Social Studies Degrees

Geography and Sport Management

Compulsory and optional modules in Geography are drawn from those listed under the Single Honours Geography programme. In any one year, some modules may be unavailable. Sport Management modules on the Joint Honours programme:

Year 1

Compulsory modules:
IT for Sport and Exercise Sciences
The Sport and Leisure Industries

Optional modules:
Environment of Leisure Management
Introduction to Sociology of Sport
Olympic Studies
Organisation and Management
The Leisure Market
Year 2

Compulsory module:
Marketing for Sport and Leisure

Optional modules:
Accounting for Managers
Financial Reporting
Making Sense of Modern Sport
Management of Human Resources
Managing Sport and Leisure Organisations
Sociology of Leisure
Final Year

Compulsory module:
Sport and Leisure Policy Analysis

Optional modules:
Advanced Sport Marketing
Fundamentals of Strategic Management
Physical Activity Promotion and Prescription
Sport and Social Theory
Sports Economics
Sports Planning and Provision
Sport, the Body and Deviance
Assessment

Modules are assessed either by examination, by a combination of coursework and examinations, or entirely by coursework. Skills acquisition and assessment are becoming increasingly important for employment prospects and these are given prominence throughout the programme.
Careers and Further Study

Careers in almost any field are open to graduates of this programme. They have entered the fields of administration, finance, management, the armed forces, computing, industry, international aid, sport and leisure industries, retail management and education. Almost all of our graduates are in employment within a few months of graduating, or progress to postgraduate study. The typical level of employment at the census, six months after graduation, is 96%.
Selection

Selection Conditional offers are made following UCAS applications. Those offered a place are invited to attend one of our Departmental Open Days. We welcome applications from mature students.

Students with qualifications other than A Levels seeking admission will be considered on an individual basis, and may be invited for interview.

Geography and Management

Compulsory and optional modules in Geography are drawn from those listed under the Single Honours Geography programme. Where module titles in Management appear in successive years of the degree programme, their academic content is progressive, e.g. Organisational Behaviour. Management modules on the Joint Honours programme (in any one year, some modules may be unavailable):
Year 1

Compulsory modules:
Accounting for Managers
Financial Reporting
Management of Human Resources
Organisational Behaviour
Quantitative Methods for Business
Statistics and Modelling for Management
Year 2

Compulsory modules:
Company Finance
Decision Making and Support Tools
Management Science Methods
Organisational Behaviour
Principles of Marketing
The Marketing Mix

Between their second and final years, students on the 4-year sandwich programme will be able to spend a year in a UK or overseas business environment, which leads to the award of a Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS); this is in addition to the BSc Honours degree. The industrial placement year (part I) is administered by the University’s Business School.
Final Year

Compulsory module:
Strategic Management

Optional modules:
Business Forecasting
Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management
Corporate and Wholesale Banking
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning
International Business and Multinational Companies
International Management and the Business Context
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills
Management Information Systems
Marketing Communications
Marketing Strategy and Planning
Marketing Strategy Simulation
Operations Management
Project Management
Risk Management
Sources of Funds and Financial Packages
The Changing Work Organisation
Assessment

Modules are assessed either by examination, by a combination of coursework and examinations, or entirely by coursework. Skills acquisition and assessment are becoming increasingly important for employment prospects and these are given prominence throughout the programme.
Careers and Further Study

Geography and Management graduates have been appointed to a wide range of professions including administration, finance, management, development and environmental management, marketing, human resources, sales management, accounts management. Almost all of our graduates are in employment within a few months of graduating, or progress to postgraduate study. Many of the students who participated in the year in industry were offered posts in those institutions. The typical level of employment at the census, six months after graduation, is 96%.
Selection

Conditional offers are made following UCAS applications. Those offered a place are invited to attend one of our Departmental Open Days. We welcome applications from mature students.

Students with qualifications other than A Levels seeking admission will be considered on an individual basis, and may be invited for interview.

Geography with Economics

Geography with Economics students major in Geography with one third of each year comprising modules from Economics.

Compulsory and optional modules in Geography are drawn from those listed under the Single Honours Geography programme. Economics modules on the Combined Honours programme (in any one year some modules may be unavailable):
Year 1

Compulsory modules:
Data Analysis
Introduction to Economics
Year 2

Compulsory modules:
Applied Macroeconomics
Applied Microeconomics
Final Year

Optional modules:
Economics of the Financial System
Economics of the Welfare State
Energy and the Environment
Financial Institutions, Systems and Markets
International Economic Relations
Introduction to Econometrics
Introduction to Finance
Assessment

Modules are assessed either by examination, by a combination of coursework and examinations, or entirely by coursework. Skills acquisition and assessment are becoming increasingly important for employment prospects and these are given prominence throughout the programme.
Careers and Further Study

This programme offers a range of career options. Our graduates have been appointed to posts in accountancy, finance, fund management and investment analysis. Graduates have also entered teacher training and further education in a range of subjects. Almost all of our graduates are in employment within a few months of graduating, or progress to postgraduate study. The typical level of employment at the census, six months after graduation, is 96%.
Selection

Conditional offers are made following UCAS applications. Those offered a place are invited to attend one of our Departmental Open Days. We welcome applications from mature students.

Students with qualifications other than A Levels seeking admission will be considered on an individual basis, and may be invited for interview.

Career Opportunities
There is a national shortage of qualified social workers, and graduates enjoy excellent employment prospects in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.

An example of some of the jobs that our recent graduates have gone on to do include, Social Worker, Children’s Worker and Information Development Officer.
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