BA (Hons) Business And Marketing (Top-up) (Full Time)
Gain degree-level skills in these popular subjects and enhance your career prospects in a wide variety of business sectors.
UCAS codes
2013 Entry
- One year Standard EntryNN15
2012 Entry
- One year Standard EntryNN15
Entry level
Merit profile at Level 5 of a Business HND, or completion of Year 2 of a relevant and comparable degree at this or another institution.
International students must hold an English Language qualification equivalent to IELTS 6.0.
Career opportunities
Graduates go into many different types of employment including commerce, retail, and the NHS. Some enter employment as marketing assistants or trainee marketing managers. This course gives graduates a firm foundation into the world of commerce and marketing, which can be applied in any of the public, private and voluntary sectors.
This course provides a broad business degree and provides entry to a number of business environments including banking, financial services or other areas of industry and commence, as well as careers in businesses with an emphasis on marketing, advertising or public relations.
Students can also apply to employer training schemes, or can study further qualifications through a professional body, such as the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Career paths include:
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marketing
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advertising
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PR
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general management
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administration.
For facts, figures and further details of graduate employability, view the career destinations PDF| for this course.
Course overview
The BA Business and Marketing one year top-up course at Southampton Solent University is specifically designed to convert your existing qualifications to degree level (Level 6). It will broaden and strengthen knowledge and experience gained from your earlier studies at HND or equivalent.
You will have the opportunity to improve your general business subjects, develop your own study of marketing through a dissertation and turn your diploma (or equivalent) into a broad-based business degree.
Industrial focus
Many of the teaching staff have professional and industry experience in business and marketing and feed their knowledge and skills into the course, ensuring all the study units reflect current developments in the workplace.
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Course content
Year 1
Five core units and one option:
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Business Project Skills OR Business Project Skills with English where English is not your first language
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Business Project Report
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Personnel Management
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Business Finance Management
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Strategic Marketing Management.
Options:
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Contemporary Business Issues
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Integrated Marketing Communications and Strategies
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International Marketing.
Why choose this course?
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This course gives you the opportunity to progress your current studies to degree level in just one year.
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Students will be given current issues to grapple with, to make decisions and provide recommendations.
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This course allows you to look at a number of business and marketing issues which are relevant to a number of career opportunities.
Assessment
The course is assessed by a mixture of coursework, projects and exams, with the emphasis being on coursework and projects.
Key career skills
Presentation, project management, communication, evaluation and problem solving.
Projects/work experience
Coursework and projects will focus on applications towards real business issues and being able to apply this to current day issues.
Graduate profile
Anna Hoeing
“I chose Southampton Solent University after seeing recommendations from previous students. I liked that the course had a strong employment based focus to really help you prepare for your career.”
“Before I came to Solent I had studied business related subjects at A Level before studying BA Business Administration back home in Germany. I got an ERASMUS scholarship to study abroad and decided to come to England.”
“My top-up course was a very fulfilling experience. It was well structured, giving us support and confidence to know what to do whilst still challenging us to progress our learning. It covered all aspects of business studies, finance, human resources, management and marketing. The content was really up-to-date too, even covering the recent recession. I enjoyed writing my dissertation as it gave me a new perspective on the business world. The support I received from my tutors was outstanding too.”
“The careers service is very proactive and heavily promoted throughout the university. It offers students the chance to find work either during or after their study. They can gain a cutting edge to getting ahead in the competitive jobs market. Through the careers service I gained employment as an intern at the university, which I do alongside my masters. After my studies I would like to continue working at the university or move into management or human resources.”
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