Subject

Business and Management

Our business and management courses offer professional skills training to prepare you for the world of business

Undergraduate Courses
Postgraduate Courses
Flexible & Professional
Postgraduate Research

Undergraduate courses

Business HND	Gain a thorough grounding in essential business management functions to boost your performance in the workplace or take that next step in your professional development
Business and Human Resource Management BA (Hons)	We are an Accredited Centre for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) - this professionally recognised course provides effective training for the management of people in a variety of business contexts
Business and Management BA (Hons) Accredited	An internationally recognised course encompassing the study of multiple business functions, with an optional placement opportunity to put professional skills into practice
Business Enterprise Development BA (Hons)	A practical course of how to take business ideas from inception through to completion with innovative and entrepreneurial foresight
Business Information Technology BSc (Hons)	Combine the study of business with the theory and practice of exploiting information and communication technologies to meet the IT needs of organisations
Business with Business Communication BA (Hons) Accredited	A course for international students combining an education of business, management and communication
Digital Marketing BA (Hons)	A creative and technical course that concentrates on digital media as a marketing tool in an era of new online business strategies
European Business BA (Hons)	A course split between Portsmouth and a university in Spain, France or Germany, designed to develop language and business skills within a wider European context
Hospitality Management BA (Hons)	This course provides training through real hospitality environments and customer-facing scenarios for roles within one of the fastest-growing industries in the world
Hospitality Management with Tourism BA (Hons)	An integrated hospitality course with a specialist strand incorporating the travel and tourism sectors on a national and international scale
Human Resource Management with Psychology BA (Hons)	We are an Accredited Centre for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) - our professional HRM course offers the complementary dimension of psychology in the workplace
International Business BA (Hons) Accredited	With a strong international emphasis, this course provides essential cross-cultural business awareness alongside the opportunity to put your learning into practice through an overseas placement
Marketing BA (Hons) Accredited	A recognised Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) qualification that encompasses the important principles of good marketing practice
Marketing with Business Communication BA (Hons) Accredited	A course for international students to develop skills in good marketing practice for multinational business and to enhance their communication skills
Marketing with Psychology BA (Hons) Accredited	A CIM accredited course with a people-orientated marketing focus by combining these two complementary areas of academic study

Postgraduate courses

Business Administration (DBA) ProfDoc	Allowing business and management professionals to reflect on and contribute to practice in their area of work through research
Business and Management MSc	The Business School has been running this successful programme for more than 20 years, whatever your undergraduate discipline this course is an accelerated route to careers in business and management
Coaching and Development PgCert	The first stage of our Coaching and Development programme, this part-time, work-based course is aimed at leaders, managers and training professionals
Coaching and Development MSc	The final stage of our Coaching and Development programme, this part-time, work-based course is aimed at leaders, managers and training professionals
Coaching and Development PgDip	The second stage of our Coaching and Development programme, this part-time, work-based course is aimed at leaders, managers and training professionals
Digital Marketing MA Accredited	A Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) accredited course that combines traditional marketing insight with a true understanding of digital media
Human Resource Management MSc Accredited	An intensive, vocationally-focused qualification for those wishing to become qualified professionals working in human resource management
Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship MSc	A course encompassing the relevant management skills and essential business acumen for roles in innovation management, entrepreneurship and the management of small enterprises
International Business and English MA	A course for non-English speakers who wish to develop their language skills and their awareness of current business practices for an international business career
International Human Resource Management MSc Accredited	Explore human resource management in a global and cross-cultural context in order to become a successful international HR practitioner
Leadership and Management MSc Accredited	The final stage of our Leadership and Management programme, designed for current and future leaders and managers to achieve their professional development goals
Leadership and Management PgDip	The second stage of our Leadership and Management programme, designed for current and future leaders and managers to achieve their professional development goals
Leadership and Management PgCert	The first stage of our Leadership and Management programme, designed for current and future leaders and managers to achieve their professional development goals
Marketing MA Accredited	A Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) accredited course incorporating specialist marketing knowledge and and up-to-date skills effective marketing practice
Master of Business Administration MBA Accredited	Our accredited MBA programme is one of the longest-running in the UK - it is designed to develop your strategic and managerial abilities and aims to significantly enhance your career prospects
Master of Business Administration (with Business Placement) MBA Accredited	An internationally recognised and unique MBA programme allowing you to apply your learning and expertise of current business practice in a real business context
Masters in Public Administration MPA	Advanced level study of the management and administration of public sector organisations within changing global, international and national contexts
Project Management MSc Accredited	This course provides a solid grounding in the principles and practice of project management, designed to prepare you to manage projects in a wide range of sectors and environments
Risk Management MSc Accredited	How to analyse and assess risks - a thorough grounding in risk management incorporating real-life issues and scenarios in order to become a qualified risk manager
Strategic Quality Management MSc	A course open to business leaders, managers and consultants aiming to improve professional performance and achieve results in their workplace
Sustainable Environmental Management MSc	A course aimed at developing the professional competencies needed for modern sustainable development projects in the field of environmental and resource management

Flexible and Professional

Business and Management FdA	A flexible and work-based course incorporating the core elements of business and management, including marketing, finance and project management
Human Resource Development (Top-up) MSc	A professional and vocational course for those wishing to become qualified HR practitioners working in human resource development
Human Resource Management PgDip Accredited	A part-time, professionally-recognised qualification for HR practitioners, with the option to upgrade your qualification via our Master's degree
Human Resource Management (Top-up) MSc	An accredited course enabling HR practitioners to take the next step in their careers to become fully qualified professionals working in human resource management
Leadership and Management FdA	Accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management, this course focuses on professional and personal development in the workplace
Leadership in Health and Wellbeing MSc	A part-time course providing professional training in the commissioning of quality health and wellbeing services for the healthcare industry or healthcare-related roles
Leadership, Business and Management BA (Hons)	A flexible and work-based, ‘top-up’ course focusing on strategic management issues and ongoing developments in business relevant to today’s managers
Master of Business Administration (Executive) MBA Accredited	A part-time accredited course encapsulating the educational requirements of senior and executive level management, allowing you to make a direct contribution to the workplace
Occupational Health and Safety Management (DL) PgCert Accredited	A distance learning course designed to meet the professional and industrial needs of health and safety practice and promotion
Project Management and Leadership MSc Accredited	A part-time course designed for practising project managers to become efficient in planning, scheduling and budgeting, and effective in leading their staff on a range of different projects
Sales Management MA	Aimed at those employed in account and sales management, cover the latest best practice in sales management and focus on its application to the workplace
Strategic Quality Management (DL) MSc	A flexible, distance learning course for business leaders, managers and consultants to hone their professional and organisational skills while continuing in full-time employment

Postgraduate Research

Portsmouth Business School offers a wide choice of leading business and management postgraduate research programmes, designed specifically to develop the essential knowledge, skills and values that will equip researchers for a diverse range of career options in both the private and public sectors. Our research and engagement with industry underpins our curriculum and will inform and influence student’s on-going research development.

The department's research strength lies in its scope and depth, covering a range of relevant research topics including business strategy and systems, marketing, operations and systems management, human resource management and organisational studies.

We welcome PhD research applications from anyone who has an interest in any of the areas above. Please contact us by email to discuss your research ideas and research proposals.

Graduate School

The University of Portsmouth Graduate School is a dedicated centre for all postgraduate research students and supervisors. It supports, administers and coordinates training for the MPhil, PhD, and Professional Doctorate programmes. We have a dynamic population of over 600 research students, including many international students, who form an essential and valued part of the of the University’s research culture.

The Graduate School is here to guide you through the necessary steps to becoming a postgraduate research student. A good starting point is to look at the different research degree options we offer and then to consider the research degree areas we can supervise.

If you have any questions about studying for a research degree at the University of Portsmouth, please complete our enquiry form and read more about how to apply.