Marketing with Placement Year (BSc)

Award
Bachelor of Science
Typical Offer
AAA View full entry requirements
Duration
4 years
Course Type
Full-time
Campus
Highfield
UCAS Course code
N500

About this course

If you want to pursue a career in marketing, this accredited course will give you an edge in the job market. A year's paid work placement will give you valuable industry experience. You'll cover recent developments such as big data and digital marketing, and learn how to integrate them with traditional techniques.

Ranked UK top 10 in the Complete University Guide, this course provides plenty of hands-on learning. You'll have opportunities to interact directly with inspirational marketing leaders and use cutting-edge software tools.

You'll spend the third year of your degree putting your marketing skills into practice during a paid placement year in industry.

With this course, you can:

  • get hands-on experience by running real digital campaigns for organisations
  • benefit from the knowledge of guest speakers who are marketing leaders in small, medium and large UK companies
  • learn how to use consumer data to make effective marketing decisions - a skill that recruiters consider important
  • develop an understanding of how to measure the success of marketing efforts in different types of companies
  • get skills in related topics such as accounting, analytics and strategy
  • learn how to use the latest marketing software and tools

You'll receive dedicated support from our Placements Office throughout this course. This is our means of driving collaboration between students and businesses and ensuring you're supported as you apply your learning to real-world scenarios.

We regularly review our courses to ensure and improve quality. This course may be revised as a result of this. Any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Find out why, when, and how we might make changes.

Our courses are regulated in England by the Office for Students (OfS).

Accreditations

Course location

This course is based at Highfield.

Awarding body

This qualification is awarded by the University of Southampton.

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