Business Management

Our BSc (Hons) Business Management degree is designed to equip you with the practice-led skills and industry insights needed for a successful career in business, marketing, and finance. The versatile programme offers a dynamic curriculum that aligns with current industry demands, preparing you to excel in a fast-paced and ever-evolving business environment.

This challenging course will prepare you for the ever-changing business environment – teaching you to analyse future trends, identify local and broader impacts, and recommend sustainable, ethical solutions to contemporary business challenges.

You'll hone your skills through interactive learning sessions and a variety of practically focused assessments – giving you not just essential knowledge of business and management, but the understanding to apply that knowledge in real-world contexts.

The programme actively engages with the local community and collaborates with small and medium-sized enterprises such as Think Engine, Red Funnel Ferry, and Southern Co-Op. Through these partnerships you'll have opportunities to work on community-focused projects and initiatives, applying your skills in real-world settings. The collaboration also includes mentorship programmes, guest lectures, and joint projects, providing valuable insights and support to help you develop your skills and knowledge.

We also pride ourselves on being interdisciplinary and preparing our students for the diverse and dynamic world of modern business.

If you’re looking to study our business management degree but don’t have the relevant qualifications or experience, the business and law foundation year will help you develop the core skills and knowledge to progress. Find out more about the business and law foundation year.

This course also offers the option of a placement year. A placement year allows you to put what you've learned in your first and second years into practice in the workplace, gaining valuable real-world work experience before you graduate. Our course and placements teams will help you find the perfect industry placement in your chosen field.

Who is this course for?
Solent’s business management degree is ideally suited if you want to develop strong business skills and prepare yourself for a successful career in a range of business industries – studying a curriculum that is not just about theory, but focused on real-world application.

You may not be sure yet which area of business will suit you, but all avenues are open - social enterprise, charity, government, big local, global business or a smaller entrepreneurial firm or start-up.

What does this course lead to?
A Solent business management degree gives you the specialist business knowledge and broad transferable skills to find business-focused roles in any industry. These will include careers in project management, logistics and distribution, human resources, sales, business development, sustainability, marketing, retail, management, and recruitment consultancy. Our course will also provide you with the confidence, knowledge, and practical skills to start your own business.

Our graduates have secured jobs within companies such as Deloitte, DHL, Pinterest, ThinkEngine, Carnival UK, PwC, Airbus, Red Bull Racing to name only a few.

YEAR ONE
CORE MODULES

Innovation in Contemporary Management
Data Analysis and Cyber Essentials
Marketing Principles with Financial Tools for Business
Developing Professional Practice

YEAR TWO
CORE MODULES

Project and Operations Management

OPTIONAL MODULES - Please Note Not all optional modules are guaranteed to run each year.

Values Driven Talent Management and Workforce Planning
Real-World Skills in Action: Elevate Your Expertise
Enterprise, Ideation and Market Trends (Entrepreneurship pathway)
Innovation Management (Entrepreneurship pathway)
Cyber Resilience and Governance (Cyber Security pathway)
Cyber Risk Management and Compliance (Cyber Security pathway)
Consumer Behaviour (Marketing pathway)
Marketing Analytics (Marketing pathway)
Financial Technology for Business (Finance pathway)
Business Finance for Decision Making (Finance pathway)
Digital Enterprise Management (Digital Innovation pathway)
AI Powered Innovation (Digital Innovation pathway)
Work Placement
Study Abroad

FINAL YEAR
CORE MODULES

Strategic Management
Global Supply Chain Management
Consultancy Project

OPTIONAL MODULES - Please Note Not all optional modules are guaranteed to run each year.

Campaign Management
AI Innovation Lab
Applied Corporate Finance
Cyber Security Incident Response
Navigating Ethics for Organisational Success
Business Start-up
Real World Skills in Action: Mastery Unleashed

You may be assessed by a combination of:
Coursework
Individual presentations
Workshops
Business simulations
As part of this course, you will study one module at a time, giving you the chance to build a deeper understanding and see the results of your hard work more quickly. With regular assessments and feedback, rather than exams all at once, you’ll also benefit from improved focus, and a more manageable workload.