use of coaching and mentoring in relation to leadership development. Leadership theories and practice; strategic leadership; ethical leadership; diversity and leadership; leadership and change; power and politics; cross cultural leadership; globalization and sustainability; personality and psychological factors in relation to the role.

This module develops students’ research skills through a rigorous understanding of enterprise and social enterprise in the 21st century, building knowledge from both policy and practice. Introduction to key concepts. Entrepreneurs in context: Entrepreneurship and social enterprise concepts, issues, debates and drivers. The entrepreneurial process, opportunity recognition and development, discovery versus creation. Innovation and entrepreneurship. Characteristics of the entrepreneur, entrepreneurial cognition and self-efficacy. Self-interest versus social benefit, social entrepreneurship. Business in context: Strategic and global entrepreneurship, leadership styles and small business formats, introduction to social enterprise. Enterprise and society, drivers, tensions and change, responsible management, CSR, social and ethical capital, the rise of social businesses globally.

This module helps students to become responsible leaders by developing the critical tools and moral imagination required to analyse and manage the ethical and sustainability challenges they are likely to encounter in the workplace.

This module builds on the tools and techniques from Principles of Strategic Management (Level 5), and is concerned with the strategic choices available to organisations to achieve competitive advantage in a global economy. The managerial decisions, processes and activities, that allow the creation and implementation of an effective global strategy are discussed and reflected-upon through a combination of theories and real-world case studies. This module explains that strategic management is the one of the most imperative considerations in the global economy. Organisations and managers can no longer base their strategies on the assumption that global markets will remain stable with steady growth.

This module focuses on borders as critical thresholds that negotiate relationships between the global north and south (between the US and Latin America, and between Latin America / North Africa and Spain/Europe).

Following on from Advanced Translation Skills (Spanish) I, this module will offer more advanced training in translation skills and foster a more detailed understanding of the processes involved in translating from Spanish to English by exploring a range of real-world texts from different fields. It will also deepen students’ understanding of translation as a creative decision-making process that communicates ideas and concepts, not just words.

This module focuses on Hispanic transmedia and transnational productions, as well as on the social, cultural, political and economic of mediated communication of contemporary culture.

The module is designed to enhance your linguistic and communicative competences by providing practical training in interpreting to enable you to act as effective mediators between Spanish and English.