Academic English Skills aims to provide thorough training in the language and related academic skills which will enable international students to best achieve their academic potential at The University of Huddersfield.

The specific aims are:

• To develop awareness and competency in a range of language-related skills required for successful study at Higher Education level. These include the processes and conventions of academic writing, effective and extensive reading strategies, effective participation in seminars and delivery of presentations, and listening to and recording information effectively from lectures.
• To develop the accuracy and range of written and spoken language so as to enable students to use language effectively and appropriately, with clarity and confidence.
• To support students in reflecting on their learning and identifying how to improve their skills and language.
• To ensure students are able to meet the requirements of the UKVI and The University of Huddersfield through demonstrating an English language level of CEFR B2 in the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking.

This module will give students a basic grounding in financial and management accounting which will be provide a basis for further personal development in work and further study, whatever career students decide to enter into. The module will progress from the understanding of the basic financial statements through to interpretation and analysis of these. The provision of internal information to aid management will also be covered, together with some of the fundamental techniques that are used for costing, pricing and appraising decisions.

In this module, the student will explore pressing global issues confronting businesses, such as globalisation, climate change, the digital age, and sustainability, Adopting a cross-disciplinary approach, the student will gain knowledge and develop a critical understanding of how these issues represent challenges as well as opportunities to business and related organisations. As the student progresses through the module, the student will develop a habit to follow the developments of global events, understand their significance and consider the causes and consequences of ongoing developments. This module is designed to raise the student’s awareness of an increasingly dynamic business environment. 

In this module the student will develop understanding of the ways in which business organisations collect and analyse business data, supporting the creation of Business Intelligence for effective decision-making. Students will investigate and explore analytical approaches and the value they provide to organisations. Students will learn how effective data analysis supports business strategy, business goals and organisational competitive advantage, applying them within a business context.

This module develops an understanding of the principles of management, economics and marketing. It will enable students to understand the behaviour of markets and the responses of businesses to that behaviour through their marketing activities, the module will also equip students with the confidence and knowledge to develop an understanding of marketing theory and practice and develop the skills to produce a well-researched marketing presentation, through the application of relevant economic theories demonstrating the understanding and application of relevant marketing principles and practice.

In this module, students will develop the confidence to apply knowledge and understanding of individual and group behaviour in organisations, using current theories.  They will relate their study to real business settings to suggest management actions to manage behaviour in the workplace.  In so doing, students will explain how organisational performance can be improved by their understanding of the behaviour of people in organisations and of the significance that organisational design has on shaping that behaviour.

Academic English Skills aims to provide thorough training in the language and related academic skills which will enable international students to best achieve their academic potential at The University of Huddersfield.

The specific aims are:

• To develop awareness and competency in a range of language-related skills required for successful study at Higher Education level. These include the processes and conventions of academic writing, effective and extensive reading strategies, effective participation in seminars and delivery of presentations, and listening to and recording information effectively from lectures.
• To develop the accuracy and range of written and spoken language so as to enable students to use language effectively and appropriately, with clarity and confidence.
• To support students in reflecting on their learning and identifying how to improve their skills and language.
• To ensure students are able to meet the requirements of the UKVI and The University of Huddersfield through demonstrating an English language level of CEFR B2 in the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking.

This module will introduce you to the essential concepts of computer hardware, systems software and interconnection required for a computing degree course. You will develop practical skills in using typical examples of contemporary computer systems.

This module introduces the core fundamental principles of computer networking. You will gain knowledge of the theoretical concepts of networking, such as addressing, switching and routing. Furthermore, you will be exposed to key issues, such as network security, along with typical techniques used to address these issues. In addition to the theoretical aspects of networking, you will plan, design and implement practical solutions using live or simulation tools.

This module's objectives are intended for students of information technology, and computer science. The emphasis is on utilising discrete math techniques from the two primary discrete math component fields, namely combinatorics or enumerative techniques, algorithmic sorting and graph theory. To put theory into practice a programming language such as Java/Python will be used throughout the practical sessions. 

The module aims to introduce students to software development cycle which includes an understanding on industry best practices, technology limitations and potential future developments. In this module students will work individually and part of a team learning the principles of project management and team software development.

This module aims to introduce you to fundamental programming concepts using both structured and object-oriented programming languages. Additionally, you will gain knowledge of high-level notions of algorithms, data structures, and program testing and evaluation.