9Dec
UndergraduateCourse summary
This is a Connected Degree Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course. Overview Stand out in the job market with this BA (Hons) Business and Management degree that focuses on enterprise, ethical management, sustainability and global business. This course takes an entrepreneurial approach to big business ideas. You'll learn by engaging with local small businesses and creating and testing ideas and theories in group work. If you take a placement year you can then apply these skills in the sector you're most interested in, whether that's a start-up, or a large, global business such as Rolls Royce or IBM. Don't worry if you're not sure which industry you'd like to work in. This degree keeps your options open. You'll get a strong foundation in all the key business areas of management, marketing, accounting, operations and leadership. If you want, you'll have the chance to specialise as you progress through the course. With over 50 optional modules to choose from, you can tailor this degree to your interests. Module options cover a wide range of subjects, from new product development, to event planning, to public sector economics. Course highlights
- Explore lots of different areas of business and management to find the specialisms that interest you
- Work in creative, small teams that replicate the working world
- Get hands-on experience as part of our Business Consultancy Project, offering advice to local small businesses
- Take an optional placement year or summer internship with a business such as L'Oreal or BAE Systems
- Get support for setting up your own business from our Entrepreneurs in Residence
- Gain an understanding of ethical and sustainable business practices
- Finish the course with skills that are in demand in the modern workplace, such as creative thinking, business innovation and decision making
- HR manager
- business transformation consultant
- marketing manager
- project manager
- army officer - squadron operations
- business development executive
- product marketing executive
- account manager
- personal banker
- compliance analyst
- supply chain manager
- Tesco
- British Telecom
- Deloitte
- HM Government
- IBM
- Disney
- BAE Systems
- NHS
- John Lewis Partnership
- Estée Lauder
- Volkswagen Group UK
- Microsoft
Modules
Year 1 Core modules in this year include:
- Business Accounting
- Business Operations and Systems Management
- Economics For Business
- Managing People in Organisations
- Marketing Principles and Practice
- Professional & Academic Skills For Success
- Business Analysis and Decision Making
- Employability, Research and Professional Development
- International Business
- Leadership, Ethics, Governance and Sustainability
- Business Venturing
- Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship
- Corporate Financial Management
- Human Resources For the Professional
- Innovation Management
- Intermediate Economics
- Modern Foreign Language
- Risk Management and Supply Chain Vulnerability
- Business and Employment Law
- Business Analytics and Decision Modelling
- Electronic and Mobile Commerce
- Event Planning and Marketing
- Financial Decision Making and Control
- Human Resource Development
- Managerial and Decision Economics
- Managing Product Portfolios
- People Resourcing and Talent Management
- Procurement and Supply
- Public Relations
- Social Computing For Business
- Study Abroad 120 Credits (Year Long)
- Business Analysis and Decision Making
- Employability, Research and Professional Development
- International Business
- Leadership, Ethics, Governance and Sustainability
- Strategic Management
- Business Venturing
- Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship
- Corporate Financial Management
- Human Resources For the Professional
- Innovation Management
- Intermediate Economics
- Business Consultancy Project
- Contemporary Issues in Product and Service Development
- Critical Leadership: Theory and Practice
- Cross Cultural Awareness For Business
- Discrimination and Conflict in Employment Law
- Management & Information Systems
- Operations Strategy and the Supply Chain
- Public Policies and Labour Markets
- The Tourism Experience
- Transformative Marketing
- Trends in Technology
- Business Improvement & Creativity
- Destination Marketing
- International Financial Management
- Managing Equality & Diversity At Work
- Project Management For Enterprise
- Responsible and Sustainable Business
- Taxation
- Dissertation - Accounting and Financial Management
- Dissertation - Economics and Finance
- Dissertation - Marketing
- Dissertation - Operations and Systems Management
- Dissertation - Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management
- Dissertation - Strategy, Enterprise and Innovation
Assessment method
How you're assessed will depend on the modules you select. As well as online assessments and coursework you may be assessed using:
- practical exercises
- written reports
- presentations
- portfolios
- research proposals
- Year 1 students: 58% by written exams and 42% by coursework
- Year 2 students: 32% by written exams and 64% by coursework
- Year 3 students: 24% by written exams and 76% by coursework
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
| PTE Academic | 54 | An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
| Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £9250 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| International | £18100 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship
Placement Year and Year abroad:
UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 |
EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)|
International (Non-EU) – £2,000.
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP