About this course
Learn to think differently about business, and inspire change within organisations and society. This BSc Business Management with Study Abroad Year degree draws from economics, history and the social sciences. It offers an interdisciplinary approach you won’t find on similar courses elsewhere.
This comprehensive and flexible Business Management course will prepare you for a career in a wide range of organisations, including:
- start-ups
- large corporations
- social enterprises
- the not-for-profit sector
This course includes a study abroad year at one of our partners in Europe, North America, Australia or Asia. This is a fantastic way to broaden your cultural horizons, take on new challenges, and add International experience to your CV.
It's also an opportunity to learn new skills and enhance your employability within the global marketplace.
Our research-focused academics are leaders in their field and keep the course current. You'll benefit from our Business School’s close links with industry.
As part of this course you can:
- explore current business and management challenges
- learn directly from people in inspiring jobs - we regularly invite guest speakers from industry
- study interdisciplinary modules to learn practical skills such as programming and web design
Your A level results will determine which core or compulsory modules you'll need to take.
We regularly review our courses to ensure and improve quality. This course may be revised as a result of this. Any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Find out why, when, and how we might make changes.
Our courses are regulated in England by the Office for Students (OfS).
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Course location
This course is based at Highfield.
Awarding body
This qualification is awarded by the University of Southampton.
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The Course Description Document details your course overview, your course structure and how your course is taught and assessed.
Entry requirements
For Academic year 202425
A-levels
AAB
A-levels additional information
Excluded subjects are General Studies.
The below subjects are considered as restricted. This means that we can accept one subject from the following list if combined with other academic subjects:
Applied subjects, Art (including Design, Fine Art, Photography, Textiles), Communication Studies, Communication and Culture, Creative Media, Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, Dance, Drama, Film Studies, Health & Social Care, Home Economics, Hospitality and Supervision, ICT/IT Leisure Studies, Media Studies, Music Technology, Outdoor Education, PE, Performing Arts, Public Services, Sports Studies/Science, Theatre Studies, Travel & Tourism, World Development.
Please note; Computing, Computer Studies, Product Design and Applied Business (single and double awards) are not considered to be restricted subjects
A-levels with Extended Project Qualification
If you are taking an EPQ in addition to 3 A levels, you will receive the following offer in addition to the standard A level offer: ABB and grade A in the EPQ
A-levels contextual offer
We are committed to ensuring that all applicants with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise an applicant's potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme. The contextual offer for this programme is ABB.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level
International Baccalaureate Diploma additional information
Some subjects are excluded and restricted - please check the subjects listed under the A level section which also applies to all qualifications.
International Baccalaureate contextual offer
We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.
International Baccalaureate Career Programme (IBCP) statement
Offers will be made on the individual Diploma Course subject(s) and the career-related study qualification. The CP core will not form part of the offer. Where there is a subject pre-requisite(s), applicants will be required to study the subject(s) at Higher Level in the Diploma course subject and/or take a specified unit in the career-related study qualification. Applicants may also be asked to achieve a specific grade in those elements. Please see the University of Southampton International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme (IBCP) Statement for further information. Applicants are advised to contact their Faculty Admissions Office for more information.
BTEC
D in the Business BTEC National Extended Certificate plus AA from two A levels
DD in the Business BTEC National Diploma plus A grade from one A-level
DDD in the Business BTEC National Extended Diploma
RQF BTEC
We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.
Additional information
BTEC qualifications should be in Business, please check with us if your BTEC qualification is in a different subject before applying.
QCF BTEC
D in the Business BTEC Subsidiary Diploma plus AA from two A levels
DD in the Business BTEC Diploma plus A grade from one A-level
DDD in the Business BTEC Extended Diploma
We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.
Access to HE Diploma
60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at Level 3, of which 39 must be at Distinction and 6 credits at Merit
Access to HE additional information
Offers typically exclude Social Care/Healthcare pathways
Irish Leaving Certificate
Irish Leaving Certificate (first awarded 2017)
H1 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2
Irish Leaving Certificate (first awarded 2016)
A1, A1, A1, A1, A1, A2
Irish certificate additional information
Some subjects are excluded and restricted - please check the subjects listed under the A level section which also applies to all qualifications.
Scottish Qualification
Offers will be based on exams being taken at the end of S6. Subjects taken and qualifications achieved in S5 will be reviewed. Careful consideration will be given to an individual’s academic achievement, taking in to account the context and circumstances of their pre-university education.
Please see the University of Southampton’s Curriculum for Excellence Scotland Statement (PDF) for further information. Applicants are advised to contact their Faculty Admissions Office for more information.
Cambridge Pre-U
D3 D3 M2 in three Principal subjects
Cambridge Pre-U additional information
Cambridge Pre-U's can be used in combination with other qualifications such as A levels to achieve the equivalent of the typical offer. Some subjects are excluded and restricted - please check the subjects listed under the A level section which also applies to all qualifications.
Welsh Baccalaureate
AAB from 3 A levels or AA from two A levels and B from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate
Welsh Baccalaureate additional information
Some subjects are excluded and restricted - please check the subjects listed under the A level section which also applies to all qualifications.
Welsh Baccalaureate contextual offer
We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.
T-Level
We will accept the following T levels in Management Admin, Finance, Accounting. The requirements are B in Core, Distinction in Specialism and Distinction Overall.
Additional information
You will still be required to have GCSE Maths grade 6/B in addition to the T level qualification.
Other requirements
GCSE requirements
Applicants must hold GCSE English language (or GCSE English) (minimum grade 4/C) and mathematics (minimum grade 6/B *).
* We can accept a grade 5 in GCSE mathematics if you achieve grade B in A level Maths, Physics, Economics, Geography, Psychology or Business.
Please note we can only accept grade 6 in GCSE mathematics if you are studying BTEC qualifications.
Find the equivalent international qualifications for our entry requirements.
English language requirements
If English isn't your first language, you'll need to complete an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to demonstrate your competence in English. You'll need all of the following scores as a minimum:
IELTS score requirements
- overall score
- 6.5
- reading
- 6.0
- writing
- 6.0
- speaking
- 6.0
- listening
- 6.0
We accept other English language tests. Find out which English language tests we accept.
You might meet our criteria in other ways if you do not have the qualifications we need. Find out more about:
- our Access to Southampton scheme for students living permanently in the UK (including residential summer school, application support and scholarship)
- skills you might have gained through work or other life experiences (otherwise known as recognition of prior learning)
Find out more about our Admissions Policy.
Got a question?
Please contact our enquiries team if you're not sure that you have the right experience or qualifications to get onto this course.
Email: enquiries@southampton.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)23 8059 5000
Course structure
Our compulsory modules provide a solid grounding in the theory of business management. They show you how to apply your skills to real-world settings.
You'll also choose optional modules that reflect your personal interests or future career options.
Many of our modules include guest lectures from:
- retail
- manufacturing
- finance
- public sector
- charities
You can broaden your studies by choosing interdisciplinary modules and you can even study another language.
You do not need to select your modules when you apply and your tutor can help you customise your course.
Year 1 overview
Compulsory modules will explore current management ideas from a variety of perspectives. You’ll study how commerce, industry and technology have developed, within a broader social and historical context.
You'll also learn about core management and financial accounting, and develop practical management skills.
Year 2 overview
Compulsory modules will develop your understanding of management and organisational theory, and business research.
You'll choose from optional modules that cover topics such as:
- entrepreneurial management
- digital marketing
- audit and taxation principles
We'll also teach you the research skills needed to complete your dissertation in year 4.
Year 3 overview
You'll take part in a mandatory study abroad year in year 3. This takes place at one of our International partner HE Institutions, which have been selected to reflect excellent reputation in education.
You will be taught in English but may choose to study a language in Year 2 of your programme to allow for better communication whilst studying abroad. You will be provided with an International Student Placement Handbook, which will detail the full regulations regarding the placement.
The study abroad is an assessed component of your programme, which means you are required to pass the equivalent of 45ECTS/90CATS in order to pass the year of study abroad.
Any marks achieved whist on the year abroad are not used in the calculation of the degree classification, although the Year Abroad must be passed to be awarded the programme with Study Abroad. If you do not pass this component you will be transferred onto the 3 year programme.
Year 4 overview
You'll carry out independent research and produce a dissertation on a topic of your choice. Your academic supervisor can help you choose a topic that interests you.
Core modules cover topics like corporate social responsibility and sustainable business, as well as strategic management.
You'll also choose from a range of optional modules covering areas such as:
- financial accounting
- risk management
- corporate responsibility
- technological innovations
Want more detail? See all the modules in the course.
Modules
The modules outlined provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our course to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Find out why, when and how we might make changes.
Year 1 modules
You must study the following modules in year 1:
Business in Society
This module exposes students to the idea that firms are organisations embedded in societies, thus helping students contextualise the nature, goals, actions, and impact of the organisations of the business world. As such, it helps students build an interdi...
Digital Technologies in Business
Digital technologies ranging from the Internet to cloud computing, artificial intelligence, etc. are often not just a key part of organisational operations; they also create opportunities for developing new digital businesses and their applications can ha...
Introduction to Management
This module provides you with a broad view on key management related topics. It also provides a chance for you to gain hands-on experience on teamwork through preparation and delivery of a group presentation as part of the module assessment. The lectures ...
Introduction to Marketing for Business
The module introduces you to the basic concepts of marketing and explains its function in today’s business environment. You will discuss principal theory and practice of marketing and how marketing builds value to the firm and the customer with examples a...
You must also choose from the following modules in year 1:
Commercial Law
The purpose of the module is to provide a general overview of law relevant to students working in business and finance. The course provides an introduction to law, before focusing in more depth on areas of Contract Law and Tort Law. There is then an intro...
Financial Accounting 1
• Introduction. • Conceptualising Financial Statements. • Introduction to Double Entry & Accounting Equation & Trial Balance. • Adjustments: Accruals, Prepayments & Bad Debt. • Assets, Inventory, Depreciation and Disposal. • Sources of finance and...
Foundations of Business Analytics
Business analytics is closely related to management science and operational research. It refers to the use of statistical methods and models as well as empirical data to support the process of making business decisions. This module provides general knowle...
Ideas that Shape the Contemporary World - Work, Change and Organisations
This module helps you to build an intellectual foundation to business as a field of inquiry. The module links big topics to the everyday workings of organisations and individuals. You will locate the emergence of business, management, and the modern world...
Management Accounting 1
• To introduce the main functions of management accounting systems • To introduce the roles of management accountants in the context of for-profit-organisations • To introduce the key traditional management accounting techniques
Management Analysis
Management Analysis seeks to develop and enhance the basic mathematics and statistics knowledge and skills that are relevant to decision making in organisations. Management Analysis is a comprehensive module. It covers a wide range of fundamental quantita...
Year 2 modules
You must study the following modules in year 2:
Critical Perspectives on Organisation and Management
This module explores and critically analyses diverse and sometimes opposing perspectives on organising and managing a range of organisations, including but not limited to MNCs, SMEs and local organisations. The module exposes learners to critical analyse...
Operations Management
Operations management is concerned with the management of resources for producing and delivering products or services. Case study material will be used in the module to illustrate many of the important issues faced by operations managers as well as coveri...
You must also choose from the following modules in year 2:
Consulting: Context, Concepts and Practice
Management Consulting has enjoyed significant growth in the previous 40 years and plays a large and important role in the private and public sectors of most national economies. Despite, or perhaps because of this success, the role of management consultant...
Entrepreneurial Management
The aim of the course unit is to introduce students to the process of entrepreneurship and to the nature of entrepreneurial opportunity. You will explore the unique challenges that entrepreneurs face in identifying opportunity, creating new ideas and vali...
Financial Accounting 2
The module is intended to introduce students to regulation in financial reporting and to examine specific problem areas using a conceptual framework as a basis of the analysis. This allows an evaluation of current external reporting practice within the co...
Human Resource Management
This module concerns issues in human resource management and organisational design. These are what ultimately implement the firm’s strategy. Although many organisations recognise the importance of managing the work force effectively and even "know" what a...
Innovation, Technology and the Environment
This module explores the opportunities and challenges presented by the growing importance of the environmental agenda in the political, social economic and technological context. With increasing environmental awareness comes a need for commercially sustai...
Making Successful Decisions
This module considers the generic aspects of decision processes that take place at individual and organisational levels and demonstrates how various lines of enquiry and analytical techniques can help achieve better quality decisions. It draws sharp atten...
Management Accounting 2
This module builds upon the foundations laid in the first year studies, principally from MANG1002 Management Accounting 1. Some of the topics covered in Management Accounting 1 will be revisited, but a significant amount of new learning material will be ...
Management Ethics
This module discusses issues related to business ethics. It covers philosophical foundations of ethical theories, and applications of ethical theory to real-life case studies and hypothetical dilemmas. It also discusses causes and consequences of unethica...
Philosophy of Management and Organisations
This module introduces students to philosophical approaches in understanding organisations and their management. The module will consist of three interrelated themes. The first will comprise the attempt to familiarise students with the essential problems ...
Year 3 modules
During this year of the course there are no modules to study.
Year 4 modules
You must study the following modules in year 4:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business
This module covers the development of the concept and the meaning of the term corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable business (SB); how CSR and SB models are being implemented in today’s corporations, its impact and likely future directions...
Strategic Management
Strategic management is central to the operation of a variety of businesses in different sectors and environments. The creation of a strategy and the management of its implementation are important in developing businesses that can create and sustain a com...
You must also choose from the following modules in year 4:
Analytics Implementation III: Knowledge Management, Methods and Ethics
As organisations have become more knowledge intensive, the ability to manage and create knowledge has become a matter of competitive survival. This module is intended to develop students a holistic view of business analytical intention and to understand t...
Business Project
The Applied Research Project provides you with the opportunity to conduct a significant piece of independent research on a topic of your choice. You will investigate a practical problem or issue relevant to your degree programme by collecting primar...
Dissertation
To provide an opportunity to undertake a sustained piece of individually researched academic study. Inter alia this provides a context within which research skills may be developed and demonstrated.
Financial Accounting 3
It is a continuation module from financial accounting 2. Students will be exposed to more advanced knowledge of accounting such as consolidated group financial statements, financial instruments and share based payment.
Hacking for Ministry of Defence
Hacking for MoD (H4MoD) is an interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial module that provides you with the opportunity to learn from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) to better address the nation’s emerging threats and security cha...
Information, Organisation and Accountability from a Historical Perspective
• The process of globalisation and international competition looking at the role of companies and markets in the United States, Germany, Japan, the Tiger economies and China. This provides context for developing an analysis of the response from British in...
International Business
The module introduces key theories of international business, including the determinants and the impact of international trade, foreign market entry strategy and regional integration. This theoretical understanding will then be illustrated and examined by...
Management Accounting 3
This module introduces students to more contemporary and advanced developments in management accounting covering relevant practices and leading research in the field. The module builds on MANG1002 Management Accounting (1) and MANG2005 Management Accou...
Management of Information Systems
The UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS) defines Information Systems as the means by which people and organisations, utilising technologies, gather, process, store, use and disseminate information. Well-designed information systems are central to go...
Managing High-Growth Businesses
The important contributions that high-growth firms make to the economy through their generation of revenue and jobs have long been recognised. Entrepreneurs often seek growth to maximise their returns, while others embark on a trajectory of ‘accidental gr...
Marketing in the Digital Age
The focus of this module is on the effectiveness of marketing in the context of today’s rapidly changing digital business environment. Marketing in the Digital Age offers an evolutionary, ‘digital’ perspective, beginning with its origins in customer relat...
Project Management
Project management is an integrated approach to achieve non-routine business objectives. This module aims to introduce the ideas, techniques and tools of project management as used in practice. Students will be equipped with both knowledge and underst...
Risk Management
This is a holistic module because it emphasises that its constituent topics dealing with diverse aspects of risk management are highly interconnected. Mastery of the subject is conceived as requiring a strong understanding of these interconnections. For e...
Strategic Operations Management
In today's highly competitive environment, though, strategic operations capabilities must be in place in order for organisations to provide goods and services that meet and exceed customer requirements. Key issues such as cost, speed, quality, flexibility...
Technological Innovation
Technological innovation is increasingly recognised as one of the most important sources of sustainable competitive advantage for businesses around the world. However, building an organization which can successfully and repeatedly create technological inn...
Learning and assessment
The learning activities for this course include the following:
- lectures
- classes and tutorials
- coursework
- individual and group projects
- independent learning (studying on your own)
Academic support
You’ll be supported by a personal academic tutor and have access to a senior tutor.
Course leader
Augustine Peprah is the course leader.
Careers
You'll graduate prepared for a wide range of career paths in business and management. You could choose to work in:
- the financial sector
- industry
- retail consultancy
- public sector
Many of our graduates get places on recruitment programmes at organisations such as JP Morgan.
Possible roles for Business Management graduates include:
- business advisor
- business analyst
- business development manager
- chartered management accountant
- corporate investment banker
- data analyst
- Our Business School graduates have secured roles in organisations including:
- Deloitte
- Ernst & Young (EY)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
- Proctor & Gamble
- Times Group
Careers services at Southampton
We are a top 20 UK university for employability (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022). Our Careers, Employability and Student Enterprise team will support you. This support includes:
- work experience schemes
- CV and interview skills and workshops
- networking events
- careers fairs attended by top employers
- a wealth of volunteering opportunities
- study abroad and summer school opportunities
We have a vibrant entrepreneurship culture and our dedicated start-up supporter, Futureworlds, is open to every student.
Fees, costs and funding
Tuition fees
Fees for a year's study:
- UK students pay £9,250.
- EU and international students pay £22,300.
What your fees pay for
Your tuition fees pay for the full cost of tuition and all examinations.
Find out how to:
Accommodation and living costs, such as travel and food, are not included in your tuition fees. Explore:
Bursaries, scholarships and other funding
If you're a UK or EU student and your household income is under £25,000 a year, you may be able to get a University of Southampton bursary to help with your living costs. Find out about bursaries and other funding we offer at Southampton.
If you're a care leaver or estranged from your parents, you may be able to get a specific bursary.
Get in touch for advice about student money matters.
Scholarships and grants
You may be able to get a scholarship or grant to help fund your studies.
We award scholarships and grants for travel, academic excellence, or to students from under-represented backgrounds.
Support during your course
The Student Services Centre offers support and advice on money to students. You may be able to access our Student Support fund and other sources of financial support during your course.
Funding for EU and international students
Find out about funding you could get as an international student.
How to apply
When you apply use:
- UCAS course code: N204
- UCAS institution code: S27
What happens after you apply?
We will assess your application on the strength of your:
- predicted grades
- academic achievements
- personal statement
- academic reference
We'll aim to process your application within 2 to 6 weeks, but this will depend on when it is submitted. Applications submitted in January, particularly near to the UCAS equal consideration deadline, might take substantially longer to be processed due to the high volume received at that time.
Equality and diversity
We treat and select everyone in line with our Equality and Diversity Statement.
Got a question?
Please contact our enquiries team if you're not sure that you have the right experience or qualifications to get onto this course.
Email: enquiries@southampton.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)23 8059 5000
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