Business Management and Marketing with Professional Placement Year

About this course The course will cover the fundamentals of the business ecosystem and the key current and future aspects of developing marketing solutions in business. This area includes a focus on the different components of marketing, the purpose of marketing in a business context and how marketing can contribute to organisational success. It will also focus on the importance of data in making marketing decisions and the impact of digital technology on marketing.

You will gain a strong foundation in all aspects of business with an opportunity to further develop your skills in marketing. Your broad background in business and management skills will prepare you for a range of graduate roles and sectors. A focus on marketing will give you an edge in the job market if you develop an interest in working in this field.

Professional Placement Year This course has a professional placement year which takes place between Year 2 and your Final Year. During this year you will take a placement within a business setting, ensuring you gain essential experience to add to your CV and help you secure a graduate job.

Future Skills Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.

At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.

Career opportunities This course will prepare you for a career in business management with an opportunity to have greater depth in a marketing concentration across a variety of sectors. You will develop a combination of business, design and technology knowledge and skills, preparing you for the current and future workplace.