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BSc Business and Management with Foundation Year, within the Aberystwyth Business School, is perfect preparation for your career in the business world. The degree is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.Our expert academics will guide you through areas of marketing, operations management, finance, accounting, strategy, human resource management and entrepreneurship - in addition to a range of other cutting-edge and specialist modules. The degree has been engineered for a student who wants to excel and succeed to the top level of global business management practice.
The integrated foundation year - designed for prospective students who do not have a sufficient or relevant academic background - is the perfect option to access this highly-sort scheme. In the Foundation Year, you will learn about key concepts for Business and Management from an inter-disciplinary angle, giving you a unique experience and critical perspective to make the most of the full undergraduate degree.
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91% overall satisfaction for the Aberystwyth Business School (NSS 2020).
You will gain insight into the world of enterprise;
An understanding of the impact of changes in the business environment e.g. economic events.
Gain knowledge in the following:
Changes in accounting practices;
Changes in the regulatory and legal environment;
Marketing decisions;
Business strategies.
On completion of this degree you will possess:
A broad understanding of management in practice;
In-depth knowledge of trade and commerce in both the public and private sector;
A solid grasp in the complexity of management challenges and the combined impact of the economic, financial, human and legal issues that leaders encounter.
Our Staff
Students at the Aberystwyth Business School are taught by lecturers and other teaching staff who are active researchers and expert practitioners in their chosen subject area.
Over 75% of full time members of teaching staff are qualified to PhD level. Most are currently research active, meaning that students benefit from being taught ‘new’ knowledge in their chosen field of study as well as recognized literature. The School also employs part-time and full time staff devoted purely to teaching. Many part-time staff combine teaching duties with consultancy and business activities, ensuring that students have access not only to up to date research but the latest applied knowledge.
Modules
Please note: The modules listed below are those currently intended for delivery during the next academic year and may be subject to change. They are included here to give an indication of how the course is structured.
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Learning & Teaching
What will I learn?
The breakdown below will provide you with an illustration of what you may study during the four-year degree scheme.
In the first foundation year, you will be introduced to core components of Business and Management.
In your second year you will discover:
Fundamental principles of management;
The dynamics of the modern business environment;
The use of financial and accounting information in management decisions at operational and strategic levels;
Marketing principles.
In your third year you will explore:
The organisational behaviour and theory;
Theories and techniques of operations management;
Market structures and pricing strategies;
The skills, analytical tools and techniques to identify and address problems and opportunities in business management and marketing.
In your final year you will study:
The business strategy and how it functions both internally and externally to the business environment;
Human resource management;
The understanding of current management thinking from both practical and theoretical perspectives;
A compulsory independent research project which will give you the opportunity to specialise in a particular aspect of business management and marketing;
Optional modules are available to allow you to direct your learning and preferred specialism.