BSc International Business, Finance and Economics
First Year – 2014/15
Recommended Reading List
This reading list is designed to give you an insight into the reading material you can expect to cover during your first semester courses.
Some costs may be incurred for books but, where possible, texts will be made available in the library (which we would encourage all students
to use) or via digital formats. There may be an opportunity to purchase second hand books but please also bear in mind that sometimes the
suggested reading may change.
Course Code
Semester one
BMAN10501
Credits
Course title
Suggested reading
10
Financial Reporting
Weetman, P., (2013), Financial Accounting – An Introduction, 6th edition,
Prentice Hall International
10
Microeconomic Principles
Sloman, J., Economics, sixth Edition, (Prentice-Hall, 2006)
10
The UK Economy - Microeconomics
Griffiths, A. and Wall, S. (2007), Applied Economics (11th edition)
10
Introductory Mathematics
Information regarding textbooks will be provided in the introductory lecture.
10
Further Mathematics
Jacques, I., Mathematics for Economics and Business, (Prentice Hall)
10
Advanced Mathematics
Essential, from Blackwells Bookshop:
Orme, Chris D., ECON10071 Advanced Mathematics, A Pearson Custom
Publication, ISBN: 978-1-84776-722-6
Full year
BMAN10780
20
Academic and Career Development
BMAN10770
20
Financial and Digital Innovations in
International Business
Smith, M. (2011), Fundamentals of Management, 2nd Edition, Mc-Graw-Hill,
London
Folkman, P. et al (2007) 'Working for themselves: capital market
intermediaries and present day capitalism', Business History,49(4), pp55371
Optional Courses
POLI10601
20
Introduction to International Politics
AND*
ECON10041
OR
ECON10081
AND
ECON10061
OR
ECON10001
OR
ECON10071
Baylis, J and Smith, S (eds), The Globalization of World Politics: An
Introduction to International Relations (Oxford: OUP, 1997)