Business and Marketing (Hons) Northumbria University

Overview

Through the Business and Marketing (Hons) BA programme from Northumbria University you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of marketing research and planning, with further module options digging down into areas including retail marketing, relationship marketing, content marketing, buyer behaviour and customer experience.

Thanks to the 50-50 split between marketing and wider business studies, you’ll be well-placed to choose a career path in either discipline following your graduation – from specialist marketer to broader business roles. 

You will be encouraged to undertake a work placement, study abroad or combine both. In your final year, you’ll have the option to carry out a management enquiry project or a dissertation depending on whether you completed a placement. The management enquiry project will allow for working individually to investigate a real business issue, and gaining critical practical experience. 

Career opportunities:

• Making your career happen is at the heart of all our Business courses – with every module designed to reinforce the transferable skills you’ll need in the workplace. We’ve also introduced two dedicated modules focusing on career-development skills: Marketing Study and Consultancy Skills, and Preparing for Professional Practice. 
• Beyond the classroom, you’ll have opportunities to develop your career through practical experience and wider learning. In your second year, you can spend a semester studying abroad, or take an extra year before your final year studying elsewhere in the EU, or further afield such as the USA, Australia or China. 
• There’s also the option of a work placement year, while our Marketing Internship Programme is on hand to help you gain hands-on marketing experience. And there’s our Business Clinic, offering you the chance to work with real clients to help solve their business challenges.  
• Once you complete your studies, you’ll be ready to pursue career paths across a wide range of sectors – with a particular edge in roles such as a marketing executive or a branding strategist thanks to your specialist learning. Should you wish to push your knowledge even further, the course also prepares you for postgraduate study – for example, on our MSc in Digital Marketing.