Interactive Learning Skills and Communication*
Throughout this module, you will learn the academic skills needed for success at a UK university, such as:
- Time management
- Public speaking techniques
- Appropriate language styles
- Professional communication and presentation
- Researching and referencing techniques.
Business Studies*
You will learn to define what a business is and its functions in relation to the different types of business costs. You will also be introduced to marketing, the marketing mix and product life cycle.
Critical Thinking
You will be introduced to the fundamentals of critical thinking. You will learn how to examine and comment on components of an argument, so that you can develop a structured and analytical response.
Composition and Style*
This module will define the core principles of effective academic writing, including:
- How to argue a position coherently and appropriately
- Distinguishing between descriptive and analytic writing
- Identifying academic systems of researching and referencing.
ICT Skills*
This module will introduce you to the concepts of ICT skills, including applications and reporting mechanisms.
Globalisation
You will explore how the concept of globalisation has evolved, looking at:
- The economic, political, technological and social forces involved
- Local/regional beliefs that become global.
Numerical Techniques 1
This module will introduce you to basic mathematics and mathematical applications – including equations, algebraic problems and trigonometry.
Numerical Techniques 2*
This module covers a variety of numerical techniques associated with basic number theory, including:
- Cartesian coordinates
- Indices
- Logarithms
- Polynomial, quadratic and simultaneous equations
- Geometric progressions.
* Modules covered in the one-semester programme
