FINAL YEAR MODULE INFORMATION FOR DOUBLE-DEGREE STUDENTS

FINAL YEAR MODULE INFORMATION

FOR DOUBLE-DEGREE STUDENTS

2024-25

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Table of Contents 
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (GLOBAL EXPERIENCE)  .............................................................................. 2 
Overview for Double Degree students on final year streams  ........................................................ 2 
STREAMS (FINAL YEAR)  .......................................................................................................................... 3 
Accounting and Performance Measurement (25 ECTS)  ............................................................... 3 
Business Law (25 ECTS)  .................................................................................................................. 3 
Digital Business & Analytics (25 ECTS)  .......................................................................................... 3 
Economics & Public Policy (25 ECTS) ............................................................................................. 4 
Enterprise (25 ECTS)  ...................................................................................................................... 5 
Finance (25 ECTS)  ........................................................................................................................... 5 
Human Resource Management (25 ECTS)  .................................................................................... 5 
International Business (25 ECTS)  .................................................................................................. 6 
Management (25 ECTS)  ................................................................................................................. 6 
Marketing Management (25 ECTS)  ............................................................................................... 6 
ELECTIVES AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER I  .................................................................................................... 7 
ELECTIVES AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER 2  ................................................................................................... 8 
MODULE DESCRIPTORS: .......................................................................................................................... 8 
Obligatory Modules ........................................................................................................................ 8 
Accounting and Performance Measurement Stream ................................................................... 9 
Business Law Stream .................................................................................................................... 10 
Digital Business & Analytics Stream  ........................................................................................... 12 
Economics & Public Policy Stream  .............................................................................................. 13 
Enterprise Stream ......................................................................................................................... 16 
Finance Stream ............................................................................................................................. 17 
Human Resource Management Stream ...................................................................................... 18 
International Business Stream ..................................................................................................... 19 
Management Stream ................................................................................................................... 21 
Marketing Management Stream ................................................................................................. 22 
 
 
   

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (GLOBAL EXPERIENCE) 

Overview for Double Degree students on nal year streams 

Students must pass modules to a total of 60 ECTS credits 

The 60 ECTS credits must be derived in the following way: 

20 ECTS obligatory for all students: 

Code 

Module 

ECTS 

Semester 

EC423

Ireland in the Global Economy 

Semester I 

MG3120

Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable

Business 

Semester I 

MG3119

Strategy 

Semester II 

MG3109

Innovaon: Creavity & Enterprise 

Semester II 

Students must select one of the streams listed below and pass modules to a total of 25 ECTS in that

stream: 

Accounng & Performance Measurement

Business Law

Digital Business & Analycs

Economics & Public Policy 

Enterprise 

Finance 

Human Resource Management

Internaonal Business

Management

Markeng Management

Make up the remaining 15 ECTS from the list of elecve modules. 

STREAMS (FINAL YEAR) 

Accounng and Performance Measurement (25 ECTS) 

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

Code Module ECTS Semester Prerequisites 

AY308 Taxation I 5 Semester I 

AY321   Management Accounting II 5 Semester I         Mgmt. Acc. I  

AY322                 Management Accounting III 5 Semester II        Mgmt. Acc. II  

AY325                Int Financial Reporting II 5 Semester I  Intermediate

Accounting Course

AY326                 Int Financial Reporting III 5 Semester II        Int.Fin.Rep.II 

Additional Accounting modules (which are optional within the stream):  

AY314 Business Finance II 5 Semester II Introductory Course

in Financial Management

AY319 Taxation II 5 Semester II Taxation I 

Business Law (25 ECTS) 

Students can elect modules from the list for the stream: 

Code     Module         

LW427 European Union Law

ECTS

Semester

Semester I

Prerequisites 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

LW428 European Union Law II

Semester II 

European Union Law I 

LW229 Company Law I

Semester I 

     Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

LW231 Company Law II

Semester II 

Company Law I 

LW3159 Lawyering, Technology,

and Innovation 

Semester II 

     Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

LW423 Advanced Business Law

Semester 1 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

LW356 Industrial & Intellectual Property Law

Semester 1 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

LW383 Information Technology Law

Semester 1 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

LW333 Comparative Competition Law

Semester 1 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

LW374 Banking Law

Semester II 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

LW364 International Trade Law

Semester II 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

All of these options may not be available each year 

Digital Business & Analycs (25 ECTS) 

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

Code        Module 

      ECTS           Semester 

Prerequisites

MS218     Database Technologies 

Semester I 

Any foundation course on

Information Systems

MS414     Business Intelligence and

Analytics 

Semester I 

Any foundaon course on

Informaon Systems

MS222     Decision Modelling and

Analytics 

Semester II 

MS4101   Implementing Digital

Innovation 

     Semester II 

MS319     Enterprise Systems 

     Semester II 

Any foundaon course on

Informaon Systems

Additional Digital Business and Analytics module (which is optional within the stream):

MS325 Contemporary Project Management       5                Semester I

Economics & Public Policy (25 ECTS) 

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

Code 

  Module 

ECTS 

Semester 

Prerequisites

EC3101 

Microeconomics and Public

Policy 

Semester I 

Intermediate Microeconomics

& Intermediate

Macroeconomics

EC3102 

Macroeconomics and Public

Policy 

Semester

Principles of Economics

Additional Economics modules in the stream may be taken from the following list of options on

offer: 

Code 

Module 

       ECTS 

  Semester 

Prerequisites

EC3105 

Econometrics 

Semester I 

One Semester of

Statistics

EC345 

Health Economics 

Semester I 

Principles of Economics

& Intermediate

Microeconomics

EC369 

Money and Banking 

Semester I 

Principles of Economics

& Intermediate

Macroeconomics

EC388 

Environmental and Natural Resource

Economics 

Semester I 

Principles of Economics

EC3100 

Economics and Philosophy 

Semester

Principles of Economics

EC3104 

Agricultural and Food Economics 

Semester

EC357 

Development Economics 

Semester

EC362 

Economics of Financial Markets 

Semester

Principles of Economics

EC386 

Public Economics 

Semester

Principles of Economics

EC429 

Marine Economics 

Semester

Prerequisites: Students wishing to pursue postgraduate studies in Economics are advised to take

EC3105 Econometrics. 

All of these options may not be available each year. 

Enterprise (25 ECTS) 

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

Code 

Module 

ECTS 

Semester 

Prerequisites 

MG3113 

Megatrends 

Semester I 

MG3111 

Entrepreneurial Finance 

Semester I  

Business Finance 1 

MG3114 

Founder Selling 

Semester II 

MG3125

Entrepreneurial Leadership &

Management: From Startups to

Scaleups

Semester II

MS222

Decision Modelling and

Analytics

Semester II

Finance (25 ECTS) 

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

Code  

Module 

  ECTS 

 Semester 

       Prerequisites 

EC369 

   Money and Banking 

 Semester I 

Principles of Economics &

Intermediate

Macroeconomics

AY308 

Taxation I 

    Semester I 

MG3111

Entrepreneurial Finance 

Semester I 

Business Finance 1 

AY314

Business Finance II 

Semester II 

Business Finance I 

EC362 

Economics of Financial

Markets 

Semester II 

Principles of Economics

Additional Finance modules (which are optional within the stream): 

AY319 

Taxation II 

Semester II 

Taxation I 

LW374 

Banking Law 

Semester II 

Bus. Law I & Bus.Law II 

Human Resource Management (25 ECTS) 

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

Code Module 

ECTS 

Semester 

MG3124 Human Resource Management - Global

Practice

Semester I 

MG326 Employee Relations: Rights & Obligations 

Semester II 

MG3123 Critical Human Resource Management

Semester I

MG3122 Future of Work

Semester II 

MS222 Decision Modelling and Analytics

Semester II 

Additional Human Resource Management module (which is optional within the stream): 

Code 

Title 

ECTS 

Semester 

MG323 

International Business 

Semester II 

Internaonal Business (25 ECTS) 

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

Code 

Module 

ECTS 

Semester 

Prerequisites 

MS414 

Business Intelligence and

Analytics 

Semester I 

Any foundaon course

on Informaon Systems

MG323 

International Business 

Semester II 

MK303 

Global Markeng 

Semester II 

MG3124

Human Resource

Management: Global Practice

Semester I

EC357

Development Economics

Semester II 

Management (25 ECTS) 

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

Code 

  Module 

                 ECTS 

Semester 

MG3124

Human Resource Management: Global

Practice

Semester I 

MG3126

Supply Chain Management

Semester I

MS222

Decision Modelling and Analytics

Semester II

MG3125

Entrepreneurial Leadership &

Management: From Startups to Scaleups

Semester II

MG323

International Business

Semester II

Markeng Management (25 ECTS) 

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

Code           Module                                              ECTS 

Semester

Prerequisites

MK3101 Cases in Marketing Strategy

 Semester I 

Foundaon course in

Markeng

MK3104 Marketing Research

 Semester I 

Foundaon course in

Markeng

MK3105 Marketing Analytics

Semester II 

Foundaon course in

Markeng

MK3103 Digital Marketing Planning

Semester II 

MK303     Global Marketing 

Semester II 

 Additional Marketing modules (which are optional within the stream): 

Code           Title                                                        ECTS 

MK3107 Customer Experience Design

Semester I

MK314   Media & Marketing Communications 

Semester I

MK341       Brand Management                                       

Semester I

ELECTIVES AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER I 

Code 

Module 

ECTS 

Prerequisites 

AY325 

Int. Fin. Reporting II 

Intermediate

Accounting Course

AY321 

 Management Accounting II 

Mgmt. Acc. I 

EC3101 

Microeconomics and Public Policy 

Intermediate

Microeconomics &

Intermediate

Macroeconomics

EC3105 

Econometrics 

One Semester of

Stascs

EC369 

Money and Banking 

Principles of Economics

& Intermediate

Macroeconomics

EC345 

Health Economics 

Principles of Economics

& Intermediate

Microeconomics

EC388 

Environmental and Natural Resource

Economics 

Principles of Economics

MS414 

Business Intelligence and Analytics 

Any foundaon course

on Informaon Systems

MG3123

Critical Human Resource Management

MG3124

Human Resource Management Global

Practice

MK3107

Consumer Experience Design

MK314 

Media & Marketing Communications 

LW229 

Company Law I 

LW333 

Comparative Competition Law 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law

LW356 

Industrial & Intellectual Property Law 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law

LW3159 

Lawyering, Technology, and Innovation 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law

LW383 

Information Technology Law 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law

LW423 

Advanced Business Law 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law

LW427 

European Union Law I 

CI300 

Doing Business in China – Lang. & Culture I 

ME353 

Quality Systems 

MG3111 

Entrepreneurial Finance 

Business Finance 1 

MG3113 

Megatrends 

ST311 

Applied Statistics 1 

ST2120 or ST2217  

ELECTIVES AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER 2 

Code 

Module 

ECTS 

Prerequisites 

AY314

Business Finance II

Bus. Finance I

AY322 

Management Accounting III

Management Accounting

AY326 

International Fin. Reporting III    

Int. Fin. Rep. II 

EC3102 

Macroeconomics and Public Policy  

 Principles of Economics

EC357 

Development Economics 

EC362 

Economics of Financial Markets  

 Principles of Economics

EC386 

Public Economics  

 Principles of Economics

EC3100 

Economics and Philosophy  

 Principles of Economics

EC3104 

Agricultural and Food Economics 

EC429 

Marine Economics                                   

EC3106 

Behavioral Economics                            

MS4101 

Implementing Digital Innovation  

MG3122

Future of Work

MG323 

International Business  

MK303 

Global Marketing  

MK341 

Brand Management  

LW428 

European Union Law II  

European Union Law I 

LW231 

Company Law II  

Company Law I 

LW364 

International Trade Law  

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

MG3117 

Intercultural Encounters 

MG3125

Entrepreneurial Leadership & Management:

From Startups to Scaleups   

MG3114 

Founder Selling    

CI301 

Doing Business in China – Lang. & Culture II

Lang. & Cult. I 

ST312 

Applied Statistics 2 

ST2120 or ST2217 

MODULE DESCRIPTORS:

Obligatory Modules

EC423 Ireland in the Global Economy 

Irish Economy. This part of the course explores the following topics: Overview of the Irish economy;

Ireland's economic “catch-up” during the 1990s; Economic developments and policy during the “Celtic

Tiger”; Ireland's economic crisis; Fiscal policy in Ireland and Budget 2015; Recovery and prospects for

the Irish economy. Global Economy. This part of the course explores the following topics: Introduction:

Understanding the global economy; The Eurozone crisis; the US subprime crisis; experience of other

countries including the UK and Iceland; the policy response to the crisis; selected topics in the global

economy.

MG3120 Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Business

This module introduces students to the various principles of ethics, governance and corporate

responsibility in the contemporary business environment. It is designed to inform and engage students

in key ethical issues relating to management and organizations, including social, environmental and

sustainability concerns. The module incorporates academic, professional and industry input.

MG3119 Strategy

The primary objectives of this course are as follows: · To provide rigorous exposure to the concepts,

theories and techniques on which strategic management in the business sector is based · To explore

the application of strategic management concepts, theories and techniques in a wide range of

business settings · To examine the design, implementation and maintenance of strategic planning

systems and strategic thinking.

MG3109  Innovation: Creativity & Enterprise 

This course has an underlying theme of innovative practice and is designed to educate students to

recognise and develop opportunities for innovation in response to organisational changes. Delivered

using a blended learning approach the course combines large-class lectures, small group workshops

and a group project. The course will highlight current thinking and practice with respect to innovation,

creativity and enterprise.

Accounng and Performance Measurement Stream

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

Code Module    ECTS Semester Prerequisites 

AY308 Taxation I 5 Semester I

The objecve of this course is to introduce students to taxaon, provide an insight and appreciaon of

the impact of taxaon on society, individuals and businesses and to provide students with the

necessary knowledge and understanding to calculate the taxable income of individuals and companies.

The course will provide perspecves from both the un-incorporated (sole trader/ self employed/

employee, etc) and the incorporated (company).

AY321   Management Accounting II 5 Semester I         Mgmt. Acc. I  

The purpose of this module is to build on the foundations of the second year introductory module

AY207 Management Accounting I, so as further extend the student's understanding of the techniques,

concepts, and applications of management accounting, including cost estimation, cost management,

and performance management. The second year module Management Accounting I (AY207), or an

equivalent introductory course in Cost and Management Accounting, is prerequisite for this module

AY321 Management Accounting II

AY322                 Management Accounting III 5 Semester II        Mgmt. Acc. II  

This objective of this course is to provide a detailed understanding of advanced issues and techniques

in costing, management control, and management accounting. In doing this, the course builds on the

foundations of previous courses in Management Accounting which students have taken. Please note

that Management Accounting I (AY207) and Management Accounting II (AY321), or equivalent

modules in another university, are prerequisites for this course.

AY325.                Int Financial Reporting II 5 Semester I 

This course introduces students to a range of more complex problems found in accounting practice.

This course must be taken by students pursuing the accounting stream; it is also open to students not

taking the accounting stream. International Financial Reporting I is not a formal prerequisite, however,

the vast majority of those taking this course will have passed it, so students who have not done so

should consult the lecturer. Visiting students should consult the lecturer, as inadequate background

has led to a significant failure rate in previous years.

AY326                 Int. Financial Reporting III 5 Semester II        Int.Fin.Rep.II 

The objective of this course is develop students’ conceptual understanding of advanced problems of

financial reporting and their ability to apply complex international financial reporting standards (IFRS)

to practical situations. Students will consolidate their ability to prepare and analyse complex financial

statements.

Additional Accounting modules (which are optional within the stream):  

AY314 Business Finance II 5 Semester II 

The objective of this second course in Finance is to build on the foundations of the first course in

extending your knowledge of the theory and practice of Financial Management.

AY319 Taxation II 5 Semester II Taxation I 

The objective of this course is to provide further insights and appreciation of the impact of taxation

on business and business decisions and to provide students with the necessary knowledge and

understanding to determine the taxable income of business entities. The course will provide

perspectives from both the un-incorporated (sole trader/ self employed/ partnerships/ employee etc.)

and the incorporated (Company). The course builds on Taxation I.

Business Law Stream

Students can elect modules from the list for the stream: 

Code     Module ECTS Semester Prerequisites

LW427 European Union Law I 5 Semester I Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II

The objectives of this module are to provide students with a knowledge of and an appreciation of the

institutional and constitutional foundations of the European Union (EU or Union) legal order, and to

provide students with the tools necessary to recognise and apply EU Law

LW428 European Union Law II 5 Semester II European Union Law I 

The objective of this module is to provide students with a clear understanding of the substantive issues

of the law of the internal market of European Union and of European competition law.

LW229 Company Law I 5 

Semester I 

     Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

Today, the vast bulk of the world’s commercial activity is conducted by companies. Indeed, the

development of the modern industrialised state and the growth of international business have been

greatly facilitated by the company legal structure. There is no strict legal definition of the word

‘company’ although it is generally defined as an association of a number of people for some common

object or objects. There are many different purposes for which some people may wish to associate.

Most companies are established in order to engage in industrial or commercial activity and to make a

profit, however some companies are established for non-commercial or non-profit making purposes.

The law facilitates the creation and operation of these types of associations as a matter of public policy

and it provides rules which resolve, and deal as fairly as possible with, the conflicts and disputes which

inevitably arise where persons conduct joint activities, some of which may result in vast profits or

liabilities. The Companies Act 2014 contains the detailed rules relating to the formation and regulation

of the operation of companies and their dissolution. In this module, the company’s place within the

various other forms of business organisation are compared and the history and development of

company law is examined. The concept of the company’s separate legal personality is discussed and

the course then examines a number of aspects of company law which provide the legal framework for

businesses and regulate their legal environment. This forms a foundation for further study of aspects

of the regulation of companies that are covered in Company Law 2

LW231 Company Law II 5 

Semester II 

Company Law I 

This module aims to build on the solid foundation provided for in Company Law I. It will endeavour to

ensure a familiarity with and understanding of the law in relation to following areas, namely restriction

and disqualification of directors, fraudulent and reckless trading, company borrowing and the granting

and enforcement of security thereon, methods and practice of enforcement of company law, and the

concepts of examinership, receivership and liquidation and distribution of assets.

LW3159 Lawyering, Technology,

and Innovation 5

Semester II 

     Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

The context and content for the applicaon of the law, and parcularly for legal pracce, are

connually changing. Rapid developments in machine learning and so-called ‘arcial intelligence’ are

signicant elements in this process. The aim of this module is provide students with the ability to

understand the relaonship between law and technology from both a theorecal and praccal

perspecve. It will explore how technology and law are inter-related, with legal automaon

transforming the nature of legal pracce, while law regulates the development of technology. The

module seeks to provide students with ‘hand-on’ experience in developing useful tools for those

working with the law, while also giving a grounding in crical perspecves on law and technology and

enabling them to make informed decisions about when parcular technologies are appropriate.

LW423 Advanced Business Law 5  Semester II Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

This module builds on the foundational understanding of the law relating to commercial and business

activity gained in Business Law . The course will develop an understanding of company law including:

the legal nature of share capital, shares and shareholders, the financial structure of the company,

company administration, principles of capital maintenance, corporate borrowing, insolvency

principles and the application of relevant legislation. Other topics of importance in a business context

are covered including: banking law, agency, and insurance law

LW356 Industrial & Intellectual Property Law   5 

Semester 1 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

The aim of this module is to give students an understanding of intellectual property law in context.

Students will become familiar with both the major pieces of legislation which govern intellectual

property in Ireland today and with relevant case law. This study will also refer to European and

international law and will engage with ethical debates, where appropriate. You will also gain an

appreciation of the historical, theoretical and global setting of intellectual property law. The

intersection between intellectual property and technology (computer and genetic), art and culture is

also dealt with in some depth. We will have some hands on experience with how the law is applied

and will also have a practical student led workshop to apply knowledge gained in class to artworks,

created in class. Whether your goal is to practise law, to lecture, to go on to further study or to advise

on policy issues relating to IP, this course will provide a solid practical and theoretical foundation for

these future activities.

LW383 Information Technology Law 5 

Semester 1 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

The objective of this course is to examine how computers and information and communications

technology impact on the law and its administration, and how the law itself has developed new rules

to deal with issues raised by these technologies.

LW333 Comparative Competition Law 5 

Semester 1 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

The objective of this course is to examine competition law and policy in both the EU and the US. It is

designed to provide students with a clear understanding of EU Competition Law and US Antitrust Law.

It entails an examination of the substantive and procedural rules of both jurisdictions. The course also

aims to provide students with the tools necessary to recognise and apply EU competition law and US

antitrust law in situations that they may come across in their future professional capacities

LW364 International Trade Law 5

Semester II 

Bus. Law I & Bus. Law II 

The objecve of this course is to: provide students with an introducon and a clear understanding of

the foundaons of internaonal trade law. It examines the legal structure of global trade relaons

under the auspices of the World Trade Organizaon (WTO) to provide students with the tools

necessary to recognise and apply WTO law. To that end, the module includes: • the study of the history

and development of the WTO • the instuonal framework of the WTO • the sources of internaonal

trade law • dispute selement in the WTO • the rules of internaonal trade law, with a focus on GATT

• regional integraon • the relaonship between internaonal trade and the environment.

All of these Law options may not be available each year. 

Digital Business & Analycs Stream 

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

Code        Module 

      ECTS                             Semester 

MS218 Database Technologies

Semester I 

This course introduces the basic concepts of databases and discusses their praccal applicaons

(Web/mobile/desktop based applicaons) and design issues. Emphasis will be given to database

design and implementaon, with an introducon to related concepts and technologies.

MS414     Business Intelligence and Analytics 

Semester I 

The objective of this course is to examine how different business intelligence and analytical

approaches can improve the performance of organisations, and to analyse the types of business

problems that advanced analytical tools can address.

MS222     Decision Modelling and Analytics 

Semester II 

In today’s complex environment, people across many disciplines need to solve a wide variety of

business problems in auditing, accounting and finance, marketing, operations, engineering, and IS/IT.

This is true of both research and industry. Decision makers are very often faced with an abundance of

unstructured and inherently complex data from a variety of sources. This course will enable students

to become power users of Excel and to build models of unstructured problems so they can make better

decisions and gain insight into the impact various factors have on those decisions. The vehicle used

for developing such models is the familiar spreadsheet. Students will learn the creative process of

constructing spreadsheet models of business problems and decisions. In class and in the assignments

students will apply the skills learned to real problems in their own discipline area e,g, auditing,

accounting and finance, marketing, operations, engineering, and IS/IT.

MS4101   Implementing Digital Innovation 

     Semester II 

The objective of this module is to explore the strategy and implementation of digital innovation in

contemporary business organisations.

MS319     Enterprise Systems 

     Semester II 

The objective of the module is to develop students' understanding of Enterprise Systems. It will look

at Enterprise Systems from different perspectives: why they are used; how they are used; the different

sub-systems (Enterprise Resource Planning, Supply Chain Management, Customer Relationship

Management) contained within the Enterprise Systems. It will also deal with how these systems are

designed, implemented and updated

Additional Digital Business and Analytics modules (which are optional within the stream):

MS325 Contemporary Project Management       5                Semester I

MS325 provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary project management in an

information technology/information systems context but also applicable to other contexts in which

project management principles apply. This module will have contemporary IS project management

and IS development methods such as agile at its heart. It will focus on the complexity inherent in IS

projects and the challenges associated with scaling project management up to large projects and to

the portfolio level in organisations where many projects are carried out simultaneously. MS325 aims

to equip you with both the theory and practical skills necessary for the management and

implementation of projects. these skills are of paramount importance to improve the performance of

your personal projects and later in your professional career where you can expect to be involved in a

variety of projects. The course also aims to further your development as a scholar and future business

professional by developing your ability to apply critical thinking to complex problems. The course will

refine your time management and assist in your research skills. Students are expected engage in

discussions and read the seminal literature in advance and present to the class on it. Case studies will

also be used to supplement learning and when possible, internationally renowned experts will

contribute to the lectures.

Economics & Public Policy Stream 

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

  Code 

  Module 

                 ECTS 

Semester 

EC3101 

Microeconomics and Public Policy 

Semester I 

The module provides students with an introduction to topics in advanced microeconomic theory, with

applications to public policy where relevant. Topics covered include game theory, oligopoly, collective

decision making and criteria for social choice, general equilibrium and the welfare theorems,

uncertainty and information, contracting and externalities.

EC3102 

Macroeconomics and Public Policy 

Semester II 

Macroeconomics is concerned with the major economic issues such as unemployment, inflation, and

the interrelation between income distribution and economic growth. Several theoretical models have

been developed in the literature to study the fundamental causes of these issues. Many of these

models serve as analytical frameworks in which applied economic policy analysis is conducted.

Examples include the Keynesian structural macroeconometric models in the 1970s and the New

Keynesian DSGE models in the current period. This module considers dominant economic policy

regimes since the post-world war II period and examines the macroeconomic theoretic principles and

the analytical framework that underpins these policy regimes

Additional Economics modules in the stream may be taken from the following list of options on

offer: 

Code 

Module 

      ECTS 

  Semester 

EC3105 

Econometrics 

Semester I 

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the principles of econometric analysis. The module

focuses on different regression models, discusses common problems when estimating such models

and explains how to interpret the estimates from various econometric models. The course has an

applied focus and students will get hands-on experience with estimating and interpreting econometric

models based on real data.

EC345 

Health Economics 

Semester I 

This course provides an introduction to the methods used by economists to explore issues relating to

health and health care. The course is designed to give students a basic grounding in the theory and

practice of health economics.

EC369 

Money and Banking 

Semester I 

This course explores the theoretical and applied foundations of money and banking with a focus on

international issues. The introductory part of the course motivates why the study of money and

banking may be worthwhile, and provides an overview of international financial systems. Next, details

of financial markets are discussed, in particular the behavior of interest rates and their determinants,

as well as the classical theory of rational expectations and the efficient markets hypothesis as they

pertain to stock markets. The third section of the course focuses on aspects of financial crises, financial

institutions, and the theory and practice of central banking. This includes the study of the stages of

financial crises, alternative international central banking systems, as well as the strategy and conduct

of central bank intervention. The final fourth part of the course discusses international finance and

monetary policy theory including the foreign exchange market, aggregate demand and supply

analysis, the theory of monetary policy, and the role of expectations and credibility with respect to

central banks.

EC388 

Environmental and Natural Resource

Economics 

Semester I 

This course introduces students to the use of economic tools in analysing natural resource issues. The

course discusses issues surrounding environmental sustainability in the context of economic growth.

The theory of externalities and public goods are discussed and this addresses environmental external

effects with respect to depletion and pollution. Causes of environmental externalities are also

included in the context of missing markets and property rights. The components of value which, make

up total economic value of environmental goods is considered. These include direct, indirect, option

value and existence value. Willingness to pay and willingness to accept approaches are discussed.

Revealed and stated preferences valuation techniques are included. Consideration is also given to the

analysis of environmental policy instruments, with an emphasis on pollution control. Issues

surrounding international environmental problems including climate change are also discussed.

EC3100 

Economics and Philosophy 

Semester II 

This module will explore the interface between economic analysis and moral philosophy. It will show

how insights and analytical tools from economics can contribute to ethics, and demonstrate how an

understanding of moral philosophy can improve economic analysis. Topics covered include: rationality

and the preference axioms, welfare, efficiency and consequentialism, rights, theories of distributive

justice, social choice theory, game theory and decision theory.

EC3104 

Agricultural and Food Economics 

Semester II 

This course uses economic theory to analyse contemporary issues in the agricultural and food sector.

It includes all parts of the agri-food industry from input supply, farm businesses,

processing/manufacturing to retail and the consumer. Topics, such as agricultural markets and market

failures, consumer behaviour, agricultural policy and international trade, technology adoption,

sustainability and externalities of the agricultural sector are discussed.

EC362 

Economics of Financial Markets 

Semester II 

A large emphasis is put on making this module quite practical. Alot of what is covered will depend on

what is topical in 2016/7. Therefore, we are likely to address such current issues as: - Will 2017 see

the top of the current bull run in stock markets? - Which psychological insights are most applicable to

investment analysis? - How will central banks (ECB, US Fed) affect global financial markets? - What will

the dominant investment strategies of 2017 likely be? - Can you use technology or social media (e.g.

Twitter) to analyse equities and financial news? - Can investors use financial derivatives to make profit

in volatile markets?

EC386 

Public Economics 

Semester II 

This is a final year undergraduate course in public economics. The course examines the role of

government in the economy using economic analysis. It covers the topics of efficiency and equity,

market failure, cost benefit analysis and public choice. By the end of this course you should have a

solid understanding of some of the most important concepts and theories in public economics.

EC357 Development Economics 5 Semester II

This module is organized around the transformave queson “Why are some countries rich and others

poor?” This is one of the oldest and most important quesons in Economics - Adam Smith’s “The

Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Naons”, was published in 1776. This course

introduces students to the eld of Development Economics. The objecve of the course is to equip

students with a greater understanding of the process of economic development and the challenges

faced by naons and individuals in the developing world. The course covers a range of topics in

development economics from a theorecal and an empirical perspecve. The course begins with

reviewing the theories of economic growth and the development process. It focuses on the role of

physical, human and social capital, technology and populaon growth in economic development.

Specic aenon is paid to the relaonships between inequality, poverty and economic growth.

Thereaer, the course covers a set of topics of relevance to developing economies, such as health,

educaon, gender, culture and climate.

EC429 

Marine Economics 

Semester II 

This module will use economic analysis to evaluate specific marine policies in the areas of marine

tourism and recreation, shipping, offshore energy production, acquaculture, fishing, coastal

development, and the protection of marine habitats and biodiversity. The valuation of marine

ecosystem services and the bio-economic modelling of the lifecycle of marine species will also be a

focus of this module.

Prerequisites: Students wishing to pursue postgraduate studies in Economics are advised to take

EC3105 Econometrics. 

All of the above options may not be available each year. 

Enterprise Stream

The following are the obligatory modules for the stream: 

MG3113

Megatrends 

Semester I 

The aim of this class is to enable students to become proficient in environmental scanning, by

researching the world’s most significant long term trends in technology, climate or demography that

could open up new opportunities for business, such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence,

autonomous vehicles, personalised medicine, wearables, climate change, international demographic

and migration patterns, megacities, veganism, income inequality, fintech, and cybersecurity. In the

first seven weeks, diverse student teams will research one Megatrend. During this process, students

will learn to distinguish research-based evidence from hype, gauge the limits of prediction in long term

trends, and assess implications for an organization of their choice. In weeks 8 and 9, teams will present

audiovisual presentations on their research in conference format and be peer assessed. In weeks 10

to 12, students will develop personal reflections on how each Megatrend might affect their chosen

organization and their career.

MG3111

Entrepreneurial Finance 

Semester I  

The aim of this class is to enable students to experience an entrepreneurial perspective on financing

of new and growing ventures. In addition to the distinct intellectual approach, rooted in real options

theory, the class aims to transmit an understanding of cash flow management in young ventures,

viable financial structures for young ventures, sources of finance for young ventures and how to access

these, and exit/harvest strategies. This class is fundamentally complementary in approach to other

finance classes, as 1) it is only concerned with financial management of new and young ventures and

2) it takes a distinct ‘entrepreneurial’ approach to financing. It would appeal to those who wish to

start their own businesses or who are interested in the specialist financing of young ventures,

including venture capital.

MG3114 

Founder Selling 

Semester II 

The aim of this class is to enable students to become proficient in founder selling: communicating

their vision for the new business and understanding how stakeholders (not just customers) value their

new offering. Founder selling is what do you do when you need to sell and you have no brand, no

marketing backup, no track record, no reference customers and you don’t even have a product or

service that works yet. Founder selling is different from professional sales and sales management, and

research shows that founder selling is critical to new venture development. Yet, entrepreneurs are

often unprepared for this challenge. This module was informed by similar modules in US business

schools, six one on one interviews with founders and two focus groups with 25 founders and was co-

developed with a sales professional.

MG3125

Entrepreneurial Leadership &

Management: From Startups to Scaleups

Semester II

Addressing grand challenges in society requires entrepreneurial individuals who can identify

opportunities, articulate a vision of a better future that others can commit to, access human,

technological and financial resources, take decisive action under high risk and uncertainty, and

effectively lead venture teams through startup to scaleup. Entrepreneurs must attract and manage

people in stressful, changing circumstances, all with the aim of generating significant new

value. Entrepreneurial leaders and managers can be found in all sectors, and this module is suitable

for participants interested in becoming entrepreneurs in any field, whether it be for profit, social or

public sectors, or managers in young, rapidly growing ventures.