Business and Marketing (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
Teesside University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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**This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you dont have sufficient grades to join Year 1 of a degree.****Course overview**If you want to transform your thinking, develop your marketing, enterprise and leadership skills, and learn how to adapt to change, then this course is for you.This wide-ranging programme provides a solid grounding in all areas of business and management, coupled with specialist marketing content including digital marketing, ...Read more


This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1 of a degree.


Course overview

If you want to transform your thinking, develop your marketing, enterprise and leadership skills, and learn how to adapt to change, then this course is for you.This wide-ranging programme provides a solid grounding in all areas of business and management, coupled with specialist marketing content including digital marketing, consumer behaviour, communications and marketing planning.You work on live projects with local SMEs and national brands, giving you knowledge and experience of working in a real-world marketing department. You examine key milestones in the customer journey, focusing on the strategy behind what you say, how you say it and where you say it.Whether you want to strike out in business on your own, or work with international companies, start-ups or not-for-profit organisations, this course gives you the ability and expertise to accelerate your career.This degree is approved by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) for exemptions on CIM qualifications. In addition to graduating with a degree, you can gain industry-recognised qualifications at an accelerated pace. We have strong links with CIM and our teaching content has been developed alongside their learning outcomes to ensure that course content is aligned to industry requirements.With dual accreditation at Teesside University, as well as the degree you will receive a Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), which is the only chartered professional body for management and leadership. Dual accreditation means you will automatically receive a second professional qualification upon successful completion of your programme. By adding this CMI qualification to your University qualification, you’re really on the road to success.


Top reasons to study this course

1. Financial awards: study this course and you may be eligible for £2,000 off your accommodation in the first year, or a £9,000 Professor Jane Turner scholarship.2. Real-world experience: our final-year students run Teesside Marketing Clinic offering tailored real-world consultancy services to small businesses, social enterprises, sole traders and start-ups in the Tees Valley area.3. Work experience: we have a range of work experience opportunities including placements and internships with regional, national and global businesses. 4. International travel: get a global outlook through international study with our partners.


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WUSCA ranking:
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6/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
101st
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
100th
Business Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 88 = 12% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
12%
Employment rate
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
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Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Business Studies graduate salary at this uni
£19,000
UK Business Studies graduate salary
£19,000
Marketing
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 80 = 20% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
20%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Marketing graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Marketing graduate salary
£18,000
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32 - 64 Grades / Points required

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32-64 tariff points from at least two A levels (or equivalent).

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Teesside University
Teesside University , Tees Valley

With its vibrant campus located in the heart of Middlesbrough in North East England, Teesside University is a friendly, modern...

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Teesside University
Borough Road Middlesbrough Stockton-On-Tees TS1 3BX United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Middlesbrough  0.4 miles away

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