Business summer school
Learn how corporate governance underpins business management. →
Choose to specialise in one of our creative or entrepreneurial courses for a summer of study in England.
Get an international perspective on a subject you’re studying at home or a taste of an entirely new subject, from business to design.
You’ll get a certificate for attending classes and might be able to put credits you earn towards a university degree.
The courses you can choose to study in summer 2024
You have 4 courses to choose from at the Southampton Summer School. Gain an understanding of finance or business, music or fashion design.
You’ll get hands on experience, either gathering evidence in the field, undertaking lab analysis, presenting technical material, or developing your design practice. Some courses have field trips in the UK, others have more teaching on our campus.
Whatever summer course you choose, you’ll be taught by a leading UK university academic.
Find out more about the 4 Southampton Summer School courses:
Finance summer school
Understand the financing of entrepreneurial start-ups worldwide. →
Fashion summer school
Explore the options sustainability can offer your fashion design practice. →
Music summer school
Investigate and represent human experiences using field recordings. →
Get academic credits from your summer study
You could gain academic credits towards your home degree for the course you complete at the Southampton Summer School.
All of our courses are worth 15 Southampton credits. This is the equivalent to 3-4 US semester hours or 7.5 European Credit Transfer and Assessment System (ECTS) credits. Check with your university if credits earned at Southampton Summer School can be transferred towards your studies at home.
If you choose not to complete Southampton Summer School assessments, you could still receive a certificate of attendance. To get this, you’ll need attend at least 80% of the course.
The UK experts you’ll learn with in summer 2024
Business
Develop your understanding with experts at Southampton Business School. Our school has:
- a 39th in the world ranking for statistics and operational research (QS World University)
- a top 10 ranking for marketing in the UK (Complete University Guide 2024)
- global projects that make us 12th in the UK for research impact (REF 2021)
Art
Gain expertise with leading UK art and design institution, Winchester School of Art which:
- is one of the Russell Group’s few specialist art schools
- ranks top 20 in the UK for Fashion and Textiles (Guardian University Guide 2023)
- offers expertise across art, design, media and fashion focused on employment skills
- makes a difference, with social design to help the homeless and sustainability in fashion
Music
Student in a well-renowned Music department which:
- is ranked 3rd in the UK for Music (Complete University Guide)
- conducts multidisciplinary research across many different fields
- boasts 30 soundproofed practice spaces including 3 large ensemble rooms
