Business and Management

Year one
People, Work and Society
Economics, Law and the Business Environment
Becoming a Professional; Critical Enquiry*
Principles of Supply Chain Management
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour*
Becoming a Professional; Enterprise Project

Year two
Project Management
The Digital Workplace
Business Analytics for Decision-Making
Managing People
Employment Experience 1 & 2*

Year three
International Business Management
Business Ethics and Sustainability
Contemporary Global Leadership
Strategic Management
Critical Enquiry or Consultancy Project

People, Work and Society

You’ll explore the experience of people in the workplace and the impact this has on wider society. The module looks at historical and modern approaches to management in the workplace.

Economics, Law and the Business Environment 

Learn about the internal and external environment and how it impacts the current decision-making and future direction of business.

Becoming a Professional: Critical Enquiry 

This will be the first of your skills-based modules, which introduces critical thinking and crucial research skills, providing the foundation for the next 3 years of study.

This module is also available in Welsh: Datblygiad Proffesiynol: Ymholi Beirniadol

Principles of Supply Chain Management 

Understand the importance of recognising and managing the holistic supply chain as a key part of a company’s ability to deliver value to its customers and stakeholders.

Marketing and Consumer Behaviour 

Learn how to understand and market to your customers as fundamental skills in the diverse and fast-paced marketing industry.

This module is also available in Welsh: Marchnata ac Ymddygiad Defnyddwyr

Becoming a Professional: Enterprise Project

Evaluate key entrepreneurial traits and skills, reflect on your own abilities, and identify areas for development. The module brings together theories from marketing, HR, and management.

Project Management

You’ll explore and examine project management skills in a business context, applying key project management techniques and principles and looking at the impact that they have on business processes.

The Digital Workplace

As a future manager, you’ll learn to appreciate the capabilities of digital technologies and how organisations adopt and embed them. 

 Business Analytics for Decision-Making

This module looks at the analysis of financial and statistical data and information, and the importance of confident decision-making.

Managing People

This module will teach the skills to have tricky conversations, negotiate, recruit and manage performance – just some of the areas that help develop key employability skills.

Employment Experience 1 and 2

These two modules are delivered together and let you engage with a real business either through a 10-week internship or a live business case in the South Wales Business Clinic.  There is also a taught option for students who prefer not to complete an internship.

This module is also available in Welsh: Profiad Gweithle 1: Myfyrio a Profiad Gweithle 2: Prosiect

International Business Management

This module provides a systematic and critical understanding of the global business environment. You’ll be looking at emerging themes in international business.

Business Ethics and Sustainability

Learn about the current ethical considerations for businesses which drive them to be more socially responsible and sustainable bodies.

Contemporary Global Leadership

Develop a solid understanding of the different complexities that come with managing or leading a diverse and international contemporary workforce. 

Strategic Management

Explore class-based simulation exercises where you’ll be asked to choose and apply a range of tools, techniques, theories and frameworks to address changing, dynamic business environments.

Critical Enquiry or Consultancy Project

Students can choose between doing a dissertation in the Critical Enquiry Project or a consultancy project researching a live issue from our partner businesses.