Course Director's Welcome

Organisations, whether multinational corporations, charities or government bodies, need thoughtful, energetic and skilled people to succeed.  The central aim of the Business and Management degree schemes at Aberystwyth is to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in modern business and management.  Research is at the core of our teaching.  Our academic staff publish in leading academic journals and regularly act as consultants to a range of organizations.  We have significant research strengths in areas such as entrepreneurship, human resource management, international business and operations and supply chain management.

We encourage our students to question received wisdom and to learn to be constructively critical.  The cultivation of a critical mind is crucial for today’s managers: the world economy is facing many challenges and organizations will not succeed without having people capable of generating new ideas and approaches.  On successful completion of your Business and Management degree you’ll have developed a professional insight into essential business functions that include Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance and Economics.  In addition to this insight you will have developed an impressive array of relevant and practical business skills.

When you choose to study Business and Management with us you will be provided with a broad, integrated and above all analytical perspective on the challenges which businesses face. Whilst allowing you to develop a broad and overarching understanding of Business and Management, studying your degree with us will also allow you further to investigate and understand those areas that you are particularly interested in. 

The modular structure of your degree with us provides you with a considerable choice of optional and elective modules, allowing you to specialise and develop through the subjects that you find most interesting, engaging and rewarding: all of these are underpinned by essential core modules which provide the foundation for your full understanding of the issues and opportunites in a business career

Studying a business and management degree with us will also allow you to show evidence and understanding of the both the transferrable and core skills  you will have been taught. What sort of skills will you develop by studying your Business and Management degree with us?

Core analytical skills that include:

  • Marketing Analysis
  • Company Financial Controls
  • Corporate Governance
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Management control techniques

As a successful graduate in Business and Management you will have a wide range of potential careers to consider. With the skills and capabilities you will be able to demonstrate, you will be sought after by employers offering great career prospects.  Your degree will form the foundation of your professional development throughout your career.

With kind regards

Professor Steve McGuire
Course Director - Business and Management


Find out more about: