BU5021 - Business Economics

Credit Points: 15

Course Co-ordinator: Dr Harminder Battu

Pre-requisite(s): Students must be registered for Postgraduate programmes in Business Administration; Management, Enterprise & Innovation; or Management, Economics & International Relations.

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the key concepts of macroeconomics relevant to international business. These include analysis of product, money and foreign exchange markets, labour market issues, unemployment, inflation and economic growth. Students will develop the basic quantitative and modelling techniques required by managers, and an appreciation of national and international policy contexts within which to apply these. They will apply numeracy, problem-solving and modelling skills and computing techniques to a variety of common situations in macroeconomics.

12x two-hour lectures, and 5x one hour tutorials.

1x two-hour examination (80%) and continuous assessment (20%).