Solent University Southampton

Spanning business and law, the creative industries, engineering and technology, maritime, media, sport and tourism, Southampton Solent University’s courses deliver a practical blend of career-focused tuition and real-world experience – giving you the tools you need to shape your own success. 

Specialists, academic professionals and practising experts ensure you benefit from their unique industry insight and valuable professional network. Through its innovative approach, Southampton Solent University ensures that when you graduate, you will have the skills, knowledge and workplace experience you need to succeed. 

As well as 24-hour library access during the week in term-time, Solent offers opportunities to build experience with the latest professional-grade equipment and facilities, including: 

• High-definition (HD) television studios. 
• A state-of-the-art outside broadcast vehicle, used by students to cover events such as Glastonbury Festival. 
• FA-accredited sports facilities. 
• A £1 million music recording studio. 
• Various performance and HD filming studios. 
• A £1.3 million hi-tech sports laboratory. 
• In-house composites lab. 
• A 60m towing tank for yacht design and testing. 
• In-house creative agency offering paid experience with clients such as Marks and Spencer.
• New multi-million pound, state-of-the-art sports complex – for learning excellence and personal fitness.
• New world-class maritime simulation training centre.

And our well-equipped student residences, with over 2,300 study-bedrooms are right in the heart of the city – just a short walk from the main campus.  

Southampton Solent University offers a variety of taught and research postgraduate courses, spanning acoustics, communications, computing, design, maritime, business, law, sport, health, wellbeing, and more.

Whether students are continuing their studies or returning to study after a break, Solent offers full support on managing workloads and expectations. Postgraduate students get extensive contact time with a tutor or supervisor chosen to match their interests, and we pride ourselves on carrying out pioneering research that also helps address essential real world problems like environmental sustainability. 

Industry links are a vital part of our courses, with work placements and internships offered on many. Industry partners also play an important role in creating Solent’s curriculum, keeping courses fresh, relevant and up-to-date.

Academics and postgraduates work on a wide variety of highly focused topics – giving students the chance to acquire vital research skills and become experts in their chosen area of study. Opportunities for broader collaboration are plentiful thanks to the diverse international research communities Solent works in.

94% of students are satisfied with their research supervision (Postgraduate Research Experience Survey 2015), and 95% were in employment or further study six months after finishing their course (2016 DLHE survey).