BA (Hons) Leadership and Management

Year 1

Core modules

• Leadership and Management Concepts (SOUD3030)

  This module provides an overview of the role of leadership and management within organisations and the differences between the two concepts. The relationship to a range of processes at individual, team, organisational and national levels will be explored; adopting multiple perspectives, and highlighting key leadership skills including communication.

• Corporate Strategy in Action (SOUD3032)

  This module draws from concepts of strategy in order to analyse real-world concepts, important for leadership and management decision making. It will explore both the theories and models of strategy, utilising the analytical tools of PESTLE and SWOT and their significance in supporting a business corporate strategy.

Optional modules

• Global Health Protection (SOUD3036)

  The module introduces students to key aspects of Health Protection in order to be able to analyse and plan for threats to the health of people on a Global, National and Local Level.

• Effective Leadership in Education (SOUD3037)

  This module will enable students to broaden their knowledge of leadership and management in the further education sector, exploring the wider professional practice of the leader or manager at a contemporary college, providing an opportunity to review current theory in educational leadership and relate this to practice.

• Marketing Planning and Stakeholder Management (SOUD3038)

  This module is about understanding the role of marketing in researching, anticipating and satisfying the customers expectations in a profitable manner. Knowing the organisations, current market position and planning for widening markets to increase the longevity of the business. It also looks deeper into the need for effective stakeholder management.

• Contemporary Human Resource Management (SOUD3040)

  The module develops your knowledge of current issues within HRM from an academic perspective. Critically considering how HRM can support organisations in achieving their strategic objectives in a rapidly evolving 21st century business landscape.

• Delivering Change (SOUD3041)

  The module develops student knowledge of change delivery practice. Using a range of theories and change management tools the module allows students to explore and critically evaluate the challenge of managing the change process, and building employee change resilience.

• People, Planet and Profit: Ethical Leadership (SOUD3042)

  The module develops student knowledge of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the ethics of leadership. Using a range of theory, discussion scenarios and case studies the module allows students to analyse and critically evaluate organisational responses to changing environmental and social norms.

• Current Issues in Leadership & Management (SOUD3043)

  This module explores the many issues faced in modern leadership & management, and will identify many of the issues facing modern business management in operating in this post-recessional environment. By its nature the content of the module will change each year, as issues change, new understandings emerge and different perspectives apply. The module will debate current issues critically, analytically and theoretically, whilst considering implications for practice.

• Professional Practice (SOUD3078)

  This module is focused on the workplace environment and enables students to make use of reflective practice to experience and critically analyse workplace environments to explore real life leadership and management issues.

• Managing Service Innovation (SOUD3079)

  This module will enable students to explore the relationship between the management in service organisations, the service characteristics and the wider organisational characteristics during the innovation and development process. Students will take a central role in leading seminar discussions with focus on emerging innovation developments. 

• Extended Professional Practice (SOUD3080)

  This extended professional practice module is focused on the workplace environment, and enables students to make use of reflective practice to experience and critically analyse workplace environments to explore real life leadership and management issues in a deep systematic way

Year 2

Core modules

• Operational Decision Making (SOUD3072)

  Operational performance is imperative for continued success of organisations.  This module looks at a range of management approaches to support effective decision making to ensure employee engagement and provide a motivational environment thus maximising effort

Optional modules

• Digital Innovation (SOUD3034)

  Successful organisations are investigated to understand how their visionary approach, embedding innovation, e-business practices, satisfies changing markets and ensures future sustainability and success.

• Professional Practice (SOUD3078)

  This module is focused on the workplace environment and enables students to make use of reflective practice to experience and critically analyse workplace environments to explore real life leadership and management issues.

• Extended Professional Practice (SOUD3080)

  This extended professional practice module is focused on the workplace environment, and enables students to make use of reflective practice to experience and critically analyse workplace environments to explore real life leadership and management issues in a deep systematic way