Business Psychology

The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of the wider world of work. It introduces students to tools for analysing the external environment (eg PESTLE, SWOT etc.) in order for them to understand how socioeconomic factors influences organisational and HR strategies. It examines features of the contemporary economy such as, labour markets, changes in workforce demographics, changing composition of the economy (rise in service and knowledge work, decline of manufacturing) and the global economy. It explores the implications of specific contexts of the contemporary economy for managing people for example, service workers, knowledge workers, precarious workers, an international workforce, social care, and differences in public/private sector work.

The purpose of this module is to provide students with an understanding of the psychology of consumers and their buying behaviour. The module focuses on consumer’s perceptions, beliefs, attitudes and what influences them towards buying or not buying products and services

This module will introduce students to the work of psychologists; the types of work that psychologists do in an organisational setting. Enabling students to understand how psychologists are applied in a practical employment related setting.

This module aims to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the study of individual’s behaviours, thoughts and emotions in business and organisational settings. The module explores the mainstream theories concerning business, work and organisational psychology.

This module will develop the student’s academic skills to ensure their success on the degree programme. Covering topics such as writing, research, referencing, presentation and digital skills.

This module will identify the current issues relating to fairness in the workplace; understand key patterns and manifestations of employment inequality and how inequalities intersect with each other to create and sustain disadvantage. The module will explore discriminatory practices for specific groups and evaluate the effectiveness of organisational and institutional frameworks to tackle these practices. Students will develop skills and knowledge with respect to developing and applying policies on fairness and equality in the workplace.

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.

The module aims to review the digital context for work and its implications for managers. It explores how technology is used in the management of people and resources. It critically analyses how technology provides opportunities for collaborative working along with the strengths and limitations of technology for people and organisations, including ethical considerations.

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.

The aim of this module is to develop students' understanding of consumer behaviour and its usefulness for marketing management. Drawing on disciplines such as sociology, psychology and consumer behaviour the module develops understanding of the nature of consumers as individuals within society and their culture.

The purpose of this module is to develop student’s knowledge and understanding of concepts and theories in the field of social psychology. Student’s will develop an appreciation and understanding of the relevance of social psychological theories and empirical findings across differing organisational contexts and will be able to evaluate critically traditional and contemporary theories in social psychology.

The aim of the module is to extend the student’s knowledge and understanding of historical background, concepts and theories in the study of personality and individual differences including intelligence and psychometric testing. The module will develop the student’s understanding of the relevance of these concepts and theories when applied to the recruitment and selection process.

This module will build on the academic skills developed and introduce employability skills and tools that will enable them to find a placement or work experience.

This module examines a broad range of topics aimed at explaining cognitive processes. It also examines the historical and conceptual issues surrounding approaches, methods and paradigms when considering these topics. The student will have the opportunity to develop a sound understanding of theories and models in a range of topics, including perception, attention, automaticity, memory, consciousness, cognition and emotion, language, reasoning and decision-making. Furthermore, this course aims to enable the student to apply their knowledge and understanding of cognitive processes to real world issues and situations.

Students in this module develop a sound understanding of the theory and practice of leadership and organisational change, including the factors, which contribute to the successful facilitation of change within the workplace. Review the impact of decision-making and risk management in the management of change process. The module provides participants with the opportunity to critically reflect upon their own experiences of change management drawing on a range of perspectives.

This module builds on the Year 3, Term 1 module, Designing a Research Project. Students reflect on their chosen topics, literature review and research design and undertake data collection and analysis. They present their findings in the form of a Research Project.

The purpose of this module is to apply psychological theories and principles to organisations and individuals in their places of work as well as the individual's work-life more generally. The module examines key topic areas in work psychology that affect people's performance and well-being at work, including individual differences, stress, cognitive ability; teamwork; work design and emotional intelligence.

This module introduces students to the research process and methodologies including quantitative and qualitative approaches. It discusses how to identify a business issue for research and how to situate this within a relevant body of academic literature. It explores the literature review process and analyses key considerations in research design.

Building on the Professional Practice module at Level 5, this module will further embed the employability skills required to prepare students for work careers on graduation. Students will have the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of employability-based events, which will simulate work-based and recruitment and selection scenarios.

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.

The purpose of this module is to explore the interconnected nature of organisational power, politics and conflict. Drawing on theories of power, politics and conflict this module examines the implications for management with respect to organisational culture, decision making, productivity and individual well-being.