Business Management

Develop the insight, confidence, management skills and sustainability perspective to succeed in modern business or set up your own business on this professionally-focused degree, accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

Ranked in the UK top 25% for business, management and marketing (Guardian UK University Guide 2021), Solent Business School offers the skills and confidence you need to progress a successful career in business and international management – or even to start up your own business.

With a range of option choices to help you focus your personal career path, 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.

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.

Our talented teaching team offer a wealth of experience in varied national business and marketing environments and cultures, giving you an exceptional range of expertise to call upon. 85% of our students say our courses are intellectually stimulating and 95% highlight our staff are good at explaining things (National Student Survey, DiscoverUni 2020).

Meanwhile, accreditation from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) means you can also graduate with an additional professional leadership and management award (level 5).

Dual accredited with Chartered Management Institute; on graduation, you will also receive a level 5 professional diploma in leadership and management.

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
Graduate Scheme, EY
HR, B&Q
Assistant manager and graduate manager trainee, Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Resource partner, Roke
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 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, De Vere Group (Malta)
Sales Executive, EE
Operations Assistant, Marks and Spencer
Accounts Controller, Wallenuis Wilhelmsen Logistics
Other graduates have used the knowledge and skills gained to start their own businesses. Examples include:
Ben Michaelis – Managing Director, ThinkEngine
Daisy Hatfield – Managing Director, New Forest Polo School
Liam Saunders – Managing Director, VIP IT

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.

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.