The Public Value Business School Cardiff Business School Professional Programmes 2020/21 Welcome We do everything we can to ensure you have the very best experience on our professional programmes, so you can make a positive contribution to the world around you during your study and beyond. At Cardiff you’ll receive a career-changing You’ll be encouraged to ensure that They’re ready and waiting to identify events education from world-leading academics that business is not only effective, but values- and opportunities to help you achieve your have different points of view. They’ll challenge led, purposeful and a force for good. future aspirations. your thinking as you consider the world of Our professional programmes are challenge- As a member of our professional cohort, business from a range of alternative based and practice-oriented. This approach you’ll be able to shape your own education perspectives. offers a unique opportunity to implement your experience through an ongoing feedback You’ll develop a lifelong community of peers, learning by delivering impact and value for relationship with the senior management become part of the School’s elite business your organisation while you’re studying. team of the School. network and gain exclusive access to leading We’re focused on your future. As an Executive We look forward to welcoming you soon. industry advisers, including members of our MBA and MSc in Public Leadership student, International Advisory Board and you’ll access a dedicated Executive Coach to Entrepreneurs in Residence. help you shape a programme of personalised We believe that business is society. professional development so that you can This means we focus on how to lead realise your career potential. Professor Rachel Ashworth Dean of Cardiff Business School organisations as they address a series And, on our CIPD-accredited Human of grand challenges, such as the climate Resource Management programme, emergency, technological change and you’ll benefit from the knowledge and economic inequality. expertise of our Career Enhancer Team. CONTENTS 02 A Business School 09 MSc Public Leadership 13 Other study options with a purpose 10 MSc Human Resource 14 Cardiff: City of opportunity 04 Your business advantage Management 16 Cardiff: The University 06 Executive MBA 11 What we stand for 17 Your next steps 08 What we stand for 12 Executive education 1 We stand for_ Public Value “We’re experts in transformation. We help organisations adapt to provide sustainable value. It’s putting business in a place where we can make Wales and the world a fairer place through inclusion.” Professor Calvin Jones Deputy Dean for Public Value and External Relations ↘ Find out more at cardiff.ac.uk/publicvalue 2 A Business School with a purpose At Cardiff Business School our mission is clear – to make a positive impact on the world. Now is the time to stand up and be recognised for our contribution to society. We value more than just economic success. We want to bring humanity, sustainability, generosity and innovation to the business sector. In today’s world, businesses are looking We’ve developed relationships that range Our focus on research-led teaching at much more than experience and from the largest multinationals to the smallest and self-directed learning means our qualifications. They’re looking at people’s micro-businesses, and include a wide variety students benefit from cutting-edge outlooks and views on the world. of social enterprises and cooperatives. We research while simultaneously helping We understand that business needs to use these networks to deliver value for our us co-create future knowledge. change so that organisations can respond students through: At Cardiff, we strive to be different. to global challenges like inequality, social ↘ real-world case studies and insights Not just in the way we undertake exclusion and climate change, while still ↘ collaboration with our Public Value research and how we present ourselves, creating the vital innovations and economic Entrepreneurs in Residence but also in our teaching and in the way returns that make progress and commercial ↘ guest lectures we run our School. viability possible. ↘ field trips and workshops. THE BUSINESS OF CHANGING Everything we do at Cardiff Business School This wide ranging and varied learning THE WORLD IS OURS. is underpinned by the idea that we must experience will help enhance your career Together we can achieve great things. contribute to society. It’s our duty to help and show you how you can make sustain our local and global economies, a difference along the way. for future as well as current generations. No business school of quality can survive WE CALL THIS PUBLIC VALUE. IT’S OUR without its research, and Cardiff is no PURPOSE. IT’S WRITTEN IN OUR DNA. different. We direct our research efforts And our students are a central part of this to help solve pressing global challenges ethos. They’ll go on to make a real difference, – around inequality and fairness in the in places far beyond Cardiff and in ways we workplace; on ensuring organisations and can only imagine. We equip students with the the workforce are ‘fit for the future’; and tools and techniques to make this difference. building a sustainable economy with fair, resilient and low-carbon supply chains. 3 Your business advantage What sets us apart are our values, but when you join us at Cardiff, you can also expect the highest standard of teaching, informed by world-class research. BUSINESS EXCELLENCE BUSINESS, INDUSTRY AND BEYOND YOUR STUDENT LIFE We pursue excellence across our research, We work together with a range of different Our investment in study, support and teaching and engagement activity. stakeholders to maximise our contribution to social facilities offers you the very best In recognition of this, we were successfully local, national and international communities. environment to achieve success. Across re-accredited by the Association to Advance We’ve trained leaders in the NHS to make three buildings, you’ll have access to: Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in financial reserves more sustainable for ↘ A dedicated Student Support Adviser 2018. The accreditation is a hallmark of future economic challenges, and engaged ↘ Wales’ largest trading room excellence for the world’s elite business in knowledge transfer partnerships with ↘ TRETS electronic trading system schools. It demonstrates your first-class Panalpina to forecast inventory demand academic experience as you go on to make and facilitate inventory reduction. ↘ Student membership of the Institute of Directors, Wales a difference in your professional career. Forging links such as these means our students are in pole position for live ↘ Bloomberg and Refinitiv Datastream RESEARCH EXCELLENCE business projects while extending and financial databases We conduct world-leading research, exposing enhancing their professional networks. ↘ Leading Business and Management you to the latest thinking and theory: journals and online resources ↘ 1st for research environment and 6th for ENTERPRISE ↘ Electronic lecture capture so that you research quality in 2014 Research We’re one of only 36 schools across the can revisit our teaching at any time Excellence Framework. UK and Ireland to receive the prestigious ↘ Our Breakfast Briefing series, attended ↘ One of only two business schools to Small Business Charter award. This national by an external community of business place in the top ten of every government kitemark recognises business schools that practitioners, policy makers, media, research exercise since 1992. demonstrate excellence in encouraging and other stakeholders student enterprise, engagement in the local ↘ Dedicated study and social spaces for economy and business support. our postgraduate and executive cohorts ↘ Fairtrade Roastology coffee shop ↘ Find out more at cardiff.ac.uk/business-school 4 Our Public Value purpose sees us partner and collaborate with organisations in business, industry, government and sectors beyond: ↘ Anti-Slavery International ↘ Business in the Community ↘ Companies House ↘ Future Generations Commissioner for Wales ↘ Institute of Directors ↘ International Red Cross ↘ HM Treasury ↘ Literature Wales ↘ Living Wage Foundation ↘ Menter a Busnes ↘ National Health Service ↘ Ocado ↘ Office for National Statistics ↘ Panalpina ↘ Social Enterprise UK ↘ Transport for Wales Rail Services ↘ UK Government ↘ Welsh Language Commission ↘ Yeo Valley 5 Executive MBA Build the knowledge, leadership skills and networks to realise your career potential and make an impact in your organisation. Demanding careers and commitments This research-informed, practice-focused AT A GLANCE are common obstacles to middle- teaching will enhance your existing knowledge EXAMPLE MODULES management professional development. in core business management areas like In a business world of high input and high finance, marketing, strategy, human Sustainable business management output, professionals are rarely afforded resources, entrepreneurship and innovation. Entrepreneurship and innovation the headspace to plan and prepare a Over ten core modules, two elective modules way forward. and a dissertation, you’ll evaluate the social, Lean thinking The business of changing management is economic and environmental implications of Leadership and professional ours. management decision making in a range of development Our Executive MBA is your catalyst for change. sectoral and international contexts to forge a way forward for you and your organisation.