Marketing - BA

From clothes and technology, to food and entertainment, the products and services we buy help define our lives. As a marketing professional, you’ll help to shape the decisions behind those all-important purchases – backed by the specialist knowledge gained from our BA (Hons) Marketing degree. Your Learning Experience During our Marketing BA (Hons) course, your studies will comprise of two-thirds specialist studies in marketing and one-third broad-based business modules, spanning key topics including marketing planning and research, buyer behaviour, integrated marketing communications and data-driven marketing. You’ll also be in full control of your learning journey, with opportunities in your second and final year to select from a range of optional modules such as digital marketing, business-to-business marketing and retail marketing, as well sport, fashion or music marketing. This allows you to hone your skills and knowledge in a specific area within the wider world of marketing, giving you a further edge when pursuing graduate roles. How does this course enhance my employability You will be encouraged to undertake a work placement, study abroad or combine both. In the final year, you’ll have the option to carry out a group consultancy project in the Faculty Business Clinic, a management enquiry project or a dissertation depending on whether you completed a placement. The management enquiry project will allow for working individually to investigate a real business issue, and gaining critical practical experience. Accredited Degree The course content has been developed in partnership with industry bodies the Data and Marketing Association (DMA) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), providing professional-level knowledge that gives you exemptions from taking some of their official qualifications. Our BA (Hons) Marketing degree is also covered by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation for Newcastle Business School. We are also dual accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and the Institute of Data and Marketing (IDM) for this programme.

128 UCAS Tariff pointsFrom a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, T Level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate.GCSE Requirements:Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or equivalents