A curriculum created with industry

We aim to deliver industry relevant learning to every student in Salford Business School. Our programmes are designed by academic experts in the field, working with industry partners and students. This ensures that your educational experiences and qualifications are contemporary, interdisciplinary, relevant to the world of work, and respected and valued by employers.

What employers look for

We asked our industry contacts what they look for when employing graduates. Here’s some of the advice they gave:

“Soft skills – the communication, the listening, the team working - are really, really key. Graduates need to demonstrate how they’ve acquired some soft skills whether that’s been undertaking a project or demonstrating time management.” Vivine Cameron, Education Partnerships Executive, The Chartered Insurance Institute

“Organisations are constantly changing, the outside world is changing and it’s important to show how you can deal with that. How can you embrace and deal with change?” Sámi Ben-Ali, Senior Strategic Resourcing Manager, Wood PLC

“We’re looking for graduates who can use figures and graphs to tell a story, to put a narrative to information that you want to put across.” Damian McCloud, Associate Director, Arup

Their input helps us to give you the skills you need.

Learn more about how industry has shaped our programmes.