Business Management with Marketing

Our BSc (Hons) Business Management with Marketing degree will help you gain the practice-led skills and industry insights needed for a successful career in business, marketing, and finance with a focus on marketing and business development. This 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.

The specialised focus on marketing will equip you with the skills to understand consumer behaviour, develop effective marketing strategies, and drive business growth. This marketing focus will prepares you to create compelling campaigns, build strong brands, and drive sales. Additionally, you'll develop a global perspective, understanding diverse markets and cultures, which is crucial in today's interconnected world.

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. The integration of live briefs and work placements provides invaluable exposure to the business world, enhancing employability and readiness for the job market. The teaching team combines academic expertise with strong industry experience to deliver innovative, practice-led and student-centred learning that equips students with current, real-world skills and strong professional networks for successful careers.

If you’re looking to study our business management with marketing 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?
BSc (Hons) Business Management with Marketing is ideally suited to students who want to lead, manage and use creativity to make a difference in the world.

Whether you aspire to lead a multinational corporation, launch a ground breaking start-up, or drive change in your community, the business management with marketing degree will provide the tools and the knowledge to shape a future that’s bright with opportunities.

What does this course lead to?
When you graduate from this innovative and engaging course, you will develop versatile, transferable skills for careers such as marketing manager, social media specialist, digital marketer, management consultant, event manager and many other roles across the business and creative sectors.

Our graduates have secured jobs within companies such as Pinterest, ThinkEngine, Amazon, Red Bull Racing, Carnival UK, McLaren, B&Q and Sky Media to name only a few.

Solent's Clearing fast pass* gets you ahead, with priority support and everything you need to feel confident about your next step. Secure your guaranteed offer before results day and unlock a 20% discount on Kimber and Chantry student halls, a £100 IKEA voucher, free gold gym membership for the academic year, and a £150 campus dining voucher.

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Join the career-ready revolution this summer at Solent. Every course is designed around five things: real-world learning in every module; block teaching, so you study one subject at a time, not five assignments at once; direct links with employers and careers support for life. This isn't a tweak. It's a rethink of what university should be.

Our facilities are built with your future career in mind, including Warsash Maritime School, the Solent Sports Complex, science labs, animation and 3D modelling studios and applied mechanics and composites labs.

And outside class? Southampton has it all: shopping, culture, live music, football, cricket, festivals, markets, tiny Thai cafes, ghost walks and record fairs. It's friendly, walkable, and one of the UK's most affordable student cities. With a diverse community and societies for every interest, you'll find your tribe here too.

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