In the 1st year students take 8 compulsory modules in areas including marketing, human resource management and economics, to ensure a thorough grounding in key business areas; in the 2nd year, this foundation is supported by 6 more compulsory modules in areas including international business, law and finance; students also begin to specialise from their 2nd year, and choose optional modules in areas of particular interest to them; by the final year of study, students are equipped to select more specialised modules through which they may apply their learning, including tourism and the football industry in Britain; 4 compulsory modules are also taken.