Business and Climate Change BSc

Program Overview

The BSc in Business and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University prepares students to become business leaders who tackle climate change head-on. By combining knowledge of climate change science with business skills, the program equips students with the tools to drive sustainable change in organizations and contribute to a more just and sustainable world. It emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, critical thinking, and social responsibility, fostering a deep understanding of the complex challenges and opportunities at the intersection of business and climate change.

Program Outline

Aberystwyth University - Business and Climate Change FN71 BSc

Degree Overview:

The BSc in Business and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University aims to prepare students to become future business leaders who tackle climate change head-on. The program combines knowledge of climate change science with the skills needed to lead a successful business. It explores creative ways for businesses to respond to the challenges and opportunities of the climate crisis, equipping students with relevant subject-specific knowledge, interdisciplinary skills, and attributes to create a more just and sustainable world.

Objectives:

Students studying Business and Climate Change at Aberystwyth will:

• Analyze the causes and consequences of climate change and environmental degradation, particularly from a business perspective.
• Study organizations, their management, and the changing external environment (including climate change) in which they operate.
• Prepare for a career in business and management, developing specific business knowledge and skills, alongside improved self-awareness and personal development for leadership positions.
• Encourage the development of positive and critical attitudes towards change and enterprise.
• Enhance lifelong learning skills and personal development to contribute to society at large.
• Develop and enhance general transferable intellectual and study skills, applicable to careers in business and management and other career choices.
• Graduate with an appreciation of social responsibilities, including in the area of climate change.

Outline:

Year 1:

• Core Modules:
• Data Analytics (AB15220) - 20 credits
• Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance (AB11120) - 20 credits
• Fundamentals of Management and Business (AB15120) - 20 credits
• Marketing Principles and Contemporary Practice (AB17120) - 20 credits
• Climate and Climate Change (BR16620) - 20 credits
• Interdisciplinary Approaches to Climate Change (EN19920) - 20 credits

Year 2:

• Core Modules:
• Corporate Governance, Risk and Ethics (AB21320) - 20 credits
• Human Resource Management (AB25420) - 20 credits
• Operations and Supply Chain Management (AB25120) - 20 credits
• Research Methods (AB25320) - 20 credits
• The Governance of Climate Change: Simulation Module (IP22320) - 20 credits
• Option Modules:
• Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene (IP20720) - 20 credits
• Climate Change: Plants, Animals and Ecosystems (BR21120) - 20 credits
• Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation (AB25220) - 20 credits
• Global Politics and the Refugee Regime (IQ25520) - 20 credits
• International Politics and Global Development (IP29220) - 20 credits
• Marketing Management (AB27120) - 20 credits

Year 3:

• Core Modules:
• Dissertation (AB35540) - 40 credits
• Organizational Psychology (AB35420) - 20 credits
• Strategic Leadership (AB35120) - 20 credits
• Option Modules:
• Crisis Writing (WR31820) - 20 credits
• Digital Business: Leadership and Management (AB35220) - 20 credits
• Environmental Economics (AB33220) - 20 credits
• Gender, Conflict and Security (IP36720) - 20 credits
• Global Biodiversity Conservation (BR33420) - 20 credits
• Global Logistics (AB35320) - 20 credits
• Global Politics and the Refugee Regime (IQ35520) - 20 credits
• Marketing and Digital Marketing Communication (AB37120) - 20 credits

Teaching:

• Students are taught by lecturers and other teaching staff who are active researchers and expert practitioners in their chosen subject area.
• Over 75% of full-time members of teaching staff are qualified to PhD level.
• Most staff are currently research active, meaning students benefit from being taught "new" knowledge in their chosen field of study as well as recognized literature.
• The School also employs part-time and full-time staff devoted purely to teaching.

Other:

• The program encourages the development of positive and critical attitudes towards change and enterprise.
• The program enhances lifelong learning skills and personal development to contribute to society at large.
• The program develops and enhances general transferable intellectual and study skills, applicable to careers in business and management and other career choices.
• The program graduates with an appreciation of social responsibilities, including in the area of climate change.