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Unit information sheets

We provide unit information sheets to help you choose which units to study. The sheets include key information such as the syllabus, on which you’ll be examined; the unit aims and objectives; learning outcomes; an essential reading list; prerequisite and exclusion information; and method of assessment.

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EMFSS Units
02 Introduction to economics
04a Statistics 1
04b Statistics 2
05a Mathematics 1
05b Mathematics 2
09 Human geography
11 Introduction to international relations
15 Economics of labour
16 International economics
20 Elements of econometrics
21 Principles of sociology
22 Public economics
23 Investment management
24 Principles of banking and finance
25 Principles of accounting
26 International political economy
27 The law of business organisations
28 Managerial economics
29 Financial intermediation
32 Management science methods
34 World history since 1917
40 Game theory
41 Advanced mathematical analysis
42 Optimisation theory
43 Mathematics of finance and valuation
44 Economics of development
45 Economic geography
53 Sociological theory
55 Sociology of development
57 Social policy
59 Financial management
60 Introduction to information systems
62 Information systems development and management
65 Macroeconomics
66 Microeconomics
68 Society and the environment
75 Human resource management
76 Management mathematics
77 Management: international and comparative perspectives
79 Elements of social and applied psychology
82 Comparative politics
83 International political theory
84 Nationalism and international relations
85 International institutions
86 Democracy and democratisation
88 Politics and policies of the European Union
90 International politics of East Asia
91 Financial reporting
92 Corporate finance
93 Auditing
95 Further mathematics for economists
96 Economic history in the 20th century
97 Management accounting
99 Industrial economics
101 Criminal law
102 Public law
103 Elements of information and communication technologies
105 Contemporary political theory: liberalism and its critics
107 Introduction to business and management
108 Political analysis and public choice
109 Geographies of development
110 Introduction to information and communication technology policy
111 Information systems evaluation
112 Sociology of information systems
113 The ethics and politics of information systems
114 Democratic politics and the state
115 Monetary economics
116 Abstract mathematics
117 Advanced calculus
118 Advanced linear algebra
119 Strategy
120 Mathematical economics
127 Organisation theory: an interdisciplinary approach
128 Elements of the law of contract
129 Introduction to programming
130 Introduction to modern political thought
133 Advanced statistics: distribution theory (half unit)
134 Advanced statistics: statistical inference (half unit)
135 World development
136 Information systems and organisations
137 Foreign policy analysis
138 Information and communication technologies: principles and perspectives
139 Software engineering: theory and application
140 International security
141 Principles of marketing
142 Quantitative finance
143 Valuation and securities analysis
144 Historical sociology
145 Social research methods
147 Physical geography: fundamentals of the physical environment
148 Methods of geographical analysis
149 Biogeography
150 Geomorphological processes
151 Environmental change
152 Hydrology
153 Space and culture
154 Geomorphological applications
155 Biodiversity
156 Tropical land management
157 Independent geographical study
158 Reading social science (half unit)
159 Research project in information systems
160 Population and society
161 Common law reasoning and institutions
162 Complex emergencies and humanitarian responses
163 Sociological theory and analysis
164 Economic geography
165 Development management
166 Global environmental problems and politics
201 Law of tort
202 Law of trusts
203 Land law
204 Commercial law
301 Administrative law
303 Criminology
304 EU law
305 Evidence
401 Jurisprudence and legal theory
402 Company law
406 Labour law
410 Succession
411 Intellectual property
413 Introduction to Islamic law

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