Cardiff Business School

MBA Programme

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Introducing Cardiff Business School

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Cardiff Business School: Ranked amongst A Reputation for Excellence
the Best Business Schools in the UK Cardiff Business School is ranked 4th in the UK for its research
excellence. The School has recently become a member of both the
American-based AACSB International, The Association to Advance
Cardiff Business School has an international reputation for Collegiate Schools of Business and of the European Foundation for
its research excellence. The latest UK Government Research Management Development (EFMD – EQUIS).
Assessment Exercise has ranked the School fourth in the UK in
terms of its research quality. A Global School in the UK
The faculty of Cardiff Business School come from 20 countries, our
70% of the School’s research is ranked either ‘world-leading or current students come from 60 countries and our alumni represent
‘internationally excellent’. The School is ranked 2nd in the UK in 120 countries, reflecting the School’s global approach to its work and
terms of the proportion of its research which is ‘world-leading’ its international stature.
(the highest possible category), placing it second only to London The School’s international reputation allows faculty and institutional
Business School. The School uses research-led teaching across its collaboration with other leading universities overseas.
full portfolio of Specialist Masters programmes. This means that
our faculty members teach students the cutting-edge expertise World Class Faculty
needed to forge a successful career. The School attracts world-class faculty who occupy key positions
in their respective fields, in the leading international business and
research associations and membership bodies. Faculty are on the
Research Assessment Exercise 2008 editorial review boards of many of the leading academic journals.
University Business Schools Recognition for Outstanding Research
1st London Business School The School is ranked 2nd in the UK for the amount of its research
2nd Imperial College which is ‘world-leading’ – second only to London Business School.
3rd Cambridge
4th Cardiff At the Frontier of Business Decision Making
5th Warwick The School makes a useful contribution to both policy and practice
Lancaster on a local, national and international level, with research informing
Bath organisations such as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the
LSE United Nations, the Treasury, the Department for Trade and Industry
Oxford and the Department for Communities and Local Government, and
King’s College London working on consultation projects for blue-chip, global firms.
11th Strathclyde
Manchester An Excellent Learning Environment
Leeds Postgraduate students join a community of some 700 postgraduates
Nottingham specialising in Taught Masters programmes and our MBA. The diversity
15th Cranfield of our student body directly informs teaching and experiences are
Source: Times Higher Education shared from all over the globe.
In excess of £160 million has been invested to provide modern and
well-equipped facilities, ensuring a first-class environment in which to
live and study.
Cardiff is one of the few UK universities to provide a dedicated
facility for postgraduate students. The Graduate Centre offers
additional academic and social facilities and a centre for the broader
postgraduate community.
Excellence in Teaching
In the last Teaching Quality Assessment exercise, teaching at
Cardiff Business School was assessed as ‘excellent’. Our knowledge,
experience and research underpins teaching on all of our
postgraduate programmes, informing our students of valuable ideas
and practices at the frontier of global business developments.
A Career Head-start
Graduates of the School are placed on excellent career tracks
across the range of business and management careers in firms and
government organizations. Regular recruiters of our students, to
name a few, include KPMG, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, HSBC,
JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Unilever.
One of the Best Universities in the UK
The School is part of Cardiff University, itself a Russell Group institution
(the UK’s equivalent to the North American Ivy League).
An Attractive Location
The University is based in and around Cardiff ’s magnificent city centre,
alongside the National Museum and Galleries of Wales, and boasts
much fine parkland. A compact campus means that the town centre,
Students’ Union, Business School and Halls of Residence are in easy
walking distance of each other.
The Capital City Advantage
The fastest growing capital in Europe, Cardiff is two hours by train
from London and was recently named the most desirable city in
which to live and work in the UK. This dynamic city boasts the
Millennium Stadium, the National Assembly for Wales, the cultural
Wales Millennium Centre and hosts major sporting events, world
class concerts, film festivals and much more. Both the coastline and
mountain ranges of Wales can be easily explored from the capital.
01 Students outside the Julian Hodge Building.
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Contents Welcome to Cardiff Business School…
03 Welcome from the Dean Here at Cardiff we have been providing a business education for
04 Learning with Us some 140 years: a heritage of which we are proud and through which
06 Introducing the Cardiff MBA Programme we have developed a reputation as one of the leading business and
07 MBA Programme Structure
08 The MBA Programme
management schools in the UK.
14 Cardiff: The University The School is constantly developing: we were among the first to
16 Cardiff: The City provide a Master of Business Administration programme some 27
18 Your Environment
years ago and continue to update and to innovate within our suite
20 The Graduate Centre
20 Accommodation of degree programmes, equipping tomorrow’s business people with
22 International Students cutting-edge expertise.
24 Careers Our faculty are at the forefront of business and management
26 The Faculty of Cardiff Business School
27 Applying to Cardiff Business School
research. The knowledge, experience and research of my colleagues
underpins our teaching on all our postgraduate programmes,
informing our students of valuable ideas and practices at the frontier
of global business developments.
Our programmes are designed to challenge our graduates
academically whilst providing them with the rigorous knowledge
needed to succeed in a global business arena which becomes ever
more competitive. Throughout your time with us, we will provide
you with all the support you need to achieve your best and to forge
a successful career for your future.
As a postgraduate student at Cardiff Business School you will
contribute to a vibrant community of 700 other graduates, from over
60 countries. In addition to the seminars, lectures and workshops
which will form your formal schooling, you will be invited to attend
guest lectures given by the internationally renowned scholars and
policy makers who visit us. The whole spectrum of activities offered
by the Students’ Union will be open to you to enjoy and all of the
resources of Cardiff University will benefit you both when you study
with us and when you become one of our alumni when you leave.
Our students find living and studying in Cardiff, itself a friendly and
prospering city, to be both rewarding and enjoyable. I hope that this
brochure provides you with the information you need to join us at
Cardiff. I wish you every success with your studies and look forward to
welcoming you to our School in the future.

Professor Robert McNabb

Dean

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01 Students enjoy the sunshine outside Main Building.
02 The annual MBA dinner.
03 Professor Robert McNabb.
04 Why Cardiff Business School? Learning with Us
Learning with Us
An Innovative Programme
Cardiff Business School continually re-evaluates its programmes to
ensure that they cater for the requirements of tomorrow’s business
leaders. The new Cardiff MBA programme is designed to provide
present and aspiring managers with the cutting-edge tools and
techniques that will enable them to deal with the challenges,
complexities and dynamism of an increasingly volatile global
business environment.
Excellent Teaching
In the most recent UK Teaching Quality Assessment performed
by the UK government, teaching at Cardiff Business School was
assessed as ‘Excellent’. You will be taught in the way that best suits
your programme, ranging from lectures, seminars, tutorials and
industry visits. Case-based teaching will allow you to work with
real-life examples of contemporary business practice, drawn from
the activities of internationally renowned organisations. Small group
work enables you to develop your skills of teamwork as well as help
you to understand the dynamics of intra organisational groups.
A thriving, stimulating environment
As a student of CBS you’ll become a member of a thriving
postgraduate community. 700 postgraduate students join us every
year from a range of backgrounds and with experience of different
cultures and working environments. The opportunities to extend
your learning are endless, from accessing dedicated postgraduate
resources to attending guest lectures and seminars given by speakers
of international repute. Facilities such as our New Trading Room give
you the opportunity to learn practical skills to put you ahead in the
career marketplace.
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A Global Perspective
Cardiff Business School is a global school located within the UK and as
such aims to give our students a global perspective. Our programmes
are designed with this internationalisation in mind and focus on
preparing you for a multicultural business environment, equipping
you with the skills you’ll need to succeed within it.
A supportive network
Before you arrive in Cardiff you will be assigned a faculty member
who will act as your Personal Tutor, onhand to help with any academic
issues you might encounter during your studies and to supervise
your progress. A dedicated Student Support and Disability Officer
is available within the School to advise on matters such as finance,
regulations and to help you navigate the support services available
both within and outside the University.
A view to the future
Whilst our programmes will provide you with the business knowledge
needed for you to excel in your chosen area of business, we also
provide a range of career services dedicated to helping you find
graduate employment after graduation.
Alumni benefits
Our relationship with our students doesn’t end when they graduate.
Cardiff Business School increasingly provides networking and social
opportunities for graduates when they leave us through our growing
number of alumni chapters and industry-specific groups. From 2009,
an online alumni portal will provide jobs boards, discussion forums
and the opportunities to post profiles to enable global networking.
We hold events both in the UK and other countries worldwide.
We keep our graduates up-to-date with developments at the School
through our magazine Synergy, which is available for alumni for use in
sharing their news with their contemporaries.
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01 A small group tutorial at the School.
02 Main Building.
03 Our International Recruitment Team Sarah Rees and
Don Barry, with MBA alumnus Nirmal Chhabria, who
recently won the award of Young Business Achiever of
the Year at the Business in Wales Awards for his start up
company, Niva Technology.
04 The School provides excellent library facilities.
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The Cardiff MBA

‘new outlooks…’

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An Introduction
The Cardiff MBA: Key Facts
The MBA will provide you with a new outlook on the experiences and
education you gained before you joined us and a clear insight into
business practices for your future in the changing global environment. Class size: 300 students
You will leave us ready to turn theory into practice, having had the
opportunity to test your new found knowledge within the integrated
International students: 95% of cohort
Business Plan, with input from an external business practitioner.
Whilst the programme gives you detailed knowledge of the
theories at the core of business management, it also gives you the Course duration: 12 months full-time,
opportunity to specialise within one of the key management functions.
The programme is truly international in focus, providing knowledge
commencing September
and skills that will be invaluable in the international marketplace.
As well as equipping you with the knowledge foundation you need Study programme:
to excel in the business world, the MBA will develop your interpersonal
skills, your business intuition, your sense of entrepreneurship and your
Phase 1 Foundation
ability to tackle everyday challenges, within a supportive environment Phase 2 Application
of friendly competition and collaboration. Phase 3 Specialisation
The MBA will provide you with:
Phase 4 Business Project

• The competence and the confidence to apply new knowledge

to key areas of business and management
• The ability to solve practical management problems by turning
theory into practice
• An understanding of working in an international, global,
multi-cultural, diverse environment
• Developed communication, self-management and time-
management skills

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01 The Aberconway Building.
02 Resource Centre, Main Building.
03 04 The annual MBA dinner.
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01 The Julian Hodge lecture theatre.

The Cardiff MBA 02 Cardiff Business School grounds.

The Programme

The Cardiff MBA programme consists of a set of core subjects

studied in the Foundation and Application stage, a choice of
optional pathways and an individual Business Project.

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The Cardiff MBA
The Programme
Phase 1
Foundation – September to December
Designed to give you a strong grounding in the basics of business
management, the Foundation phase introduces you to the core
components that make organisations function. You’ll understand the
resources that an organisation requires, the processes that control
organizational operations, and the approaches through which
organizations relate to their international and external environments.
It also develops the skills you will need to complete your MBA study
successfully. (For topics covered see page 8).
Phase 2
Application – January to March
The Application phase provides you with the opportunity to advance
your thinking and knowledge by developing and applying the core
themes studied in the Foundation phase. This phase focuses on the
strategic business context, the development of organisational human
capital, the management of the marketing function and the analysis
and control of financial and business operations.
You will undertake a business plan that is group based, giving you
the opportunity to develop team working skills. You will work in
an international, multicultural team where you will solve complex
business problems, integrating the skills and knowledge gained
in other modules. The group business plan will involve input from
external business mentors, giving you the opportunity to test your
ideas and to develop further understanding of the dynamics of
businesses. (For topics covered see page 8).
Phase 3
Specialisation – April to September
Students choose 1 lead elective:
• Corporate Governance
• International Management
• Marketing Research
• Strategic Operations Management
• Strategic Human Resource Management
and two other electives from within one pathway
or from a combination of pathways.
‘Cardiff University is a great place to start a career.
The MBA programme gave me an opportunity to broaden
my horizons and improve my skills and knowledge.
The staff and the faculty at the University transformed
my thinking and creativity and made me approach the
highest standards of intellect.’
Gaurav Mehra
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Advances in Strategic Marketing
This module explores the nature of contemporary strategic marketing
to promote a deeper critical understanding of conventional strategy
approaches and emergent ideas arising from new paradigm
challenges. Creativity is applied to engender innovation in strategy,
existing ‘Western’ strategy frameworks are challenged, and risk,
implementation, knowledge and time are examined as key drivers
creating 21st century strategies.
Consumer Behaviour
This module builds on the knowledge gained from the core Marketing
module by providing an insight into why consumers behave
the way they do, including the psychological, social and cultural
underpinnings of consumer choice. A good understanding of the
main influences that affect consumers is essential to managers, since
most marketing activity is based on beliefs about buyer behaviour.
The aim of the module is to provide participants with a critical
knowledge of the relevant buyer behaviour theories, enabling them
to develop successful marketing strategies.
Corporate Governance
Corporate governance is an evolving area in the UK both in the
business world and in academia. In the business world, there has
been worldwide development of codes of best practice for corporate
governance, stemming from the publication of the UK Cadbury
Code in 1992. This module aims to further students’ understanding
of recent corporate governance reforms in the UK, within an
international context. The module also seeks to adopt a broad
perspective on corporate governance, introducing students to
recent developments in the areas of social responsibility, ethics,
accountability, corporate social and environmental reporting and
socially responsible investment. The module adopts both a
theoretical and practical perspective.
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Electronic Business
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have
transformed both the way in which businesses now operate internally
and the way in which businesses interact with other businesses and
their customers. Electronic business is the term used to describe
this interest in the transformation potential of ICT to increase the
performance of business. This module focuses on the key business
issues associated with eBusiness and eCommerce and develops
sufficient understanding of the technical issues to enable the student
to discern the significance of ICTs to modern business.
Global Marketing
In this module we examine the ways multinational enterprises
develop their international marketing strategy. We explore the stages
of globalization and we use case study methodologies to deepen
students’ understanding of a number of themes. Topics include: the
nature and importance of global marketing; firm internationalisation;
standardization and adaptation in global markets; the importance
of market research and information utilisation in global marketing
strategy and global marketing strategy in the new millennium.
International Management
The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding
of the key cultural, national and organizational issues that impact
on the management function in a global business environment.
Active involvement in seminars, case-analyses and discussion groups
will enable discipline specific intellectual and transferable skills to
be developed.
International Sustainable Business
The module examines the way in which business is responding to the
challenges posed by recognition of the need to become sustainable.
Among the topics covered are: sustainability as a concept; life-cycle
analysis; industrial ecology; ecological foot-printing; corporate
social responsibility; the sustainable consumption and production
movement; and bio-mimicry. The module reviews policy measures
affecting business and sustainability, and provides case studies of the
more sustainable businesses currently trading. Examples will be drawn
from a wide range of industries.
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‘In a one-year programme, Cardiff Business School has
done a tremendous job because I personally believe the
methodology of combining theory with practical case
studies is very well-balanced.’
Hamza Javaid
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01 Main Building.
02 Students have access to a number
of 24 hour computing facilities.
03 The University boasts excellent library
and resource facilities.
04 Students benefit from state-of-the-art
IT facilities.
Lean Operations
This module aims to enable students to develop a comprehensive
understanding of the techniques involved in Lean Operations and
value stream management. The student will examine lean tools and
techniques - the concepts, practice and the competitive benefit of
continuously improving processes and value stream management.
We then examine how to take these lean tools and techniques and
adapt them to achieve a lean enterprise and develop the international
and global supply chains.
The elective aims to synthesise the academic ‘theory’ with a strong
appreciation of how to use the lean tools and techniques to develop
the value streams encountered in all businesses.
Management Consulting
The Management Consulting module provides students with practical
skills for the consulting world by engaging them with real-life
consulting dilemmas.
The module is based on a series of cases from the lecturer’s
extensive consulting experience and tutorials from the leading
management consultancies around the world. The course uses the
Harvard Business School ‘Case Method’ which is deployed by most
major consulting firms when recruiting candidates.
Management in Emerging Economies
Management in Emerging Economies provides students with a
practical insight into the fast-growing Southern economies that are
changing the face of the global economy. Throughout the world,
companies from formerly marginalized economies are finding
and exploiting market niches and transforming both their own
countries and the traditional picture of multinational development.
The module looks at the keys to success at the corporate, national
and international policy levels. It examines why some development
approaches succeed and others do not, and explores some of the
challenges faced by operators in emerging and developing economies.
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Hodge Building.
03 Students can relax in the extensive
parkland of the city centre.
The Programme continued

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Electives continued from previous page Marketing Research Phase 4 Teaching

Management of Change
The aim of the elective is to describe and analyse the way
organisations change and the role of managers in change processes.
Students will be introduced to relevant theories and practices
relating to change management and utilize various case studies
and other exercises to put these to use. The elective focuses on
how to diagnose the problems associated with major changes in
organisations, combines understanding of major theories of change
with recently developed techniques of change management, and
critically appraises the relevance of a variety of change management
approaches to different sectors of the economy. Students are
encouraged to conceive the role of manager as ‘reflective practitioner’
and question their own underlying assumptions and much
conventional wisdom.
Managerial Finance
The Managerial Finance module builds upon the Financial
Management core module and aims to provide students with a
more advanced knowledge and understanding of the theoretical
and applied techniques of managerial finance. The topics covered
are: working capital management and sources of short-term funds;
financial strategies; capital investment decisions under conditions
of risk and uncertainty; investment appraisal and capital rationing;
inflation and its impact on investment appraisal; portfolio theory
and the Capital Asset Pricing Model; mergers and acquisitions;
Efficient Market Hypothesis; long term funds and the cost of capital
and dividend policy.
The aim of this module is for participants to develop the knowledge
and skills required to design, implement and evaluate commercial
marketing research projects. The module will thus equip participants
with the skills required to conduct and appraise qualitative and
quantitative marketing.
Strategic Human Resource Management
The aims of the module are to link human resource issues with the
strategies of firms and to deploy an explicitly international approach.
The skills learned in the module will be transferable to a range of
managerial activities both within firms and internationally.
Strategic Operations Management
The ability to manage businesses correctly and effectively in an
increasingly complex marketplace is of increasing importance to
many organisations. Strategic Operations Management provides
students with a highly informative and practical knowledge base
in which to develop, analyse and practise operations management
theory in a range of different operational situations.
Through a range of case studies, discussion groups and practical
exercises, this module examines a range of general strategic
operations issues such as: defining a robust operational strategy to
enable company growth; defining customer value and developing
quality systems products and services; re-engineering business
processes in order to become leaner, more agile and responsive to
customer demands; and, how Strategic Operations Management
extends into company supply chains in order to achieve a seamless
flow of products and services.
The Business Project
Replacing the traditional dissertation, the Business project provides
the opportunity to test the theories you have learnt in a simulated,
practical environment. Knowledge from across the subjects studied
in the Foundation and Application phases will be integrated within
this project, the final part of the Specialisation period. Teaching faculty
from across the Academic Sections of the School will be involved
within the project part of the programme.
You will be supported by a member of faculty who will act as your
internal project mentor throughout the duration of the project.
A key feature of the new Cardiff MBA programme is the emphasis
on case-based teaching and learning. Students will work on cases
which have been carefully developed to reflect the theoretical issues
covered in the individual modules as well as practical business issues
and problems.
Typically, there will be formal lectures and these will be
supplemented by small group teaching, where the key themes from
the lectures are discussed in syndicate groups of between 12 and
14 students. There will also be the opportunity to attend additional
‘surgeries’ where further support for the quantitative subject areas will
be offered in a small group environment.
Assessment
The Foundation and Application phases will both be assessed by a
combination of assignments and examinations. The exception is the
group business plan, which is a 7000 word report.
The elective modules within the Specialisation phase will be
assessed by a combination of assignments, project and examinations.
The Business Project of the Specialisation phase will be assessed by
an individual report of 10000 words.

Multinational Financial Management

The module examines key financial management issues faced by
multinational corporations in undertaking international operations.
Topics covered will include: an introduction to exchange rates and
foreign exchange markets; issues involved in raising finance locally
and internationally; foreign exchange exposure measurement and
management; international derivatives and hedging; foreign direct
investment; international investment decision-making processes,
project appraisal in global companies; political risk; international
working capital management; and international corporate governance.

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‘The Cardiff MBA is a comprehensive, well-organised and exciting experience. ‘My experience of Cardiff as a cosmopolitan city and the
As an international student, one gets to interact with colleagues of diverse cultures Cardiff MBA is priceless. The interaction with people from
and professional backgrounds. This broadens the scope of learning and provides diverse cultures, and the knowledge acquired from a wide
an international business perspective. The faculty is always eager to help in array of subject areas, has made me better equipped for the
both academic and personal matters. Cardiff as a city provides both top-quality challenges of the global economy.’
education and a vibrant student life.’
Chioma Mbanugo
Mohammad Fahad Shahid
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Cardiff: The University
Cardiff University is recognised in independent
government assessments as one of the UK’s leading
teaching and research universities.
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‘Cardiff has established itself as the front runner in
Welsh higher education…it is a match for most
rivals in teaching and research and the overall
performance is amongst the best in Britain.’
The Times Good University Guide
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‘Cardiff is surely one of the best deals going: tip-top
academically, still not the hardest to get into and a
fantastic extra-curricular scene. There’s no excuse
to leave with just a degree listed on your CV.’
The Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities
15 Why Cardiff Business School? Cardiff: The University www.cardiff.ac.uk/carbs
More on-line at:
www.cardiff.ac.uk
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The University has an outstanding location amidst the parks, Portland
stone buildings and tree-lined avenues that form the city’s civic
centre. Unusually for a civic university, the various academic buildings,
libraries, Students’ Union, many of the student residences and the
city centre are in short walking distance of each other, saving you
time and money. More than £150 million has been invested in the
university estate since 2002 to provide new and refurbished facilities
of the highest quality.
Cardiff is a member of the Russell Group of Britain’s leading research
universities. Its research excellence creates a stimulating environment
for teaching, ensuring that students are exposed to the very latest
thinking and the most modern technology and equipment is
available. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education recently
awarded the University its highest endorsement possible, following
a thorough institutional review of its academic programmes and
standards.
The student population is drawn from a variety of backgrounds,
from Wales, the UK and world-wide. It has some 20,600 undergraduate
and 6,000 postgraduate students. There is an almost equal balance
between male and female students. International students comprise
17% of the total student population.
Government performance indicators show that students are more
likely to succeed in their studies than students at other UK universities.
Currently, 95% of students successfully complete or transfer, better
than many similar universities and better than the UK national average.
01 Cardiff University Main Building.
02 Cardiff’s Civic Centre.
‘With a strong academic reputation and 03 The University has a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
excellent facilities, Cardiff continues to go
from strength to strength.’
The Guardian University Guide
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Cardiff : The City

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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 Wales Millennium Centre, and the Millennium Stadium
provides the focus for international sporting events.
Culturally, Cardiff is well catered for with the National Museum and
Gallery of Wales, several theatres and the historic Cardiff Castle which,
set in parkland, occupies the centre of the city.
The city has a vibrant shopping centre, numerous cinemas and
Come and see for yourself…
Cardiff benefits from excellent road and rail links with Britain’s other
major towns and cities. London, for example, is two hours by train, and
the M4 motorway links both the west and south of England,
as well as west Wales. Travel to the Midlands and the North is
equally convenient.
The journey by road from Birmingham, for example, takes only two
hours. The main coach and railway stations are both centrally placed
and Cardiff also benefits from an international airport.
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restaurants and great pubs and music venues. The development of

Cardiff Bay is a major attraction and is home to the Welsh Assembly.
Cardiff is a compact city with large areas of parkland and good
M90
local transport. Unlike many other cities, it offers easy access to the Glasgow
countryside, coast and mountains. The Brecon Beacons National Park Edinburgh
is only a 30-minute drive from Cardiff and the Glamorgan Heritage
Coast is within easy reach. The city is also easily accessible by road or
Newcastle
rail from other parts of Britain. Upon Tyne
Belfast
Cardiff combines the practical advantages of a small, friendly,
M6 A1
inexpensive city with the cultural and recreational amenities of a
successful and modern capital. Such is the quality of the ‘Cardiff
Leeds Hull
experience’ that in a recent survey a large majority of students said
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they would like to live in the city after graduation. Dublin Liverpool
Holyhead Manchester
Most of the University’s academic schools are housed in handsome
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stone buildings set around two parks and within strolling distance of A1

the River Taff, which flows south into Cardiff from the Brecon Beacons Birmingham
Cambridge More online at: 01 The Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay.
National Park. The Business School is a ten minute walk from the city’s 02 Cardiff ’s Civic Centre.
www.visitcardiff.com
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main shopping and entertainment area. M50
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‘Cardiff is the epitome of cool, pulsing with a ‘Cardiff is popular with students offering all the ‘Cardiff is the up-and-coming cosmopolitan British city,
creative energy and relaxed atmosphere that attractions of a large conurbation without such a place jam-packed per square yard with some of the
complements its youthful heritage.’ high prices as students experience elsewhere.’ best drinking, dancing and shopping outside London.’
The Lonely Planet The Times Good University Guide Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities
18 Why Cardiff Business School? Your Environment
Your Environment
We will provide you with the facilities that
you need to excel in your studies and the
skills that you need to get the most from
your learning environment.
The largest academic school of Cardiff University, the Business School
caters for 2,600 students within outstanding on-site facilities. In the
2007 National Student Survey conducted by the UK government,
students rated the facilities at the School as excellent.
The School is accommodated in the Aberconway Building, a
modern, purpose-built development located just a short walk from
the attractive parks and gardens of the civic centre. Equally close are
the social facilities offered by the Students’ Union, the Graduate School
and the university’s sports complex and playing fields.
Facilities
The Business School houses all of the facilities needed to deliver high
calibre programmes. The School has invested in a 460 seat lecture
theatre and resource centre on the Aberconway site, whilst the
Aberconway Building provides seminar rooms and lecture theatres
fitted with state of the art IT and Audio Visual facilities. The School’s
new Trading Room gives all students the opportunity to develop
practical expertise in dealing on the Stock Exchange.
Libraries
The Business School library is located onsite in the Aberconway
Building, ensuring that students are close to the resources they need.
The School invests heavily in library provision, investing £300,000 in
2007 to facilitate a full refurbishment of its resources.
The School’s library holds multiple copies of key texts and over
60,000 books. It subscribes to over 1800 national and international
journals and newspapers providing the most recent updates in
business thinking.
As a business school student you will be able to borrow books
from the Aberconway library and seventeen other libraries throughout
the University. The library service is fully computerised and it is
possible to locate books, check availabilities, place reservations and
view lists of items which you have borrowed from anywhere on the
University campus.
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Online
A wide range of electronic information is available from the library of
Cardiff Business School, including business information, census records,
scientific data and the full text of newspapers and other publications.
The online study resource Blackboard is becoming increasingly
important to our students. Password protected access gives students
access to lecture notes, reading lists, discussion boards, supporting
study materials and an increasing number of lecture recordings.
Computing
Adjacent to the Business School is a resource centre housing 260
networked computers, with computer teaching laboratories provided
for on-line teaching and lectures. Students at the School have free
access to over 500 computers at any time.
Your user name and password will allow you to log in to University
facilities which include a large number of software packages,
including the latest spreadsheets and statistical packages. Databases,
word processing and graphics packages are made available to enable
you to produce reports and dissertations to a professional standard.
Help, advice and training are available for students from the
University’s Computing Centre and a number of locations offer 24
hour computer access. Postgraduates can also access the IT facilities
of the Graduate Centre.
Staff/Student Panels
To ensure that the opinions of students are heard the business school
has a number of staff/student panels, consisting of teaching faculty
and elected student members who meet to discuss academic issues.
Any issues that you feel need attention can be highlighted to your
student representative who will raise the query with the panel. This
feedback means that each programme is constantly reviewed to
ensure it provides the best programme of study available for students.
01 The Business School has over 500
networked computers.
02 Gym facilties at the University.
03 Students locate and reserve books
across the campus using the electronic
library services.
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Cardiff is one of the few universities in Cardiff University attaches considerable

the UK to have a dedicated facility for importance to providing good quality
postgraduate students. accommodation for its students.
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The Graduate Centre provides students with the space and resources
to work, discuss, debate and socialise in purpose-built surroundings. It
is also the hub for the postgraduate student events programme and
is home to the Graduate Schools, which encourage students from
complementary academic schools to connect with each other on
social and academic terms.
The Centre has a dedicated IT room featuring the latest resources.
A coffee lounge provides brochures and information about exploring
the local area and provides free access to the internet through
designated work stations. There is also a reading room, a Café Bar
and two conference rooms which are available free of charge to
postgraduate students for seminars, group work or discussions.
Graduate Events
Throughout the year staff in the Graduate Centre also organise a variety
of social and academic related events for graduate students. These
include an induction programme to help new students find their way
around the campus and city, and workshops on topics such as time
and stress management, presentation skills and career development.
Social events range from discos to day trips, many of which are
planned by postgraduates themselves.
The Graduate Centre is situated within Cardiff University Students’
Union Building, one of the biggest and best Students’ Unions in
Britain, with an outstanding entertainment programme and range of
GABALFA
In recent years, the University has invested over £40 million in student
accommodation and, as a result, is able to offer some of the highest
quality accommodation in the British university system. Approximately CATHAYS
75% of our 4,700 study/bedrooms now offer students en-suite
shower/toilet facilities and all have high speed internet connections.
The accommodation is distributed between a range of modern and ROATH
traditional halls, flats and houses.
All overseas postgraduates, including those from the EU, are
guaranteed a single occupancy place in University residences. Only BUTE PARK
after demand from this category has been filled can UK postgraduates
be considered; UK students are therefore advised to seek private
sector accommodation. There are twelve halls of residence which are
open to postgraduate students. These include a fully-catered hall of
residence, Aberdare Hall, which provides breakfast and evening meals Cathays
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Monday to Friday. Some halls provide an evening meal option during
weekdays. The self-catering halls provide the facilities necessary for PONTCANNA
you to prepare your own meals according to your own timetable,
tastes and budget.
‘Postgraduate Plus’
Two halls of residence offer “Postgraduate Plus” options which
comprise flats exclusively reserved for postgraduate students.
These come equipped with bedding, crockery and kitchen utensils,
a television and a computer network connection point.

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full size snooker tables, pool tables and satellite TV. A small number of family flats are available for first year students. You
should not bring your family to Cardiff until suitable accommodation CITY
has been secured. The Residences Office is able to provide regularly CENTRE
updated lists of flats and houses available in the private sector.

For more information on the Graduate Centre, please visit
www.cardiff.ac.uk/gradc
For more information on the University’s Graduate Schools,
please visit www.cardiff.ac.uk/gradschools
For more information on the Students’ Union, please visit
www.cardiffstudents.com
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Applying for Accommodation
If you are a single EU or international student, once you have been Map Key RIVERSIDE
offered a place to study at Cardiff University you will automatically
be sent a Residences Guide and will able to apply online for Cardiff Business School
accommodation. Further information on University-owned University Buildings
accommodation and the application process is available at Accommodation
www.cardiff.ac.uk/resid Cardiff Central
Private Accommodation (UK students only)
In addition to allocating University-owned student accommodation,
the Residences Office also offers help to students seeking privately
owned accommodation and maintains a regularly updated list of 02 0
01 The Graduate Centre Café Bar is open every weekday
lodgings, bedsits, flats and houses which are available for rent. Advice between 11am and 11pm.
on tenancy agreements and other aspects of living in private sector 02 There are university halls of residence very close to
accommodation is available via the Advice Centre in the Students’ the Business School.
Union. The Postgraduate Recruitment Office and Graduate Centre 03 A typical single-study bedroom in university
accommodation.
also run a House Hunting event in August each year to assist all
new postgraduate students who are looking for single or shared
rented accommodation in Cardiff. For further information, please
see www.cardiff.ac.uk/postgraduate. If you are looking for private
accommodation, you are strongly advised to visit Cardiff before the
start of session.
22 Why Cardiff Business School? International Appeal
International Appeal
Cardiff Business School prides itself in being global in its outlook.
Our faculty hail from 28 countries and often have experience of
working within business environments both within and outside the
UK. Faculty work with leading academics at the best global business
and management schools and travel frequently to extend their
knowledge and work collaboratively with other scholars.
Our students and alumni hail from 120 countries worldwide,
creating a diverse environment where global experience informs
programme content. Such a cosmopolitan student community
provides excellent opportunities for networking post-graduation.
The latter is widely regarded as essential to business success in the
global economy. Both the School and the University provide bespoke
services for international students both before, during and after their
studies are completed at Cardiff Business School.
Work in the UK
Every international student undertaking a postgraduate qualification
within the UK will have the opportunity to work in the UK for 2 years
after the completion of their studies. Our International Student
Advisors will be available to help with your International Graduate
Scheme paperwork.
Meet Us Overseas
Cardiff Business School has a long tradition of looking further afield
to find quality applicants. Our team spends eight months of the year
travelling to recruit and interview international students in their home
countries. Specialist staff are also on-hand throughout your time here
to find solutions to any difficulties you might experience.
Services for International Students
The University provides all the information and support necessary
to help ease the transition to life as a student in Cardiff. Once you
are made an offer you will receive advice on immigration, visas,
healthcare, climate and living and studying in Cardiff. You’ll be able to
contact us for any more advice and support you might need.
When you arrive in Cardiff we will provide a week of induction and
orientation before enrolment. This includes a coach collection service
from Cardiff and Heathrow airports, events and visits to introduce you to
the University and the city of Cardiff and a varied programme of social
events. Throughout your studies you will be able to access support both
from the business school and from the University, from your personal
tutor, the Student Support Centre and the Careers Service.
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English Language Programmes
The University provides English Language Programmes to full-time
international students studying, or intending to study, at Cardiff
University. Language and study skills courses are offered throughout
the year, for periods from a few weeks to a full year, to improve your
level of general and academic English. Our Pre-sessional programme
in English for Academic Purposes is particularly popular. These full-
time, intensive summer courses of between 3-12 weeks are designed
specifically to prepare students starting degrees at Cardiff who
hold a conditional or unconditional offer from the University and all
applications are welcomed.
Language Support
Cardiff Business School also provides subject-specific group and one-
to-one English language and study skills support for overseas students
from October to June of their year of study. In the autumn semester,
group support focuses on enabling you to improve your academic
oral and reading skills, as well as your ability to communicate clearly
in academic, written English. In the spring semester the support
concentrates on enabling you to identify a critical stance. All this work
is consolidated and built upon after the Easter recess when group
support takes the form of ‘English for dissertation writing’ workshops.
One-to-one tutorials, run alongside group workshops, train you to edit
your own work, giving you the opportunity to talk through language
and study skills issues with an experienced ‘English for academic
purposes’ tutor.
As well as pre-sessional and in-sessional courses, there are also
opportunities for your family and friends to take part in tuition to
improve general English language abilities, including preparation for a
range of qualifications. The English Language Service is an authorised
Cambridge (UCLES) examination centre and Cardiff University is also
an official British Council International English Language Testing
Service centre, regularly hosting the IELTS exam.
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01 International students benefit from excellent
teaching and research facilities.
02 Cardiff University has students from more than
100 overseas countries.
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01 The Trading Room is sponsored by

Your Future
the Welsh Assembly Government.
02 Graduation Day at Cardiff.

We recognise that students pursue the MBA to give

them the competitive edge in the careers market.
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Our graduates are in high demand and key global companies liaise
with us directly to recruit our students.
Improving your Employability
The Trading Room
The School’s newly-opened Trading Room gives our students the
practical experience needed to fully understand the Stock Exchange.
Students are also offered the opportunity to gain a professional
Thomson Reuters Certification qualification, putting them ahead in
the career marketplace.
Students test their academic knowledge by simulating a day’s
trading, working as buyers, sellers or day traders. The ‘games’ give them
an understanding of trading and risk management.
The Trading Room is open to all students at Cardiff Business School
with trained PhD students on-hand to help student develop their
skills. Each Thursday the School hosts a ‘Financial Forum’ with Anthony
Davies, Global Business Manager at JP Morgan Chase to discuss the
week’s market movements.
Corporate Connections
The School has a busy programme of guest lectures from the leading
decision makers in business and in the public sector. We encourage
our students to attend these lectures and to learn from our high
profile speakers. The Business Project provides the opportunity to
work with companies across South Wales and many of our lectures
feature guest speakers and industrial case studies.
In addition the School has good relationships with the leading
global employers that help our students to find graduate employment
once they leave us. We advertise all internship opportunities to our
MBA students through Blackboard, our online MBA student resource,
and can help you with the application process.
Developing Your Skills
A number of programmes are available to students to develop their
skills and to connect with the business community:
Student Enterprise at Cardiff University
This free initiative offers skills development, mentoring events,
competitions and business support for students and alumni at Cardiff
University. It is home to ‘Centerprise’, the Cardiff University Student
Business Incubator, which gives you support to grow your business ideas.
you with the opportunity to discover what employers look for in new
graduates. Presentations take place throughout the day on interview
techniques and assessments. Skills for You gives students access
to a number of blue-chip, global companies to discover the job
opportunities open to them in the future.
Finding your Career
On-site Careers Advisor: our specialist, on-site Careers Advisor is
available within the School specifically to help with business school
students applications and job-hunting.
Career Countdown: drop-in sessions at the beginning of your
programme designed to help you form your business ambitions.
Careers Fairs:
A full programme of events which includes:
Ideas for Careers: information fair featuring over 50 companies
Finance 4 All: a 2 day career fair featuring employer presentations
Graduate Recruitment Fair
Careers Library: an information service with all the information you
need about employers, vacancies and opportunities
Careers Service Vacancy Bulletin: over 1250 employers regularly
advertise using the vacancy bulletin, available online.
The New Grad Programme
Prepare for interview with the New Grad programme, giving you the
skills you need to impress employers. Sessions include:
- CV writing sessions
- Interview skills sessions
- Online psychometric testing
New Grad fortnight runs every June to give a boost to decision
making, information gathering and job hunting.

Selection of global companies hiring from CBS For more details visit
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/racdv/students/index.html
PriceWaterhouseCoopers Deloitte & Touche
Accenture Cap Gemini Insight into Management: this full-day course is run with input from
Bank of England Ernst & Young leading UK business organisations. You will encounter simulated
Merrill Lynch Ford business problems facing managers every day with industry partners
KPMG Rolls Royce giving feedback on your strengths and weaknesses.

Skills for You: A new programme of events, Skills for You provides
26 Why Cardiff Business School? Faculty
CBS Knowledge
Cardiff Business School attracts a faculty of international repute,
whose research informs their teaching on the MBA. In addition
to our faculty, who have a wide range of research interests and
practical experience, the MBA is also taught by external experts
with specialist skills to offer.
A large number of our faculty teach on the MBA programme, a few of
whom are profiled below.
Professor Emmanuel Ogbonna, MBA Academic Director
Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour with research
interests in organisation culture, strategic management and human
resource management.
Lisa L’Homme, MBA Programme Manager
Lisa is the newest member of the MBA team, responsible for the
everyday running of the MBA programme at the Business School.
Lisa’s duties include liaising with industry partners on placement and
internship opportunities for MBA students.
Professor Rick Delbridge
Professor of Organizational Analysis, a Senior Fellow of the Advanced
Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Sunningdale Institute.
His research interests include the management of innovation in
motorsport and superyachts.
Dr Jill Solomon
Senior Lecturer with lecturing specialisms in international finance,
financial management and corporate governance. Her research
interests lie in analysing corporate governance reform on a number
of levels.
Professor Robert Morgan
Julian Hodge Professor of Marketing and Strategy, with research
interests in: market-based learning; innovation, strategy and
performance; corporate entrepreneurship; and strategic alliance
management
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Professor Jason Xiao
Professor of Accounting and Finance, he has research interests in the
impact of IT on accounting, financial reporting on the internet and
accounting in China.
Dr Stephen Disney
Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Operations Management. He has
research interests in supply chain dynamics, the bullwhip problem
and innovative supply chain structures.
Professor Mike Reed
Professor of Organisational Analysis, he has research interests in critical
realism, discourse analysis, ‘new’ forms of organisation, organisational
control and sociology of ‘expert work’ and public sector organisations.
Professor James Foreman-Peck
Professor of Economics, recent projects and publications include
economic history of entrepreneurship, of monetary union, of
human capital and of the world economy in the Great Depression;
Public sector efficiency including evaluation methods and
procurement routes.
Dr Joe O’ Mahoney
Lecturer in Organisational Studies, Joe currently holds an Advanced
Institute of Management scholarship, researching the management
consultancy industry. Joe has previous experience of working in the
management consultancy industry, specialising in change management.
Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuis
Lecturer in Logistics and Operations Management, his research
interests lie in the car and truck industry and in sustainability.
Professor Mohamed Naim
Professor in Logistics and Operations Management at Cardiff Business
School. He is a Director of the Logistics Systems Dynamics Group
and the EPSRC funded Cardiff University Innovative Manufacturing
Research Centre (IMRC). His research at present specialises in
Sustainable Logistics.
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02 The Glamorgan Building.
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Entry Criteria
Applications are considered from graduates of approved universities Completed application forms should be sent to:
with a minimum of a second class honour degree in any discipline. In Postgraduate Admissions
addition, non-graduates with approved professional qualifications or The Registry
work experience will be considered. Cardiff University
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MBA students join us with some prior work experience, this is not UK
compulsory for study on the MBA programme.
The School undertakes in its selection process to consider each Need help with your application form?
application based on its individual merits. Contact us:
Email: Admissions@cardiff.ac.uk
English Language Requirements Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 9999
For applicants who are not native speakers or have not had a
substantial part of their education taught in the English language, It is perfectly acceptable to submit a CV along with the application
evidence of ability in the English language is required. form to provide fuller information. Copies of degree certificates,
transcripts and other supporting documents should be enclosed
TOEFL score: 570/230 electronic /90 in the iBT with the application.
IELTS: grade 6.5 We make offers based upon previous academic performance,
work experience and indication of the student’s motivation for
GMAT is not usually required, but candidates who have taken it should the programme – you should bear these criteria in mind when
submit their scores as this might benefit their application. completing the application form to ensure you provide all the
relevant information.
Applying
You are encouraged to apply early to the MBA, particularly if you The Decision Process
hope to secure funding to support your studies. Applications are not Applications are dealt with rapidly after receipt, providing that
normally considered after 31st July of the year of entry. references are also received. You should only contact the School
if there is a significant delay after submission of the appropriate
Applications can be made online by visiting: documents. Applicants who have applied online are able to track their
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/for/prospective/pg/apply/index.html applications electronically.
We strongly recommend that you apply online if possible, which Joining Instructions
gives you the opportunity to track the progress of your application. Joining instructions will be sent out as soon as possible to those
However, it is possible to apply by post. To apply by post, please visit: students who have been accepted and who have met all the
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/for/prospective/pg/apply/index.html conditions stipulated in their official order submission.
and download the application forms or request these by post.
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