Influence consumers and the corporate world with our hands-on Business Management and Marketing degree
About the Foundation Year
Our four-year degree programmes (including a foundation year) provide an alternative route to undergraduate study at university if you do not have the grades to access higher education in the traditional way.
Kofi Amegashie
Senior Lecturer - BSc Business Management, MSc Marketing and BA Marketing & Communications
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Course content
Modules
In the first year, you’ll learn what makes business tick. You’ll need to understand the financial and economic aspects of business and how to organise for success in order to be a successful marketeer.
In your second year, you’ll focus strongly on marketing. ‘Working in Marketing’ will give you all the skills you need to succeed on your marketing placement later in the year. You’ll learn how to research and understand the behaviour of consumers and industrial customers and the key elements of marketing theory you need to build a great marketing plan in your third year.
In this year, you will choose between taking either Experience and Employment in Business or Investigation in Employment Practice.
Your final year includes an in-depth research project, exploring a particular market, company or situation using the best research techniques and latest theories. You’ll also do a market research and planning project, producing a plan a company can use to achieve its marketing goals. You’ll be trained in marketing consultancy and taught key concepts that make marketing such a fascinating discipline.
Digital marketing has moved from being a special discipline to taking a central role in marketing. Rather than teaching modules specifically about digital marketing, the course builds digital approaches into every aspect of what you are taught.
We’ve also built in coverage of how new digital business models disrupt conventional ways of doing business, and what kind of marketing “disrupters” use, and how “disrupted” companies need to respond. In doing this, we’ve drawn on the work of our team of researchers who focus on digital business models, how they use information, and their effects on markets.
It is possible to gain professional accreditations and certificate exemptions by successfully completing selected core and optional Business Management and Finance modules.
Professional bodies include:
Please note: it is possible that a module listed on the website will not be able to run due to reasons beyond our control. For more information please refer to our course information disclaimer.
Entry requirements
48
UCAS points
We understand that sometimes barriers you can't control get in the way of academic achievement. You are more than just your grades. We'll consider your application as a whole, taking into account things like:
- subjects studied at Level 3
- your GCSEs (or equivalent) profile
- non-academic achievements you mention in your personal statement
- your references and motivation.
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Create your UCAS personal statement through our online builder and we'll email you a copy of your completed version at the end.
Further Information
For more information about entry requirements please get in touch.
Fees & funding
Tuition fees
Home
£9,535
International
£17,100
*Please note: these fees are annual and may increase as detailed in our tuition fee variation disclaimer.
For more information on foundation year fees for home students, please check the details on our tuition fee page.
Information about tuition fees, student loans, and funding your studies can be found within our fees and funding section.
Additional costs
Your tuition fees will cover the cost of all mandatory elements of your programme.
Additional costs could be incurred depending on optional modules chosen and other projects undertaken.
For further information about additional costs please see our additional costs webpage.
Scholarships
Find out more about our range of scholarships and bursaries available to undergraduate students .
Living costs
A guide to your living costs has been created by our Student Funding Team.
Accommodation costs vary depending on whether you opt for an en suite room and on-site catering. Take a look at our accommodation options and the prices you can expect to pay.
How the degree is taught
Teaching methods
You'll be taught on our beautiful and historic campus located in Twickenham, London.
As well as highly interactive lectures, you’ll be working in groups on case studies, listening to lectures from top marketing practitioners, and practising the skills you need to be an effective marketing manager.
You’ll be taught by a team which includes award-winning marketers, excellent lecturers, leading researchers and experienced professionals. You’ll learn using the latest digital resources and techniques.
Class sizes in year one lectures can be up to 190 students. In year two and three, lectures will be around 70 students as optional modules are chosen. Seminar groups are typically around 30-35 students.
Assessment methods
You will be assessed in a variety of ways to test knowledge, understanding and skills development throughout your degree. The programme uses a broad range of assessments including business reports, essays, practical exercises, presentations, case studies, examinations, seminar and simulation exercises.
As well as traditional exam-based assessments and coursework, the programme makes use of assessed blogs. Wherever possible, you’ll be assessed using digital methods and feedback.
Feedback
We adhere to the university’s policy of providing feedback on assessments within 15 working days.
Career opportunities
Our Business Management and Marketing degree will help you develop essential transferrable skills, such as teamwork, critical thinking, and time management.
Upon starting your course at St Mary's, you will have access to our Career Services, which provides students and graduates with impartial advice on their career progression and development.
Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of undefined include:
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