📖Program Curriculum
Early studies give you a solid foundation in accounting, finance, marketing, personal skills development and operations management. In later years you can focus your studies by selecting from different specialist module choices according to your chosen career, as detailed below.
BSc 4 Year Full-time - September
Year 0 (Level 3)
Entry Level 3 / Foundation Year
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
15 MN-0505
Business September-January 15 MN-0002
Composition and Style September-January 15 MN-0004
Critical Thinking September-January 15 MN-0005
Interactive Learning Skills and Communication September-January 15 MN-0006
Principles of ICT September-January 0 MN-N012
Statistics January-June 15 MN-0501
Economics January-June 15 MN-0502
Globalisation January-June 15 MN-0504
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Accounting for Managers September-January 15 MN-1003
Managing People September-January 15 MN-1006
Marketing September-January 15 MN-1016
Key Skills for Business September-January 15 MN-1023
Finance for Managers January-June 15 MN-1501
Operations Management January-June 15 MN-1518
The Global Context of Organisation January-June 15 MN-1520
Managing in the Digital Age January-June 15 MN-1526
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Corporate Governance and Ethics September-January 15 MN-2003
Corporate Finance 1 September-January 15 MN-2004
Strategic Analysis September-January 15 MN-2040
Maths 2 for Business September-January 15 MN-2506
Financial Markets and Institutions January-June 15 MN-2502
Economics for Business January-June 15 MN-2565
Optional Modules
Semester 1
Choose Exactly 15 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students should select 15 credits from the following list for Semester 1. Optional modules will be offered subject to demand, availability and timetable constraints. Students should note and check BEFORE selecting whether modules have any special requirements, such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or incompatibles. NOTE: Pre-reqs need to have been taken and passed in a previous year and co-reqs have to be selected in the current year
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Strategic Marketing Planning September-January 15 MN-2007 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-1016 Marketing or MN-1007 Marketing Strategy. (Repeat level students who have previously previously completed and passed MN-2018 Marketing and Strategy are also eligible)
Digital Marketing September-January 15 MN-2008 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-1016 Marketing or MN-1007 Marketing Strategy. (Repeat level students who have previously completed and passed MN-2018 Marketing and Strategy are also eligible)
Change Management September-January 15 MN-2009
Information Systems September-January 15 MN-2011
Organisational Behaviour September-January 15 MN-2013
Management Science September-January 15 MN-2017
Economic History and Industrial Development September-January 15 MN-2023
Global Business Environment: International Political Economy September-January 15 MN-2035
Applied Entrepreneurship: Action-Based Planning September-January 15 MN-2054 This module is a co-requisite for MN-2559 Applied Entrepreneurship - Test Trading, and MN-2054 should be taken before commencing MN-2559. Numbers will be capped at 90.
Critical Thinking in Entrepreneurship September-January 15 MN-2055
Contemporary Issues in Tourism September-January 15 MN-2058
Business and Employment Law September-January 15 MN-2060
Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds September-January 15 MN-2066
Principles of Management Accounting September-January 15 MN-2067
Economies of the Middle and Far East September-January 15 MN-2068
English for Management 1 September-January 0 MN-N001 This is a non-credit bearing module aimed at School of Management Students whose first language is not English and who wish to improve their English language skills.
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Semester 2
Choose Exactly 15 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students should select 15 credits from the following list for Semester 2. Optional modules will be offered subject to demand, availability and timetable constraints. Students should note and check BEFORE selecting whether modules have any special requirements, such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or incompatibles. NOTE: Pre-reqs need to have been taken and passed in a previous year and co-reqs have to be selected in the current year.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Human Resource Management January-June 15 MN-2508
Management Consulting 1 January-June 15 MN-2509
Consumer Behaviour January-June 15 MN-2510 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-1016 Marketing or MN-1007 Marketing and Strategy.
International Business January-June 15 MN-2511
Supply Chain Management January-June 15 MN-2513
Business Information Systems January-June 15 MN-2514
Statistics 2 for Business January-June 15 MN-2517 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-1017 Essential Analytic Skills for Business.
e-Business January-June 15 MN-2518
Business Analytics January-June 15 MN-2520
Decision Analysis January-June 15 MN-2549
Social Aspects of Organisation January-June 15 MN-2551
Entrepreneurship for Tourism Experiences January-June 15 MN-2563
International Marketing January-June 15 MN-2570 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-1016 Marketing or MN-1007 Marketing Strategy.
Principles of Financial Accounting January-June 15 MN-2573 To undertake this module students must have previously completed and passed MN-1003 Accounting for Business or MN-1021 Accounting for Economics.
English for Management 2 January-June 0 MN-N002 Students must have completed MN-N001 or MN-N003 English for Management 1 in order to select this module.
English for Management 1 (TB2) January-June 0 MN-N003 This is a non-credit bearing module aimed at School of Management Students whose first language is not English and who wish to improve their English language skills (repeat of MN-N001 taught in TB1)
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Final Year Project September-June 30 MN-3000
Contemporary Issues in Finance January-June 15 MN-3508
Optional Modules
Choice of Compulsory Module for TB1
Choose Exactly 15 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : NOTE : Students should select one of the following compulsory modules that they will pursue in Semester 1.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Financial Market Efficiency September-January 15 MN-3002 To undertake this module, Business students must have completed and passed one of the following modules: MN-2517 Statistics 2 for Business or MN-1501 Finance for Business or MN-1017 Essential Analytics Skills for Business
Investment Banking September-January 15 MN-3004 To undertake this module students must have previously completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance OR MN-2502 Financial Markets and Institutions OR MN-2066 Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds (formerly MN-2505). It is strongly recommended that to take this module students should have basic knowledge of accounting (i.e. successfully completed MN-1004 Foundations of Financial Accounting or MN-1003 Accounting for Business or MN-1021 Accounting for Economics)
AND
Semester 1
Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students need to select exactly 30 credits from the following list for Semester 1. Optional modules will be offered subject to demand, availability and timetable constraints. Students should note and check BEFORE selecting whether modules have any special requirements, such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or incompatibles. NOTE: Pre-reqs need to have been taken and passed in a previous year and co-reqs have to be selected in the current year.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Financial Market Efficiency September-January 15 MN-3002 To undertake this module, Business students must have completed and passed one of the following modules: MN-2517 Statistics 2 for Business or MN-1501 Finance for Business or MN-1017 Essential Analytics Skills for Business
Investment Banking September-January 15 MN-3004 To undertake this module students must have previously completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance OR MN-2502 Financial Markets and Institutions OR MN-2066 Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds (formerly MN-2505). It is strongly recommended that to take this module students should have basic knowledge of accounting (i.e. successfully completed MN-1004 Foundations of Financial Accounting or MN-1003 Accounting for Business or MN-1021 Accounting for Economics)
Financial Services September-January 15 MN-3005 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance OR MN-2502 Financial Markets and Institutions OR MN-2066 Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds (formerly MN-2505).
Corporate Finance 2 September-January 15 MN-3008 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance.
Marketing Research September-January 15 MN-3012 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-1016 Marketing or MN-1007 Marketing Strategy or MN-2018 Marketing and Strategy and MN-2510 Consumer Behaviour and MN-2517 Statistics 2 for Business.
International Human Resource Management September-January 15 MN-3013 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-2508 Human Resource Management.
Power and Organisation September-January 15 MN-3015
Innovation Management September-January 15 MN-3016
Project Management September-January 15 MN-3019 Not available to students who have previously undertaken MN-2014 Project Management
Lean Operations September-January 15 MN-3023
Data Mining September-January 15 MN-3024
Application Development September-January 15 MN-3026
Strategic Implementation September-January 15 MN-3047
Rheoli Prosiectau (Project Management) September-January 15 MN-3055 This is taught concurrently with MN-3019 Project Management, and allows students to have seminars only through the medium of Welsh. Lectures will be in English.
Sustainable Tourism September-January 15 MN-3056
Tourism Planning September-January 15 MN-3060 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-2058 Contemporary Issues in Tourism or MN-2059 Tourism Marketing
Social Media Marketing September-January 15 MN-3064 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-2008 Digital Marketing.
English for Management 1 September-January 0 MN-N001 This is a non-credit bearing module aimed at School of Management Students whose first language is not English and who wish to improve their English language skills.
AND
Semester 2
Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students have to select exactly 30 credits from the following list for Semester 2. Optional modules will be offered subject to demand, availability and timetable constraints. Students should note and check BEFORE selecting whether modules have any special requirements, such as pre-requisites, co-requisites or incompatibles. NOTE: Pre-reqs need to have been taken and passed in a previous year and co-reqs have to be selected in the current year
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Financial Economics January-June 15 MN-3501 This module requires a high level of mathematical ability. To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance or MN-2057/MN-2574 Introductory Econometrics
Financial Innovation and Risk Management January-June 15 MN-3503 To undertake this module students must have previously completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance OR MN-2502 Financial Markets and Institutions OR MN-2066 Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds (previously coded as MN-2505).
Asset Management January-June 15 MN-3505 To undertake this module students must have previously completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance OR MN-2502 Financial Markets and Institutions OR MN-2066 Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds (previously coded as MN-2505).
Derivatives and Risk Management January-June 15 MN-3506 To undertake this module students must have previously completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance OR MN-2502 Financial Markets and Institutions OR MN-2066 Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds (previously coded as MN-2505).
Risk Management in Banking January-June 15 MN-3507 To undertake this module students must have previously completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance OR MN-2502 Financial Markets and Institutions OR MN-2066 Investments: Assets; Equities and Bonds (previously coded as MN-2505).
Business Ethics January-June 15 MN-3512 This module cannot be taken in combination with MN-3516 Marketing Ethics or MN-3517 Corporate Social Responsbility.
Leadership January-June 15 MN-3513
Marketing Ethics January-June 15 MN-3516 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-1016 Marketing or MN-1007 Marketing and Strategy or MN-2018 Marketing and Strategy, and MN-2007 Strategic Marketing Planning. This module cannot be taken in combination with MN-3512 Business Ethics or MN-3517 Corporate Social Responsbility.
Corporate Social Responsibility January-June 15 MN-3517 This module cannot be taken in combination with MN-3512 Business Ethics or MN-3516 Marketing Ethics.
Information Technology Service Management January-June 15 MN-3519
International Standards January-June 15 MN-3521
Sustainability and Environmental Management January-June 15 MN-3522
Spreadsheets and Databases for Business Analysis January-June 15 MN-3526
Business and Employment Law January-June 15 MN-3542 This module is not available to students who have previously undertaken MN-2060 Business & Employment Law.
Law of International Corporate Governance January-June 15 MN-3551
Forensic Accounting January-June 15 MN-3555 To undertake this module, Business/Economics students must have completed and passed MN-2573 Principles of Financial Accounting (formerly MN-2031).
Strategic Sales Management January-June 15 MN-3560 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-1016 Marketing or MN-1007 Marketing Strategy or MN-2018 Marketing and Strategy and MN-2007 Strategic Marketing Planning.
International Financial Management January-June 15 MN-3564 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-2004 Corporate Finance.
History of Economic Thought January-June 15 MN-3566
Enterprise Life Cycle January-June 15 MN-3572 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-2055 Theory of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management/Critical Thinking in Entrepreneurship
Marketing Communications January-June 15 MN-3574 To undertake this module students must have completed and passed MN-1016 (or MN-1007 or MN-2018) and MN-2510
English for Management 2 January-June 0 MN-N002 Students can only select this module if they have previously completed MN-N001 or MN-N003
English for Management 1 (TB2) January-June 0 MN-N003 This is a non-credit bearing module aimed at School of Management Students whose first language is not English and who wish to improve their English language skills (repeat of MN-N001)
