University of Kent

Marketing with Placement - MSc

University of KentCanterbury, United Kingdom

Course overview

Today’s marketers must do more than sell - they must strategise and solve. And they do it responsibly, ethically and with impact. At KBS, you’ll combine data with creativity and insight with innovation.

Our CIM- and CMI-accredited MSc Marketing equips you with the advanced knowledge, practical skills and strategic mindset to lead in a fast-evolving industry. You’ll explore marketing in a global context, develop cross-cultural competence, and learn how to use emergent tools and tactics responsibly. Whether you’re launching your career or pivoting from another field, this course gives you the tools to stand out.

Learn from leading researchers and industry experts, take on real-world consultancy briefs, and choose from a summer internship or a marketing challenge that puts your skills to the test. Taking a 12-month industrial placement allows you to gain work experience in the UK or overseas as part of your Master's. While the placements are self-sought, the School offers support through extra-curricular engagement with our dedicated placements team.

Study the Marketing MSc at Kent Business School and graduate with the confidence to excel in your career.

Key highlights

  • Accredited by CIM and CMI
  • 12-month industrial placement in the UK or overseas
  • Dedicated placements team supports your self-sought placement search
  • Real-world consultancy briefs alongside leading researchers and industry experts
  • Choice of summer internship or marketing challenge
  • Develops cross-cultural competence and responsible use of emergent marketing tools

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — or above
  • Degree: 2nd class — or above

Scholarships

  • Chevening Scholarships

  • Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship

    Scholarship value up to £10,000.

  • Kent Business School Beaconhouse PG Progression Scholarship

    Tuition fee discount scholarship of £6,000.

    Up to £6,000

  • Kent Business School Dean's Excellence Scholarship Award

    Awards of up to £3,000

  • Kent Business School MBA Scholarship

    50% off Tuition Fee.

    Up to 50% of fees

  • Kent Graduate Scholarship

    20% fee reduction for post-graduate taught programmes at the University of Kent.

    Up to 20% of fees

  • Kent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught

    Scholarship value - £5000

    Up to £5,000

  • Kent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught (KBS)

    Scholarship value £3000

    Up to £3,000

  • Kent LLM Solicitors’ Practice Scholarship (Canterbury)

    £2,000 tuition fee discount (Home Students); £2,000 tuition fee discount (Overseas Students).

    Up to £2,000

  • Sasha Roberts Scholarship

    £3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.

    Up to £3,000

  • The “Ambition” Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates

    £1,500 for Full Time UK students; £750 per year for Part Time UK students; £3,000 for Full Time Overseas students.

  • The CAMEMS Scholarship

    £3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.

    Up to £3,000

  • The Widening Participation Ambition Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates

    £5,000 for UK students (£2,500 per year for part time students).

Careers this course leads to

  • Marketing manager
  • Brand manager
  • Digital marketing manager
  • Marketing analyst
  • Marketing consultant
  • Product marketing manager

Cost of study

UK/Home: £15,000 per year | International: £20,700 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Kent, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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