Business Management

Why choose this course?
Our BSc Business Management degree is designed to provide you with the academic knowledge, practical experience and professional development to thrive in diverse and fast-changing business environments.

You will:

• Benefit from an optional semester-long work placement at Level 5 (worth 60 credits), offering hands-on business experience and enhancing employability

• Gain a CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership (worth over £1,300) at no extra cost* alongside your degree, providing a valuable professional qualification recognised by employers

• Study a curriculum designed to build entrepreneurial thinking, leadership, and problem-solving skills, preparing you for diverse career paths

• Work on a Capstone Project (Live Consultancy Project), solving real business challenges for industry partners and building professional networks

• Learn within Wrexham University’s Active Learning Framework (ALF), combining flexible online and face-to-face teaching to suit different learning styles

• Be taught by experienced lecturers and industry professionals, ensuring that learning is grounded in real-world practice as well as theory

• Study in a supportive, student-focused environment with small class sizes, ensuring personalised guidance and mentoring

• Develop essential employability skills – including teamwork, communication, data analysis, and strategic decision-making – valued across industries

• Be part of a programme underpinned by sustainability, ethics, and social responsibility, equipping you to lead businesses that make a positive impact

• Study a course ranked Top 3 in Wales**

** This course is part of a subject area ranked Top 3 in Wales in the Business and Management subject area league table in the Guardian University Guide 2026

Year 1 (Level 4)
Your first year lays the foundation in business and management, focusing on how organisations operate in dynamic environments. You’ll develop key skills in critical thinking, communication, and business analysis while exploring organisational behaviour and marketing principles.

Core Modules:

Introduction to Business and Management: Covers organisational structures, key business functions, and decision-making processes. Learn to apply business concepts to real-world contexts.

Understanding the Business Environment: Examines external factors such as economics, politics, technology, and sustainability that influence organisational performance.

People and Culture: Focuses on organisational behaviour, teamwork, leadership, diversity, motivation, and effective people management.

Marketing and Communications: Introduces marketing concepts and business communication techniques. Analyse markets and customer behaviour, and develop presentation and report-writing skills.

Year 2 (Level 5)
Build on foundational knowledge with a focus on entrepreneurship, finance, and applied business skills. You’ll explore creative problem-solving, financial decision-making, and either ethics or project management—or opt for a work placement to gain real-world experience.

Core Modules:

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Develop and evaluate innovative business ideas. Learn about opportunity recognition, business planning, and the role of innovation in competitiveness.

Business Finance: Understand financial statements, budgeting, investment appraisal, and financial performance. Apply financial tools to practical scenarios.

Option Modules (Choose One):

Ethical and Corporate Responsibility: Explore how organisations address ethics, sustainability, and social responsibility alongside profit-making.

Project Management: Gain skills in planning, risk management, scheduling, and stakeholder engagement. Apply techniques through practical exercises.

Work Placement (60 credits): Spend a semester in an organisation applying your academic knowledge in a professional context. Enhance employability, develop skills, and build industry networks.

Year 3 (Level 6)
In your final year, focus on strategy, global business, and real-world application through a live consultancy project. Develop leadership, problem-solving, and analytical skills that prepare you for the workplace or further study.

Core Modules:

International Business: Learn how businesses operate in global contexts. Explore trade, investment, supply chains, and cross-cultural management.

Strategic Management and Marketing: Understand how organisations formulate and implement long-term strategies. Analyse competitive environments and the role of marketing in achieving strategic goals.

Contemporary Business: Investigate current challenges such as digital innovation, sustainability, and corporate responsibility. Reflect on how businesses adapt to change.

Capstone Project: Undertake a live consultancy project with a real organisation. Apply your knowledge to solve a business issue, working independently or in a group. Present practical recommendations and demonstrate your professional capabilities.

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.

You will learn through a mix of interactive lectures, seminars, workshops, group discussions, and case studies, supported by Wrexham University’s Active Learning Framework (ALF). This combines face-to-face teaching with flexible online learning, including short, recorded lectures, digital resources, and one-to-one tutor support.

As you progress, teaching will increasingly focus on applying theory to real-world business challenges, including live consultancy projects and optional placements.

Assessment is designed to reflect real business tasks and develop your employability skills. Instead of relying heavily on exams, you will be assessed through a variety of coursework methods, including:

Essays and business reports
Case study analyses
Group projects and presentations
Portfolios and reflective assignments
Live consultancy project (final year)
Formative feedback is built into the programme, so you will receive guidance on your progress before final assessments. By the end of your degree, you will have a portfolio of work demonstrating your ability to think critically, solve problems, and apply business knowledge in practice.

Teaching and Learning

We offer workshops and support sessions in areas such as academic writing, effective note-making and preparing for assignments.

Students can book appointments with academic skills tutors dedicated to helping deal with the practicalities of university work. Our student support section has more information on the help available.

In terms of particular needs, the University’s Inclusion Services can provide appropriate guidance and support should any students require reasonable adjustments to be made because of a recognised prevailing disability, medical condition, or specific learning difference.