Cardiff Metropolitan University

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Cardiff Metropolitan University has its origins in the 1865 opening of the Cardiff School of Art. In 1976 it merged with The College of Food Technology & Commerce and the Cardiff Teacher Training College and eventually became part of the University of Wales. In 2011 it became a university in its own right and adopted its current name. Today it hosts around 11,000 students with over 1,200 of them coming from more than 143 countries around the world. It was named UK and Ireland University of the Year 2021 by the Times Higher Education and Times and Sunday Times Welsh University of the Year 2020. It’s in the top 1000 global universities from QS and the top 100 UK universities from Complete University Guide, The Guardian and The Times/Sunday Times guides. What is the Cardiff Metropolitan University acceptance rate for International Students? The Cardiff Metropolitan University acceptance rate is 15%. The university's Llandaff campus houses a well-stocked library with extensive print and electronic resources. The National Indoor Athletics Centre is a part of the Cyncoed campus. Counselling and academic support. Student Life Cardiff Metropolitan University has been ranked the TOP University in the UK for 'International student support' in the International Student Barometer. The university has won the Times Higher Education's Most Improved Student Experience Award for the whole of the UK. 85% of students strongly agree that they are satisfied with the quality of their course according to the National Student Survey. Staffed on-campus accommodation is available to students. There are nearly 1,000 study bedrooms located at the Cyncoed and Plas Gwyn campuses. All rooms are mixed gender and inclusive of all utility bills - gas, electric, water, internet, insurance, etc. Just over 1,100 private en-suite halls are offered to students through nomination agreements with private halls located near to the campuses.

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Cyncoed Campus

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Llandaff Campus

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Programs at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Explore academic programs available at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Master's

PGCE Secondary

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1 year
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Master's

PGCE Primary

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Education
1 year
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Master's

MBA - Master of Business Administration (Supply Chain and Logistics Management)

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Business Administration
1 year
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Master's

MBA - Master of Business Administration (Strategic Management)

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Business Administration
1 year
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Master's

MBA - Master of Business Administration (Sport Management)

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Business Administration
1 year
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Master's

MBA - Master of Business Administration (Project Management)

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Business Administration
1 year
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Master's

MBA - Master of Business Administration (Finance)

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Finance
1 year
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Bachelor's

BA (Hons) Media and Communications

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Media Studies And Communication
3 years
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Master's

MSc Accounting and Finance

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Accounting
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC Financial Management (Strategic Management)

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Finance concerns how money is raised, invested and managed, and how risk and return are priced over time. Topics run from corporate funding decisions and valuation through to markets, portfolios and financial instruments. Graduates often work in corporate finance, banking, investment and asset management, risk analysis and financial planning.

Finance
1 year
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MSc

MSc International Business Management

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Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.

Business
1 year
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MSc

MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial intelligence studies how machines can perceive, learn, reason and act, covering machine learning, neural networks, language and vision, search and planning, and the ethical questions raised along the way. Mathematics and programming underpin the work. Graduates often work in machine learning engineering, research, data roles, robotics and product development.

Artificial Intelligence
1 year
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Bachelor's

MEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Electrical engineering deals with electricity and electronics in all their uses: circuits, signals, power generation and distribution, control systems, communications and embedded devices. Theory, mathematics and laboratory work run together. Graduates often work in energy and power, electronics and semiconductors, telecommunications, automation, transport and product development.

Electrical Engineering
4 years
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Master of Business Administration

MBA Master of Business Administration (Health Sector Management)

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Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.

Business
1 year
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BSc

BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

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At its core, computer science is about computation: algorithms, data structures, programming languages, operating systems and the theory beneath them. Mathematical reasoning and hands-on building reinforce each other throughout. Graduates often become software engineers, or move into data, security, research, product development and technical roles in almost any industry.

Computer Sciences
3 years
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BEng

BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Electronic engineering deals with circuits and the devices built from them, from sensors and amplifiers to embedded processors and communication systems. It covers analogue and digital design, signal processing, and the testing of hardware that must work reliably. Graduates often work in electronics design, telecommunications, semiconductors, instrumentation and embedded systems.

Electronic Engineering
3 years
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Bachelor of Arts

BA Interior Architecture

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Architecture and design concern the shaping of buildings, interiors and objects, balancing function, structure, cost and the way people actually live and move. Studio projects, drawing, modelling and critique sit alongside history, theory and technical study. Graduates often work in architectural and design practices, planning and development, visualisation and construction-related roles.

Architecture And Design
3 years
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Bachelor of Arts

BA (Hons) Law and Criminology

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Law examines the rules that govern people, organisations and states, and the reasoning used to interpret and apply them. Much of the work is close reading, building arguments and weighing competing principles. Graduates often pursue legal practice, and also compliance, policy, human rights work, business and public administration.

Law
3 years
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Bachelor of Arts

BA (Hons) Business and Management with Internship

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Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.

Business
3 years
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MSc

MSc Project Management

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This field covers how complex undertakings get planned, budgeted, staffed and delivered on time, from construction schemes to conferences and festivals. The work involves scheduling, risk assessment, supplier coordination and keeping everyone aligned when plans change. Graduates often work in project offices, agencies, venues and operations teams across many industries.

Project And Event Management
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC Strategic Marketing

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Marketing studies how organisations understand customers and bring products and services to them, spanning research, branding, pricing, distribution, advertising and digital channels. The work blends creative thinking with data about behaviour. Graduates often work in brand and product management, digital marketing, market research, advertising, and sales or communications.

Marketing
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Masters Degree

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Artificial intelligence studies how machines can perceive, learn, reason and act, covering machine learning, neural networks, language and vision, search and planning, and the ethical questions raised along the way. Mathematics and programming underpin the work. Graduates often work in machine learning engineering, research, data roles, robotics and product development.

Artificial Intelligence
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC International Events Management

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Business administration concentrates on running an organisation as a whole: coordinating people, budgets, operations and strategy so that separate departments work in step. Attention falls on decisions that cut across functions rather than on a narrow specialism. Graduates often move into general management, operations, consulting, and planning or administrative roles across sectors.

Business Administration
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC Human Resource Management

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Human resources focuses on how organisations recruit, develop, reward and retain people, and how workplace culture, employment law and wellbeing affect performance. The subject draws on psychology, employment relations and management practice. Graduates often work in recruitment, learning and development, employee relations, compensation and benefits, and wider people or operations roles.

Human Resources
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC Fashion Marketing Management

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Fashion design covers the making of garments and collections: research and concept development, drawing, pattern cutting, fabric choice and construction. It is about moving an idea from sketch to finished piece while keeping the person who will wear it in mind. Graduates often work in design studios, product development, styling, buying and their own labels.

Fashion Design
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Electrical engineering deals with electricity and electronics in all their uses: circuits, signals, power generation and distribution, control systems, communications and embedded devices. Theory, mathematics and laboratory work run together. Graduates often work in energy and power, electronics and semiconductors, telecommunications, automation, transport and product development.

Electrical Engineering
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC Digital Marketing Management

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Marketing studies how organisations understand customers and bring products and services to them, spanning research, branding, pricing, distribution, advertising and digital channels. The work blends creative thinking with data about behaviour. Graduates often work in brand and product management, digital marketing, market research, advertising, and sales or communications.

Marketing
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC Data Science Masters Degree

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Data science turns large and messy datasets into something useful, combining statistics, programming and machine learning with the judgement to ask sensible questions. Storage, processing at scale and clear communication of results all matter. Graduates often work as data scientists, analysts or data engineers across technology, finance, health and public services.

Data Sciences And Big Data
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC Computing and Information Technology Masters Degree

Cardiff Metropolitan University

At its core, computer science is about computation: algorithms, data structures, programming languages, operating systems and the theory beneath them. Mathematical reasoning and hands-on building reinforce each other throughout. Graduates often become software engineers, or move into data, security, research, product development and technical roles in almost any industry.

Computer Sciences
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC Banking & Finance

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Finance concerns how money is raised, invested and managed, and how risk and return are priced over time. Topics run from corporate funding decisions and valuation through to markets, portfolios and financial instruments. Graduates often work in corporate finance, banking, investment and asset management, risk analysis and financial planning.

Finance
1 year
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MSc

MSc/PgD/PgC Advanced Computer Science Masters Degree

Cardiff Metropolitan University

At its core, computer science is about computation: algorithms, data structures, programming languages, operating systems and the theory beneath them. Mathematical reasoning and hands-on building reinforce each other throughout. Graduates often become software engineers, or move into data, security, research, product development and technical roles in almost any industry.

Computer Sciences
1 year
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MSc

MSc International Supply Chain and Logistics Management Masters

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Business administration concentrates on running an organisation as a whole: coordinating people, budgets, operations and strategy so that separate departments work in step. Attention falls on decisions that cut across functions rather than on a narrow specialism. Graduates often move into general management, operations, consulting, and planning or administrative roles across sectors.

Business Administration
1 year
United Kingdom
MSc

MSc International Hotel and Hospitality Management

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Business administration concentrates on running an organisation as a whole: coordinating people, budgets, operations and strategy so that separate departments work in step. Attention falls on decisions that cut across functions rather than on a narrow specialism. Graduates often move into general management, operations, consulting, and planning or administrative roles across sectors.

Business Administration
1 year
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MSc

MSc Economics & Finance

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Economics asks how societies use scarce resources: how prices form, how households and firms decide, and how policy, trade and money shape growth, employment and inequality. Mathematical modelling and statistical evidence run through the subject. Graduates often work in analysis and consultancy, banking, government and international organisations, and research.

Economics
1 year
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MSc

MSc Advanced Cyber Security Masters Degree

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Cyber security is about protecting systems, networks and data from attack, and understanding the people and incentives behind threats. Study covers cryptography, secure design, network defence, incident response and digital forensics, together with the habits of testing and defending real systems. Graduates often work in security operations, penetration testing, risk and governance, and consultancy.

Cyber Security
1 year
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MSc

MSc Accounting and Finance Masters

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Accounting deals with how financial information is recorded, verified and reported so that decisions can be made and organisations held to account. Study covers financial and management accounting, auditing, taxation and reporting rules. Graduates often work in accountancy practice, corporate finance teams, audit, tax, and financial management or analysis.

Accounting
1 year
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Master of Business Administration

MBA - Master of Business Administration (Marketing)

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Marketing studies how organisations understand customers and bring products and services to them, spanning research, branding, pricing, distribution, advertising and digital channels. The work blends creative thinking with data about behaviour. Graduates often work in brand and product management, digital marketing, market research, advertising, and sales or communications.

Marketing
1 year
United Kingdom
Master of Business Administration

MBA - Master of Business Administration (Human Resources)

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Human resources focuses on how organisations recruit, develop, reward and retain people, and how workplace culture, employment law and wellbeing affect performance. The subject draws on psychology, employment relations and management practice. Graduates often work in recruitment, learning and development, employee relations, compensation and benefits, and wider people or operations roles.

Human Resources
1 year
United Kingdom
Master of Business Administration

MBA - Master of Business Administration (Business Analytics)

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Business administration concentrates on running an organisation as a whole: coordinating people, budgets, operations and strategy so that separate departments work in step. Attention falls on decisions that cut across functions rather than on a narrow specialism. Graduates often move into general management, operations, consulting, and planning or administrative roles across sectors.

Business Administration
1 year
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BSc

BSc (Hons) Social Work

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Social work supports people facing hardship — family difficulty, disability, poor mental health, poverty, abuse or needs that come with age — and connects them with services and protection. Human development, law, policy and ethics join the practical skills of assessment and intervention. Graduates often work in child and family services, mental health, community organisations and local government.

Social Work
3 years
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BSc

BSc (Hons) Computer Science (with Specialist Pathways)

Cardiff Metropolitan University

At its core, computer science is about computation: algorithms, data structures, programming languages, operating systems and the theory beneath them. Mathematical reasoning and hands-on building reinforce each other throughout. Graduates often become software engineers, or move into data, security, research, product development and technical roles in almost any industry.

Computer Sciences
3 years
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BSc

BSc (Hons) Architectural Design and Technology

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Architecture and design concern the shaping of buildings, interiors and objects, balancing function, structure, cost and the way people actually live and move. Studio projects, drawing, modelling and critique sit alongside history, theory and technical study. Graduates often work in architectural and design practices, planning and development, visualisation and construction-related roles.

Architecture And Design
3 years
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Bachelor of Arts

BA (Hons) Global Business Management (Top-Up)

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Business examines how organisations are created, financed, run and grown, from managing people and money to reading markets and making decisions under uncertainty. Coursework blends analysis with practical judgement. Graduates often move into management, consulting and entrepreneurship, or into specialist roles across finance, operations and marketing.

Business
1 year
United Kingdom
Bachelor of Arts

BA (Hons) Business and Management (with specialist pathways)

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Business administration concentrates on running an organisation as a whole: coordinating people, budgets, operations and strategy so that separate departments work in step. Attention falls on decisions that cut across functions rather than on a narrow specialism. Graduates often move into general management, operations, consulting, and planning or administrative roles across sectors.

Business Administration
3 years
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Bachelor of Arts

BA (Hons) Accounting

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Accounting deals with how financial information is recorded, verified and reported so that decisions can be made and organisations held to account. Study covers financial and management accounting, auditing, taxation and reporting rules. Graduates often work in accountancy practice, corporate finance teams, audit, tax, and financial management or analysis.

Accounting
3 years
United Kingdom

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