Program Overview

Business Management with Welsh (BSc)

Overview

The Business Management with Welsh (BSc) programme is designed to combine the main elements of a Business Management degree with the study of the Welsh language and its culture. This innovative and modern course prepares students for opportunities within the changing labour market in Wales, enhancing the range of professional employment opportunities open to them after graduation.

Subject Areas

• Business management
• Welsh

Programme Details

• UCAS code: NQ26
• Next intake: September 2026
• Duration: 3 years
• Mode: Full time

Why Study This Course

The programme offers the opportunity to learn from research-active staff in a school with the highest possible score for research environment. Students can personalize their degree, specializing in or combining marketing, HR, international management, logistics, and operations. The course is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), marking it for excellence.

Course Structure

The programme is delivered through a range of core and optional modules, comprising taught lectures supported by seminars and other small group teaching and guided study. In each year, students are required to take the equivalent of six 20-credit modules, four from Business Management and two from Welsh. The teaching for the Welsh component is entirely through the medium of Welsh.

Year One

• Introduction to core building blocks of management and business subjects
• 2 modules in Welsh, emphasizing the development of skills in language and literature

Year Two

• Development of core business management modules
• Welsh component enables students to develop a broad understanding of the development of the Welsh language, its literature, and culture
• Optional modules include:
  • Myrddin a Merlin
  • Ysgrifennu Creadigol
  • Rhyddiaith Ddiweddar
  • Cynllunio Ieithyddol a Pholisi Iaith
  • Canu'r Gymru Newydd: Barddoniaeth er 1990
  • Caffael Iaith

Year Three

• Final year extends the business and management content with 1 core and 2 optional modules
• Welsh content offers numerous optional modules, including:
  • Contemporary Issues in Work and Employment
  • Asian Management Systems
  • Entrepreneurship and Business Start-Ups
  • Critical Perspectives for Contemporary Managers
  • Responsible Strategic Supplier Management
  • Logistics Strategy
  • Logistics in the Digital Age
  • Contemporary Trends in Supply Chain Management
  • Analysing and Improving Operations
  • Digital Marketing
  • Understanding and Managing Reward
  • People Behaving Badly
  • Rheoli Busnes Bach
  • Exploratory Data Analysis
  • European Business Environment
  • Advertising and Marketing Communications Management
  • Ethics and Morality of Business
  • International Business
  • Services Marketing
  • Cultural Marketing
  • Business Design
  • Myrddin a Merlin
  • Rhyddiaith Ddiweddar
  • Cynllunio Ieithyddol a Pholisi Iaith
  • Yr Ystafell Ddosbarth
  • Cyfieithu Proffesiynol
  • Canu'r Gymru Newydd: Barddoniaeth er 1990
  • Blas ar Ymchwil
  • Caffael Iaith
  • Stori Pwy? Cyfathrebu Cymru
  • Cyfiawnder Byd-eang

Learning and Assessment

• Teaching is heavily informed by research and combines academic rigour with practical relevance
• Internationally recognised faculty bring the lessons learned from their most recent research into the classroom
• Assessment methods vary but include a mixture of exams, coursework, essays, practical work, presentations, and individual and group projects

Careers and Placements

• The programme provides a way of addressing the demand for business management graduates who can operate bilingually
• Graduates are attractive to Welsh employers in the private and public sector looking for competent workers in a bilingual workplace
• Numerous recruiting websites and job descriptions note Welsh as an essential or desirable skill
• The Business School's dedicated Placements Manager offers advice on available work placements, internships, work experience, and opportunities to enhance CV and broaden horizons

Entry Requirements

• A-levels: AAB-BBB, must include Welsh First Language
• International Baccalaureate: 34-31 overall or 666-665 in 3 HL subjects, with demonstrable Welsh language skills
• Baccalaureate Wales: Accepted in lieu of one A-Level
• GCSE: English language or Welsh language at GCSE grade C/4 or an equivalent
• GCSE Maths: Grade B/6 or equivalent qualification
• English language requirements: IELTS (academic) at least 6.5 overall, TOEFL iBT at least 90 overall, PTE Academic at least 69 overall, Trinity ISE II/III

Tuition Fees

• For home status: £9,535 per year
• For overseas status: £24,700 per year

Additional Costs

• There are no additional costs for the course
• Information on accommodation and living costs is available on the university's website

Accreditation

• Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)