BSc (Hons) Marketing with Digital Communications

Bachelor's degree

In Ormskirk

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    3 Years

The digital economy and the rise of the social media savvy customer means organisations need new tools and a strong brand to remain competitive. This shifting relationship means demand is growing for graduates with digital marketing skills. This degree combines traditional marketing practices with opportunities to study how digital marketing, web analytics and social media management have affected the corporate marketing strategies that have enabled small enterprises and microbusinesses to retain and grow market share through carefully shaping their relationships with key customer groups. If you are looking for a career as a marketing professional, or within the digital economy, this degree will allow you to develop a wide portfolio of skills and expertise.

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Location

Start date

Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

Start date

On request

About this course

A broad-based marketing degree is ideal preparation to pursue a career within digital marketing, marketing communications, multimedia production, or website design. This could be within the private or public sectors and in specialised areas such as branding, digital and direct marketing, sales planning and sponsorship.

120 UCAS Tariff points on the new UCAS Tariff. No specific subjects are required.

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Subjects

  • Media
  • Communications
  • Social Media
  • Digital Marketing
  • Digital Communications
  • Marketing
  • Consumer Market
  • Commerce
  • Business Economics
  • Micro
  • Business Start Up
  • Digital Economy
  • Consumption
  • Marketing Communications

Course programme

Year 1

BUS1020 Principles of Marketing (20 credits)

BUS1021 Understanding Consumer Markets (20 credits)

BUS1022 Fundamentals of Marketing Communications (20 credits)

BUS1023 E-Commerce and M-Commerce (20 credits)

BUS1025 Designing for an Online Presence (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

BUS1012 Business Economics (20 credits)

BUS1017 Business Start-Up (20 credits)

Language modules in French, Spanish or Mandarin, delivered at the Edge Hill Language Centre, are available to study as an integral part of this degree. A single Language module can be studied instead of one of the optional modules above.

Year 2

BUS2017 Research Methods for Business (20 credits)

BUS2031 Retail Marketing Planning (20 credits)

BUS2032 Branding: Integrated Digital Campaigns (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

BUS2019 Employability (20 credits)

BUS2020 Graduate Enterprise (20 credits)

You will select two of the following modules:

BUS2033 Social Media Monitoring and Analytics (20 credits)

BUS2034 Services and Experiential Marketing (20 credits)

BUS2035 Consumer Behaviour (20 credits)

BUS2038 Loyalty Generation and CRM (20 credits)

MED2055 Convergent Media (20 credits)

MED2071 Crisis Management (20 credits)

MED2215 Analysing Audiences (20 credits)

MED2259 Media and PR in the Digital Age (20 credits)

If you studied a Language module in Year 1, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 2. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Year 3

BUS3042 Marketing Simulation (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

BUS3022 Dissertation (40 credits)

BUS3023 Extended Business Project (40 credits)

You will select three of the following modules:

BUS3030 Business Strategy and Digital Goods (20 credits)

BUS3039 Global Marketing Management (20 credits)

BUS3040 Marketing and Society (20 credits)

BUS3041 Advertising in Marketing Communications (20 credits)

BUS3044 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (20 credits)

MED3058 Media Policy and Political Communication (20 credits)

MED3059 PR for Charities and Non-Governmental Organisations (20 credits)

MED3208 Media Futures (20 credits)

If you studied Language modules in Years 1 and 2, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 3. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.

Additional information

International students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2017/18 are £11,575 per annum.


How will I be assessed?

Combined assessments consider vocational capability, academic critical thinking and intellectual development. Case studies and problem solving exercises may also be used. Examinations may take different forms, using both seen and unseen questions and a closed or open book approach.

Who will be teaching me?

Highly qualified, experienced and enthusiastic academics who research and regularly engage with the wider business and academic environment teach this degree. Staff specialisms are actively encouraged through the programme and you will benefit from their wide range of knowledge and experience.

BSc (Hons) Marketing with Digital Communications

£ 9,250 + VAT