Modules

What you will study YEAR 1 (Foundation Year) The Foundation Year is an integrated year where you will study core modules with a broad range of students from across the Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, giving you access to different perspectives and networking opportunities. The modules will equip you with key skills needed for Higher Education and beyond. They will give you the chance to explore your subject area and available careers, allowing you to adapt your reading and assessments to be relevant to your degree pathway. Alongside teaching from the broader faculty staff, you will be able to meet with staff and other students from your main degree pathway and get involved with events and opportunities that they are running.

• Study Skills for Success (core)

• Resilience in Higher Education and Beyond (Core)

• A Day in the Life (core)

• Life and Work in the Welsh Context (core)

• Welsh for First Time Learners

• Professional Communication in the Workplace

• Maths and Experimental Design

• Introduction to Management & Business

• Introduction to Business Finance & Accounting

• Understanding Human Resource Management

• Marketing Essentials

• Business Communication Skills

• Business Analytics

• Managing Corporate Risk and Crime

• Digital Business Strategy

• Agile Leadership

• Professional Behaviours & Valuing People

• Organisational Performance & Culture in Practice

• Organisational Development

• Optional Industrial Placement

• Strategic Management

• Employment Law

• Managing People in an International Context

• Talent Management in Organisations

• Dissertation

Assessment method

Teaching & Assessment Students are assessed in a variety of ways over the course of their undergraduate studies. The balance between the different forms of assessment is determined by the different aims and learning outcomes of the core and option modules. Assessment methods include academic essays, presentations, reports, simulation exercises and examinations. Independent learning is an important aspect of all modules, as it enables students to develop both their subject-specific and key skills. Independent learning is promoted through the feedback given to students, which takes several forms including small group and one-to-one discussions. TEACHING AND LEARNING In accordance with sound educational research and current best practice, the BA Business and HRM programme will be delivered through a broad range of learning and teaching strategies. The delivery of the programme and its assessment will reflect the spirit of Wrexham University’s Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy and Active Learning Framework, with particular emphasis on: The development of autonomous learners. Support flexible learning by providing synchronous and Asynchronous learning Provision of learning opportunities that are personally and professionally relevant and quality assured. The maintenance of a supportive learning environment. The promotion of the scholarship of teaching. Wrexham University is committed to supporting our students to maximise their academic potential. We offer workshops and support sessions in areas such as academic writing, effective note-making and preparing for assignments. Students can book appointments with academic skills tutors dedicated to helping deal with the practicalities of university work. Our Student Support section has more information on the help available. In terms of particular needs, the University’s Inclusion Services can provide appropriate guidance and support should any students require reasonable adjustments to be made because of a recognised prevailing disability, medical condition, or specific learning difference.