Liberal Arts Single Honours (Masters) - Level 7 Modules

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Semester 1


Approaches to music research
Module Code
MUS-40001 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Cultural Theory
Module Code
MDS-40001 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Not normally available to Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students (except by prior negotiation with Departmental Tutor)

Approaches to historical research
Module Code
HIS-40002 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Accounting For Decision Making
Module Code
ACC-40003 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

International Corporate Governance and Sustainability
Module Code
ACC-40005 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Performance Management
Module Code
ACC-40006 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Module Code
PHI-40007 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Criticism, analysis, theory in literary studies
Module Code
ENG-40007 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Research Skills in the Humanities
Module Code
HIS-40017 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

The Writer as Critic, The Critic as Writer
Module Code
ENG-40018 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Globalisation, Culture, Media
Module Code
MDS-40018 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Writing Fiction
Module Code
ENG-40019 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Writing Poetry
Module Code
ENG-40020 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

International Law and Human Rights
Module Code
LAW-40038 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Foundations of International Law
Module Code
LAW-40040 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

High Culture: Drink, Drugs, and the American Dream
Module Code
AMS-40040 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Foundations of Human Resource Management
Module Code
HRM-40042 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Postmodernism: Fiction, Film and Theory
Module Code
ENG-40044 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Human Resource Management
Module Code
HRM-40047 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Branding
Module Code
MAN-40047 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Equality, Discrimination, Minorities
Module Code
LAW-40047 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Foundations of Human Rights
Module Code
LAW-40048 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Foundations in Law and Society Research: Theories and Concepts
Module Code
LAW-40053 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Leadership
Module Code
MAN-40056 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Constructing Nations
Module Code
HIS-40060 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Modernist Manifestos and Magazines (Masters)
Module Code
ENG-40067 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Subject Specialism I
Module Code
HIS-40080 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

The Theory of Global Security
Module Code
PIR-40088 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Financial Management
Module Code
MAN-40092 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

The Changing International Agenda
Module Code
PIR-40093 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Strategic Marketing
Module Code
MAN-40094 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Research in Action
Module Code
PIR-40095 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Managing People and Organisations
Module Code
MAN-40096 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Digital Transformation and Information Management
Module Code
MAN-40098 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Global Education Issues
Module Code
EDU-40100 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Dimensions of Environmental Politics
Module Code
PIR-40106 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

International Operations and Supply
Module Code
MAN-40110 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

International Strategic Management
Module Code
MAN-40116 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Understanding Consumer Behaviour
Module Code
MAN-40120 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Contemporary Marketing Research
Module Code
MAN-40122 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Branding
Module Code
MAN-40126 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Marketing Management in the Digital Age
Module Code
MAN-40128 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

The US Presidency and Public Policy
Module Code
PIR-40130 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Semester 1-2


Masters in Liberal Arts Creative Project
Module Code
LIB-40001 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
60
European Credits
30
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Masters - Dissertation
Module Code
LIB-40002 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
60
European Credits
30
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Semester 2


International Financial Reporting
Module Code
ACC-40001 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Multinational Accounting and Control
Module Code
ACC-40002 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Contemporary Issues in Accounting
Module Code
ACC-40004 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Advanced Techniques in Creative Music Technologies
Module Code
MUT-40005 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Individual Research Orientation in Philosophy
Module Code
PHI-40006 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Crime in Neoconservative America (Masters)
Module Code
FIL-40008 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Creative Media Practice
Module Code
MDS-40016 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Reflective Practice in the Humanities
Module Code
HIS-40016 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Entrepreneurship
Module Code
MAN-40018 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Mediated Communications: Theory and Practice
Module Code
MDS-40029 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Life/Writing
Module Code
ENG-40031 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Sex, Scandal and Society: Eighteenth-Century Writing and Culture
Module Code
ENG-40035 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Strategy and Information Management
Module Code
MAN-40036 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Introduction to International Economic Law
Module Code
LAW-40037 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
E - Examination Only
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Life, Death and the Human Body
Module Code
ETH-40040 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

The Writer in The Community : Practical Project
Module Code
ENG-40041 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Advanced International Law
Module Code
LAW-40042 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Postcolonial and World Literature in English
Module Code
ENG-40042 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Healthcare, Justice and Society
Module Code
ETH-40042 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

International Environmental Law
Module Code
LAW-40043 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Employee Resourcing and Development
Module Code
HRM-40043 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Strategic Human Resource Management
Module Code
HRM-40044 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Employee Relations and Reward
Module Code
HRM-40045 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Human Rights and Global Politics
Module Code
LAW-40046 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

International Human Resource Management
Module Code
HRM-40049 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Socio-legal studies: applications and themes
Module Code
LAW-40052 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Global Health Law
Module Code
LAW-40056 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Work Placement for Humanities Postgraduates
Module Code
ENG-40057 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Creativity and Personal Development
Module Code
MAN-40058 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

The Alcohol Question: Advanced Studies in the Literature of Drink and Drinking Cultures
Module Code
ENG-40061 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

COVID-19 in law, policy, and practice
Module Code
LAW-40064 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Violence and Death: Advanced Studies in Shakespeare's Theatre
Module Code
ENG-40065 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Subject Specialism 2
Module Code
HIS-40082 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Creativity, Innovation and Quality
Module Code
MAN-40090 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Comparative European Politics
Module Code
PIR-40096 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Extensive Company Research Project
Module Code
MAN-40102 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
45
European Credits
22.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Opportunities and Challenges in Contemporary Management
Module Code
MAN-40112 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Contemporary Challenges in Global Business
Module Code
MAN-40118 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Race and Justice: Civil Rights in the U.S.
Module Code
PIR-40119 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Strategic Marketing in a Global Context
Module Code
MAN-40124 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

War, Memory and Popular Culture
Module Code
PIR-40126 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

International Marketing Communications
Module Code
MAN-40130 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students

Advanced Approaches to Politics and International Relations
Module Code
PIR-40132 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students