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University degree

Marketing & Business

Wrexham University
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
Β£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 20% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
Robin Β· your guide
Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course

Marketing and business together form a degree that develops commercial understanding alongside the creative and analytical skills of marketing, preparing you for the roles that sit at the heart of how organisations grow, compete, and communicate with their customers. Marketing examines consumer behaviour, market research, brand management, digital channels, content strategy, and the measurement of commercial outcomes. Business provides the broader organisational context, covering strategy, finance, operations, and the management of people and resources.

Together the two subjects give you a well-rounded commercial education that is directly relevant to careers in any sector.

At Wrexham University you will study this three-year full-time programme, which includes a foundation year, a sandwich year, and a work placement. The foundation year provides academic preparation before the main degree, making the programme accessible to students with a wider range of prior qualifications. The sandwich year and placement then give you substantial professional experience in a marketing or business role, building the practical skills and professional connections that employers value.

Wrexham's growing university and its connections to businesses in North Wales and the North West of England provide a grounded and accessible learning environment. The typical entry tariff is 136 points.

Graduates from marketing and business programmes work across virtually every sector, in roles including marketing executive, brand manager, digital marketing specialist, market research analyst, content creator, account manager, product manager, and business development executive. The placement experience is often the most direct route into graduate employment, with many students receiving offers from their sandwich year hosts. Further study in marketing, business administration, digital marketing, or consumer psychology is a natural path for graduates seeking to specialise or move into more senior roles.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts10%
80-95 pts10%
96-111 pts10%
112-127 pts10%
128-143 pts40%
208-223 pts10%
How they qualified
55% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels55%
Other25%
other higher education15%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
80%
Continue past first year
84%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
Β£19,500
3 years on
Β£24,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
84%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching81%
Assessment & feedback83%
Academic support87%
Well organised82%
Learning resources87%
Student community80%
In students' own words
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Solid, with caveats
There's a lot to love, but it's not without its flaws. The best part: the teaching staff are genuinely world-class and accessible. If I'm honest, some seminar groups were too big for meaningful discussion. On the city β€” good transport links…
Final year Β· Full-time
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Genuinely worthwhile
Honestly, one of the best decisions I've made. The best part: the course strikes a good balance between theory and practical application. If I'm honest, accommodation allocation was stressful in the first year. On the city β€” the city is a b…
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Wrexham University's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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