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University degree

Marketing Management

The University of Essex
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
Worth knowing: about 32% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course

Explore digital marketing, brand management, organisational behaviour and social media with this undergraduate degree, perfect for aspiring marketing managers What does it take to be an effective manager? How can marketers maximise return on investment? To succeed in management and marketing, you must be imaginative, innovative and use your initiative to solve business challenges.

You must combine originality with the ability to analyse market data and remain focused on results, even in difficult environments. At Essex Business School , where this BSc Management and Marketing course is taught, we encourage you to become an independent thinker and act creatively and strategically to help organisations succeed, whatever their challenge. This course enables you to combine the study of management with the opportunity to develop marketing expertise.

You learn what's involved in managing modern organisations and understand the role of customers, consumers, the service relationship and brand management. We also develop your practical skills in communication, data analysis and critical thinking.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts5%
48-63 pts5%
64-79 pts16%
80-95 pts18%
96-111 pts13%
112-127 pts6%
128-143 pts7%
144-159 pts7%
160-175 pts6%
176-191 pts2%
192-207 pts1%
208-223 pts2%
240+ pts1%
How they qualified
53% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel53%
otherHE35%
other8%
none3%
access1%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
87%
In work or further study after
55%
In professional / skilled jobs
68%
Continue past first year
82%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£27,000
After 15 months
£27,000
3 years on
£37,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
82%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching82%
Assessment & feedback78%
Academic support82%
Well organised86%
Learning resources90%
Student community91%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on The University of Essex's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

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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