Business & Management (with Foundation Year)

Why choose this course?
Our BA Business & Management degree is designed to produce graduates with the skills to meets employers’ needs in the contemporary business world and who are ready to build a successful business career.

Students will:
Gain a broad insight into the world of business and management from academics and industry professionals with a wealth of experience.
Acquire the knowledge and abilities not only to become an effective business manager but also the entrepreneurialism to develop their own business.
Gain an understanding of management, business operations, corporate strategy, business law and human resources.
Undertake a work placement to gain practical work experience.
Upon graduating also achieve a Level 5 Diploma/Certificate in Leadership & Management from the Chartered Management Institute worth over £1,300 at no extra cost.
Benefit from Wrexham University being a Bronze Member of the Business Graduates Association with access to a range of benefits including consultative services and the BGA eLearning hub.

Key Course Features:
The Business School has excellent links with professional bodies and business experts who enhance our teaching with guest lectures.
Work placement opportunities are available to all of our students who demonstrate a good standard of engagement and professionalism during their studies.
All students gain first-hand experience of applying their knowledge as they work with real businesses on a relevant projects.
This degree is accredited by the CMI, all our graduating students will also receive a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management from the CMI worth over £1,300 at no additional expense.

What you will study
YEAR 1 (FOUNDATION YEAR)
The Foundation Year is an integrated year where you will study core modules with a broad range of students from across the Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, giving you access to different perspectives and networking opportunities.
The modules will equip you with key skills needed for Higher Education and beyond. They will give you the chance to explore your subject area and available careers, allowing you to adapt your reading and assessments to be relevant to your degree pathway.
Alongside teaching from the broader faculty staff, you will be able to meet with staff and other students from your main degree pathway and get involved with events and opportunities that they are running.
• Study Skills for Success (Core)
• Resilience in Higher Education and Beyond (Core)
• A Day in the Life (Core)
• Life and Work in the Welsh Context (Core)
• Welsh for First Time Learners (Optional)
• Numeracy (option)
• Professional Communication in the Workplace (Optional)
• Maths and Experimental Design (Optional)

YEAR 2 (LEVEL 4)
MODULES
• Introduction to Management & Business
• Introduction to Business Finance & Accounting
• Business Communication Skills
• Understanding Human Resource Management
• Marketing Essentials
• Business Analytics

YEAR 3 (LEVEL 5)
MODULES
• Managing Corporate Risk and Crime
• Digital Business Strategy
• Agile Leadership
• Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• International Business and Trade
• Professional Behaviours and Valuing People
• Optional Industry Placement

YEAR 4 (LEVEL 6)
MODULES
• Strategic Management
• Employment Law
• Strategic Marketing
• Managing People in an International Context
• Dissertation

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.

Teaching & Assessment
Students are assessed in a variety of ways over the course of their undergraduate studies. The balance between the different forms of assessment is determined by the different aims and learning outcomes of the core and option modules. Assessment methods include academic essays, presentations, reports, simulation exercises and examinations.

TEACHING AND LEARNING

Teaching methods include workshop-based core skills modules, lectures by practitioners, student-led seminars and guided research.

Independent learning is an important aspect of all modules, as it enables students to develop both their subject specific and key skills. Independent learning is promoted through the feedback given to students, which takes several forms including small group and one-to-one discussions.

Wrexham University is committed to supporting our students to maximise their academic potential.

We offer workshops and support sessions in areas such as academic writing, effective note-making and preparing for assignments. Students can book appointments with academic skills tutors dedicated to helping deal with the practicalities of university work. Our student support section has more information on the help available.

In terms of particular needs, the University’s Inclusion Services can provide appropriate guidance and support should any students require reasonable adjustments to be made because of a recognised prevailing disability, medical condition, or specific learning difference.