Overview

In the Marketing (Foundation Year) (Hons) degree at Manchester Metropolitan University you'll develop your study skills including academic writing and personal and professional development to start you off in the best possible way for your degree.

You will learn more about business in a global and national context, and approaches to leading and managing in organisations. The foundation year also gives you the ability to the to develop your analytical skills and learn how to incorporate data to add real value to achieve organisational objectives.

A career as unique as you

Your foundation year is only the beginning of your journey to a successful business career.

It’s a stepping stone that will prepare you for a full degree course and all the opportunities this entails.

There are a wide range of career opportunities across the creative and digital industries, whether working for agencies or in-house within organisations. Today, you'll find some of our graduates working in a broad range of roles in organisations like Boohoo, MediaCom, ASDA, Swizzels Matlow, Jack Wills and Carat Media.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Study Skills

Finance for Business

Business Economics

Understanding and Managing People

Customer Service Management

AI, Digital and Data Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-13 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Marketing View 396 other Bachelors in Marketing in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

72-80 UCAS tariff points.

A levels – e.g. BC-BB or DDD-CDD

Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma – MMP

Pass Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 74 Tariff points

T Levels - We welcome applications from students undertaking T Level qualifications. Eligible applicants will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of Pass as a condition of offer.

IB Diploma with minimum 24 points overall or 72-80 UCAS Tariff points from Higher Level. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English and Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 4 in Mathematics

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

20000 GBP / year

≈ 20000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5760 GBP / year

≈ 5760 GBP / year

Living costs

Manchester

United Kingdom

645 - 1197 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

A career as unique as you

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Manchester

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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