MBA / Business School in Cardiff, Wales

Cardiff Business School:
Cardiff Business School is one of the leading business schools in the UK and has a global reputation for research, teaching and learning. It is ranked 4th in the UK for the quality of its research, placing it amongst the elite of business and management schools. We are centrally located in Cardiff in South Wales on the Bristol Channel, less than 2 hours both west of London and south-west of Birmingham. We offer a range of degree programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The reputation of the school is reflected in the keen competition for places on its courses from students, not only from the UK but from all parts of the world. Entry standards are demanding and successful candidates are of a high calibre.

Cardiff Business School is one of the largest departments of Cardiff University, itself among the Russell Group (the UK’s equivalent of the North American ‘Ivy League’) of universities in the United Kingdom. At Cardiff Business School, we have a faculty of international repute that delivers high quality educational programmes to 2,500 students a year, 700 of which are postgraduate students. The quality of our programmes and the regard in which our graduates are held, have been recognised by many prospective employees. We receive a large number of studentships from the Economic and Social Research Council and overseas governments and universities. 

Graduates of the school are placed on excellent career tracks across the range of business and management careers in firms and government organizations. Companies such as KPMG, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Unilever, to name a few, regularly recruit our students.

Cardiff Business School contributes to policy and practice on a local, national and international level, working with organisations like the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the United Nations, the Treasury, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills and the Department for Communities and Local Government and working on consultation projects for blue-chip, global firms.

Cardiff Business School is a member of both the American-based AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD – EQUIS).

We also have collaborative agreements with other leading universities overseas, such as the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. 

Academic Sections:
Cardiff Business School is organised around the School's main academic sections. Academic Sections provide a broad disciplinary home for individuals as well as co-ordinating research, hosting research seminars, teaching and administration.

The academic sections at Cardiff Business School include:

* Economics
* Accounting & Finance
* Human Resource Management
* Marketing & Strategy
* Logistics & Operations Management

* Accounting Related Programmes (3-year):
- BSc Accounting
- BSc Econ Accounting and Economics

* Business Management Programmes (3-year):
- BSc Business Management (various routes)
- Business Management (General Route)

* Finance & Economics Programmes (3-year):
- BSc Business Management and Finance (Joint Honours)
- BSc Econ in Banking and Finance

* Joint Honours Degree Schemes (4-year):
- BSc Accounting with a European Language

* MBA Programme

* Specialist Masters Programmes

*PhD Programme

and more...

Student Testimonial:
" I initially decided to pursue a taught postgraduate course to enhance my employment potential, but decided to stay on and read for my doctorate because of the encouragement and enthusiasm offered by members of staff at all levels within the School. Cardiff Business School has an enviable reputation both in the UK and abroad, and the support offered to postgraduate students in the School is exceptional." - Y. Yue, Marketing Coordinator for an American company in Shanghai, China (MSc Strategic Marketing).

Cardiff is one of Europe's youngest capital cities. Compact, green, friendly and full of life, it provides a first class environment in which to live and study. As the capital city of Wales, Cardiff has an impressive range of leisure, sporting and cultural amenities, many of which are of an international standard. The city boasts world-class concert venues in Cardiff International Arena and the new Wales Millennium Centre, and the Millennium Stadium provides the focus for international sporting events.

Cardiff is a compact city with large areas of parkland and good local transport. The city has a vibrant shopping centre, numerous cinemas and restaurants and great pubs and music venues. Unlike many other cities, it also offers easy access to the countryside, coast and mountains. The city is also easily accessible by road or rail from other parts of Britain.