Business Management with Placement

Designed by experienced academics who have worked across key roles in a wide variety of industries, our business management degree is designed to make you highly employable in a competitive global market – giving you the skills you need to secure your first management job or set up your own business.

Whether you are interested in the private, public, charity, social enterprise or entrepreneurial industries, the course team understand what you need to thrive as a business professional.

From core subjects such as operations management, marketing, project management and strategic thinking, through to future-proof skills in enterprise, innovation and digital futures, you will do more than learn the theory – you will learn to apply it through a wide range of ‘real-world’ live briefs and events like international marketing week, where you can spend a week abroad getting hands on experience of international business challenges.

Networking events and guest talks from industry professionals will be your chance to build professional connections, while short- and longer-term work placements offer both academic credit and opportunities to apply your knowledge and skills in a work-based environment – proving to prospective employers that you are work-ready.

And we also offer extra qualifications and memberships on top of your honours degree, including:
• Project Management Qualification
• Student Membership of professional bodies
• Potential for Foundation Chartered Manager and Student Membership status of the Chartered Management Institute

Our curriculum not only studies the contemporary business challenges, but helps identify future trends which you will be managing and leading on within your organisations. And it’s flexible, too – you can tailor your studies towards the areas that interest you.

At Solent you will become part of an active business community, encompassing students, staff and business alumni who inspire and support current students. Our graduates work across the globe, in a wide and fascinating range of industries. As well as visits, talks and guest lectures, we offer a great peer mentoring scheme – providing an academic mentor who will be there to support you throughout your degree journey.

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. Recent graduates have gained professional and managerial positions across the world, for example:
Graduate scheme, TK Maxx
HR graduate scheme, Randstad
HR, B&Q
Assistant manager and graduate manager trainee, Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Resource partner, Roke
Ministry of Foreign Office (Saudi Arabia)
Investment Manager, Black Coat Group
Digital Credit Controller, Penguin House
Team Senior, BMW
Chief Marketing Officer, Kaspas Desserts
Project Manager, Olay Trans Ltd (Cyprus)
Business Systems Analyst, Meridian Corp Finance
Consultancy graduate, CISCO
HR, NHS Southampton
Financial Coordinator, Devere Group (Malta)
Sales Executive, EE
Operations Assistant, Marks and Spencer
Accounts Controller, Wallenuis W Logistics
Other graduates have used the knowledge and skills gained to start their own businesses.

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 successful careers in a range of business industries – studying a curriculum that is not just about theory but real-world application.

YEAR 1 - CORE MODULES
Contemporary Management Theory
Positive Psychology for Success
Data Analysis, Tools and Application
Business Finance for Managers
Marketing, Sales and Negotiation Skills
Creative Enterprise and Innovation

YEAR 2 - CORE MODULES
Values Driven Leadership
Project Management in Business
Operations Management
Community Enterprise

YEAR 2 - OPTIONS (please note that not all options are guaranteed to run each academic year)
Financial Management
Capital Market Trading
Integrated Marketing Communications
Global Challenges
Study Abroad / Placement

YEAR 3 - CORE MODULES
Developing the Professional Manager
Research Methods
Sustainable Strategic Management
Final Major Project
Ecological Economics

YEAR 3 - OPTIONS (please note that not all options are guaranteed to run each academic year)
Business Start-Up
International Finance Reporting and Analysis
International Marketing
Intercultural Competence for 21st Century Managers
International Law and Human Rights
UX Strategies

The course is assessed through practical business-relevant activities, such as presentations, reports, workshops and business simulations.
There are no exams and assessment is coursework-led in either groups or individually.