Business and Management
An innovative and industry accredited business degree that helps shape the next generation of entrepreneurs, managers and leaders.
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UCAS Code
N203
Start Date
September 2026
Location
Pontypridd
Campus Code
A
UCAS Points
96
Fees
Home students: £9,790*
International students: £16,800*
UCAS Code
N204
Start Date
September 2026
Location
Pontypridd
Campus Code
A
UCAS Points
96
Fees
Home students: £9,790*
International students: £16,800*
UCAS Code
N203
Start Date
September 2027
Location
Pontypridd
Campus Code
A
UCAS Points
96
UCAS Code
N201
Start Date
September 2027
Location
Pontypridd
Campus Code
A
UCAS Points
96
UCAS Code
N204
Start Date
September 2027
Location
Pontypridd
Campus Code
A
UCAS Points
96
UCAS Code
Start Date
January 2027
Location
Pontypridd
Campus Code
A
UCAS Points
96
Fees
Home students: £9,790*
International students: £16,800*
UCAS Code
Start Date
January 2027
Location
Pontypridd
Campus Code
A
UCAS Points
96
Fees
Home students: £9,790*
International students: £16,800*
Course Overview
If you’re curious about how businesses work and want to build a successful career, this course is designed for you.
You’ll develop practical business knowledge and the confidence to succeed in today’s professional workplace. Working alongside real-world organisations, you’ll build core management skills while exploring business through ethical, global, and digital perspectives.
The University of South Wales is an IOEE Academy. Students who complete the degree will receive an IOEE Professional Qualification in the Vocational Use of AI. The course is also dual accredited with CMI. Students will receive a Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership from CMI.
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Accredited by CMI.
Why study this course?
What you'll study
Year One is about finding your feet and finding your voice.
You’ll build confidence, explore how businesses work in practice, and develop the skills, curiosity and mindset of a future leader.
Build confidence as a university student and future leader. Develop academic, teamwork and communication skills while exploring ethical leadership, sustainability and the realities of modern business.
Explore how workplaces really work. Examine ethics, fairness and wellbeing while learning how people management decisions shape organisations, communities and the future of work.
Experience the start-up journey from idea to growth. Work with others to solve a challenge set by USW and an industry partner and build the mindset, confidence and skills of an entrepreneur.
Learn how to make ideas stand out. Apply marketing thinking to real scenarios while building planning skills, creativity and a strong personal brand to support your future career.
Develop your skills, knowledge and confidence across business, finance, marketing and logistics.
Apply your learning through a 5-week placement or grand challenge, with the option to choose alternative pathways in creative industries or entrepreneurship.
Explore how procurement, logistics and operations drive modern business. Apply carbon literacy and sustainability thinking to optimise supply chains while balancing efficiency, value and global responsibility.
Develop financial confidence to interpret, manage and influence business outcomes. Analyse real-world scenarios, make strategic decisions, and understand how finance drives both organisational and societal impact.
Understand how economic systems shape business and society. Explore real-world business problems, link theory to practice, and consider how businesses can create sustainable, positive impact.
Work in teams to tackle real societal challenges. Collaborate across courses, solve problems for industry partners, and showcase innovative, practical solutions in a professional setting.
Gain authentic workplace experience through a five-week placement. Apply your learning, develop professional skills, and tackle a real business challenge while building confidence and employability.
Spend a full year in the UK or abroad gaining workplace or international experience. Build global perspective, develop professional networks, and reflect on your growth as a future leader.
Continue to develop your chosen specialism in year three.
Tackle real-world business problems, apply emerging technologies, explore ethical and sustainable strategies, and gain the confidence to launch your career.
Tackle complex societal and environmental challenges. Apply business knowledge to ethical, sustainable solutions, engage with stakeholders, and explore how decisions can positively impact people, planet and profit.
Discover why businesses fail and how to manage change. Analyse real case studies, identify root causes, and develop data-driven strategies to help organisations survive, grow and thrive in uncertain environments.
Explore how emerging technologies transform industries. Learn to evaluate, adopt, and apply innovations strategically, preparing to disrupt markets or ensure your business thrives amidst disruption.
Step into the shoes of a business consultant. Analyse client briefs, solve complex problems, present recommendations, and merge theory with practice to build consultancy and leadership skills.
We regularly review our courses to keep pace with changing skills and employer needs. If a review leads to significant changes, we’ll contact you to explain what’s changing for the coming year.
Teaching and Assessment
Teaching is industry-informed and student-led, helping you build confidence, independence and professionalism.
You’ll learn through interactive sessions where you collaborate, share ideas and apply your learning to real situations. You’ll tackle live briefs, network with industry professionals and develop the skills to make an impact in business.
Assessments are practical and purposeful, helping you learn by doing. You’ll work on real-world tasks such as pitching to management, developing business reports, creating websites and creating business plans, helping you to develop confidence, critical thinking, and digital skills.
The course is designed for a post-Generative AI workplace, so you’ll learn to use AI tools responsibly and effectively, preparing you to succeed in a rapidly changing business environment and leading to all students receiving an embedded AI qualification from the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs.
You’ll have opportunities to gain real-world experience through an optional sandwich year (in the UK or internationally) or a five-week placement in your second year. These options help you apply what you’ve learned in a professional setting, build confidence, and strengthen your employability.
Studying Business and Management means learning beyond the classroom. You’ll have opportunities to engage with industry partners, including visits to professional workplaces and occasional teaching in real workplaces in Wales. Alongside this, you’ll be supported by expert staff and have access to laptops, on-campus IT facilities and library resources to support your studies.
Course Leader
Liam Newton
Liam Newton leads this course, alongside a team of year tutors and lecturers, all with different specialisms and experience that you will benefit from. Liam comes from a marketing background, having worked in the marketing industry in Australia before moving into academia and teaching in several countries around Europe. Liam's research focusses on the disruption caused by Generative AI to businesses and education, and he teaches modules on business disruption and business ethics on this degree. He is passionate about making sure each student achieves their individual goals through the course - whether that is to become a business leader, work in a multinational company, develop a consultancy business, or start a new venture.
"I worked in the HR department on real projects, including a major salary benchmarking exercise and benefits comparisons with similar organisations."
Joel Jones, Business and Management student
Entry Requirements
Contextual offers
We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (where you live and the school or college that you attended, for example), your experiences and individual circumstances (as a care leaver, for example). This is referred to as a contextual offer, and we receive data from UCAS to support us in making these decisions.
USW prides itself on its student experience and we support our students to achieve their goals and become a successful graduate. This approach helps us to support students who have the potential to succeed and who may have faced barriers that make it more difficult to access university.
How to applyContextual admissions policyAsk us a question96 UCAS points or above
Typical qualification requirements
A Level:
CCC
Welsh BACC:
Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales Grade C and CC at A Level
BTEC:
BTEC Extended Diploma Merit Merit Merit
Access to HE:
Pass the Access to HE Diploma and obtain a minimum of 96 UCAS tariff points
T Level:
Pass (C and above)
Additional requirements include:
The University normally requires a minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics/Numeracy and English at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or their equivalent, but consideration is given to individual circumstances.
International applications welcomed:
We welcome international applications with equivalent qualifications of our entry requirements. For more details related to your country of residence, please view our dedicated country pages.
International studentsPre-Sessional EnglishEnglish language requirements
International applicants will need to have achieved an overall of IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component/TOEFL 4 overall and a minimum of 4 in each component or equivalent.
Equivalents can be located on our English Language pages.
If you have previously studied through the medium of English, IELTS might not be required, please visit our country specific page for further details. If your country is not featured, please contact us.
If you do not meet the English entry criteria, please visit our Pre-Sessional course pages.
Fees and Funding
per year
Studying at university is one of the most significant investments you'll ever make. Whilst you’re studying, you’ll have two main financial obligations – tuition fees and living costs. There’s lots of financial help available from the University of South Wales and external funding sources, that may provide loans (which have to be paid back) and grants, scholarships and bursaries (that don't).
*Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits. Once enrolled, the fee is anticipated to remain at the same rate throughout the duration of your study on this course except as described below.
Please be aware that we may increase the maximum fee for home students on full-time undergraduate courses only where the Welsh Government increases the permitted level of inflation of fees. Fees for all students (including part-time, postgraduate and international students) may be amended in accordance with our applicable Fees and Debt Management Policy. We will ensure that students are given clear, intelligible, unambiguous and timely information about our courses and costs in good time, ahead of the next academic year.
As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment.
Placement expenses: Internship
Students are offered the opportunity to complete an internship during their second year of study. Students undertaking an internship may incur costs associated with travel and expected workplace attire and this will vary according to the placement.
Cost: Up to £300
Other: Text books
Text books are provided via the USW library but students may wish to purchase their own private copies.
Cost: Up to £400
Laptop
The University has computers available on campus and laptops for loan. However, it is highly recommended that you have your own personal laptop, which will be capable of running Microsoft Office 365. As a student you will be able to download a free copy of any software relevant to the course.
Cost: Up to £250
per year
Studying at university is one of the most significant investments you'll ever make. Whilst you’re studying, you’ll have two main financial obligations – tuition fees and living costs. There’s lots of financial help available from the University of South Wales and external funding sources, that may provide loans (which have to be paid back) and grants, scholarships and bursaries (that don't).
*Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits. Once enrolled, the fee is anticipated to remain at the same rate throughout the duration of your study on this course except as described below.
Please be aware that we may increase the maximum fee for home students on full-time undergraduate courses only where the Welsh Government increases the permitted level of inflation of fees. Fees for all students (including part-time, postgraduate and international students) may be amended in accordance with our applicable Fees and Debt Management Policy. We will ensure that students are given clear, intelligible, unambiguous and timely information about our courses and costs in good time, ahead of the next academic year.
As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment.
Placement expenses: Internship
Students are offered the opportunity to complete an internship during their second year of study. Students undertaking an internship may incur costs associated with travel and expected workplace attire and this will vary according to the placement.
Cost: Up to £300
Other: Text books
Text books are provided via the USW library but students may wish to purchase their own private copies.
Cost: Up to £400
Laptop
The University has computers available on campus and laptops for loan. However, it is highly recommended that you have your own personal laptop, which will be capable of running Microsoft Office 365. As a student you will be able to download a free copy of any software relevant to the course.
Cost: Up to £250
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How to apply
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You can apply to us directly for all part-time undergraduate courses, if you’re seeking advanced entry or you’re an international student. To apply directly, please choose the application form below for your preferred start date and mode of study (full-time or part-time).
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If you already have a relevant qualification or experience related to the course you're applying for, you may be eligible to start at a later stage of the course. For example, students from partner colleges can ‘top up’ their qualifications to a degree by joining us in Year Two or Year Three of a course. This process is known as ‘advanced entry’, you can apply directly to the University for 'advanced entry' using the application forms provided above.
Applicants accepted through advanced entry may study a different combination of modules to those advertised, as they will be joining a course already in progress. You will be contacted and advised about these modules once your application has been processed and an offer made.
International applicants can apply to us directly. If the University has an in-country team in your region, your application will be assigned to them for assistance.
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