Students can enter at either Stage 1 (University Foundation) or Stage 2 (First Year Degree), depending on their qualifications. Students are guaranteed progression to the second year of a relevant degree, providing that progression criteria are met. Stage 1 and 2 take place in ICP using dedicated lecturers and benefit from small class sizes.

 University Foundation

Modules

• ICT Skills
• Business Studies
• Mathematics for Business
• Business Accounting
• Economics
• Business Environment
• Business Management
• Interactive Learning Skills and Communication 1

Popular Careers

• Advertising Account Manager
• Business Ownership & Management
• Finance Management
• Market Researcher
• Marketing Manager
• Personnel & Human Resource
• Management Recruitment Consultant

Portsmouth Business School lies right in the heart of the campus and is home to around 4,000 students. It is housed in a striking purpose-built building which was opened by the Governor of the Bank of England.

All business degrees at the University of Portsmouth include the development of appropriate skills such as communication, teamwork, career planning and time management. They have a strong contemporary feel and relate the theoretical explanation of business to the practical issues facing managers in the twenty-first century.

The subject group of Marketing and Sales is one of only nine in the UK to be recognised as a Centre of Research Excellence by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

• City centre location
• Modern, purpose-build building opened by the Governor of the Bank of England
• 3 intakes per year (September, January and June)