Masters Degrees (Advertising And Marketing)

The Advertising and Marketing MA degree focuses on the link between organisations and the customer. It will help you to develop a greater understanding of how to produce persuasive communications and give you a broader perspective on aspects of marketing communications.

The course provides opportunities to work on live or near live projects so that students can gain further experience to assist them in the work place.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

This course gives you the opportunity to:
-Develop both cognitive and practical skills in advertising and marketing
-Study a variety of advertising and marketing topics which includes creative development, copywriting, brand management and development, media consumption and selection and communications management
-Have the option of enrolling on the internship programme, providing the opportunity to undertake a workplace project on behalf of an organisation

At the start of the course all marketing students will study a common core:
-Consumer behaviour
-Principles of marketing
-Marketing communications
-Information acquisition and analysis

After this students will study specific modules. This provides an opportunity to select from a range of topics, including e-marketing and services marketing. So whether you are interested in strategy, internationalism, contemporary theory or communications, the Coventry University Business School postgraduate marketing suite offers you an outstanding opportunity to enhance your career prospects.

HOW WILL THIS COURSE ENHANCE MY CAREER PROSPECTS?

The MA Advertising and Marketing is suited to graduates seeking career development and opportunities in marketing agencies or marketing positions in organisations which include creative advertising development responsibilities. Previous graduates have secured exciting and rewarding positions in a wide variety of marketing areas such as brand management, creative advertising development working with the leading organisations worldwide such as Jaguar Landrover, Zurich and many others.

Accredited by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), this course is also mapped for maximum exemptions against the CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing. This means that you have the opportunity to work towards achieving the CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing while studying and may graduate with an enhanced qualification that is highly sought after by employers. Our students need only complete two units of the Diploma to gain the qualification in full.

With appropriate work experience you will be eligible for Associated/Member status from CIM and awarded designatory letters ACIM/MCIM. With this you will be well on your way to Chartered Marketer status, the mark of an up-to-date, qualified and experienced marketing professional (additional fees may apply).

WORK PLACEMENTS

As part of the Advertising and Marketing MA degree students have the option of enrolling on the internship programme. This module normally lasts between 8–12 weeks and provides students with an opportunity to undertake a workplace project on behalf of an organisation.

Coventry University Business School works closely with companies across the UK and Europe to offer a wide variety of internships.

Students must successfully meet the following assessment criteria:
-Academic: successful completion of all Semester 1 modules including research methods at the first attempt
-CV shortlisting: submit a CV which will be used for competitive shortlisting by the internship panel
-Presentation: prepare and successfully deliver a formal presentation
-Interview: interview with the University internship panel

After completing the Internship, you are required to write an extensive report based on the managerial and educational experience derived from the internship itself and present your findings to both the employers and academic staff.

GLOBAL LEADERS PROGRAMME

To prepare students for the challenges of the global employment market and to strengthen and develop their broader personal and professional skills Coventry University has developed a unique Global Leaders Programme.

The objectives of the programme, in which postgraduate and eligible undergraduate students can participate, is to provide practical career workshops and enable participants to experience different business cultures.

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Our MA Advertising and Marketing offers a genuinely dedicated programme of study. This Masters is ideal if you wish to gain specialised knowledge in the fields of marketing communications and advertising. You will also gain comprehensive understanding in key areas of marketing strategy and research.

Taught by specialists with professional experience and research expertise in their relevant fields, you will gain the skills and knowledge to prepare for a successful marketing career.

The course offers a balanced academic and practical programme of study, giving you the opportunity to apply your knowledge to genuine business situations. You will explore contemporary developments in marketing and marketing communications theory and practice.

CIM accreditation

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is the leading professional body for marketers worldwide and exists to develop the marketing profession, maintain professional standards and improve the skills of marketing practitioners. Leeds University Business School has joined forces with CIM to give students on the MA Advertising and Marketing and MSc International Marketing Management, the opportunity to gain professional qualifications through CIM Graduate Gateway. CIM qualifications are highly sought after by employers, and map alongside our own degrees which ensures we are equipping students with the best opportunities for a successful marketing career.

Careers

Graduates can expect to have a wide and varied range of career opportunities in communications agencies and company marketing divisions.

Previous graduates have become Brand or Research Managers or moved into the agency environment within the advertising and communications sector. An increasing number of graduates are working within the rapidly expanding digital, direct and interactive marketing industry.

We help you to achieve your career ambitions by providing professional development support as part of the Masters programme. You will develop key professional skills that employers value.

Apply now

The deadline for International applications is 31 March 2017.
The deadline for UK/EU applications is 31 August 2017.
For further guidance on how to apply, visit: http://business.leeds.ac.uk/masters/how-to-apply/

Online events

You can logon from anywhere to join one of these one hour events, which will include:

- Introduction to Leeds University Business School and Masters study
- Advice from one of our Professional Development Tutors, with examples of the career skills you can build and the major companies we work with
- Guidance on how to apply for postgraduate study from our admissions team
- Opportunity to ask your questions

The dates for our next online events are below:

- TBC

Open events

Our Masters Open Days are an opportunity to visit in person, learn more about our Masters degrees and meet our staff. Activities include:

- Presentations, talks and Q&A with academic directors
- Business School tour
- Speak to admissions, academic teaching teams and current Masters students

Our next Masters Open Day:

- Wednesday 21 June 2017

Please visit our website for further information and to book your place: http://business.leeds.ac.uk/masters/meet-us-at-an-event/

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Why take this course?

Our course is designed to update your knowledge and enhance your understanding of the principles and theories underlying effective marketing practice and provide you with leading edge contemporary marketing skills. You will explore this dynamic and challenging field to an advanced level.

What will I experience?

On this course you can:

Benefit from advice and interaction with our many professional visiting speakers
Apply live case studies to your coursework through the wide links we have with companies and organisations
Work in teams on the Market2win simulation software gaining invaluable experience of strategic marketing decision-making

What opportunities might it lead to?

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is the leading professional body for marketers worldwide and exists to develop the marketing profession, maintain professional standards and improve the skills of marketing practitioners. The University of Portsmouth has joined forces with CIM to give students the opportunity to gain professional qualifications through CIM Graduate Gateway. Those graduating with a mark of 50% or more will be exempted from the Strategic Marketing module in the CIM Level 6 Professional Diploma in Marketing for a period of three year following graduation. CIM qualifications are highly sought after by employers, and map alongside our own degrees which ensures you have best opportunities for a successful marketing career.

This course aims to enhance your career prospects and prepare you for roles in marketing and marketing-related functions.

Here are some routes our graduates have pursued:

Business development
Direct marketing
Marketing research
Digital marketing
Marketing communications
Sales

Module Details

The MA Marketing course at Portsmouth Business School aims to make you highly employable in the field of marketing. You will develop advanced marketing knowledge and skills and also develop skills in critical appraisal, team working, debating, writing, research and giving presentations.

In the first teaching block you will critically examine the fundamental concepts and practices of marketing. Alongside this you will explore the tools and techniques used by marketing departments in business analysis and research.

In the second teaching block you will interact with senior marketing practitioners and explore contemporary issues in marketing such as digital marketing and the impact of social media, sustainability, crisis management and the relationship between marketing and sales.

Alongside this you will examine how marketers can offer shareholder value by developing customer relationships and managing brands for value, and you will gain invaluable experience of strategic marketing decision-making by using the Market2win simulation software.

The culmination of your Master's course will be either a Dissertation or a Critical Marketing Study.

Here are the units you will study:

Essentials of Marketing: This unit explores the fundamental concepts and practices of marketing, which include:

Business orientations
Macro and micro marketing environments
Segmentation, targeting and positioning
Marketing planning and research
Consumer and organisational behaviour
Tools, media and content
Marketing across borders
Ethics and marketing

Marketing Analysis and Decision: This unit is designed to provide you with a foundation in the tools and techniques used by marketing departments in business analysis and research. It will include:

Business finance for marketing
Marketing metrics
Marketing planning
Marketing information systems
Marketing research
Customer relationship management (CRM)

Contemporary Issues in Marketing: This unit is largely delivered by senior marketing practitioners who will expose you to Contemporary and often controversial issues that organisations are grappling with in the real world. Topics may include:

Digital marketing
Managing innovation
Globalisations of SMEs
Integration of sales and marketing
Sustainability and marketing

Strategic Marketing Management: This unit focuses on the strategic role of marketing in delivering value to stakeholders. You will examine:

Marketing and shareholder value
Customer relationships
Growth strategies
Competing for organisational resources
Managing products and brands for value
Value-based pricing
Innovation

Dissertation: a substantial piece of independent research drawing on secondary and primary data

or

Critical Marketing Study: requiring evaluation of an organisation's marketing activities using secondary sources only.

You will be provided with extensive support in research methods, and a supervisor to guide you, as you complete your Dissertation or Critical Marketing Study.

Programme Assessment

You will experience a range of stimulating teaching methods including tutor-led presentation of material, case study analyses, student presentations, computer-based simulation group work and in-class discussion. You will also be encouraged to read widely and critically evaluate academic and practical materials.

You will be assessed throughout the course by means of coursework assignments and examinations. Here’s how:

Group work
Presentations
Essays
Case study analysis or reports
Closed or open book exams

Student Destinations

This course will provide you with credibility in a highly competitive field and the confidence you will need to obtain the most sought-after roles. In particular, it demonstrates a commitment to marketing and an expertise in the field, immediately enhancing your career prospects.

You will be qualified to enter a wide range of marketing-related jobs. Previous graduates have been successful in securing roles in a variety of organisations, including advertising, financial services, airlines, manufacturing, textiles and market research.

If you are already employed in marketing positions, you will find this course enhances your promotion prospects and provides a stepping stone to more senior positions.

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Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), this course will equip you for a career in the marketing arena in areas such as corporate marketing, advertising, public relations and market research.

This programme will familiarise you with the concepts and tools of marketing communication and its vital role in business enabling you to implement both the tactical and strategic decisions available to the marketing communications manager.

The core units provide the student with the necessary grounding in the marketing communications field. In addition to core marketing units the course provides specialist units in advertising, public relations and options in associated fields. In addition the contemporary themes associated with Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) will also be developed.

See the website http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/courses/course-finder/marketing-communications-msc

Modules

- Integrated marketing communications (20 credits)
- Cross cultural buyer behaviour (20 credits)
- Creative and media strategy (20 credits)
- Emerging issues in marketing communications (10 credits)
- International brand management (20 credits)
- Research methods (20 credits)
- Dissertation 20,000 words (60 credits)

Plus one elective unit (10 credits)
- Public relations
- International marketing
- Social marketing strategy
- Market driven marketing
- Digital and social media

Employability

- Types of careers
Marketing executives help develop marketing campaigns to promote a product, service or idea. The work can be exceptionally varied – from sourcing and placing adverts, to producing marketing materials such as leaflets and e-newsletters, to organising events. Excellent writing and confident presentation skills are essential to work in marketing. Good people skills are also a must as networking is particularly important. So is having a creative and adaptive mind. A traditional career path leads from marketing executive to senior marketing executive, then to marketing manager, and finally to marketing director. However the marketing industry is very broad, with many companies in all different sectors requiring varying degrees of marketing expertise, so options for progression vary considerably. Salaries for marketing executives in the early stages of their careers generally range from £20,000-£30,000, while marketing professionals with a wealth of experience can earn up to £50,000. (All About Careers).

- Graduate Success
LSBU Marketing graduates are employed in a variety of organisations such as OgilvyOne Worldwide, eSearchVision, Osney Media.

- Alumni connections
Students will have direct access to the growing LSBU Marketing alumni network that actively participates in career and marketing events and regularly provides job opportunities. Our Alumni currently work in a wide range of marketing careers across the world, including corporate marketing, advertising and communication, as university academics, and in public sector and not for profit marketing functions.

LSBU Employability Services

LSBU is committed to supporting you develop your employability and succeed in getting a job after you have graduated. Your qualification will certainly help, but in a competitive market you also need to work on your employability, and on your career search. Our Employability Service will support you in developing your skills, finding a job, interview techniques, work experience or an internship, and will help you assess what you need to do to get the job you want at the end of your course. LSBU offers a comprehensive Employability Service, with a range of initiatives to complement your studies, including:

- direct engagement from employers who come in to interview and talk to students
- Job Shop and on-campus recruitment agencies to help your job search
- mentoring and work shadowing schemes.

Professional links

Centre of Excellence status is the IoEE’s (Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs) flagship organisational accreditation for organisations that promote and deliver enterprise skills development – and is in recognition of the School’s entrepreneurial culture and leading-edge practice.

Marketing Communications Top-up to MSc

This course is designed to offer students who hold the CIM Level 7 Diploma in Marketing Communications the opportunity to upgrade their qualification to a Masters degree.

The core modules provide the necessary grounding in the marketing communications field. In addition to core marketing modules the course provides specialist modules in advertising, public relations and options in associated fields. In addition the contemporary themes associated with Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) will also be developed. A variety of speakers from industry provide insight and evidence of current marketing communications practice.

See the website for the Top-up to MSc - http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/courses/course-finder/marketing-communications-top-up-to-msc

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Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) this course provides the unique opportunity to gain both work experience and a post graduate education in integrated marketing communications.

Your choice to study this programme will enable you to develop internship experience embedded in the MSc Marketing Communications , achieve a thorough education in Marketing Communications, be exposed to practitioners in the field of marketing communications through guest lectures and workshops and be prepared for either client or agency side of marketing communications.

The MSC Marketing Communications (with Internship) offers students the opportunity to work in industry for up to 5 months full time or longer part time. The programme offers the opportunity for students to reflect upon their learned skill set to enable further development of their professional career development.

Collaboration with client companies and agencies will guide the programme structure and content. Direct practitioner involvement in lectures and presentations offering cutting-edge topics and analysis.

See the website http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/courses/course-finder/marketing-communications-internship-msc

Modules

Year 1:
- Integrated marketing communications
- Emerging issues in marketing communications
- Creative and media strategy
- Cross cultural buyer behaviour
- International brand management
- Research methods

Electives (one from)
- Digital and social media
- Public relations
- International marketing
- Market driven marketing
- Social marketing strategy

Year 2:
15,000 word research dissertation as well as internship reflective practice project

Employability

- Types of careers
Marketing executives help develop marketing campaigns to promote a product, service or idea. The work can be exceptionally varied – from sourcing and placing adverts, to producing marketing materials such as leaflets and e-newsletters, to organising events.

Excellent writing and confident presentation skills are essential to work in marketing. Good people skills are also a must as networking is particularly important. So is having a creative and adaptive mind.

A traditional career path leads from marketing executive to senior marketing executive, then to marketing manager, and finally to marketing director. However the marketing industry is very broad, with many companies in all different sectors requiring varying degrees of marketing expertise, so options for progression vary considerably.

Salaries for marketing executives in the early stages of their careers generally range from £20,000-£30,000, while marketing professionals with a wealth of experience can earn up to £50,000. (All About Careers)

- Graduate success
Successful graduates having gained valuable work experience will be equipped to work in a variety of organisations including multinational and global companies, public sector organisations, charities and start-ups. Many of our alumni work for advertising, brand, and market research agencies. Equally our graduates are successful in client-based companies such as manufacturers and banks.

- Alumni connections
Students will have direct access to the growing LSBU Marketing alumni network that actively participates in career and marketing events and regularly provides job opportunities. Our Alumni currently work in a wide range of marketing careers across the world, including corporate marketing, advertising and communication, as university academics, and in public sector and not for profit marketing functions.

LSBU Employability Services

LSBU is committed to supporting you develop your employability and succeed in getting a job after you have graduated. Your qualification will certainly help, but in a competitive market you also need to work on your employability, and on your career search. Our Employability Service will support you in developing your skills, finding a job, interview techniques, work experience or an internship, and will help you assess what you need to do to get the job you want at the end of your course. LSBU offers a comprehensive Employability Service, with a range of initiatives to complement your studies, including:

- direct engagement from employers who come in to interview and talk to students
- Job Shop and on-campus recruitment agencies to help your job search
- mentoring and work shadowing schemes.

Teaching and learning

The course offers a highly qualified teaching team of strong, research-active marketing communications academics who have published widely in books, journals and reviews. The team has broad industry experience in marketing communications as consultants, senior managers and agency directors.

Student engagement with industry-led research, practitioner shadowing and career opportunities feature as does access to the growing LSBU Marketing alumni network that actively participates in career and marketing events and regularly provides job opportunities.

Student on this course have the added advantage of having access to the substantial international marketing communications and consumer behaviour research undertaken by the Ehrenberg Centre for Research in Marketing, based at London South Bank University. Members of the Centre, as well as visiting researchers from the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute in Adelaide will continue to disseminate new findings to students.

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This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

On this MSc Marketing course, starting in January, you will develop the knowledge and skills essential for a career in marketing. You will work on live case studies and consultancy projects throughout the course, including a marketing research project for an organisation. Along with the theory, you will gain the practical marketing experience that employers are looking for. Additional workshops further improve your career opportunities, through gaining knowledge from experts and by developing key transferable skills. You will gain a good understanding of how these marketing are applied.

See the website http://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying-at-brookes/courses/postgraduate/2015/marketing-january/

Why choose this course?

- Employability: This course helps you develop academically and professionally through professional skills workshops held throughout the course. This enhances your future employment prospects. You will benefit from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) dual award for a professional diploma. Oxford Brookes is also recognised as an exam centre for the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM). You can access the IDM's resources and job website. By focusing on the digital aspects of marketing you will be prepared for a range of careers including customer relationship management and direct marketing.

- Teaching and Learning: Oxford Brookes University Business School offers a great environment for studying Marketing. We have a track record of excellence in teaching, learning and research and you will be supported in your studies and beyond. Oxford Brookes University Business School received the top award from the Higher Education Funding council for England to become a Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

- Experiences: Our course is interactive and social. We provide you with the chance to bond with your classmates and get to know your new surroundings. One way in which we do this is through the GPS Oxford Challenge. You will search Oxford for clues and tasks, earning points for completing the challenges on the tablet device, with the winning team announced at the end of the day.

- Oxford Location: Oxford offers everything you could want as a student and more. As one of the world’s great centres of learning, it is a bustling and stunning cosmopolitan city full of history and beautiful buildings. Located just over an hour from the hub of business life in London with easy access to international airports, you'll be at the heart of the UK's most successful economic region. Oxford will provide you with a host of learning and employment opportunities with a range of internships and graduate jobs available.

- Student support: As a student you will be assigned to an Academic Adviser who will provide both academic and personal support. Student Support Co-ordinators provide guidance for your course and university-wide administrative issues. They organise a range of events to help you adjust to postgraduate study and are able to help you get advice about any issues you may have during your studies.

Teaching and learning

Much of the teaching on the course takes the form of interactive workshops, but there are also lectures from staff and visiting speakers. Lectures, discussions, role-play exercises and seminars are linked with selected case studies and assessments to strengthen your practical analysis and decision-making skills. You will develop your skills in working as part of a team through structured group assignments and online group-based marketing simulation. You will gain practical experience and put your knowledge of marketing approaches and theory into practice for an organisation in a supervised marketing project. This project will be in response to a briefing by a client organisation.

Teaching staff at the Business School are researchers and/or come from an industry background with an in-depth practical experience of business and management issues. Visiting speakers from business, industry, consultancies and research bodies provide further input.

Approach to assessment

Much of the teaching on the course takes the form of interactive workshops, but there are also lectures from staff and visiting speakers. Lectures, discussions, role-play exercises and seminars are linked with selected case studies and assessments to strengthen your practical analysis and decision-making skills. You will develop your skills in working as part of a team through structured group assignments and online group-based marketing simulation. You will gain practical experience and put your knowledge of marketing approaches and theory into practice for an organisation in a supervised marketing project. This project will be in response to a briefing by a client organisation.

Teaching staff at the Business School are researchers and/or come from an industry background with an in-depth practical experience of business and management issues. Visiting speakers from business, industry, consultancies and research bodies provide further input.

Specialist facilities

Our Business School Postgraduate Centre at Wheatley Campus has a state-of-the-art lecture theatre, well equipped seminar rooms and a postgraduate lounge and private study area.

The Wheatley Campus library provides specialist business resources including 1,000 sets of UK and overseas companies' annual reports, statistics on all aspects of business and management, postgraduate MA, MBA, MSc and PhD theses in marketing and marketing examination papers.

How this course helps you develop

- You will develop an advanced knowledge and critical understanding of the most important and current marketing concepts, approaches and frameworks. Concepts are related to a wide variety of marketing contexts, with an international and multicultural dimension, to develop your ability to apply your learning to their specific circumstances.

- The class discussions, hands-on projects, consulting assignments and guest talks with marketing professionals from a broad range of organisations create an intellectually stimulating environment. You will learn about marketing management in practice, about the latest research developments and about what it takes to succeed in a career in marketing. We provide personalised guidance and access to a large range of workshops and networking opportunities. You can take advantage of the exemptions that the programme carries for the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) professional certification and prepare for the Institute of Direct and Digital
Marketing (IDM) professional certificate.

Careers

- By completing this master's course you will ready for a career in marketing within many different types of organisations, including manufacturing and retailing, service organisations, charities and government.

- You will enhance your career opportunities and be well prepared for a range of roles including marketing manager, product and brand management, market analysis and research, customer relationship and services management, sales and account management, direct marketing, internet marketing, public relations, media and advertising.

- You will be equipped to start your own business.

Free language courses for students - the Open Module

Free language courses are available to full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students on many of our courses, and can be taken as a credit on some courses.

Please note that the free language courses are not available if you are:
- studying at a Brookes partner college
- studying on any of our teacher education courses or postgraduate education courses.

Research highlights

Research areas covered in the department of Marketing include brand management (including brand equity, branded content, brand personality, political branding, brand mapping and place branding), customer engagement and retention strategies, digital marketing strategies, digital economy and social media.

Research in this department is grouped around three clusters: Brand Strategy, Customer Relationship Management and Digital Marketing.

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The Bath MSc in Marketing will deepen and advance your understanding of core marketing theories and concepts whilst providing you with a desirable skill-set valued by the marketing industry.

Our programme is 12 months long, with two 11-week semesters of taught content, and the summer period, where you can choose between a research dissertation and a practice track where you will be asked to come up with a solution to an organisation's problem.

The Bath MSc in Marketing differs from many other marketing Masters programmes as it has been designed to:

-Draw on the research interests of the marketing faculty and address the three core elements of marketing today: Marketing to Consumers, Marketing to Businesses and Organizations and Marketing and Society.

-Deepen and advance your understanding of core marketing theories and concepts.

-Balance theory with practical application.

-Systematically develop key business skills including group working skills, project management skills and presentation skills.

-Leverage the expertise of nationally and internationally recognised faculty who have successfully published in the world’s top marketing journals and have many years of practical marketing experience between them.

Why the MSc in Marketing?

State-of-the-art thinking:
The programme is unique in spanning the three core elements of marketing today:
-Marketing to Consumers
-Marketing to Businesses and Organisations
-Marketing and Society

Within each of these areas, you will engage with leading academics and have access to their latest thinking.

State-of-the-art practice:
You will gain a wealth of practical knowledge as the Marketing faculty are experienced in market research, advertising, strategic consulting and brand management.

They maintain close links with a wide range of international organisations which allows us to include input from senior industry managers and site visits as part of the programme experience.

Top Careers. Top Employers.
World leading organisations recruit our graduates, here are just some of those who have recruited MSc Marketing students in the recent past:

Accenture
BP
Ernst & Young
GlaxoSmithKline
IBM
KPMG
Mercedes Benz
PWC
Rolls Royce Group
Proctor and Gamble
Siemens
Vodafone

Programme Structure

The MSc degree in Marketing is an intensive full-time programme lasting 12 months. The programme is divided into two 11-week semesters of taught content, and the summer period, where you can choose between a research dissertation and the practice track. The dissertation allows you to focus on a specific aspect of marketing that is interesting to you, using theory and robust research methods to investigate and generate a much deeper understanding of this area of interest. The practice track allows you take what you have learned about marketing and use this knowledge within your team to come up with a solution for an organisation’s problem.

Semester 1
During the first semester you will study the following five modules:
- Marketing and Society
- Consumer Psychology
- Marketing to Businesses and Organisations
- Strategic Brand Management Independent Research
- Strategic Marketing

Semester 2
During the second semester the modules are:
- Strategic Brand Management
- Advanced Advertising Theory
- E-Marketing
- International Marketing Across Cultures
- Research Methods for Marketing
- Optional Unit: Financial Management for International Business; Principles of CSR; Business in Emerging Markets; Project Management; Business Analytics; New Product Development

Summer period

During the summer period you will be able to choose between two tracks: (1) dissertation track and (2) practice track.

The dissertation track gives you the opportunity to do a piece of substantial work on your own, demonstrating originality, innovation, drive, and determination. The dissertation also enables you to plan and execute your own project, giving you complete choice and flexibility.

The practice track allows you to undertake a number of tasks, both working in teams with other members of your cohort and working individually. The practice track is designed to allow you to apply learned concepts and theories to practical problems and issues, including a management problem which will be presented to you by an organisation. This track also provides opportunities for gaining practical experience in running team projects.

Both tracks allow you to demonstrate critical insight and reflective thinking about business/management/policy issues. The tracks also help develop your written and presentation skills, and your ability to develop effective arguments. All of these attributes are transferable skills relevant to the workplace and your future career.

Teaching & Learning Methods

You will be exposed to a variety of teaching and learning methods that could include: interactive lectures, case studies, seminar presentations and group project work. As this is a Masters level course, we place a significant emphasis on independent, directed, private study that is often conducted in learning sets or groups.

Assessment

A variety of individual and group assessment methods are used throughout the degree including exams, coursework essays, reports and presentations.

Professional Qualifications

The programme carries exemptions from the Chartered Institute of Marketing exams and has links with the Market Research Society and the Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM). All students will be eligible to enter the IDM's National Student Marketing Competition at which Bath has an impressive record.

Career Development Programme

Our expert careers team is dedicated to providing first class careers support exclusively for School of Management MSc students.
We offer a Comprehensive Career Development Programme and provide an individual service by working with you on a one-to-one basis to identify your career goals and help you to plan your job search.

Our Career Development programme is integrated into your MSc timetable and includes;

- An overview of career opportunities in different sectors
- Workshops on the recruitment process including: CVs, cover letters, application forms and interview advice
- Mock interviews and assessment centres
- Opportunities to network with graduate recruiters, sector specialists and alumni
- Guest speakers, company visits and presentations, employer-led skills sessions
- Development of employability skills by participating in company sponsored community projects
- Week-long business immersion week - The Future Business Challenge
- Additional support for international students and those seeking global job opportunities

A highly ranked business school

We have established ourselves as one of Europe’s leading business schools and 2016 marks the 50th Anniversary of the University of Bath, celebrating our past achievements and looking forward.

The School of Management is one of the UK's leading business schools. Currently ranked 1st for Student Experience (Times Higher Education 2015) (http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/about/rankings.html#NSS) and 1st for Business & Management (The Complete University Guide 2016) (http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?s=Business+%26+Management+Studies), we are a leading centre for management research - placed 8th in the UK in the latest REF2014 (http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/about/rankings.html#ref) for business and management studies, confirming the world-class standing of our faculty.

Find out about the department here - http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/faculty/

Find out how to apply here - http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/msc-operations-logistics-supply-chain/how-to-apply

Government Loans

A new system of postgraduate loans for Masters courses is being developed for students at English universities. There will be loans of up to £10,000 available for Masters students starting a course in 2016/17. More information is available on the study site (http://www.bath.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/taught/government-loans/index.html) and the government website external website.

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This exciting new degree offers you the opportunity to study public relations, advertising and marketing from media, cultural and sociological perspectives; exploring the inter-relations between promotional professions, the media and society- http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-promotional-media/

This is not a business studies-style MA; instead you'll take a rigorous, academic approach to promotional media and the uses of media in contemporary campaigns.

The core modules include two full modules and two half-modules taught in the Department of Media and Communications. These modules will explore public relations, advertising and marketing as inter-related professional disciplines, drawing on theoretical and professional debates. They will also offer introductions to media and cultural theory at the overlaps between the promotional professions, media and society.

The syllabus combines wider social theory with practical considerations and current issues. In addition, you may choose 30 further credits of options from a wide range of theoretical and practice-based modules within the department or elsewhere within Goldsmiths.

Vocational elements

The programme also offers vocational elements, so you'll have the opportunity to benefit from interaction with industry professionals and talks from visiting speakers.

You may take practice-based options in, for example:

media futures
online journalism
social media campaigning
campaign skills
media law and ethics
design methods
processes for innovation
Find out more about the Media and Communications and Skillset Media Academy.

Contact the department

If you have specific questions about the degree, contact Dr Anamik Saha.

Modules & Structure

Throughout the core components of the degree, you'll examine the very wide range of ways in which public relations, advertising and marketing is represented in society, together with the skills and techniques enacted by practitioners in their day-to-day roles. You will be encouraged to develop your critical and analytical skills, but also to think creatively and become more confident in your aesthetic judgment.

Goldsmiths prides itself on its innovative and critical approach, and you will be encouraged to immerse yourself in its wider intellectual environment in order to deepen your understanding of the cultural infrastructure surrounding branding and promotional media.

Promotional Media I- 30 credits
Promotional Media II- 30 credits
Promotional Culture- 30 credits and 15 credits

Assessment

The MA is assessed primarily through coursework essays and written projects. Practical modules may require audiovisual elements to be submitted. It will also include a dissertation of approximately 12,000 words.

Careers

The programme equips you with the skills necessary to pursue a wide range of careers related to public relations, advertising and marketing; and across the media industries.

Regular seminars, together with exposure to vocational options, will enable you to gain an understanding of how your degree can be used in a professional context. The MA also allows you to pursue further academic research in one or more of the areas covered on the programme.

Skills

The programme helps you to develop a high-level understanding of contemporary promotional communications and media techniques and their social, organisational, economic and political contexts.

You'll be encouraged to develop your critical reasoning and writing skills and your understanding of contemporary cultural and media theory, but also to develop greater visual literacy and a capacity for creative thinking. assessments are designed to ensure that you are able to apply these skills in practical ways.

Funding

Please visit http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/fees-funding/ for details.

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Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) the MSc International Marketing (with Internship) offers students the opportunity to complement their studies with work experience in industry for up to 5 months full-time or longer part-time. The programme offers the opportunity for students to reflect upon their learned skill set to enable further development of their professional career development.

This specialist course examines current global marketing issues and aims to provide the skills you will need to stay at the forefront of this discipline throughout your career.

The main thrust of this program is to equip future marketing managers with the knowledge, understanding and experience to make and implement marketing decisions for the international arena. The taught component of the course will provide you with the most current thinking in marketing management, including marketing science, changing consumer behaviour, new media and the communications process, pricing across borders, and marketing in emerging markets.

See the website http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/courses/course-finder/international-marketing-internship-msc

Modules

Year 1:
Core Modules
- Strategies for international market entry
- Cross cultural buyer behaviour
- International brand management
- International pricing and performance
- Research methods

Electives (one from)
- Digital and social media
- Global operations and logistics
- Market driven marketing
- Marketing communications
- Public relations
- Social marketing strategy

Year 2:
15,000 word research dissertation as well as internship reflective practice project.

Employability

- Types of careers
Marketing executives help develop marketing campaigns to promote a product, service or idea. The work can be exceptionally varied – from sourcing and placing adverts, to producing marketing materials such as leaflets and e-newsletters, to organising events.

Excellent writing and confident presentation skills are essential to work in marketing. Good people skills are also a must as networking is particularly important. So is having a creative and adaptive mind.

A traditional career path leads from marketing executive to senior marketing executive, then to marketing manager, and finally to marketing director. However the marketing industry is very broad, with many companies in all different sectors requiring varying degrees of marketing expertise, so options for progression vary considerably.

Salaries for marketing executives in the early stages of their careers generally range from £20,000-£30,000, while marketing professionals with a wealth of experience can earn up to £50,000. (All About Careers).

- Graduate Success
Successful graduates having gained valuable work experience will be equipped to work in a variety of organisations including multinational and global companies, public sector organisations, charities and start-ups.

- Alumni connections
Students will have direct access to the growing LSBU Marketing alumni network that actively participates in career and marketing events and regularly provides job opportunities. Our Alumni currently work in a wide range of marketing careers across the world, including corporate marketing, advertising and communication, as university academics, and in public sector and not for profit marketing functions.

LSBU Employability Services

LSBU is committed to supporting you develop your employability and succeed in getting a job after you have graduated. Your qualification will certainly help, but in a competitive market you also need to work on your employability, and on your career search. Our Employability Service will support you in developing your skills, finding a job, interview techniques, work experience or an internship, and will help you assess what you need to do to get the job you want at the end of your course. LSBU offers a comprehensive Employability Service, with a range of initiatives to complement your studies, including:

- direct engagement from employers who come in to interview and talk to students
- Job Shop and on-campus recruitment agencies to help your job search
- mentoring and work shadowing schemes.

Teaching and learning

The highly qualified teaching team has broad industry experience in various areas of marketing, such as product management, market research and marketing communications. They are also research active, widely published in books, journals and reviews.

The Ehrenberg Centre for Research in Marketing, based at LSBU and the Ehrenberg Bass Institute in Australia regularly contribute to the curriculum and industry practitioners are often invited into the classroom.

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In just two semesters, the Marketing Management program prepares you to become a marketing professional who carries out a broad range of marketing functions within business, government and not-for-profit organizations.

The Marketing Management program covers marketing management along with related subjects in brand management, marketing project management, digital marketing, marketing services, integrated marketing communications, marketing research and international marketing strategy. As a result, you develop a solid understanding of domestic and international marketing issues.

Once you graduate, you will be able to employ analytical, decision making, organizational and communications skills to support the marketing activities of a wide variety of organizations. You may also continue your studies in a specialized area such as Research and Analytics or Corporate Account Management.

In today's competitive marketplace, it is essential that every business develops, implements and monitors a strong marketing plan. Environmental factors such as evolving technology, societal and sustainable needs, demographic trends, regulatory changes and intense competition continue to challenge the marketing function to provide more return to the organizations' various stakeholders. Understanding what customers want and providing products and services to them is the essence of marketing. This challenging graduate certificate program provides you the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills applicable to today's workforce.

Career Opportunities

Program Highlights
-You learn to develop and apply marketing strategy from a domestic and international perspective leveraging market research.
-The Marketing Management program prepares you to manage the execution of key marketing projects and take on digital marketing planning and execution.
-In ways that are interactive and engaging, you have the opportunity to evaluate the differences between marketing products and marketing services, and evaluate integrated marketing communications.
-Program instructors are industry professionals with years of experience, who are approachable and ready to help.
-Upon program completion you will be prepared to join the domestic and global work force in several aspects of marketing strategy and execution.

Career Outlook
-Marketing manager
-Advertising executive
-Marketing communications coordinator
-Client marketing specialist
-Customer marketing specialist
-Marketing associate

Areas of Employment
-Retailers
-Small businesses
-Marketing agencies
-Consumer packaged goods
-Franchises
-Hospitality, food and beverage
-Transportation
-Institutions

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This marketing masters is designed to help you evolve into a critically informed professional with the key analytic and strategic skills employers need.

During your studies, you will be introduced to ideas that will improve your strategic thinking and your ability to devise creative solutions to marketing problems.

Distinctiveness within the diet of study comes from a focus on the contemporary consumer. Today’s consumer is more marketing savvy, more environmentally aware of the responsibilities associated with the market place, and has greater engagement with technology. Understanding this emergent being is crucial to marketing practitioners in developing innovation within the marketing field. This greater understanding will help marketers to develop more appropriate strategies and communications methods and thus facilitate more effective bi-directional communication which will assist with organisational success, but also with the creation of a more satisfied customer base. The inclusion of modules such as ‘Innovation in Consumerism and Market Research’, ‘Trends in Marketing’ and ‘Social and Sustainability Marketing’ will allow the student to focus in depth on the matters that are crucial in developing organisational success that pays due regard to the customer base.

Course content allows you to focus on how research can inform practice, and strengthen performance in complex modern markets. You will explore why organisations adopt certain marketing strategies and tactics, and how practices are likely to evolve in today’s rapidly changing international business environment.

Your studies will also focus on the increased importance of brand and reputation management, the modern driving force of new media, and the challenge of re-appropriating traditional approaches to communications.

You will challenge the broad-based concepts and philosophies of modern marketing and consider the importance of a customer-centric, service dominant approach to marketing, where the balance of power is shifting from marketer to consumer. You will gain an insight into emerging trends in contemporary marketing practice, underpinned by cutting-edge approaches to managing an organisation’s reputation and its brands. You will also learn how to communicate with the end consumer and other stakeholders through traditional and new media.

See the website http://courses.southwales.ac.uk/courses/507-msc-marketing

What you will study

Throughout your studies, you will explore a wide range of marketing philosophies and functions, challenging traditional methods and contemporary thinking. Research skills will focus on the effect of new and emerging media on modern organisational thinking. You will test issues surrounding areas such as corporate ethics, branding, and marketing strategy, as well as question communications theory and develop new ideas in line with marketing thinking and consumption.

Modules you will study:

- Strategic Marketing
This module critically examines the key elements of strategic marketing and its interface with business strategy.

- Research Methods
Develop your understanding and skills of research in a management and/or professional development context whilst undertaking a critical review of research methodologies and methods.

- Brands and Reputation Management
This module aims to provide a critique of the key theoretical underpinning surrounding the consumption, construction and reputation management of brands – a key responsibility for modern PR practitioners.

- Social and Sustainability Marketing
You will gain an understanding of social, economic, ecological issues in domestic and global markets.

- Trends in Marketing
You will learn about contemporary and emergent issues in marketing.

- Creativity in Advertising and Promotion
On this module you will learn about the best use of creative processes of ads and promotion.

- Dissertation
A significant piece of research into an appropriate area of study.

Learning and teaching methods

There is a varied lecture and seminar programme, case studies, visits, and analyses of contemporary marketing campaigns. Teaching is delivered by a team of research-active academics who maintain close links with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). You will have access to some of the world’s top marketing journals and publications, as well as specialist guest lectures.

Work Experience and Employment Prospects

This course will enable students with a limited marketing background to enhance their employability and skills, and will also enable those established practitioners to consolidate their knowledge through the contextualisation of theory within practice and vice versa. This will allow a deeper understanding of the discipline within the field.

This course has been designed to meet the development needs of those who want a career in marketing. As such, it reflects the requirements of dynamic organisations of various sizes and types, in a range of sectors.

Our marketing graduates can be found in a variety of senior marketing positions with national retailers, international charities, leading financial institutions and professional sports clubs.

Many graduates have also set up their own consultancy firms or continue their studies to doctoral level, becoming experts in their own specialist fields of marketing.

Assessment methods

Assessment is assignment-based, so you can explore each subject to develop your critical and analytical skills. The final requirement is a dissertation or business research project, where you will examine an aspect of marketing in depth.

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Digital marketing is a unique discipline that applies cutting edge technologies to enhance organisational efforts in engaging with consumers, partners and other stakeholders. Organisations require and seek qualified employees who have current knowledge and skills to develop creative marketing solutions in the digital world.

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?

The Digital Marketing MA degree provides a programme of study to equip you with the theoretical knowledge, intellectual frameworks and the practical skills required by today’s organisations to succeed in the management of their online presence. The programme deals with how to manage social media, understanding consumers in the digital domain, building online communities, web design, and analysis, creating and implementing digital campaigns.

Organisations are increasingly seeking to use digital technologies, online marketing and social media to reach and engage with their customers. This enables organisations to better understand their customers, create online word of mouth and reduce operational costs by using the, often free, platforms. Students will analyse the latest web designing software, practice web platforms and blogging techniques in order to develop their skills in manipulating new media for marketing and advertising applications using the DigiComm lab.

The course also aims to equip you with knowledge of the applied techniques of digital marketing, and an understanding of the development and direction of social media. The programme should appeal to students interested in increasing both their understanding of digital marketing in general and the strategic use of social media.

It provides opportunities to work on live projects so that students can gain further experience to assist you in the workplace.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

The course aims to provide you with the skills to:
-Apply and critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired to both the theory and practice of specialist marketing, advertising and branding areas
-Use appropriate analyses tools to critically evaluate marketing and/or advertising problems and develop appropriate solutions
-Develop the ability to reflect on the acquired skills with self-direction and independence
-Strategically analyse a range of international marketing situations through the exposure to different real life business cases, guest speakers and the application of online and offline marketing
-Excel in teamwork and leadership

These courses are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect new developments and the requirements of the profession, needs of industry and government legislation.

Postgraduate courses are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect new developments and the requirements of the profession, needs of industry and government legislation.

Semester 1
-Principles of Digital and Social Media Marketing
-Consumer Behaviour
-Global Marketing
-Web and Social Media Analytics

Semester 2
-Applied Brand Management
-Marketing Consultancy Research
-Advanced Digital and Social Media Design
-Contemporary Issues in Marketing

Semester 3
-Digital Marketing Portfolio or Company Internship

Marketing is a discipline that requires hands on experience of conducting and managing a research project. This course offers you several opportunities to engage in this experience. You will be able to conduct your own research project that will form basis of your dissertation. Alternatively, you will also have the option of enrolling on a company internship that will provide you with the opportunity to undertake a workplace project on behalf of an organisation.

HOW WILL THIS COURSE ENHANCE MY CAREER PROSPECTS?

The Digital Marketing MA is suited to graduates seeking career development and opportunities in digital marketing and social media, both in-house and marketing agency roles. Previous graduates have secured exciting and rewarding positions in a wide variety of digital marketing areas such as social media campaign management and website analysis working with the leading organisations worldwide such as McCann’s, Zurich and many others.

In addition, the Coventry University’s suite of Marketing courses is currently one of only a few marketing courses in the UK that are accredited by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) for a Dual Award. The Dual Award means that while you are studying for your postgraduate qualification you also have the opportunity to work towards achieving the CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing as part of your degree, enabling you to graduate with an enhanced qualification that is sought after by employers. With appropriate work experience you will be eligible for Member status from The Chartered Institute of Marketing and awarded designatory letters MCIM. With MCIM you are well on the way to Chartered Marketer status, the mark ofan up to date, qualified and experienced marketing professional.

GLOBAL LEADERS PROGRAMME

To prepare students for the challenges of the global employment market and to strengthen and develop their broader personal and professional skills Coventry University has developed a unique Global Leaders Programme.

The objectives of the programme, in which postgraduate and eligible undergraduate students can participate, is to provide practical career workshops and enable participants to experience different business cultures.

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Introduction

Top Rankings for Marketing
The University of Stirling Management School’s Marketing Division ranks among the top in the country. We are positioned 2nd in Scotland and among the top 20 in the UK. Complete University Guide 2016.
Marketing is about creating, communicating and delivering exchanges of value between an organisation and its customers that satisfy the customer, the organisation and society at large. The MSc Marketing course offers students from a wide variety of educational and cultural backgrounds the opportunity to understand and combine academic concepts and practice-related marketing issues. This unique combination of academic and practice allows for students to be well-positioned for future success in the field of marketing.
As part of the highly flexible method of learning, the following degree pathways are offered, all of which provide a route to an MSc, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate qualification. All students will register for the MSc course in Marketing in the first instance and be given the opportunity to change degree pathway at the end of the first semester.

Key information

- Degree type: MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate
- Study methods: Full-time
- Duration: 12 months
- Start date: Mid-September
- Course Director: Dr Keri Davies

Accreditation

CIM Dual Award
The MSc Marketing course at Stirling was one of the first in the country to be accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). Upon the successful completion of the MSc Marketing Course, two modules will be waived, meaning students need only complete the remaining two modules (versus completing all four required modules) in order to gain a Professional Diploma in Marketing. This exciting opportunity will provide you with the competitive edge you are looking for to embark on a successful career.

MSc Marketing with Brand Management

The MSc Marketing with Brand Management is a specialist, 12-month full-time taught postgraduate course. The course offers students the opportunity to hone skills necessary to plan, manage and evaluate brand projects. This course provides a stronger focus on the specifics of developing and using brands and branding in the marketing context. All students will register for the MSc Course in Marketing in the first instance and be given the opportunity to change degree pathway at the end of the first semester.
The course is modular, so the credits awarded at the end of each assessed module can be accumulated towards a postgraduate qualification. Students of Marketing with Brand Management study three core topics in the Autumn Semester before deciding on their final course of study. In the Spring Semester MSc Marketing with Brand Management students have to apply this knowledge through a project undertaken for an external company and through an appreciation of Contemporary Issues in Marketing. To specialise in Brand Management students must also complete the modules on Brand Marketing and Digital marketing and Advertising and undertake an individual dissertation or group research project in the field of Branding.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your English language skills:
- IELTS: 6.0 with 5.5 minimum in each skill
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): Grade C
- Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): Grade C
- Pearson Test of English (Academic): 54 with 51 in each component
- IBT TOEFL: 80 with no subtest less than 17

For more information go to English language requirements https://www.stir.ac.uk/study-in-the-uk/entry-requirements/english/

If you don’t meet the required score you may be able to register for one of our pre-sessional English courses. To register you must hold a conditional offer for your course and have an IELTS score 0.5 or 1.0 below the required standard. View the range of pre-sessional courses http://www.intohigher.com/uk/en-gb/our-centres/into-university-of-stirling/studying/our-courses/course-list/pre-sessional-english.aspx .

Delivery and assessment

The taught modules of the MSc course are delivered using a variety of methods, for example, lectures, tutorials, case studies, role playing, computer simulations, fieldwork exercises, site visits, guest speakers and company projects. Much of the assessment is continuous and may include research reports, essays, briefings, management reports, case analyses, debates, literature reviews, marketing communication plans, poster sessions and presentations. Assessed work is often conducted in groups, as developing teamwork and communication skills are seen as important.

Why Stirling?

- REF2014
In REF2014 Stirling was placed 6th in Scotland and 45th in the UK with almost three quarters of research activity rated either world-leading or internationally excellent.
The reputation of our research at Stirling Management School was recognised in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), where the School was placed in the UK's top 25 institutions for Business and Management, out of 101 business schools. In Scotland, the School was ranked in the top five. 64% of our research outputs were classified as world-leading and internationally excellent in terms of their originality, significance and rigour and we were ranked 14th in the UK in terms of research impact with over 60% of our research impact judged to have outstanding reach and wide-ranging impact on the policies of public, private and governmental organisations.
Members of our academic staff regularly publish in journals such as British Journal of Management, Journal of Marketing Management, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Advertising, Industrial Marketing Management, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, and Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. Our staff consistently serve as conference and track chairs at international marketing conferences and hold editorial posts across a wide-variety of academic journals. Notably, current members of staff regularly consult industry across a number of high-profile issues such as the recent horse meat scandal, the role of marketing towards children and the issues facing the high street retailers across the UK.

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Get your ideas out there and your messages heard with a specialist degree which gives you all the skills and knowledge you need for a successful career in marketing, plus a range of options to help you specialise in your chosen field.

Enjoy a stimulating and flexible degree designed to help you develop a critical appreciation of key areas in marketing, while giving you the chance to hone your skills in a specific area, or you can pursue an academic career via subsequent doctoral work.

Find out about the marketing management strategy and development processes to bring new products to market. As well as learning the fundamentals of marketing, you can also take one of our, specialist pathways to ensure you really stand out in the job market and can demonstrate the practical key skills that employers are looking for.

The MSc Marketing course also gives you a grounding in research methods, including techniques of data collection and analysis. This helps inform your dissertation, where you carry out a piece of original research on a subject of your choice.

We have introduced a specific type of MSc Marketing so you can demonstrate your specialism to prospective employers. The expert pathways run alongside the current MSc Marketing.
-MSc Marketing (Business to Business)
-MSc Marketing (Consumer Behaviour)
-MSc Marketing (International)
-MSc Marketing (Retailing)
-MSc Marketing (Services)

The pathways are distinguished through a specialist unit, core to each, and dissertations in each pathway are within the chosen specialist subject area. By choosing the general MSc Marketing course, you have an additional option choice and you can base your dissertation on any or a combination of the specialist subject areas. We have made the choices flexible so that you can decide whether or not to specialise when you have had some experience of the course, and have more idea about your future plans and whether your future career would be supported by a specialist MSc Marketing.

Coursework and assessment

Assessment across the course units varies, and includes a combination of examinations, course work, group project and presentations, individual essay and assignments. A 15,000-25,000 word dissertation is also normally undertaken.

Course unit details

The course consists of both compulsory and optional taught units. Compulsory course units include:
-Critical Marketing
-Marketing Implementation
-Marketing Strategy and New Product Development
-Marketing and Communications Professional Analytics

Optional course units include:
-Business-to-Business Marketing
-Consumer Behaviour
-Corporate Social Responsibility
-Crisis Management
-Customer Experience Management and Relationship Marketing
-Digital Technologies for Marketing
-e-Business
-International Marketing
-Integrated Marketing Communications and Advertising
-Retail Marketing
-Services Marketing

Career opportunities

Graduates from this course are well suited to careers in both the academic and business world. Graduates have gone on to work in marketing positions in blue chip companies throughout the world and to pursue academic careers in many institutions both in the UK and overseas. Doctoral students have gone on to investigate topics including ethical consumerism and relationship marketing in professional services.

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Introduction

Top Rankings for Marketing
The University of Stirling Management School’s Marketing Division ranks among the top in the country. We are positioned 2nd in Scotland and among the top 20 in the UK. Complete University Guide 2016.
Marketing is about creating, communicating and delivering exchanges of value between an organisation and its customers that satisfy the customer, the organisation and society at large. The MSc Marketing course offers students from a wide variety of educational and cultural backgrounds the opportunity to understand and combine academic concepts and practice-related marketing issues. This unique combination of academic and practice allows for students to be well-positioned for future success in the field of marketing.
As part of the highly flexible method of learning, the following degree pathways are offered, all of which provide a route to an MSc, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate qualification. All students will register for the MSc course in Marketing in the first instance and be given the opportunity to change degree pathway at the end of the first semester.

Key information

- Degree type: MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate
- Study methods: Full-time
- Duration: 12 months
- Start date: Mid-September
- Course Director: Dr Keri Davies

Accreditation

CIM Dual Award
The MSc Marketing course at Stirling was one of the first in the country to be accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). Upon the successful completion of the MSc Marketing Course, two modules will be waived, meaning students need only complete the remaining two modules (versus completing all four required modules) in order to gain a Professional Diploma in Marketing. This exciting opportunity will provide you with the competitive edge you are looking for to embark on a successful career.

MSc Marketing with Retail

The MSc Marketing with Retail is a specialist, 12-month full-time taught postgraduate course. The MSc Marketing with Retail provides students with the opportunity to acquire and extend their knowledge and expertise in this sector. The retail sector is a major employer throughout the world and one which requires a sound skill set in order to be able to manage profitable interactions with suppliers and consumers. All students will register for the MSc course in Marketing in the first instance and be given the opportunity to change degree pathway at the end of the first semester.
The course is modular, so the credits awarded at the end of each assessed module can be accumulated towards a postgraduate qualification. Students of Marketing with Retail study three core topics in the Autumn Semester before deciding on their final course of study. In the Spring Semester MSc Marketing with Retail students have to apply this knowledge through a project undertaken for an external company and through an appreciation of Contemporary Issues in Marketing. To specialise in Retail students must also complete the modules on Retail Marketing and Marketing and the Supply Chain and undertake an individual dissertation or group research project in a field relevant to the Retail sector.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your English language skills:
- IELTS: 6.0 with 5.5 minimum in each skill
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): Grade C
- Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): Grade C
- Pearson Test of English (Academic): 54 with 51 in each component
- IBT TOEFL: 80 with no subtest less than 17

For more information go to English language requirements https://www.stir.ac.uk/study-in-the-uk/entry-requirements/english/

If you don’t meet the required score you may be able to register for one of our pre-sessional English courses. To register you must hold a conditional offer for your course and have an IELTS score 0.5 or 1.0 below the required standard. View the range of pre-sessional courses http://www.intohigher.com/uk/en-gb/our-centres/into-university-of-stirling/studying/our-courses/course-list/pre-sessional-english.aspx .

Delivery and assessment

The taught modules of the MSc course are delivered using a variety of methods, for example, lectures, tutorials, case studies, role playing, computer simulations, fieldwork exercises, site visits, guest speakers and company projects. Much of the assessment is continuous and may include research reports, essays, briefings, management reports, case analyses, debates, literature reviews, marketing communication plans, poster sessions and presentations. Assessed work is often conducted in groups, as developing teamwork and communication skills are seen as important.

Why Stirling?

- REF2014
In REF2014 Stirling was placed 6th in Scotland and 45th in the UK with almost three quarters of research activity rated either world-leading or internationally excellent.
The reputation of our research at Stirling Management School was recognised in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), where the School was placed in the UK's top 25 institutions for Business and Management, out of 101 business schools. In Scotland, the School was ranked in the top five. 64% of our research outputs were classified as world-leading and internationally excellent in terms of their originality, significance and rigour and we were ranked 14th in the UK in terms of research impact with over 60% of our research impact judged to have outstanding reach and wide-ranging impact on the policies of public, private and governmental organisations.
Members of our academic staff regularly publish in journals such as British Journal of Management, Journal of Marketing Management, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Advertising, Industrial Marketing Management, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, and Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. Our staff consistently serve as conference and track chairs at international marketing conferences and hold editorial posts across a wide-variety of academic journals. Notably, current members of staff regularly consult industry across a number of high-profile issues such as the recent horse meat scandal, the role of marketing towards children and the issues facing the high street retailers across the UK.

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