Southampton Solent University & Warsash Maritime School - Careers at Sea Open Day (On-Campus)
14 Mar 2026, 09:30
Southampton
This degree is designed to equip you with the practice-led skills and industry insights needed to launch and grow innovative ventures. 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 after graduation.
The entrepreneurship pathway allows you to tailor your learning journey to your specific career goals, interests and aspirations. This could be starting your own business, preparing to take over a family-owned company, working in an innovative and dynamic enterprise or building a social enterprise for a better and more just society. This personalised approach ensures that you can develop a unique skill set to set you apart in the competitive career market.
You will study a range of areas including project and operations management, marketing principles, talent management and workforce planning, market trends, and real-world skills.
By engaging with real-world scenarios and industry-led learning, you'll gain practical experience that goes beyond theoretical knowledge. This approach fosters an entrepreneurial spirit and prepares you to tackle complex business challenges with confidence and creativity.
If you’re looking to study our business management with entrepreneurship 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.
FOUNDATION YEAR
CORE MODULES
Pathway Lab
Behind the Court Room Door
Know the Numbers: Financial Fundamentals
Business Today
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
Innovation Management (Entrepreneurship pathway)
Enterprise, Ideation and Market Trends (Entrepreneurship pathway)
Values Driven Talent Management and Workforce Planning
OPTIONAL MODULES - Please note: Not all optional modules are guaranteed to run each year.
Study Abroad
Work Placement
Real-World Skills in Action: Elevate Your Expertise
FINAL YEAR
CORE MODULES
Strategic Management
Global Supply Chain Management
Consultancy Project
Business Start-up
OPTIONAL MODULES - Please note: Not all optional modules are guaranteed to run each year.
Real World Skills in Action: Mastery Unleashed
You may be assessed at the end of each block by:
Individual presentations
Blogs
Live briefs
Blogs
Portfolios
Essays
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.
The following entry points are available for this course:
For information about applying to Solent as an International applicant, please visit https://www.solent.ac.uk/how-to-apply/entry-requirements/help-for-international-students
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | with a minimum of 5.5 in each of the four components |
We understand that each student is unique. At Solent we encourage individuality and have adopted a balanced approach to Admissions, by considering exam results alongside portfolios / interviews or auditions.
Our contextual offer scheme allows offers below our standard academic entry criteria to those who have faced challenges which has impacted their performance and predicted higher grades, by taking into account additional selection criteria such as a strong portfolio, interview or audition.
This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England | £5760 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £5760 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £5760 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £5760 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £5760 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £5760 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
While most course costs are covered by your tuition fees, some essential resources and optional extras may need to be paid for separately. These additional costs are listed below. For advice on budgeting and managing your money, please contact student.funding@solent.ac.uk.
The 2026/27 additional costs are not yet available. For guidance, previous costs have been:
Optional costs
While the CMI qualification is included within the course fees, undertaking the Project Fundamentals Qualification for the Association of Project Management will require an exam fee to be paid:
Members: £238.80
Non-members: £256.80
Solent University offers a number of bursaries, grants and scholarships. For more information, please visit https://www.solent.ac.uk/finance/grants-bursaries-scholarships/bursaries
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Southampton
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