Business and Management (Marketing) - Professional Placement Year
Bath Spa UniversityBusiness and Management (Marketing) - Professional Placement Year BA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at Bath Spa University, based in Bath, taught full-time with year in industry over 4 years. 87% of final-year students rated the course positively in the National Student Survey, and graduates earn £25,000 on average 15 months after finishing. Typical A-level entry is BBB - BCC.
A-Level Entry
BBB - BCC
Typical offer · UCAS
Student Satisfaction
86.76%
NSS · Office for Students
Avg. Graduate Salary
£25,000
15 months after graduation · HESA via Discover Uni
About this course
Develop your marketing knowledge and ideas and explore your creativity in this CIM-accredited Business and Management course.
- Develop a broad base of specialist marketing skills including social media marketing and branding.
- Choose either a ten-month or ten-week work placement and apply what you’ve learned in the real world.
- Join our exceptional community of close-knit students and supportive and experienced academic staff.
From creating attention-grabbing ideas to harnessing the power of influencers, this hands-on Business and Management course will develop you into an effective marketeer.
Explore the strategies behind some of the best marketing campaigns and develop the toolkit to take your ideas to the next level. Work with industry-leading, creative and dedicated staff in our close-knit Business School.
Whether you’re a Marketing Director in the making or a budding entrepreneur, our Business and Management (Marketing) course will give you a good grounding in the theory and practice of modern marketing.
More about the Professional Placement Year
A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.
Entry Requirements
Career Prospects
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time with year in industry
- Duration
- 4 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Bath
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Business and management studies, Events management, Marketing
- Avg. Graduate Salary
- £25,000
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ