Solent University (QA)

Speciality

Please note that the blended timetable pattern will be decided by the scheduling team.

Additional information

Course overview

Our Business Management degree will help you become an ethical, values-driven professional, equipping you with employability-focused skills to help you thrive in your future career.

The Business Management with Foundation Year is ideal if you are just beginning your journey into the world of Business Management and don’t meet the standard entry requirements.

Become an expert in a range of business functions and topics while developing specialist transferrable skills in management, sales, communications, leadership and more. With 86% of large organisations facing skills shortages (The Open University Business Barometer, 2022), now it’s the time to make the first step towards your career ambitions.

This programme will allow you to learn about business management knowledge, theory and principles in work-based situations. You will have the chance to critically review and practice the skillset of analysing information and data from a range of sources, as well as making reasoned judgements and solving complex problems in various business contexts.

• Learn to identify and analyse future business trends
• Become an inclusive, ethical and value-driven global citizen and leader
• Learn from the experts and get ‘real-world’ ready through guest speakers’ events
• Gain access to Solent’s virtual learning environment, with quick online access to assignments, lecture notes, suggested reading and more
• Balance your full-time studies with your personal life with flexible study options, such as evenings and weekends

What you will gain on your Foundation Year:

• Knowledge of key business subjects so that you can successfully progress onto the Business Management degree programme
• How to apply business concepts to real-life organisations
• Academic and employability skills, and the confidence to progress onto your degree knowing you have what it takes to succeed

This course is delivered as part of a partnership between QA Higher Education and Solent University. The programme is validated by the University and delivered by QA Higher Education.

Teaching and assessment

• Lectures, seminars, and workshops: 9 – 12 hours per week
• Independent study: 38 hours per week
• Assessment: coursework, presentations and business simulation

Blended learning

The future is becoming more and more digital. Our blended learning approach allows you to develop all necessary skills to thrive in the digital era. You’ll get the best of both worlds with a balance of face-to-face and online teaching, building your confidence ready for success in the digital workplace.

Receiving the same number of live contact hours as face-to-face programmes, a typical timetable may include:

• Daytime students – If you are a daytime student, you will typically have 2 days of tuition per week – your sessions will be on-campus for 1 of those days and the other day will take place live online.
• Evening and weekend students – Evening and weekend blended timetables will typically follow one of the below patterns each week:
  • 2 evenings live online and 1 weekend day face-to-face on-campus, or
  • 2 evenings face-to-face on-campus and 1 weekend day live online
• Weekend students – If you are a weekend student, you will typically have face-to-face sessions on Saturday and online sessions on Sunday.