Our business courses give you a realistic view of business, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to apply what you learn to the real world.
The business environment changes every day, so organisations need graduates who have a broad range of skills and can adapt. Making you more employable is at the heart of everything we do.
All our business courses have been designed in consultation with businesses and many are accredited by professional bodies, ensuring that you graduate with the skills and qualifications to succeed tomorrow.
The South Wales Business Clinic allows students to engage in work-based learning with other students, providing consultancy advice on live projects with industry. The clinic enables USW students to have the personal skills, awareness and discipline essential in the workplace, working with recognised local and national companies to overcome their business challenges.
We have partnerships with over 100 employers offering embedded employment-based teaching, including a 10-week internship for all students. Employers receive hundreds of applications for a graduate-level job, but with a work placement on your CV and relevant experiences to talk about at interview, you’ll increase your chance of landing your dream job.
Many of our business courses are accredited or approved by professional bodies, including the likes of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS).
These professional accreditations are a stamp of approval within the industry, giving you a competitive career advantage.
Develop real skills which employers value and expect a business graduate to possess.
Approved by CIPD, you'll learn the skills to meet the current and future demands of a HR profession.
Marketing managers lead a business in its efforts to understand, create, and keep customers.
A future-facing and integrated business education covering the main disciplines and operational areas of business.
Develop a range of highly important skills for the event industry from financial decision making and people management to event operations management and public relations.
This is the only hotel and hospitality management degree in the UK that is run in conjunction with a five-star hotel, The Celtic Manor Resort.
PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Diploma in Procurement and Supply
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply
MSc Strategic Procurement Management
MSc Strategic Procurement Management (Top Up)
The places you study and live make a big difference to what you get out of university. It’s important to be somewhere that feels like home, but can also surprise you. South Wales offers rich experiences, with Cardiff at the heart.
With campuses in and around Cardiff, you can experience the diversity that south Wales has to offer – the buzz of the cities, the beauty of the coast, and the calm of the countryside.
We have five campuses across three locations, but we’re one university. Every campus is open to you and whatever inspires you, you’re always welcome.
Join us at an open day or live event and discover the opportunities waiting for you at the University of South Wales.
You'll have the chance to explore our campuses at Cardiff, Newport or Pontypridd, meet academic staff and current students, learn about life at USW and student money, and take part in interactive activities related to your course. For those who can't attend an on-campus event, we run online and on-demand events. There's plenty of ways to discover what USW is all about.
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South Wales Business School prides itself as being at the vanguard of innovative change within Wales, and beyond, by applying knowledge and research to the real-life problems facing people, businesses and communities.
It has aspirations of being unrivalled for professional and vocationally focused-education, and research-informed innovation and engagement.
We have developed longstanding connections with the industries in which our research is grounded, and which spans a variety of public, private and cultural fields.
Ready to apply? We can't wait to welcome you to the #USWFamily. You can apply via UCAS or USW.
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