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Cardi Business School
MBA Programme
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Cardi Business School: Ranked amongst
the Best Business Schools in the UK

Cardi Business School has an international reputation for
its research excellence. The latest UK Government Research
Assessment Exercise has ranked the School fourth in the UK in
terms of its research quality.
70% of the School’s research is ranked either ‘world-leading’ or
‘internationally excellent’. The School is ranked 2nd in the UK in
terms of the proportion of its research which is ‘world-leading’ (the
highest possible category). The School uses research-led teaching
across its full portfolio of Specialist Masters programmes. This
means that our faculty members teach students the cutting-edge
expertise needed to forge a successful career.
University Business Schools
1st London Business School
2nd Imperial College
3rd Cambridge
4th Cardi
5th Warwick
Lancaster
Bath
LSE
Oxford
King’s College London
11th Strathclyde
Manchester

Leeds
Nottingham
15th Craneld
Source: Times Higher Education
Research Assessment Exercise 2008
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A Reputation for Excellence
Cardi 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
Collegiate Schools of Business and of the European Foundation for
Management Development (EFMD – EQUIS).
A Global School in the UK
The faculty of Cardi Business School come from 28 countries, our
current students come from 60 countries and our alumni represent
120 countries, reecting the School’s global approach to its work and
its international stature.
The School’s international reputation allows faculty and institutional
collaboration with other leading universities overseas.
World Class Faculty
The School attracts world-class faculty who occupy key positions
in their respective elds, in the leading international business and
research associations and membership bodies. Faculty are on the
editorial review boards of many of the leading academic journals.
Recognition for Outstanding Research
The School is ranked 2nd in the UK for the amount of its research
which is ‘world-leading’ – second only to London Business School.
At the Frontier of Business Decision Making
The School makes a useful contribution to both policy and practice

on a local, national and international level, with research informing
organisations such as the Foreign and Commonwealth Oce, the
United Nations, the Treasury, the Department for Trade and Industry
and the Department for Communities and Local Government, and
working on consultation projects for blue-chip, global rms.
An Excellent Learning Environment
Postgraduate students join a community of over 1000 postgraduates
specialising in Taught Masters programmes and our MBA. The diversity
of our student body directly informs teaching and experiences are
shared from all over the globe.
In excess of £160 million has been invested to provide modern and
well-equipped facilities, ensuring a rst-class environment in which to
live and study. A brand-new, state-of-the-art Trading Room is available
to all our students, giving them practical expertise in the nancial
markets.
Cardi is one of the few UK universities to provide a dedicated
facility for postgraduate students. The Graduate Centre oers
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
Cardi 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 rms 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 Cardi 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 Cardi’s magnicent city centre,
alongside the National Museum and Galleries of Wales, and boasts
much ne 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, Cardi 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, lm festivals and much more. Both the coastline and
mountain ranges of Wales can be easily explored from the capital.
Why Cardi Business School?01
Introducing Cardi Business School
01 Students outside the Julian Hodge Building.
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www.cardi.ac.uk/carbsWhy Cardi Business School? Welcome
Cardi Business School: An Education for Life
Here at Cardi we have been providing a business education for
some 140 years: a heritage of which we are proud and through which
we have developed a reputation as one of the leading business and
management schools in the UK.
Our purpose at Cardi Business School is to provide an education

for life. We give our students the analytical and business skills that will
stay with them for a lifetime, helping them to progress in their careers
and contribute to society.
We are currently ranked 4th in the UK for the quality of our research,
according to the Research Assessment Exercise undertaken by the
UK government. In terms of the proportion of research categorised as
‘world-leading’, we are 2nd in the UK.
Our faculty members bring their research expertise to the
classroom. The knowledge, experience and research of my colleagues
underpins the teaching on all of our postgraduate programmes,
informing our students of valuable ideas and practices at the frontier
of global business developments.
The School is constantly developing. We were among the rst to
provide a Master of Business Administration programme some 28
years ago and continue to update and to innovate within our suite of
postgraduate degree programmes, equipping tomorrow’s business
people with cutting-edge expertise.
Our programmes challenge students academically whilst giving
them the knowledge needed to succeed in a global business arena.
We provide dedicated careers support throughout the course of
your studies and once you graduate. Facilities like the School’s
Trading Room help to enhance your skills, and our annual careers
programme gives you the opportunity to network with recruiters
from leading international rms. We have also recently established
a new employability centre that will allow our students to compete
eectively for the best jobs
As a postgraduate student at Cardi Business School, you will
contribute to a vibrant community of over a thousand graduates from
over 60 countries. In addition to the seminars, lectures and workshops
you attend as part of your programme, 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 oered by
the Students’ Union and Graduate Centre will be open to you to enjoy,
and all of the resources of Cardi University will benet you both
when you study with us and when you become one of our alumni
when you leave.
Our students nd living and studying in Cardi, itself a friendly and
prospering city, to be both rewarding and enjoyable. I hope that this
brochure provides you with the information that you need to join us
at Cardi. I wish you every success with your studies and look forward
to welcoming you to our School in the future.
Professor George Boyne
Dean
03 Welcome from the Dean
04 Learning with Us
06 Introducing the Cardi MBA Programme
07 MBA Programme Structure
08 The MBA Programme
14 Cardi: The University
16 Cardi: The City
18 Your Environment
20 The Graduate Centre
20 Accommodation
22 International Students
24 Careers
26 The Faculty of Cardi Business School
27 Applying to Cardi Business School
Contents
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02 The Aberconway Building
03 Professor George Boyne.
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www.cardi.ac.uk/carbsWhy Cardi Business School? Learning with Us
Learning with Us
An Innovative Programme
Cardi Business School continually re-evaluates its programmes to
ensure that they cater for the requirements of tomorrow’s business
leaders. The Cardi 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 Teaching Quality Assessment performed
by the UK government, teaching at Cardi Business School was
assessed as ‘Excellent’. You will be taught in the way that best suits
your programme, ranging from lectures, seminars and tutorials to
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 and helps 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. 1000 postgraduate students join us every
year from a range of backgrounds and with experience of dierent
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.
A Global Perspective
Cardi 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 Cardi, 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 Ocer
is available within the School to advise on matters such as nance,
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 nd
graduate employment after graduation.
Alumni benets
Our relationship with our students doesn’t end when they graduate.
Cardi Business School increasingly provides networking and social
opportunities for graduates when they leave us through our growing
number of alumni chapters and industry-specic groups. An online
alumni portal provides jobs boards, discussion forums and the
opportunities to post proles 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 to alumni for use in
sharing their news with their contemporaries.
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01 Students working at Cardi Business School.
02 Main Building.
03 The School provides excellent library facilities.
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The Cardi MBA
‘new outlooks…’
01 The Aberconway Building.
02 Resource Centre, Main Building.
03 04 The annual MBA dinner.
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An Introduction
Turning theory in practice
A truly international programme with practical outputs, the Cardi
MBA will equip you with the insight into business practice you need
for your future in a changing global environment.
A thorough grounding in business theory
The programme will provide you with detailed knowledge of the
theories at the core of business management. You can choose one of
ve specialist pathways or select your own combination of electives
for a general MBA that reects your particular interests and strengths.
Practical experience of business processes
As part of the MBA programme you will complete an integrated

business plan, with input from experienced external business
practitioners. Rather than complete a traditional dissertation, the
course concludes with a business project. This gives you the chance
to showcase your theoretical knowledge in a simulated, practical
environment.
An education for life
As well as equipping you with the knowledge foundation you need to
excel in the business world, the MBA will develop your interpersonal
skills, your business intuition, your sense of entrepreneurship and your
ability to tackle everyday challenges, within a supportive environment
of friendly competition and collaboration.
The MBA will provide you with:
•Thecompetenceandthecondence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
The Cardi MBA: Key Facts
350 students in a cohort
A 12 month programme, running from
September to September
4 stages of study:
•Foundation,
•Application,
•Specialisationandthe
•BusinessProject
16 elective modules in the specialisation

stage, covering 5 key management
functions
6 pathways to choose from:
•Marketing&Strategy,
•HumanResourceManagement,
•Accounting&Finance,
•OperationsManagement&Logistics,
•InternationalManagementand
•General.
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and Operations Management and Logistics
Pathways are structured so that you can choose carefully-packaged
subject combinations to develop knowledge in specic areas of
business, linked to that chosen in the Application phase.
The Cardi MBA recognises that today’s business managers need
to have a broad and thorough understanding of all the key global
business issues as well as expertise within their chosen business
sphere. The MBA will allow you to explore, analyse and apply both
general and function-specic theories, concepts and techniques to
the challenges and complexities that you will face in your career.
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
organisations relate to their internal and external environments.

It also develops the study skills you will need to complete your
MBA study successfully.
•StudySkills
•FinancialAnalysisandControl
•OrganisationalBehaviour
•OperationsAnalysis
•Marketing
•InternationalBusiness
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The Programme
The Cardi MBA
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‘Like most international students, I was a little apprehensive
about studying abroad. But the multicultural environment
makes Cardi one of the most desirable cities to live in.
The Business School has an international reputation,
excellent library facilities and a good teaching sta.’
Mitali Chitre
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The Programme
The Cardi MBA
The MBA Programme www.cardi.ac.uk/carbs
‘Like most international students, I was a little apprehensive
about studying abroad. But the multicultural environment
makes Cardi one of the most desirable cities to live in.
The Business School has an international reputation,
excellent library facilities and a good teaching sta.’
Mitali Chitre
The Cardi 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.
During the Application Stage, students will undertake a Business
Plan that is group based, giving you the opportunity to develop
team working skills.
Assessment by external business leaders will give you an opportunity
to test your ideas and to develop further understanding of the
dynamics of business.

Phase 3 Specialisation Stage
General MBA
3 Electives
(any combination from the Elective
list below)
+ Business Project
Marketing and Strategy Pathway
1 Lead Elective (core)
•MarketingResearch
+ 2 Electives from:
•AdvancesinStrategicManagement
•ConsumerBehaviour
•GlobalMarketing
•E-Business
+ Business Project in a Marketing and
Strategy area
Human Resource Management Pathway
1 Lead Elective (core)
•StrategicHRM
+ 2 Electives from:
•InternationalManagement
•ManagementConsulting

•ManagementofChange
•ManagementinEmergingEconomies
+ Business Project in a HRM area
Phase 1
Foundation Stage (core) – September
to December
•StudySkills
•FinancialAnalysisandControl
•OrganisationalBehaviour
•Marketing
•EconomicsandtheBusinessEnvironment
•OperationsAnalysis
Phase 2
Application Stage (core) – January to March
•FinancialManagement
•HumanResourceManagement
•MarketingManagement
•StrategicManagement
•InternationalBusiness
•GroupBusinessPlan
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Specialisation Stage – Core
Marketing Research
Specialisation Stage – Electives
2 Electives: Two from Advances in Strategic
Management, Consumer Behaviour, Global
Marketing and E-Business
Specialisation Stage – Project

Business Project in a Marketing
and Strategy area
Specialisation Stage – Project
Business Project in an Operations
Management/Logistics area
Specialisation Stage – Electives
2 Electives: International Sustainable
Business, Purchasing Logistics and Materials
Management
Specialisation Stage – Core
Strategic Operations Management
Operations Management and Logistics Pathway
Marketing and Strategy Pathway
The opportunity to specialise…
Increasingly, MBA students want to focus their studies on specic
areas of business and management.
The School oers dierent optional pathways: Marketing and
Strategy, Accounting and Finance, Human Resource Management,
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02 Cardi Business School grounds.
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Accounting and Finance Pathway
Specialisation Stage – Core
Corporate Governance
Specialisation Stage – Electives
2 Electives: Managerial Finance and
Multinational Financial Management
Specialisation Stage – Project
Business Project in an Accounting

and Finance area
Human Resource Management Pathway
Specialisation Stage – Core
Strategic HRM
Specialisation Stage – Electives
2 Electives: Two from International HRM,
Management Consulting, Management
of Change and Management in Emerging
Economies
Specialisation Stage – Project
Business Project in a HRM area
•ManagementofChange
•ManagerialFinance
•MultinationalFinancialManagement
•LeanOperations
•ElectronicBusiness
•GlobalMarketing
•InternationalManagement
•InternationalSustainableBusiness
•ManagementConsulting
•ManagementinEmergingEconomies
•AdvancesinStrategicManagement
•StrategicHRM
•MarketingResearch
•CorporateGovernance
•StrategicOperationsManagement
•ConsumerBehaviour
Elective Modules
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Operations Management and Logistics
Pathway
1 Lead Elective (core)
•StrategicOperationsManagement
+ 2 Electives:
•InternationalSustainableBusiness
•LeanOperations
+ Business Project in an Operations
Management/Logistics area
International Management Pathway
1 Lead Elective (core)
•InternationalManagement
+ 2 Electives from:
•GlobalMarketing
•InternationalSustainableBusiness
•ManagementinEmergingEconomies
•MultinationalFinancialManagement
•ManagementConsulting
+ Business Project in an International
Management area

Phase 3
Specialisation Stage – April to June
Choose one pathway from the six pathways below:
Phase 3 continued Specialisation Stage
The opportunity to specialise…
The school oers dierent optional pathways: Marketing and Strategy,
Human Resource Management, Accounting and Finance, Operations

Management and Logistics, and International Management.

Phase 4
The Business Project – June to September
Individual 10,000 word written report.

Replacing the traditional dissertation, the Business Project provides
the opportunity to test the theories you have learnt in a simulated,
practical environment.
Accounting and Finance Pathway
1 Lead Elective (core)
•CorporateGovernance
+ 2 Electives:
•ManagerialFinance
•MultinationalFinancialManagement
+ Business Project in an Accounting
and Finance area
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The Cardi MBA
The Programme
‘The Business Plan has been a fantastic opportunity to roll
our sleeves up and put theories into practice with very little
guidance. Being given the chance to pitch out ideas to
successful entrepreneurs and answer direct questions from
them is certainly a test of nerves and has made it a very
memorable experience.‘
Daniel Jermin
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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 nancial and business operations.
Business Plan
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. Each member of the group takes on a formal
leadership role for a period. The task requires groups to identify and
plan the rst ve years of a start up business. 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. Judges in previous years have
included the senior managers from Golley Slater, Eversheds, the Welsh
Government and the Cardi Devils.

A list of topics covered in the application stage can be found on
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.
Phase 4
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 nal part of the Specialisation period. Teaching faculty
from across the Academic Sections of the School will be involved in
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
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01 Tutorial session at Cardi Business School.
02 Students have access to a number
of 24 hour computing facilities.
03 The University boasts excellent library
and resource facilities.
04 Students benet from state-of-the-art IT

facilities.
‘In a one-year programme, Cardi 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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Elective modules
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 in
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 inuences that aect 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
This module analyses the conicts of interests that may emerge in
corporations. These conicts of interests include those between

the providers of nance and the management, those between
the shareholders and stakeholders, and those between dierent
types of shareholders such as the large controlling shareholder and
the minority shareholders. The module reviews a range of ways of
preventing or mitigating these conicts of interests. The module
adopts a strong international perspective.
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
sucient understanding of the technical issues to enable the student
to discern the signicance 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; rm 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 specic 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
aecting business and sustainability, and provides case studies of the
more sustainable businesses currently trading. Examples will be drawn
from a wide range of industries.
Elective modules continue overleaf…
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‘The Cardi MBA is a comprehensive, well-organised and exciting experience.
As an international student, one gets to interact with colleagues of diverse cultures
and professional backgrounds. This broadens the scope of learning and provides
an international business perspective. The faculty is always eager to help in
both academic and personal matters. Cardi as a city provides both top-quality
education and a vibrant student life.’
Mohammad Fahad Shahid
Elective modules continued from previous page
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 benet 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 rms 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 nding
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.
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 dierent sectors of the economy. Students are
encouraged to conceive the role of manager as ‘reective 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 nance. The topics covered
are: working capital management and sources of short-term funds;
nancial strategies; capital investment decisions under conditions
of risk and uncertainty; investment appraisal and capital rationing;
ination and its impact on investment appraisal; portfolio theory
and the Capital Asset Pricing Model; mergers and acquisitions;
Ecient Market Hypothesis; long term funds and the cost of capital
and dividend policy.
Multinational Financial Management
The module examines key nancial 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 nance 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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‘My experience of Cardi as a cosmopolitan city and the
Cardi MBA is priceless. The interaction with people from
diverse cultures, and the knowledge acquired from a wide
array of subject areas, has made me better equipped for the
challenges of the global economy.’
Chioma Mbanugo
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Elective modules continued from previous page
Marketing Research
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 aim of the module is to link human resource issues with the
strategies of rms and to deploy an explicitly international approach.
The skills learned in the module will be transferable to a range of
managerial activities both within rms and internationally.
Strategic Operations Management
The ability to manage businesses correctly and eectively 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 dierent 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: dening a robust operational strategy to
enable company growth; dening 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
ow of products and services.
Teaching
A key feature of the new Cardi MBA programme is the emphasis
on case-based teaching and learning. Students will work on cases
which have been carefully developed to reect 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 oered 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 10,000 words.
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‘Cardi 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
‘Cardi 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
Why Cardi Business School? Cardi: The University
Cardi: The University
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Cardi University is recognised in independent
government assessments as one of the UK’s leading
teaching and research universities.
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‘With a strong academic reputation and
excellent facilities, Cardi continues to go
from strength to strength.’
The Guardian University Guide
Why Cardi Business School? Cardi: The University
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.
Cardi 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.
More online at:
www.cardi.ac.uk
01 Cardi University Main Building.
02 Cardi’s Civic Centre.
03 The University has a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
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Cardi: The City

Cardi is one of Europe’s youngest capital
cities. Compact, green, friendly and full of life,
it provides a rst class environment in which
to live and study.
Why Cardi Business School? Cardi: The City
As the capital city of Wales, Cardi 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 Cardi International
Arena and the Wales Millennium Centre, and the Millennium Stadium
provides the focus for international sporting events. It has an Olympic
standard white-water rafting centre and the SWALEC cricket stadium
plays host to international test matches, including the Ashes.
Culturally, Cardi is well catered for with the National Museum and
Gallery of Wales, several theatres and the historic Cardi Castle which,
set in parkland, occupies the centre of the city.
The city has a vibrant shopping centre, numerous cinemas and
restaurants and great pubs and music venues. The recently extended
St David’s Shopping Centre is now one of the busiest shopping
centres in the European Union with nearly two hundred shops, stores
and restaurants. The development of Cardi Bay is a major attraction
and is home to the Welsh Assembly.
Cardi is a compact city with large areas of parkland and good
local transport. Unlike many other cities, it oers easy access to the
countryside, coast and mountains. The Brecon Beacons National Park
is only a 30-minute drive from Cardi and the Glamorgan Heritage
Coast is within easy reach. The city is also easily accessible by road or
rail from other parts of Britain.
Cardi combines the practical advantages of a small, friendly,
inexpensive city with the cultural and recreational amenities of a

successful and modern capital. Such is the quality of the ‘Cardi
experience’ that in a recent survey a large majority of students said
they would like to live in the city after graduation.
Most of the University’s academic schools are housed in handsome
stone buildings set around two parks and within strolling distance of
the River Ta, which ows south into Cardi from the Brecon Beacons
National Park. The Business School is a ten minute walk from the city’s
main shopping and entertainment area.
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‘Cardi is the epitome of cool, pulsing with a
creative energy and relaxed atmosphere that
complements its youthful heritage.’
The Lonely Planet
Come and see for yourself…
Cardi benets 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 Cardi also benets from an international airport.
‘Cardi is popular with students oering all the
attractions of a large conurbation without such
high prices as students experience elsewhere.’
The Times Good University Guide
Don’t just take our word for it…
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www.cardi.ac.uk/carbsWhy Cardi Business School? Cardi: The City
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‘Cardi is the up-and-coming cosmopolitan British city,
a place jam-packed per square yard with some of the
best drinking, dancing and shopping outside London.’
Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities
01 The Wales Millennium Centre in Cardi Bay.
02 Cardi’s Civic Centre.
03 The Millennium Stadium in the heart of the city.
04 View of Wales’s beautiful coastline.
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More online at:
www.visitcardi.com
www.cardi.ac.uk
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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 Cardi University, the Business School
caters for 2,600 students within outstanding on-site facilities.
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 oered by the Students’ Union, the Graduate School
and the university’s sports complex and playing elds.
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
tted 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 and e-books.
As a business school student you will be able to borrow books
from the Aberconway library and 14 other libraries throughout the

University including 24-hour facilities at some locations. 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 remotely. A virtual librarian service is available from Monday
to Friday 9-5pm for any questions you may have.
Online
A wide range of electronic information is available from the library of
Cardi Business School, including business information, census records,
scientic data and the full text of newspapers and other publications.
The online study resource Learning Central 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.
Additionally, Cardi Business school provides students with
access to three key databases in the area of nance: WRDS (Wharton
Research Data Services), Thomson Datastream and Thomson One
Banker. Together these resources provide students with access to
an enormous range of nancial and economic data to support their
studies and professional development at Cardi.
Computing
Adjacent to the Business School is a 24-hour resource centre housing
260 networked computers, with computer teaching laboratories
provided for online 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 oer 24
hour computer access. Postgraduates can also access the IT facilities
of the Graduate Centre.
Sta/Student Panels
To ensure that the opinions of students are heard the business school
has a number of sta/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.
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Your Environment
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01, 02 Aberconway Library.
03 Students work in one of the School’s cafeterias.


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WALKING TIME: 5 MINUTES
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WALKING TIME: 10 MINUTES
DISTANCE FROM BUSINESS SCHOOL: 1.75M
WALKING TIME: 20 MINUTES

The Graduate Centre
In recent years, the University has invested over £40 million in student
accommodation and, as a result, is able to oer some of the highest
quality accommodation in the British university system. Approximately
75% of our 4,700 study/bedrooms now oer students en-suite
shower/toilet facilities and all have high speed internet connections.
The accommodation is distributed between a range of modern and
traditional halls, ats and houses.
All overseas postgraduates, including those from the EU, are
guaranteed a single occupancy place in University residences. Only
after demand from this category has been lled 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
Monday to Friday. Some halls provide an evening meal option during
weekdays. The self-catering halls provide the facilities necessary for
you to prepare your own meals according to your own timetable,
tastes and budget.
‘Postgraduate Plus’
Two halls of residence oer “Postgraduate Plus” options which
comprise ats exclusively reserved for postgraduate students.
These come equipped with bedding, crockery and kitchen utensils,
a television and a computer network connection point.
Accommodation for Couples
A small number of family ats are available for rst year students. You
should not bring your family to Cardi until suitable accommodation
has been secured. The Residences Oce will be able to provide
regularly updated lists of ats and houses available in the private
sector.

Applying for Accommodation
If you are a single EU or international student, once you have been
oered a place to study at Cardi University you will automatically
be sent a Residences Guide and will able to apply online for
accommodation. Further information on University-owned
accommodation and the application process is available at
www.cardi.ac.uk/resid
Private Accommodation (UK students only)
In addition to allocating University-owned student accommodation,
the Residences Oce also oers help to students seeking privately
owned accommodation and maintains a regularly updated list of
lodgings, bedsits, ats and houses which are available for rent. Advice
on tenancy agreements and other aspects of living in private sector
accommodation is available via the Advice Centre in the Students’
Union. The Postgraduate Recruitment Oce and Graduate Centre
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 Cardi. For further information, please
see www.cardi.ac.uk/postgraduate. If you are looking for private
accommodation, you are strongly advised to visit Cardi before the
start of session.
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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 coee 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 sta 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 nd 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 Cardi University Students’
Union Building, one of the biggest and best Students’ Unions in
Britain, with an outstanding entertainment programme and range of
facilities. The building is home to the Union bookshop, several food
outlets, nightclub and bar, shops, a games room with video arcade,
full size snooker tables, pool tables and satellite TV.
For more information on the Graduate Centre, please visit
www.cardi.ac.uk/gradc
For more information on the University’s Graduate Schools,
please visit www.cardi.ac.uk/gradschools
For more information on the Students’ Union, please visit
www.cardistudents.com
Accommodation
Cardi University attaches considerable
importance to providing good quality
accommodation for its students.
Cardi is one of the few universities in
the UK to have a dedicated facility for

postgraduate students.
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Cardi Central
Queen St
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Cathays
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CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
MAIN CAMPUS
DISTANCE TO MAIN CAMPUS: 0.5M
WALKING TIME: 5 MINUTES
DISTANCE TO CITY CENTRE: 1
M
WALKING TIME: 10 MINUTES
DISTANCE FROM BUSINESS SCHOOL: 1.75M
WALKING TIME: 20 MINUTES
Why Cardi Business School? Accommodation
01 The Graduate Centre Café Bar is open every weekday
between 11am and 11pm.
02 There are university halls of residence very close to
the Business School.
03 A typical single-study bedroom in university
accommodation.
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Cardi Business School
University Buildings
Accommodation
www.cardi.ac.uk/carbsWhy Cardi Business School? International Appeal
Cardi 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 before, during and after their
studies are completed at Cardi Business School.
Meet Us Overseas
Cardi Business School has a long tradition of looking further aeld
to nd quality applicants. Our team spends eight months of the year
travelling to recruit and interview international students in their home
countries. Specialist sta are also on-hand throughout your time here
to nd solutions to any diculties 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 Cardi. Once you
are made an oer you will receive advice on immigration, visas,
healthcare, climate and living and studying in Cardi. You’ll be able to
contact us for any more advice and support you might need.
When you arrive in Cardi we will provide a week of induction and
orientation before enrolment. This includes a coach collection service
from Cardi and Heathrow airports, events and visits to introduce you to
the University and the city of Cardi 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.
English Language Programmes
The University provides English Language Programmes to full-time
international students studying, or intending to study, at Cardi
University. Language and study skills courses are oered 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
specically to prepare students starting degrees at Cardi who
hold a conditional or unconditional oer from the University and all
applications are welcomed.
Language Support
Cardi Business School also provides subject-specic 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 qualications. The English Language Service is an authorised

Cambridge (UCLES) examination centre and Cardi University is also
an ocial British Council International English Language Testing
Service centre, regularly hosting the IELTS exam.
International Appeal
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01 International students benet from excellent
teaching and research facilities.
02 Cardi University has students from more than
100 overseas countries.
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