Bachelor of Science (BSc)

BSc Management (Accounting and Finance)

  • Duration: 3 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: NN24 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Study with a language
  • Scholarships available

Full entry requirementsHow to apply

Fees and funding

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £31,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Additional expenses

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

The Manchester Bursary is available to UK students registered on an undergraduate degree course at Alliance MBS who have had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance England. 

In addition, Alliance MBS will award a range of Social Responsibility Scholarships to UK and international/EU students.

These awards are worth £2,000 per year across three years of study. You must achieve AAA at A-level (or equivalent qualification) and be able to demonstrate a significant contribution and commitment to social responsibility.

The School will also award a number of International Stellar Scholarships to international students achieving AAA at A-level (or equivalent qualification). Applicants who exceed AAA and/or have supplementary qualifications (such as EPQ) will receive additional consideration.

Additional eligibility criteria apply - please see our scholarship pages for full details.

Course unit details:
Sustainable Business

Course unit fact file
Unit code BMAN24372
Credit rating 20
Unit level Level 2
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

An understanding of sustainability allows us to recognise why our ability to flourish now and in the future requires attention not just to economic prosperity but to social wellbeing and conserving (and regenerating) the natural environment. There has never been a more important time to understand how government, industry and society can respond to this challenge. The Sustainable Business course unit looks at the grand sustainability challenges facing business and society. It explores how business organisations can respond to these challenges, embrace opportunities and manage risks, by changing what they are doing - both strategically and operationally - to gain or maintain a competitive advantage whilst improving their sustainability performance.

Pre/co-requisites

Only available to students on: BSc Mgt/Mgt Specialism; IMABS, IM and ITMB. Core for BSc Management with ISE Specialism and BSc Management with SEB Specialism.

Pre-requisites - N/A

Co-requisites - N/A

Dependent course units - N/A

Aims

The course aims to motivate the students to integrate notions of sustainability into their business approach by combining a thorough understanding of the key issues surrounding sustainable development and climate change with knowledge of how business can respond to economic, environmental and social  opportunities and challenges by embedding sustainability into an organisation’s strategy and operations.

Syllabus

The course is divided into two parts. Lectures in the first part address the sustainability challenges facing business and society and the response of - government, markets and civil society to them. In the second part, we focus on the role of business in realising sustainability goals, and examine how business organisations can create value by embracing opportunities and managing the risks associated with economic, social and environmental sustainability. During the course we will consider topics including:

  • Sustainability, sustainable development and their relationship to economic growth
  • The role of government environmental policy
  • Global markets and the environment
  • Social sustainability and corporate social responsibility
  • Sustainability business models
  • Sustainability marketing and sustainable consumption
  • Innovating for sustainability
  • Digital platform organisation and sustainability
  • Sustainability transitions

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching on Sustainable Business is high quality, interactive and research led. Lectures are punctuated by group tasks and activities. Assessment is based on both group collaboration and individual activity.

Knowledge and understanding

At the end of course, students should be able to:

  • Explain the relationship between government, industry and science, consumers and the wider connection between political/economic/social trends and sustainable business.
  • Identify and critically evaluate intra-organisational management tools and techniques which may be used to embed sustainability into the company’s operations and strategy.
  • Identify and critically evaluate inter-organisational management tools and techniques which may be used to embed sustainability beyond the boundaries of the company through the product value chain.
  • Demonstrate research, analysis and collective organisational skills through individual and group assessments.

Intellectual skills

  • Identify and critically evaluate intra-organisational management tools and techniques which may be used to embed sustainability into the company’s operations and strategy.
  • Identify and critically evaluate inter-organisational management tools and techniques which may be used to embed sustainability beyond the boundaries of the company through the product value chain. 
     

Practical skills

  • Communicate theory and evidence-based arguments through academic and business writing, presentations and digital media. 

Transferable skills and personal qualities

  • Demonstrate research, analysis and collective organisational skills through individual and group assessments. 

Assessment methods

Group presentation: 30% 

Individual essay: 70%

Feedback methods

Responses to student emails and questions from a member of staff.

• Written and/or verbal comments on assessed coursework.

• Written and/or verbal comments after students have given presentations.

Students will receive detailed formative feedback on their presentation within 15 working days of their presentation. Written feedback on essays will be available on Blackboard 15 days after submission.

Recommended reading

There is no single module textbook. However, all relevant readings will be posted on Blackboard or can be obtained through links via the annotated lecture slides.


You will find the following books useful:

Jeanrenaud, S., Jeanrenaud, J-P., and Gosling, J., (eds) (2017) Sustainable Business: A One Planet Approach, Wiley: Chichester.

Kopnina, H., Padfield, R. & Mylan, J. (2023) Sustainable Business: Key Issues (third edition). London: Routledge.
 

 

 

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 15
Seminars 15
Independent study hours
Independent study 170

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Jeremy Brice Unit coordinator

Additional notes

Other staff involved: No university staff. Jeremy Brice leads lectures and seminars.

Pre-requisites - N/A

Co-requisites - N/A

Dependent course units: N/A

Programme Restrictions : BSc Management and Management (Specialisms), BSc International Management and BSc Information Technology Management for Business (No specialism).

For Academic Year 2025/26

Updated: March 2025

Approved by: March UG Committee

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