Marketing and Management

Equip yourself for the marketing challenges of the future. you’ll study a combination of marketing and management theory and practice. this helps prepare you for anything – from launching your own company to innovating at the heart of a global organisation. you critically evaluate organisational and consumer behaviour, while learning the importance of marketing strategy, brand development and new product management. in the first year, you also develop a valuable understanding of economics, accounting and business law. in the subsequent years, your studies will include digital marketing, consumer behaviour, international marketing and marketing analytics and metrics. this course prepares you for the workplace while offering the flexibility to tailor your degree to your career path. you’ll engage with dedicated professionals, and be challenged with new perspectives, ideas and approaches. you also benefit from having an academic success adviser who can help you with academic study skills including critical thinking, presenting, academic writing and note-making. you can also spend time enriching your experience by exploring different disciplines from across the university, or by applying for a placement or to study abroad.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

""to help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optiol placement as part of your course. you’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. our dedicated careers team can provide you with information and advice. if you’re successful in obtaining a placement, this will form part of your course.it can help you: get ahead of the competition. employers are increasingly looking for relevant work experience for graduate jobs and schemes explore career options before you graduate. you'll get an idea of the type of job or sector you might want to go into gain industry and employability skills. learn how to use software and equipment, or work on live projects. you'll also gain skills in team-working, communication and time magement develop your professiol networks. you'll build a network of contacts for the future .you can apply to take a paid professiol placement in the third year of your degree. recent students have gone on placements at: the body shop transport for london warner bros.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Join the university of sussex business school and benefit from extensive career support and business connections, including mentoring by employers, networking, guest lectures and development of your workplace skills. on this course you gain the skills for a career in a range of occupations, including digital marketing, marketing and management consultancy, brand management, market research, and advertising. outside the classroom you can get careers advice and develop your key skills further by joining our marketing society, where you can attend events including: panel discussions from industry experts talks from guest speakers opportunities to network with sussex alumni who are working in the marketing world.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Sussex has partnerships with the following companies: