Business and Management (Marketing) - Professional Placement Year

Bath Spa University
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time with year in industry 4 Years Business and management studiesEvents managementMarketing

A-Level Entry

BBB - BCC

Avg. Graduate Salary

£25,000

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

    A-Level Grades BBB - BCC
    BTEC DDM - DMM

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors
    2431 Management consultants and business analysts
    1150 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
    1139 Functional managers and directors
    2432 Marketing and commercial managers
    7220 Customer service supervisors

    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