Individuals and Societies

Currently students can study Business and Management, Environmental Systems and Societies, or Psychology as their part of their group 3 individuals and societies subjects.

The Business and Management course will enable learners to develop:

• confidence with and understanding of the terms, concepts and subject specific language of business management
• knowledge and understandings about human society with relation to the business world
• the ability to explore business issues from a consumer’s and organisation’s point of view
• an understanding of the factors, which impact on organisations and their stakeholders
• a very basic understanding of the different modules, such as:

• Introduction to Business
• Introduction to Marketing
• Introduction to Finance
• Introduction to Production
• Introduction to Human Resources

The Psychology course will enable learners to:

• develop an awareness of how psychological research can be applied for the benefit of human beings
• ensure that ethical practices are upheld in psychological inquiry
• develop an understanding of the biological, cognitive and sociocultural influences on human behaviour
• develop an understanding of alternative explanations of behaviour
• understand and use diverse methods of psychological inquiry.

The Interdisciplinary Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) course will enable learners to:

• Acquire the knowledge and understandings of environmental systems at a variety of scales 

  
• Apply the knowledge, methodologies and skills to analyse environmental systems and issues at a variety of scales 

  
• Appreciate the dynamic interconnectedness between environmental systems and societies 

  
• Value the combination of personal, local and global perspectives in making informed decisions and taking responsible actions on environmental issues 

  
• Be critically aware that resources are finite, and that these could be inequitably distributed and exploited, and that management of these inequities is the key to sustainability 

  
• Develop awareness of the diversity of environmental value systems 

  
• Develop critical awareness that environmental problems are caused and solved by decisions made by individuals and societies that are based on different areas of knowledge 

  
• Engage with the controversies that surround a variety of environmental issues 

  
• Create innovative solutions to environmental issues by engaging actively in local and global contexts.