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An introduction to business and management

This module is an engaging introduction to the fascinating and challenging world of contemporary business and management for all OU business and management qualifications.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week
30 weeks		October 2024
Part-time:16-18 hours per week
30 weeks
Earliest Start date:October 2024
Communication skills for business and management

This module develops your English language and skills through authentic business case studies for communicating effectively in the world of business and management.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
31 weeks		October 2024
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
31 weeks
Earliest Start date:October 2024
Business and employment law

Explore business structures and employment relationships through the study of law, policy and practices in England and Wales.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
21 weeks		February 2025
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
21 weeks
Earliest Start date:February 2025
Introducing statistics

Learn statistical tools and quantitative methods, covering topics such as summarising data; examining relationships; randomness and sampling distributions; probability; testing hypotheses; and estimation.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
30 weeks		October 2024
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
30 weeks
Earliest Start date:October 2024
Discovering mathematics

Introduces and helps integrate key ideas from statistics, algebra, geometry and trigonometry into your everyday thinking to build your confidence in learning and using mathematics.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
30 weeks		October 2024
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
30 weeks
Earliest Start date:October 2024
You and your money

This innovative module sets personal finance against its wider context, providing a gentle introduction to aspects of economics while helping you manage your own money.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
30 weeks		October 2024
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
30 weeks
Earliest Start date:October 2024
Business management: project management

This microcredential introduces the core principles, tools, and techniques needed to lead or successfully contribute to projects that add value and deliver positive outcomes.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks		July 2024
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks
Earliest Start date:July 2024
Business management: marketing principles and practice

Develop critical marketing skills and knowledge to make better business decisions, with case studies and insight from a range of sectors and brands.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks		July 2024
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks
Earliest Start date:July 2024
Business management: improving organisational practice

This microcredential will enhance your managerial and leadership skills to make a positive impact within your organisation and broader society.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks		July 2024
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks
Earliest Start date:July 2024
Business management: fundamentals of management accounting

This microcredential will develop your understanding of how management accounting contributes to a successful business and your ability to make better financial decisions.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks		July 2024
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks
Earliest Start date:July 2024
Business management: people management and leadership

This microcredential will introduce you to the critical tools and techniques needed to succeed as an effective and inclusive people manager and leader.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks		July 2024
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks
Earliest Start date:July 2024
Business management: financial accounting for non-financial roles

This microcredential will help non-financial professionals develop the accounting skills to analyse financial statements, measure performance and assess financial health.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks		July 2024
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks
Earliest Start date:July 2024
Climate change: transforming your organisation for sustainability

Develop your knowledge of sustainability and gain new insights, skills, and tools to transform your organisation’s response to the climate crisis.

Part-time:Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks		July 2024
Part-time:Less than 16 hours per week
10 weeks
Earliest Start date:July 2024

Developing skills in business and leadership

Choose from a variety of courses to develop key skills in business, including managing uncertainty, organisation design, people management and leadership.

Duration: 10–12 weeks •Level: Undergraduate and Postgraduate