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PSYC3067

Academic Support and Employability 3

This module sits alongside the academic modules that make up your degree programme. As such, this is a ZERO credit module. Nevertheless, we believ...
MANG6341

Accounting

Accounting based reporting systems can provide powerful inputs into corporate decision making processes. The overall aim of this module is to provide an understanding of the processes and assumptions underlying the generation of accounting data and an appreciation of the techniques available to utilise the outputs of an accounting system. These issues will be examined in the context of internal and external decision makers.
MANG6341

Accounting

Accounting based reporting systems can provide powerful inputs into corporate decision making processes. The overall aim of this module is to provi...
MANG6079

Accounting and Control

The module has been designed to provide you with a basic understanding of published financial statements and how such statements can be analysed, in order to draw inferences concerning the financial performance and viability of an organisation.

The module will also provide you with an appreciation of costing and budgeting techniques and their role in the wider context of organisational control systems.

Lastly, it will help you develop an understanding of the methods commonly used to evaluate capital expenditure proposals.
MANG6079

Accounting and Control

The module has been designed to provide you with a basic understanding of published financial statements and how such statements can be analysed, i...
MANG6225

Accounting and Finance for Actuarial Science

This module is designed to provide an introduction to financial accounting, corporate finance and financial management of organisations. The module is intended for students from any academic discipline who have an interest in accounting and finance as an adjunct to their principle area of study.
MANG6225

Accounting and Finance for Actuarial Science

This module is designed to provide an introduction to financial accounting, corporate finance and financial management of organisations. The module...
MANG3049

Accounting and Finance for Engineers

The module is designed to provide an introduction to financial accounting, corporate finance and financial management of organisations. This module...
MANG3049

Accounting and Finance for Engineers

The module is designed to provide an introduction to financial accounting, corporate finance and financial management of organisations. This module is intended for students from any academic discipline who have an interest in accounting and finance as an adjunct to their principle area of study.

This module is not available to Students taking Modules: MANG1001, Financial Accounting 1, MANG1002, Management Accounting 1 or MANG1004, Introduction to Accounting and Financial Control.
MANG2014

Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists

The module is designed to provide an introduction to financial accounting, corporate finance and financial management of organisations. This module is intended for students from any academic discipline who have an interest in accounting and finance as an adjunct to their principle area of study.

This module is not available to Students taking Modules: MANG1001 Financial Accounting 1, MANG1002 Management Accounting 1 or MANG1004 Introduction to Accounting and Financial Control.
MANG2014

Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists

The module is designed to provide an introduction to financial accounting, corporate finance and financial management of organisations. This module...
MANG6320

Accounting for Corporate Performance and Accountability

Accounting systems provide useful inputs in the decision-making processes of organisations. The overall aim of this module is to provide an underst...
MANG6320

Accounting for Corporate Performance and Accountability

Accounting systems provide useful inputs in the decision-making processes of organisations. The overall aim of this module is to provide an understanding of how accounting processes and techniques are implicated in the management of organisations, be it at the board, strategic or tactical levels. This module will hence focus on how organizations are controlled and managed from the point of view of internal and external decision- makers, and the issues are considered in the context of business enterprises. The module builds on the fundamentals of accounting and the various management modules to develop the student’s awareness of contemporary issues emerging at the intersection of accounting and management.
MANG9902

Accounting for Management

This module provides an in-depth overview of core principles in both financial and management accounting, laying the groundwork for understanding how financial data is systematically recorded, analysed, and applied within organisations. The module begins with an exploration of financial statement preparation, covering foundational concepts, measurement challenges, and the assumptions that underpin financial reporting. Through this study, students gain valuable insights into how accurate financial recording supports organisational control, enhancing decision-making and ensuring financial transparency. The module then examines how financial performance and other essential information are conveyed through financial reporting, focusing on how stakeholders, including shareholders, analysts, and regulators use this information to evaluate a company’s financial stability and performance.

In addition to financial accounting, the module aims to build students' theoretical and practical expertise in management accounting, equipping them with tools and techniques for informed planning, decision-making and effective organisational control. Students will explore key concepts which are crucial for making sound financial decisions across diverse business settings. The module also introduces contemporary management control techniques, offering insights into budgeting, investment appraisal and performance management, thereby preparing students to understand how management accounting supports strategic planning and operational efficiency within organisations.

This well-rounded approach equips students with a solid grounding in both financial and managerial accounting practices to support managerial activities.
ISVR3059

Acoustical Engineering Design

This module comprises two design exercises, the first examining practical isolation requirements and the second involved with designing an acoustic exhaust or intake with a required performance. The investigation will be conducted in groups, no larger than four students in total, on a particular system and the groups will be expected to consult widely relevant literature on the basic physical mechanisms of noise and vibration generation, transmission and quantification. Each team will present their findings and, in addition, their recommendations for further design improvement to be considered or implemented.
ISVR3059

Acoustical Engineering Design

This module comprises two design exercises, the first examining practical isolation requirements and the second involved with designing an acoustic...
ISVR1032

Acoustics I

Acoustical engineers play a vital role in almost every field of technology, from the built environment to transport, from audio systems to green en...
ISVR2042

Acoustics II

This module builds on the knowledge and understanding of sound fields and their generation and propagation that was built up in ISVR1032 Acoustics I. Those fundamental concepts are explored in greater depth to allow them to be applied to a wide variety of practically important systems, such as ducts, rooms and barriers.
ISVR2042

Acoustics II

This module builds on the knowledge and understanding of sound fields and their generation and propagation that was built up in ISVR1032 Acoustics ...
ISVR6139

Active Control of Sound and Vibration

This aim of this module is to build an understanding of the physics of active control. Active control is a method for realising control through the...
ISVR6139

Active Control of Sound and Vibration

This aim of this module is to build an understanding of the physics of active control. Active control is a method for realising control through the use of secondary sources or actuation, whose outputs are designed to modify the response of a system. Techniques for modelling and analysis of active control of sound, vibration and mechatronics problems will be presented. The feasibility of active control will be demonstrated in a variety of industrial applications.
MATH6129

Actuarial Mathematics I

This subject arises through a fusion of compound interest theory with probability theory, and provides the mathematical framework necessary for analysing such contracts, which are essentially long term financial transactions in which the various cash flows at different times are contingent on the death (life assurance) or survival (life annuities) of one or more specified human lives. Having developed this framework, we can address issues such as how to determine the premium that should be charged for a certain life assurance contract, including allowance for expenses and/or profit, and how to determine the value that should be represented in the balance sheet of a life assurance company in respect of the policies that it has sold. These examples reflect the two main traditional areas of actuarial activity within a life assurance company: pricing and reserving.

The module begins with an examination of the various factors that affect mortality, and of how risk classification may be used to address the heterogeneity within a given population. Next, probabilities of survival and death are introduced, and it is shown how these may be represented within and extracted from life tables. Compound interest theory is then combined with such probabilities to analyse and evaluate both life assurance benefits and life annuity benefits. With the relevant theory fully developed, the module then becomes somewhat more applied. Premium calculation is explored in detail first, followed by the determination and application of reserves, and, in both areas, the theory is applied to quite realistic and complex problems. Finally, the alternative perspective of cash-flow analysis, or profit-testing, is introduced and applied to assess the emergence of profit from, and overall profitability of, a life contract.

This module is a pre-requisites for MATH6130
MATH3063

Actuarial Mathematics I

This subject arises through a fusion of compound interest theory with probability theory, and provides the mathematical framework necessary for analysing such contracts, which are essentially long term financial transactions in which the various cash flows at different times are contingent on the death (life assurance) or survival (life annuities) of one or more specified human lives. Having developed this framework, we can address issues such as how to determine the premium that should be charged for a certain life assurance contract, including allowance for expenses and/or profit, and how to determine the value that should be represented in the balance sheet of a life assurance company in respect of the policies that it has sold. These examples reflect the two main traditional areas of actuarial activity within a life assurance company: pricing and reserving.

The module begins with an examination of the various factors that affect mortality, and of how risk classification may be used to address the heterogeneity within a given population. Next, probabilities of survival and death are introduced, and it is shown how these may be represented within and extracted from life tables. Compound interest theory is then combined with such probabilities to analyse and evaluate both life assurance benefits and life annuity benefits. With the relevant theory fully developed, the module then becomes somewhat more applied. Premium calculation is explored in detail first, followed by the determination and application of reserves, and, in both areas, the theory is applied to quite realistic and complex problems. Finally, the alternative perspective of cash-flow analysis, or profit-testing, is introduced and applied to assess the emergence of profit from, and overall profitability of, a life contract.

Pre-requisite for MATH3066
MATH3063

Actuarial Mathematics I

This subject arises through a fusion of compound interest theory with probability theory, and provides the mathematical framework necessary for ana...
MATH6129

Actuarial Mathematics I

This subject arises through a fusion of compound interest theory with probability theory, and provides the mathematical framework necessary for ana...
MATH6130

Actuarial Mathematics II

Synopsis:
The module extends the mathematical framework developed in MATH3063 in order to enable modelling of long term financial transactions where the various cash flows are contingent on the death or survival of several lives, or where there are several competing sources of decrement present. Having extended this framework, we can address pricing and reserving issues for contracts on a pair of lives, such as a husband and wife.

The module begins by extending the notion of a life table to several lives, as a precursor to examining assurances on a pair of lives where the benefit is paid on the first (joint life assurance) or last (last survivor assurance) of the pair to die. Assurances payable only on a specified ordering of the deaths (contingent assurances) are also covered, as are correspondingly ordered annuities (reversionary annuities).

Attention then turns to a single life subject to several competing sources of decrement who may leave the population of active members by age retirement, by ill-health retirement, by death, or by leaving employment covered by the scheme. Both multiple-state and multiple-decrement models are employed in such contexts, and both are examined.

The concepts of aggregate claim and cash-flow process are explained. Then Poisson process are used to model the number of claims, and the distribution of inter-arrival claims are discussed. The concept of ruin probability is covered where compound poison processes and simulation techniques are covered to calculate various type of finite and infinite horizon ruin probabilities. Next, the method of chain ladder and their application in delay trainable are studied where inflation is allowed and statistical models are applied. Finally, Bornhuetter-Ferguson method for estimating outstanding claim amounts are investigated.
MATH3066

Actuarial Mathematics II

Synopsis:
The module extends the mathematical framework developed in MATH3063 in order to enable modelling of long term financial transactions where the various cash flows are contingent on the death or survival of several lives, or where there are several competing sources of decrement present. Having extended this framework, we can address pricing and reserving issues for contracts on a pair of lives, such as a husband and wife.

The module begins by extending the notion of a life table to several lives, as a precursor to examining assurances on a pair of lives where the benefit is paid on the first (joint life assurance) or last (last survivor assurance) of the pair to die. Assurances payable only on a specified ordering of the deaths (contingent assurances) are also covered, as are correspondingly ordered annuities (reversionary annuities).

Attention then turns to a single life subject to several competing sources of decrement who may leave the population of active members by age retirement, by ill-health retirement, by death, or by leaving employment covered by the scheme. Both multiple-state and multiple-decrement models are employed in such contexts, and both are examined.

The concepts of aggregate claim and cash-flow process are explained. Then Poisson process are used to model the number of claims, and the distribution of inter-arrival claims are discussed. The concept of ruin probability is covered where compound poison processes and simulation techniques are covered to calculate various type of finite and infinite horizon ruin probabilities. Next, the method of chain ladder and their application in delay trainable are studied where inflation is allowed and statistical models are applied. Finally, Bornhuetter-Ferguson method for estimating outstanding claim amounts are investigated.
MATH6130

Actuarial Mathematics II

Synopsis:
The module extends the mathematical framework developed in MATH3063 in order to enable modelling of long term financial transactions whe...
MATH3066

Actuarial Mathematics II

Synopsis:
The module extends the mathematical framework developed in MATH3063 in order to enable modelling of long term financial transactions whe...
MATH6159

Actuarial Science Case Study 1

Actuarial Science Case Study 1 gives MSc Actuarial Science students the opportunity to conduct and gain experience of an in-depth open-ended actuarial investigation. The main purpose is to develop students’ skills in: identifying, organising, and directing their own work; accessing and using relevant resources, such as library and software resources; applying their actuarial, statistical, and financial knowledge and understanding in an actuarial context; and communicating their work, by writing a comprehensive report on the investigation and its outcomes. Actuarial Science Case Study 1 is a primary means by which MSc Actuarial Science students demonstrate their capacity for independent learning.

Students will normally undertake Actuarial Science Case Study 1 over a six-week period in the early summer (typically, mid-June until end-July). There will normally be a choice of two topics for Actuarial Science Case Study 1. Each case study topic will be partially structured, but open ended. The supervisor for a case study topic will meet regularly (usually weekly) with all students taking that case study topic, as a group, to answer questions and provide limited advice and support. Weekly office hours will also be provided, as additional support. Assessment will be by means of an Actuarial Science Case Study 1 report, of 25-30 pages in length, to be submitted at the end of the relevant six-week period.
MATH6159

Actuarial Science Case Study 1

Actuarial Science Case Study 1 gives MSc Actuarial Science students the opportunity to conduct and gain experience of an in-depth open-ended actuar...
MATH6160

Actuarial Science Case Study 2

Actuarial Science Case Study 2 gives MSc Actuarial Science students the opportunity to conduct and gain experience of an in-depth open-ended actuarial investigation. The main purpose is to develop students’ skills in: identifying, organising, and directing their own work; accessing and using relevant resources, such as library and software resources; applying their actuarial, statistical, and financial knowledge and understanding in an actuarial context; and communicating their work, by writing a comprehensive report on the investigation and its outcomes. Actuarial Science Case Study 2 is a primary means by which MSc Actuarial Science students demonstrate their capacity for independent learning.

Students will normally undertake Actuarial Science Case Study 2 over a six-week period in the late summer (typically, start-August until mid-September). There will normally be a choice of two topics for Actuarial Science Case Study 2. Each case study topic will be partially structured, but open ended. The supervisor for a case study topic will meet regularly (usually weekly) with all students taking that case study topic, as a group, to answer questions and provide limited advice and support. Weekly office hours will also be provided, as additional support. Assessment will be by means of an Actuarial Science Case Study 2 report, of 25-30 pages in length, to be submitted at the end of the relevant six-week period.
MATH6160

Actuarial Science Case Study 2

Actuarial Science Case Study 2 gives MSc Actuarial Science students the opportunity to conduct and gain experience of an in-depth open-ended actuar...
MEDI4023

Acute Care

This module focuses on the Acute Care knowledge and understanding, practitioner and professional skills required of an F1 doctor, and the assessments within this module will focus on these areas.

The BM programmes are however highly contextualised and integrated programmes in which the application of knowledge and understanding, clinical skills and professional practice applicable to medicine are learned through a range of modules none of which are stand alone modules and therefore this module should be recognised by teachers and students alike as part of the whole year and programme. The Acute Care Module in year 4 of the BM programmes is studied along with 4 other clinical teaching modules in Psychiatry, Specialty Weeks, Obstetrics & Gynaecology/GUM and Child Health; a year long Medical Ethics & Law (MEL) module; and a Year 4 assessment module. The emphasis of the assessments for each of the modules aligns with the focus of learning for that module, however the integrated nature of the course means that there will undoubtedly be overlap and aspects of the assessment in each module will draw upon learning from modules studied in earlier years as well as modules studied in that year. In addition, the MEL module and Year 4 assessment modules have been purposely designed to assess learning outcomes covered in any of the 5 clinical modules from the year.

The module will normally take the format of a 4 week placement in one or more of our University of Southampton partner trusts. The timing will vary for different student groups and the teaching staff will vary for different trusts and student groups. As is the nature of clinical placements, the exact learning experiences of each student will be variable however all students will receive the same broad opportunities sufficient to achieve the learning outcomes of the module and it is expected that students will take responsibility for making the most of the opportunities provided and being pro-active in securing experiences in areas in which they feel they have weaknesses and/or they have had fewest learning experiences.
MEDI4023

Acute Care

This module focuses on the Acute Care knowledge and understanding, practitioner and professional skills required of an F1 doctor, and the assessmen...
PSYC6150

Adapting Low Intensity Practice with CYP with Neurodiversity

This module will provide an appropriate introduction to working with CYP with Autism and Learning Disability. CWPs/EMHPs will need to extend low intensity support where a child or young person has autism, ADHD or a learning disability. They will develop an understanding of the core features of Autism, Learning Disabilities and associated conditions. They will also need knowledge of relevant legislation, medical and social models of disability and practice as well as the types of reasonable adjustments required in practice to meet the needs of this group. They will learn to deliver effective low intensity interventions with this client group.
PSYC6150

Adapting Low Intensity Practice with CYP with Neurodiversity

This module will provide an appropriate introduction to working with CYP with Autism and Learning Disability. CWPs/EMHPs will need to extend low ...
GGES3019

Adapting to Climate Change and Weather Hazards

GGES3019 is a multidisciplinary unit designed for students with an interest in how individuals and societies understand and respond to environmenta...
GGES3019

Adapting to Climate Change and Weather Hazards

GGES3019 is a multidisciplinary unit designed for students with an interest in how individuals and societies understand and respond to environmental shocks and stresses, and their different capacities for adaptation. The focus of the module is on climate and weather hazards. Through lectures and seminars we will explore the key concepts of vulnerability and risk relating to environmental events. We will apply these concepts in a variety of applied contexts through case studies and seminars. Applied frameworks and real world observations lie at the heart of this module, and it is on these aspects that assessment is based.

The module begins with an exploration of the key concepts that underpin adaptation, followed by an understanding of what adaptation looks like in practice, and ending with some considerations of future adaptation needs and realities. The module has a global focus and will consider adaptation in the UK and the rest of the world.
BIOL2018

Adaptive Physiology

This module provides insight in various aspects of adaptive animal physiology including the regulation of circulation, respiration, body temperature, feeding and metabolism, the skeletal system and developmental transitions. The way that these systems have evolved adaptive differences across the animal kingdom is a topic of particular interest. A second major focus is concerned with the regulatory principles that allow individual animals to adjust their physiological systems to cope with changes in their environment.
BIOL2018

Adaptive Physiology

This module provides insight in various aspects of adaptive animal physiology including the regulation of circulation, respiration, body temperatur...
NPMS2044

Additional Care Needs - Antenatal and Intrapartum

This module enables you to build on the knowledge and skills from previous modules and experience to empower you to contribute effectively to the p...
NPMS2044

Additional Care Needs - Antenatal and Intrapartum

This module enables you to build on the knowledge and skills from previous modules and experience to empower you to contribute effectively to the provision of safe and effective care for the woman and her fetus, with complex health challenges during the antenatal and intrapartum periods.
PODY2034

Administration & Supply Pharmacology

The access and supply pharmacology and local anaesthesia module provides second year (level 5) students with the opportunity to development skills ...
STAT6111

Administrative data in Official Statistics

This module covers the variety of administrative data which can be used in official statistics, the techniques by which they can be combined with o...
LAWS3053

Admiralty Law

Admiralty Law is an exciting course dealing with the laws applicable to shipping operations and the liabilities that may arise. Liabilities arising from shipping accidents, covering loss of life, damage to property, pollution as well as special liability regimes for salvage assistance, specific privileges granted to shipowners, including their right to limit liability, and the claimants' right to arrest the ship are all discussed. The discussion includes the application of tort principles to collision accidents, contract law to contracts of towage, salvage, wreck removal as well as the introduction to international conventions providing for strict liability for the shipowner for some types of damage. The course does not cover liabilities arising from charterparties and bills of lading and marine insurance because these are covered in separate modules.
LAWS3053

Admiralty Law

Admiralty Law is an exciting course dealing with the laws applicable to shipping operations and the liabilities that may arise. Liabilities arising...
LAWS6178

Admiralty Law: Enforcement of Maritime Claims

The enforcement of claims through the Admiralty Court is crucial in maritime law. From the claimant’s perspective, many liabilities may be enforced through a claim in rem which is a prerequisite to the arrest of a ship. Ship arrest is one of the most powerful securities available for many maritime claims. After an arrest, the shipowner’s P&I Club may provide security to precure a release, or, alternatively, the ship may be sold through the court. From the shipowner’s perspective, its most precious defence is the entitlement to limit liability and constitute a limitation fund. This entitlement is crucial not only for shipowners, but also their P&I Clubs and makes maritime activity insurable.

This module considers the substantive and procedural issues about bringing claims in the Admiralty court, ship arrest and shipowners’ limitation of liability, as well as how Admiralty Jurisdiction is exercised subject to general rules of private international law.
LAWS6178

Admiralty Law: Enforcement of Maritime Claims

The enforcement of claims through the Admiralty Court is crucial in maritime law. From the claimant’s perspective, many liabilities may be enforc...
LAWS6177

Admiralty Law: Principles and Liabilities

Shipping plays a critical role in the global economy and is generally considered a very well-regulated part of the marine industry, not least internationally by the International Maritime Organization. However, sometimes things may still go wrong with ships at sea due to the inherently risky activities and perils to which they are exposed, such as collisions, running into heavy weather, various navigation incidents leading to pollution and/or casualties, and many other risks ‘of’ and ‘at’ the sea. The module of Admiralty Law: Principles and Liabilities considers the essential legal aspects of the maritime adventure that were mostly developed by the Admiralty Court in England and which have now been embraced by many other jurisdictions in the world.