Business and Management with Foundation Year

Business and management is among the most versatile degrees available, equipping you with the analytical, strategic, and people skills that organisations of every kind need. The discipline covers how businesses are structured and governed, how markets work, how organisations manage their resources and people, how financial decisions are made, and how strategy is developed and executed. It is both an academic and a practical field, and the best business and management degrees combine conceptual rigour with exposure to real commercial challenges.

At Portsmouth this four-year programme begins with a foundation year before the main degree, making it accessible to students who have the motivation and potential to succeed in business education but who benefit from a supported academic preparation. The main degree includes a sandwich year, giving you a substantial period in professional employment before your final year, and a year abroad, allowing you to study business in a different national and cultural context. Work placement activity is woven throughout the programme.

Portsmouth's strong employer connections and its track record in professionally oriented education make this a programme where the transition from student to professional is actively supported.

Business and management graduates are found in virtually every sector and every type of organisation. The combination of analytical, financial, strategic, and communication skills developed on the degree is relevant to roles in management, consulting, marketing, finance, operations, human resources, and entrepreneurship. The sandwich year experience frequently leads directly to graduate employment, and the year abroad demonstrates the international competence that many employers value.

Postgraduate study in business, management, or a specialist area such as finance, marketing, or supply chain management is a well-trodden route for those who want to develop further expertise or reach senior leadership roles.