Cardiff School of Management

The Cardiff School of Management offers a portfolio of employability-focused degrees in Accounting, Economics and Finance; Business, Management and Law; Marketing and Strategy; and Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management that will give you the opportunity to get your career off to an excellent start.

Many of our courses are professionally-accredited and offer a wide range of high-quality work placements through our long-standing links with industry.

Each course has been carefully designed to help you become what employers prize most: someone who can think for themselves, with the knowledge, skills and experience to make the right things happen.

As a School, we pride ourselves on our strong commitment to both applied research and active engagement with industry, which allows us to offer employability enhancing taught degrees as well as outstanding research opportunities, lead by our team of expert Academic staff. Whatever your ambitions we believe we can offer you exceptional support and an inspiring learning environment to help you realise them.

Refer back to the course directory on pages 22-23 for full list of Management degrees.

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Management Facilities

Our Cardiff School of Management building at the Llandaff campus embodies our mission to inspire future leaders of industry, whilst providing a hugely supportive learning environment.

Facilities include our purpose-built Bloomberg Suite, Moot Courtroom, Hospitality Suite and dedicated IT centres with access to specialist, professional software enabling you to develop your skills and gain practical experience as part of your studies.

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My instustrial placement year at Deloitte

My journey to working at Deloitte started when Cardiff Met announced that Deloitte was coming to the University to deliver a talk on the 12 month placement opportunities available for second year students.

I believe industrial placements should be treated as seriously as any graduate role, and may be even more significant.

They allow you to build connections, help you grow both personally and professionally and gain more of an understanding of the working world. These roles are so much more than just something to put on your CV, they allow you to find a way to develop skills and the style of working – something I think I will bring into my third year.

Kush Shinde

Business & Management BA (Hons)

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Accounting

Our professionally accredited accounting degrees will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to all areas of accounting. They will develope the skills and knowledge you will need to pursue professional accounting qualifications and a career in the industry after graduation.

As such, accounting students will obtain maximum exemptions from the ACCA and substantial exemptions from ICAEW and CIMA, and students on the other courses will also obtain substantial exemptions from these professional body examinations.

By completing any of these degrees you are giving yourself a headstart towards obtaining your professional accounting qualifications.

For those following the Accounting and Economics route, you will combine core accounting modules with economics modules that focus on the CORE economics curriculum of providing real-world economics teaching.

Work experience plays a major part in each course, and our strategic partnership with Graham Paul Chartered Accountants offers a limited number of paid student placements with a view to graduate training contracts.

You can also choose to take the sandwich option and undertake a year-long work

Course: Accounting - BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time Key:  F PY Course: Accounting & Economics - BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time Key:  F PY Course: Accounting & Finance - BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time Key:  F PY

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Banking & Finance

Our Banking & Finance degree covers the key concepts of banking and finance and provides students with an understanding of the importance of this area in a practical and theoretical context.

The course will equip students with the tools and analytical capabilities to identify and resolve complex problems in a dynamic and strategic way. In addition, this programme will provide students with highly transferable skills, as well as a deep knowledge of a broad range of financial software. Banking and finance is fundamental to the world economy as it ensures that new and existing companies can raise the funds needed to undertake profitable investment ideas. This course is ideal if you have no previous experience in banking and finance, but want to learn more about this industry.

In the first year you will gain an insight into how financial institutions fit into the world economy, along with key quantitative techniques needed for a career in this industry. You will also be able to choose a language, either Mandarin Chinese, Spanish or French, as part of your programme. The optional language can be continued throughout your three-year degree and would further enhance your employability skills.

The second year will involve expanding your knowledge by studying the impact of different types of risk on both companies and countries. The final year will enhance your understanding of the importance of remaining informed on contemporary issues in the wider business context by undertaking independent research. The teaching will involve lecturers, workshops and seminars which will have both academic knowledge and practical experience. The practical experience will include the use of financial software, to teach you the skills you need for the workplace after graduation.

Course: Banking & Finance - BSc (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time

Key: F PY

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Economics

We are proud to be the first new university to have adopted the CORE economics curriculum, which includes recent developments in the subject and a problem-motivated approach to learning.

Our curriculum develops students to appreciate the application of economics to a range of problems in a variety of contexts, including social, political and environmental issues. Our Economics academics are specialists in Labour Economics, Regional Economics, International Political Economy, Financial Economics, Energy Economics, Game Theory, and Economics of Crime. We work with organisations such as the Welsh Government and Government Economic Service, to ensure our curriculum is cutting edge and relevant.

In the first year you will get an introduction into both micro- and macroeconomics, as well as being equipped with the necessary quantitative and academic skills to succeed not only in your studies, but more importantly in your future careers.

The second year concentrates on the more advanced study of micro and macroeconomics. This includes game theory (where you learn how to act strategically, taking possible actions of others into account.). You will also learn how to use statistical analysis and how to research.

The third year focuses on applying economics, but also explores further important areas of economics, which are health and monetary economics (why money is important, how a credit crunch happens), as well as public economics, which is all about the economic tools important for governments.

Course: Economics - BSc (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time

Key: F PY

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Advertising & Marketing Management

Our Advertising & Marketing Management is a marketing specialist degree which has been developed in conjunction with the Institute of Practitioners of Advertising (IPA) syllabus ensuring that teaching content is well aligned to industry expectations. The course has a great reputation for its vocational orientation - becoming a ‘Met Marketer’ will enable you to gain both the academic knowledge and practical skills needed to gain employment in the advertising and marketing industry.

This course offers students the chance to develop their knowledge and skills to become highly informed in all aspects of advertising. Enabling students to develop and plan advertising campaigns in conjunction with other marketing activities, promotion, direct and digital media. This degree also incorporates important elements of the wider marketing area in order to ensure that students can enter the graduate market able to contribute effectively to all elements of marketing.

You will be well equipped with a range of practical skills as you will be taught to use industry standard software equipping you with visual skills, alongside developing verbal and written communication skills.

Course: Advertising & Marketing Management - BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time Key:  F PY

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Applied Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management

Our Applied Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management degree is the first of its kind in the UK.

This degree is for those who want to innovate, challenge the status quo and create sustainable businesses of the future. This is a practical degree which is built around innovative programme design and will be delivered by experts in their field. Students will be provided with the theoretical underpinning of entrepreneurship and business management. Students will be equipped with the key entrepreneurial traits required to operate effectively in the difficult landscape of business creation, such as resilience, opportunity recognition, creativity and vision, as well as the foundations of marketing, law, information technology and accounting. Students will be encouraged to actively engage in business networking opportunities both within the university and within the local business community. To enable this, in the first year, each student will be allocated an entrepreneurial mentor from the local business community. This mentoring will allow students to complete a number of activities where they will ‘shadow’ an entrepreneur, such as attending networking events. This opportunity will allow the student to fully immerse themselves in entrepreneurial life, observe the character traits of the entrepreneur and business operations.

In the second year students will start focusing on the development of their own startup and at this time all students will be provided with desk space within the dedicated incubation facility for the programme. The Start-up Lab will offer specialist start-up support, expertise and tools helping new businesses businesses to innovate and grow within the first year of trading. The Start-up Lab will foster a co-working environment, allowing for peer-to-peer learning with like-minded student entrepreneurs to foster an environment of venture creation, collaboration and a community of co-working.

Course: Applied Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time

Key: F PY

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Aviation Management

Our BA Aviation Management degree is a dedicated aviation qualification, delivered in conjunction with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide and Cardiff Airport, which seeks to offer a uniquely innovative and exciting programme of study. The target audience are students eager to find critical perspectives on, and management careers in, the aviation sector.

Students will gain an understanding of all aspects of aviation law, aviation strategic management, aerospace safety, airline management and employment issues relating to aviation.

The course is dedicated to ensuring that students receive world class training and education in the latest Aviation management theories and systems, to ensure meaningful employment in the industry post-graduation. The unique, hybrid delivery model of the programme will be a particularly attractive option for students with a keen interest in the industry, as well as people already working within the industry to gain an internationally recognised qualification and to enhance their skills and understanding of the industry as a whole.

The course aims to:

Equip the aviation sector with innovative and highly skilled aviation management specialists who have the appropriate combination of academic knowledge and practical skills to meet the industry’s current and future needs.

Develop highly skilled graduates capable of adding significant value to companies in the aviation sector.

Develop discipline specific and generic leadership skills that ensure our graduates obtain long term and meaningful employment within the sector.

Course: Aviation Management – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time

Key: F PY

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Brand & Marketing Management

Our Brand & Marketing Management degree at Cardiff Met offers a defined pathway to become a branding specialist with a marketing degree.

The degree has been developed in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) to ensure that teaching content is in line with industry expectations. All our marketing courses have a renowned reputation for their vocational orientation -becoming a ‘Met Marketer’ will enable you to gain the academic knowledge and practical skills needed to succeed in a branding and marketing career. The degree has been designed to enable students to develop the skills and ability to think creatively and adopt the latest tools in modern branding campaigns, and has been awarded the CIM ‘Graduate Gateway’ status – this accreditation provides our students with an opportunity to gain exemption from both the CIM Certificate in Professional Marketing and Diploma in Professional Marketing Qualifications.

This course offers an emphasis on the professional management of brands and the creation of brands in a global marketplace. Creativity is a highly valued attribute in the branding industry and assignments are designed to develop ideas, encourage risk taking and support the creation of memorable branding materials. Having a strong brand is invaluable in the modern marketplace as it guides customers’ understanding of the business. A key focus will be on developing communication, presentation and problem solving skills along with creative management tools. Students will learn how to use social media and develop creative design skills in response to the needs of the current marketing environment. Students will benefit from a multidisciplinary approach, taught by academic experts, experienced practitioners and guest speakers, resulting in a ‘learning by doing’ approach.

Course: Brand & Marketing Management – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time Key:  F PY

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Business & Management (with specialist pathways)

Our business & management degrees aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge to operate as successful managers, within the ever-changing world of modern business & management.

The course structure develops from a compulsory first year, consisting of six modules, to only two compulsory modules in the final year of study. This will enable you to direct your interests into a specialised pathway or specific set of option modules, while ensuring you receive a sound understanding and appreciation of the central tenets required of all business and management students.

The programme also allows for considerable flexibility to ensure that you are academically guided in your ultimate choice as to whether to graduate with a BA (Hons) Business & Management degree, or a BA (Hons) Business & Management degree with one of the available named specialist pathways.

Most of our students enter the business world after graduation and will find employment in a wide range of organisations, in both the public and private sectors.. Students have found employment as business sales executives, marketing associate professionals, financial account managers, managers and directors in retail and wholesale, estate agents and auctioneers, and human resources and industrial relations officers, to name a few. Progression to specialist postgraduate programmes at the University are also available.

Course: Business & Management – BA (Hons) With specialist pathways in: Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Trade, Law, Marketing, Sustainability UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time

Key: F PY

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Digital Marketing Management

Our Digital Marketing Management degree has been accredited by and developed in conjunction with the Digital Marketing Institute syllabuses and the needs of the digital industry.

You will learn a wide range of key digital marketing tools and techniques, including Digital Analytics, Search Marketing: Content and SEO & PPC and Mobile and Social Marketing.

Becoming a ‘Met Marketer’ will enable you to gain the academic knowledge and practical skills needed to gain employment in the marketing industry and our BA (Hons) Digital Marketing Management degree has a great reputation for its vocational orientation. Upon graduating you will have a wide base of digital, marketing and management knowledge in what marketers say will be the most important knowledge capabilities in five years: Digital Marketing, Branding, Marketing Communications, Global and International Marketing, PR and Corporate Reputation.

The BA (Hons) Digital Marketing Management degree will also enable you to use this knowledge to create a joined-up digital marketing plan.

Course: Digital Marketing Management – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time Key:  F PY

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Fashion Buying & Brand Management

Our Fashion Buying & Brand Management degree is designed for students wishing to develop a career within the buying, trend forecasting, merchandising and brand management functions of the dynamic fashion industry.

The degree combines the specialisms of Cardiff School of Management, with the creative elements of a fashion programme. The degree has been developed in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) to ensure that teaching content is in line with industry expectations.

The course has been awarded the CIM ‘Graduate Gateway’ status – this accreditation provides our students with an opportunity to gain exemption from both the CIM Certificate in Professional Marketing and Diploma in Professional Marketing Qualifications. All of our fashion business courses have a renowned reputation for their vocational orientation – meaning you will gain the academic knowledge and practical skills needed to succeed in a branding and/or buying career.

The degree has been designed to enable students to develop the skills and ability to think creatively and strategically – focusing on essential topic areas such as market research, trend forecasting, product development, garment sourcing, finance, account management, brand development and supply chain management. There is also a strong focus on innovation and future issues facing the global fashion industry. This course offers an emphasis on the professional management of brands at all levels, from value fashion and independent labels to sustainable brands and international luxury brands, along with creation of brands in a global fashion marketplace.

Course: Fashion Buying & Brand Management – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time

Key: F PY

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Fashion Marketing Management

Our Fashion Marketing Management degree is a unique blend of fashion, marketing and management for individuals who want to pursue a career in the vibrant global fashion industry. This course an exciting combination of academic theory and real world industry immersion – preparing you for a range of potential careers within fashion business.

You will have creative collaborations with the Fashion Design degree students to maximise your fashion exposure, inspiring your creativity and strategic thinking by understanding the process of design from sketch to shop floor. You will gain insight into the needs and desires of fashion consumers, the importance of strategic brand management in fashion and the international scope of fashion marketing in an evolving multi-channel landscape. You will explore fashion journalism and creative direction, understand trend forecasting and will discover the art of effectively communicating with a variety of fashion customers using both creative digital skills and traditional methods. You will use industry standard software, equipping you with visual skills, alongside developing verbal and written communication skills.

In an increasingly Globalised market, fashion brand and marketing managers require a strong knowledge base and understanding of international market structures, culture, market entry modes and brand strategy. The Fashion Marketing Management programme offers the opportunity to travel for study trips or exchange visits. An optional work placement year between your second and final year enhances employability and exposes students to valuable experience and networking opportunities within the industry. Upon graduating, you will have a wide base of fashion, marketing and management knowledge – with transferrable skills relevant to many roles within the fashion industry.

Course: Fashion Marketing Management – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time Key:  F PY

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International Business Management

Our International Business Management degree offers you a unique combination of international perspectives on business and management, cross-cultural management skills and foreign language competencies.

The degree is career oriented and has been designed in conjunction with business and industry and aims to promote student employability, knowledge transfer and applied research. You will develop your knowledge and skills in areas such as management, marketing, human resources, strategy, finance, entrepreneurship and cross-cultural management. In addition to this, languages are a core element throughout the whole programme and students must study one foreign language (Spanish/French/Mandarin Chinese)

Spanish and French is offered either at beginners level or post A-level. Please note that A-level offering for Spanish and French is subject to demand. Mandarin Chinese is offered at beginners level. This multidisciplinary degree offers a wide variety of option modules in years two and three that will allow you to build your academic profile to suit your educational interests and career aspirations. This will provide you with the opportunity to specialise in a particular area or take a broader approach to your studies.

Year one modules concentrate on fundamental areas of business and management, laying the foundation upon which later modules are based. Years two and three add greater academic depth to the subjects, and are more applied, practical, investigative and analytical in nature. In the second year of the degree, you will undertake a compulsory work placement module (15 days work placement) as this is considered an essential requirement.Students at the Cardiff School of Management. There is the additional opportunity to take a sandwich year, between years two and three of the programme, to undertake a year long placement in industry.

Course: International Business Management – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time

Key: F PY

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Management & Leadership

Our Management & Leadership degree programme is designed to build and enhance students’ skills and capabilities to become effective 21st century business leaders and managers.

The Management and Leadership degree focuses on key personal and interpersonal competencies that employers are looking for. These include: self-belief, awareness and motivation, intellectual skills in relation to management and leadership, adaptability, ability to respond to challenges quickly and decisively, adopt a growth mind-set and build resilience.

The course aims to equip students with knowledge in a range of leadership, management and business areas, including strategy, marketing, finance, human resource management, entrepreneurship and personal development.

You will learn about the current and future challenges of leadership. Students will have access to inspirational speakers and a diverse network of successful business leaders, practitioners and entrepreneurs who will deliver workshops and lectures throughout their degree.

Course: Management & Leadership – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time

Key: F PY

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Marketing Management

Our Marketing Management degree has been developed in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) syllabuses. The course has a great reputation for its vocational orientation - becoming a ‘Met Marketer’ will enable you to gain the academic knowledge and practical skills needed to gain employment in the marketing industry.

Upon graduating you will have a wide base of marketing and management knowledge in what marketers say will be the most important knowledge capabilities in five years: Digital Marketing, Branding, Marketing Communications, Global and International Marketing, PR and Corporate Reputation, and the ability to speak French, Spanish or Mandarin Chinese. You will also have the personal capabilities senior managers expect of a professional marketer: being creative, commercially-astute and inspiring, while not being risk averse.

Our Marketing Management degree has been awarded CIM ‘Graduate Gateway’ status – this accreditation provides our students with an opportunity to gain exemption from both the CIM Certificate in Professional Marketing and Diploma in Professional Marketing Qualifications. In addition to this you will be able to participate in our CIM Student chapter by participating in the CIM based creative and entrepreneurial activities. The competition will enable you to gain experience of what it is like to work for a marketing agency, by working on a campaign for a well-known industry brand. The top 12-finalists are invited to pitch their ideas directly to the client.

You will also undertake a compulsory work placement module in the second year as this is considered an essential requirement for all marketing students. For those who wish, there is the additional opportunity to take a sandwich degree in which the third year could be spent undertaking an appropriate marketing industry placement. Cardiff School of Management has a dedicated work placement team to help you.

Course: Marketing Management – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time

Key: F PY

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Sales & Marketing Management

The degree has been developed in conjunction with the Institute of Sales Management, ensuring the teaching content is aligned to industry expectations.

All our marketing courses have a renowned reputation for their vocational orientation - becoming a ‘Met Marketer’ will enable you to gain the academic knowledge and practical skills needed to succeed in a Sales and Marketing career. Our new degree will seek accreditation from the Institute of Sales Management (ISM) and as such is designed to give students the skills and ability to think creatively and adopt the latest tools in modern sales campaigns. The course offers students a balance of academic knowledge and the practical experiences expected of aspiring sales managers to enable them to be competitive in the workplace. Students will learn how to use social media and develop creative design skills in response to the needs of the current marketing environment. Students will benefit from a multidisciplinary approach taught by academic experts, experienced practitioners, and guest speakers, resulting in a ‘learning by doing’ approach.

In addition to this, as a Met-Marketer you will be able to participate in our CIM Student chapter and participate in the CIM-based creative and entrepreneurial activities. The competition will enable you to experience what it is like to work for a marketing agency, by working on a campaign for a well-known industry brand. You will also undertake a compulsory work placement module in the second year as this is considered an essential requirement for all marketing students.

Course: Sales & Marketing Management – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time Key:  F PY

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Law – LLB

Our LLB Law degree is a qualifying law degree (QLD) that combines doctrinal learning with applied skills training.

Our QLD degree satisfies the academic stage of professional training for those who want to become solicitors or barristers. For more information on recent changes made to the professional training for becoming solicitors or barristers, please visit the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) websites.

Studying law is an intellectually exciting and stimulating experience; law affects every part of our daily lives, and this degree encourages you to further develop an inquisitive and critical approach, learn to think rationally, communicate succinctly and be able to construct persuasive and effective arguments.

You will be able to put legal theory into practice in our purpose-built mock courtroom and will be supported, through student-centred approaches, to develop further your skills in collaboration, effective communication, legal research and public speaking. The delivery of our degree is consistent with the Cardiff Met EDGE graduate strategy which assists our students to develop transferable skills in Ethicality, Digital competence, Global perception and Entrepreneurship.

The EDGE approach brings legal learning to life in a learning environment that demonstrates the ‘law in action’. Students will develop transferable skills in a range of experiential ‘law lab’ activities, including client interviewing, letter drafting, mock trials, negotiation, mediation, dispute prevention and resolution, information technology training, digital internships and team collaboration exercises.

Our goal is to enable our students to think and behave like lawyers, and prepare them to work efficiently and innovatively in a variety of careers. This approach to learning and teaching prepares our graduates for the contemporary work environment that is mainly driven by technology, globalisation, commercial awareness, sustainability, social engagement and ethical responsibility.

Course: Law – LLB (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 112-120 Duration: 3/4 years full-time

Key: F

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Business Law & Management

Our Business Law & Management aims to enable you to develop a customisable skill set while still fulfilling the specific requirements of a specialist legal career. Our mantra is ‘Get Competent, Get Qualified, Get Hired.’

With this Business Law and Management degree, we hope to broaden your horizons beyond the traditional dichotomy of solicitors and barristers to embrace the other legal professionals, such as, for example, Paralegal, Legal Secretary, Conveyancing Technician, Licensed Conveyancer, and Probate Practitioner. Further, the multiperspectival approach taken means that those who may wish to go into the fields of business or management themselves will find plenty to whet their appetites.

We aim to create an open, cheerful and intellectually stimulating environment in which to investigate the interrelation of law and business, particularly through the inclusion of highly original modules. For example, in ‘In-house Law’, a module which is unique in the UK, you will have the opportunity to examine the role of the General Counsel, the individual who is simultaneously a part of the business and an officer of the court.

Course: Business Law & Management - BA (Hons)* UCAS Tariff: See website Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time

Key: F PY W

*Subject to validation

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Events Management

Our Events Management degree will provide you with the skills and knowledge to take advantage of the diverse and exciting opportunities in the events industry, which is worth £42.3 billion in the UK.

Whether you are interested in festivals, sports, conferences, exhibitions, fundraising events, party planning, life-stage celebrations, or another area, this degree will leave you equipped to flourish. As one of the longest running Events Management degrees in the country, with experienced staff, extensive alumni and industry links across the UK, the Events Management degree at Cardiff Met recently received an overall student satisfaction rating of 92%. We are also one of a handful of UK Events courses accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, demonstrating we meet recognised levels and standards of professional knowledge, skills and understanding, relevant to the needs of the industry and accepted international benchmark standards.

This course combines business management skills with key concepts of events management. You will learn the techniques, specialisms and issues involved in staging events, from creative aspects of event design and theming, to staging and production, marketing and promotion, project management, safety and licensing, impact evaluation and sustainability, strategic management, finances and other critical industry issues. We also offer a unique pathway structure, facilitating specialisation in specific sectors such as festivals and cultural events, global sporting events and conferences, exhibitions and corporate events.

As a city with both internationally recognised venues and a plethora of smaller arts and cultural venues, Cardiff is an ideal location for those studying Events Management. With the Principality Stadium, Wales Millennium Centre, Motorpoint Arena, SWALEC Stadium and Cardiff City Stadium attracting major artists like Ed Sheeran, the Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, in addition to major sporting events such as the Champions League Finals, The Ashes, The Rugby World Cup and Volvo Ocean Race, Cardiff truly is a world class events city.

Course: Events Management - BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 96-112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time Key:  F PY

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International Hospitality Management

The hospitality industry is dynamic, innovative and agile, and this course will help you to develop the skills needed to be a successful manager.

Our International Hospitality Management degree is professionally accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, whose primary purpose is to promote professionalism through lifelong learning. The course includes a range of core and optional modules, which will develop the skills and attributes you need for specialist roles within the industry. We firmly believe in the importance of applying the theory learnt in the classroom to practical application and we do this in a number of ways, including industrial work experience, work-based learning and our own on-site Hospitality Suite.

We work closely with our industry connections either directly on certain modules or as part of mentor schemes and work placement opportunities, connections, which include include household names, such as Hilton Worldwide, Marriott, Exclusive Hotel Collection, Park Plaza Hotels, Gleneagles, Sodexo and Compass. Alongside our academic curriculum, we offer opportunities to gain internationally recognised professional qualifications, such as the WSET wines and spirits qualifications at all levels and we are an accredited centre of the RSPH for food safety qualifications at all levels.

We are proud to have an exchange partnership with Central Michigan University to offer our students the opportunity to apply for the Disney Academic Exchange Program, which includes the opportunity to be based at Walt Disney World in Florida for 12 months.

This programme will undergo a review in March 2022. As such, course content shown may change to ensure the programme remains current. Please check cardiffmet.ac.uk for details prior to making an application.

Course: International Hospitality Management - BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 96-112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time Key:  F PY

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International Tourism Management

The Tourism Management Institute accredits our International Tourism Management degree. Work in this programme is not only underpinned by the research undertaken by the academic staff, but also by the Welsh Centre for Tourism Research and the Association for Tourism in Higher Education.

While the tourism industry is one of the world’s largest industries and is dynamic and multi-disciplinary, it is also fragile. Industry engagement remains a strong focus of our International Tourism Management degree. Overseas placements have included Universal Studios, Disney and a range of resort hotels and country clubs within the USA. However, while the tourism industry remains resilient, it does require new skills in innovation, creativity and risk management.

To enhance the module content further, our degree draws on the expertise of a number of industry experts including Visit Wales, Cardiff Airport, the Principality Stadium, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, CADW and Cardiff Castle. In addition, the course team has frequently arranged visits and virtual tours of many local tourist attractions and destinations. If you choose one of the field study modules there is also the opportunity to experience and examine destinations such as Alicante, Morocco and Gambia, with their own individual assessment methods.

We are also proud to be an Educational Partner of ABTA, the leading association of travel agents and tour operators, and our students are able to apply for the competitive ABTA Internship.

This programme will undergo a review in March 2022. As such, course content shown may change to ensure the programme remains current. Please check cardiffmet.ac.uk for details prior to making an application.

Course: International Tourism Management - BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 96-112 Duration: 3/4/5 years full-time Key:  F PY

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