Our BSc (Hons) Business Management with Finance degree is designed to develop the practical, future-focused skills and financial expertise needed to thrive in today’s competitive business landscape. This industry-aligned degree combines core business principles with in-depth financial knowledge, preparing you for dynamic roles across the finance sector and beyond.
This specialist finance pathway will enable you to build a strong foundation in business management while gaining targeted insights into financial strategy, markets, financial technology, investment, and corporate finance. You’ll graduate equipped to pursue roles in financial analysis, banking, accountancy, and business consultancy, or take your first steps towards professional qualifications.
You will explore financial language and theory, develop enquiry, analysis, evaluation and communication skills, and learn to offer practical, sustainable and ethical solutions to real-world problems in diverse and global business 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.
If you’re looking to study our business management with finance 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 to enhance your employability 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?
Ideally suited to students who want to develop their financial literacy and management skills, the course gives you the tools to create value for society, the economy and yourself. You may not be sure yet which industry or organisation will suit you. You may work in financial services, in local or global business, or in a smaller entrepreneurial firm or start-up. You may even start your own business.
Whatever your aspiration, you know you have the potential to be an analytical, creative, problem solver with determination. On this exciting course you’ll gain valuable and applied finance and management skills, from interpersonal skills to capital trading to data analysis.
What does this course lead to?
When you graduate, you will have a broad range of transferable skills, allowing you to pursue an exciting career in a wide range of industries as a management accountant, assistant fund manager, business adviser, project manager, financial analyst, or cost accountant and many other career pathways.
Our graduates have secured jobs within companies such as HSBC, Deloitte, JP Morgan, PwC, Credit Suisse, McKinsey & Company, Airbus, Red Bull Racing to name only a few.
FOUNDATION YEAR
Academic and Personal Development
Fundamentals of Business and Law
Introduction to Marketing and Consumer Law
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Essentials
Principles of Finance and Legal Aspects
Community Project
On successful completion of the foundation year, you will automatically progress onto the BSc (Hons) Business Management with Finance course, where you will study the following modules:
YEAR 1 - CORE MODULES
Innovation in Contemporary Management
Data Analysis and Cyber Essentials
Marketing Principles with Financial Tools for Business
YEAR 1 - OPTIONAL MODULES - Please note: Not all optional modules are guaranteed to run each year.
Real-World Skills: Kick Start Your Journey
Developing Professional Practice
YEAR 2 - CORE MODULES
Project and Operations Management
Values Driven Talent Management and Workforce Planning
Financial Technology for Business
Business Finance for Decision Making
YEAR 2 - OPTIONAL MODULES - Please note: Not all optional modules are guaranteed to run each year.
Real-World Skills in Action: Elevate Your Expertise
Study Abroad
Work Placement
PLACEMENT YEAR
FINAL YEAR - CORE MODULES
Strategic Management
Global Supply Chain Management
Applied Corporate Finance
Consultancy Project
FINAL YEAR - OPTIONAL MODULES - Please note: Not all optional modules are guaranteed to run each year.
Real World Skills in Action: Mastery Unleashed
The course is assessed through practical business-relevant activities, such as presentations, reports, workshops and business projects.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Southampton, Solent University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
From a minimum of two A levels
Pass grade (D or E)
A minimum of two completed A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at PPP or BTEC Diploma at MP or equivalent.
We will consider mature students who haven't recently undertaken a formalised course of study at A-level or equivalent, but who can demonstrate relevant workplace or voluntary experience, indicating their ability to complete the course successfully.
We will also consider overseas applicants in an equivalent situation to UK students (as outlined above) and who have been taught in English or have IELTS 5.5 or equivalent.
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds. Applicants who are not in possession of the minimum entry requirements but are able to demonstrate aptitude, enthusiasm and motivation will be considered on an individual basis and may be admitted subject to satisfactory interview and/or portfolio. Please contact us for further details.
In combination with other qualifications.
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications
IELTS minimum score of 5.5 overall with minimum 5.0 in each component of reading, writing, listening and speaking. TOEFL (IBT) minimum score of 71 overall with a minimum of 19 in each component of reading, writing, listening and speaking.
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Applicants who do not have English as their first language will be required to demonstrate an approved level of proficiency in the use of the English language. The agreed minimum requirements for this course are: IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component or equivalent. |
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 that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course 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, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & Channel Islands | £5760 | |
| International | £16178 |
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.
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
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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