Description
The course is designed to meet the needs of fast-paced marketing careers across all organisational sectors, ensuring your skills are right up to date when you enter the jobs market.
Why choose this course?
- It is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), which is the leading professional body for marketers worldwide.
- Building on a firm grounding in marketing theory and practice, during the course you will explore the subject from a variety of perspectives, including digital as well as traditional forms of marketing and communications.
- You will have the opportunity to study the most up-to-date developments in marketing, have access to the latest industry tools and technologies, and will benefit from the option to engage in hands-on work experience.
- The course can be studied over three years full-time or four years with a placement.
- All students, both full-time and placement, will also complete a two-week insight internship at the end of Year One.
- Opportunities to study abroad are available.
- Full-time students can choose to complete a short internship, study abroad, set up their own enterprise, or run a community project, during the second half of Year Two.
Nottingham Trent University has joined forces with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) to give our students the opportunity to gain CIM professional qualifications through their Multi Award Pathway (MAP). CIM qualifications are highly sought after by employers, and MAP alongside our own Marketing degrees, to ensure we are equipping our students with the best opportunities for a successful marketing career.
Professional qualifications include:
- CAM Digital Diploma
- CIM Certificate in Professional Marketing
- CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee- GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
Credits 360
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test
- English
Course Content
The course starts in September. Take a look at our academic calendar for details of term start and end dates.
This is a three or four-year course depending on whether you take a work placement year.
What will I study?
Year One
Fundamentals of Marketing
The Marketing Environment
Business Information Systems and Quantitative Methods for Marketing
Accounting and Finance for Managers
Foundations of Managing and Organising
Entrepreneurship and Professional Development
Year Two
First six months
All students will study core modules.
Research for Marketing
Delivering Customer Value
Integrated Marketing Communications
Second six months
Full-time students choose one from:
Study abroad
Enterprise project
Community project
Internship
Taught modules (see below)
Placement students and full-time students that have selected taught modules above will study:
Managing in Marketing
Buyer Behaviour
Plus one optional module from:
Digital Essentials
Exploring Strategy and Innovation
Year Three
Placement year for those taking this option. Students can also choose to study abroad with a partner institution during the year, or combine the two.
Final year
Future Marketing
New Media Marketing
Strategic Marketing and Brand Management
Research Project
Leadership and Employability
One optional module from:
Digital Marketing Planning
Managing Creativity, Design and Innovation
How will I learn?
The course incorporates a wide range of teaching methods including lectures, seminars, workshops, group projects, presentations, student-lead meetings, tutorials, one-to-one tutor support and independent study.
Project based learning forms an important element of your learning on this course and the group activities will develop your ability to work in a team and enhance your employability.
You will benefit from the latest industry tools and technologies, and will have access to the wide array of resources available at Nottingham Business School.
Contact time
92% of students studying for a marketing degree agreed that they received sufficient advice and support with their studies (National Student Survey 2013).
On average you will receive 12 - 15 hours of teaching per week from a combination of lectures and seminars. You'll then be expected to increase your understanding of the subject area through independent study for each module.
Additional to this, you will also have further time-tabled contact time for your induction at the beginning of the year, and sessions on employability and opportunities that you can get involved with while at University.
Personal tutor sessions
You will also have a number of one-on-one tutor sessions during each year, which will allow you to:
Discuss and gain feedback about your work.
Ask questions about the projects you're working on.
Raise any difficulties you are experiencing relating to your work, personal circumstances or your University experience.
Where will I study?
All students will attend lectures and seminars at NTU's City site, in the impressive Newton building, home to Nottingham Business School.
Virtual learning environment
You will use our virtual learning environment, NOW, which is a flexible web-based system that gives you 24-hour access to module learning materials and reading lists. It allows you to discuss work with tutors and submit coursework electronically from anywhere in the world.
Learning from industry experts
Developed by professional marketers, employers and academics, this course benefits from associations with professional bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Marketing to ensure your skills are in line with the demands of the industry.
Our tutors have industry experience in their specialist field, which means you will gain practical insight into these fields and how companies are run.
How will I be assessed?
As well as attending lectures, seminars and workshops, you will also carry out hands-on computing, personal research and essay / report writing, case studies, group work, individual projects, role play, case studies and presentations.
You will typically be assessed through a combination of coursework, projects and examinations. The course has been designed to help you develop a range of practical skills. Formative assessments will be provided by your tutors for many practical elements of the course.
All CIM modules will be double assessed by both NTU and CIM, which ensures that your degree award is always protected.
In response to student feedback the University has introduced a policy that ensures you are given feedback on assessment within three weeks of submission.
English Language Requirements
IELTS band : 6.5 CAE score : 75(Grade B)
To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to
take an IELTS test.Requirements
You will need:
- 300 UCAS tariff points achieved from three A-levels or from two A-levels and two AS-levels (excluding General Studies) or equivalent qualifications.
- GCSE Maths and English Language at grade C or above.
If you are unsure whether the qualifications you have, or are currently studying for, meet the minimum entry requirements for this course, please contact us before submitting an application through UCAS.
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Related Scholarships*
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
- Access Bursary
Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.
- Alumni Bursary
Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Nottingham Trent University.
Accreditation
It is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), which is the leading professional body for marketers worldwide.
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