Funding
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Money MattersStand out in a competitive sector by combining a solid understanding of business strategy with marketing knowledge.
To survive, thrive and succeed in business, it’s not only about managing people, developing strategies and driving performance within the organisation. It’s also about understanding and engaging the market – identifying your position in the competitive landscape, developing an offering that meets demand and communicating with your target audience effectively.
With this business and marketing degree, you’ll delve into business operations, looking at how some of the world’s most successful organisations manage finances, lead staff and harness technology. As well as this you'll learn about the key issues in business today – from sustainable development to ethics in a global environment.
It’s a course that’s designed to help you prepare for the...
3 years full-time
4 years with placement
4 years with overseas study
You will explore the core principles of marketing, consumer psychology, marketing research, branding and digital skills and learn how to manage effective campaigns. What’s more, you’ll have the chance to get to grips with the practical side of the subject, working on the kind of creative advertising that engages consumers, drives sales and builds brands.
Personal and professional development is embedded in the units so you can identify and develop specific skills and attributes to succeed in your chosen profession.
You will enrol on the three year course which will give you the flexibility when you start your studies to choose a year on placement or to study abroad, so you would complete your degree over four years if you chose this option.
Chartered Institute of Marketing
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Business School Impact System (BSIS)
EFMD Quality Improvement System
Australian Marketing Institute
Teaching Excellence Framework 2023-2027
Whether you’ve already made your decision about what you want to study, or you’re just considering your options, there are lots of ways you can meet us and find out more about student life at Manchester Met.
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Your studies are supported by a department of committed and enthusiastic teachers and researchers, experts in their chosen field.
We often link up with external professionals too, helping to enhance your learning and build valuable connections to the working world.
Full-time fee: £9,250 per year. This tuition fee is agreed subject to UK government policy and parliamentary regulation and may increase each academic year in line with inflation or UK government policy for both new and continuing students.
Full-time fee: £18,500 per year. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course providing you complete it in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).
A degree typically comprises 360 credits, a DipHE 240 credits, a CertHE 120 credits, and an integrated masters 480 credits. The tuition fee for the placement year for those courses that offer this option is £1,850, subject to inflationary increases based on government policy and providing you progress through the course in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study). The tuition fee for the study year abroad for those courses that offer this option is £1,385, subject to inflationary increases based on government policy and providing you progress through the course in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).
All of the books required for the programme are available from the University library. The University also has PC labs and a laptop loan service. However, many students choose to buy some of the core textbooks for the course and/or a laptop.
Students may also need to print their assignments and other documents. Campus printing costs start from 5p per page. Estimated costs are £300 for a laptop, and up to £100 each year for books and printing.
The University will usually cover the costs to attend visit days with local business organisations. These visits are optional. Where field trips are necessary, costs would not exceed £500.
Find out more about financing your studies and whether you may qualify for one of our bursaries and scholarships
Money MattersWhether you want to run your own business or head up a busy marketing department, this degree will give you the tools to make those ambitions a reality.
This degree develops your head for business management and strategy, and on the marketing side of the course you’ll learn the skills you need to apply for creative roles, with a strong focus on digital.
You’ll have a wide variety of career options with this blend of creativity, strategic thinking, organisational and communication skills.
Roles in advertising, account, brand or sales management, copywriting, public relations and HR are among those you’ll be ready to apply for when you complete your course.
Some of our graduates are working for international organisations, such as BMW, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Marks and Spencer, O2 and Saatchi and Saatchi, to name a few.
You can apply for the full-time option of this course through UCAS.
UCAS code(s)NN5N
Institution code: M40
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