Leadership and Management Skills for the Workplace (Full-time) (BA Hons)
Leadership and Management Skills for the Workplace (BA Hons) is a degree designed to help you grow into an effective leader. If you’ve completed the Skills for the Workplace (CertHE), this programme provides the ideal next step, equipping you with the leadership and management skills needed to excel in today’s fast-paced world.
This course blends management theory with real-world experience. You’ll learn about how businesses and organisations work and apply this knowledge directly to your own workplace experience. The course is delivered with a flexible learning approach, meaning it can fit around
your life, making it easier for you to balance your studies with other commitments. Whether you’re looking to improve your leadership practices or gain new insights into the management theory behind effective teams, this programme offers a range of skills that are highly valued by employers.
Throughout the course, you’ll explore topics like people management, project planning, and how to make important business decisions. You’ll also learn how to lead teams, handle change, and develop strong relationships with stakeholders. These are all key leadership and management skills that will help you stand out in the workplace. Your learning will be grounded in real-world scenarios, which means you’ll be ready to apply what you’ve learned as soon as you graduate.
This degree is only available to Home students.
By the end of the programme, you will have developed a strong set of transferable management skills that can be applied across various industries. The BA in Leadership and Management Skills for the Workplace is not only a degree, but a gateway to career progression, offering opportunities to advance in management roles and beyond.
This course is delivered on a timetable of one day on the weekend, and one day during the week.
Please note that this page was updated to clarify the course’s start dates and delivery timetable in February 2026.
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Ffioedd Israddedig
Cartref (Llawn amser): £9,535 y flwyddyn
Tramor (Llawn amser): £15,525 y flwyddyn
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
At the heart of the Leadership and Management Skills for the Workplace programme is a commitment to learning through practical application. We believe in blending management theory with real-world experience, giving students the opportunity to immediately apply their skills in workplace settings. Our teaching methods focus on interactive, flexible, and supportive learning environments designed to help you succeed.
In the first year, you’ll build a strong foundation in key skills such as effective communication, digital skills, and problem-solving. Modules include Academic Skills, Effective Teamworking and Communication, and Problem Solving and Decision Making, providing you with the essential tools needed to succeed both academically and in the workplace. You’ll also explore enterprise and entrepreneurship to develop creative thinking.
(20 credits)
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The second year focuses on applying leadership concepts in more depth. You’ll learn about stakeholder engagement, team management, and project management, gaining a deeper understanding of how to lead and manage within an organisational context. Modules like Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills and Organisational Culture will help you navigate the complexities of leadership and workplace dynamics
(20 credits)
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In the final year, you’ll explore advanced topics such as strategic management, innovation, and leading change. These modules prepare you to tackle real-world challenges and think strategically as a leader. You’ll also undertake an independent project, allowing you to apply everything you’ve learned to a topic or challenge of your choice, further grounding your leadership skills in practice.
(40 credits)
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Cewch chi eich dysgu a’ch cefnogi gan ystod eang o staff a thimau proffesiynol yma i’ch helpu i gael y profiad prifysgol rydych chi’n chwilio amdano. Roedd ein staff addysgu yn 2il yng Nghymru am Addysgu, Asesu ac Adborth a Chymorth Academaidd (ACF 2024) sy’n golygu y bydd y cymorth a’r adborth a gewch chi yn eich helpu chi i ddysgu a datblygu sgiliau academaidd cryf. Mae ein myfyrwyr wedi ein rhoi ni yn 1af yng Nghymru am Gyfleoedd Dysgu a Llais Myfyrwyr (ACF 2024) sy’n golygu bod ystod eang o gyfleoedd ar gael i wella eich astudiaethau a bod myfyrwyr yn chwarae rhan weithredol wrth lunio eu profiadau dysgu. Mae ein hymrwymiad i’ch dysgu chi wedi golygu bod ein myfyrwyr yn ein rhoi ni yn 1af yng Nghymru ac yn gydradd 3ydd yn y DU am foddhad myfyrwyr (Times Higher Education, 2024, mesur ‘Positifrwydd Cyffredinol’). Dysgwch ragor am ein staff academaidd sy’n addysgu ar draws ein cyrsiau.
Further information
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Entry onto this course requires successful completion (120 credits) of the level 4 CertHE Business Skills for the Workplace
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Assessment varies across modules using a variety of methods from field and lab reports to presentations, essays and exams to give you the opportunity to do well and to demonstrate your developing knowledge.
We pride ourselves on giving excellent feedback at all stages of the course to help you to progress.
We use feedback to develop your course knowledge and, importantly, to help you to develop your wider skills in report writing, and communicating science so that you can demonstrate your ability to work effectively in the environment sector at the end of your course.
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It is possible to complete this programme of study without any additional costs.
Students may wish to purchase materials for modules, such as major project but this is not a requirement and will have no bearing on the final grade.
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You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.
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The purpose of the Leadership and Management Skills for the Workplace (BA) (Hons) is to create an attractive undergraduate programme that truly responds to the changing needs of learners in the workplace and for those who are seeking to improve their prospects of a return to the workplace.
The programme has been compiled to ensure that graduates are equipped with appropriate underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills, which will allow them to be effective within the constantly changing global market. The ability to make an immediate impact and an ongoing contribution in the workplace will be an important aspect.
As such they will be proficient in a team environment, have acquired skills that will enable them to effectively communicate, be able to identify appropriate strategies to solve organisational problems, be able to contribute to reflective practice and have the confidence and capability to develop as life-long learners.