Business Management and Marketing with Placement Year
Course overview
You’ll graduate with a respected Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Diploma alongside your degree, adding prestige to your CV and putting you on the pathway to Chartered Manager status Because this degree is also accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), you can gain exemptions from professional marketing qualifications too We help you build skills in everything from market sensing to digital and social media marketing, together with strong management know-how Work placement opportunities, live consultancy projects, topical case studies and business simulations give you plenty of hands-on experience Global perspectives enrich your learning: our students have broadened their horizons with study exchanges in Barcelona and fieldtrips to Copenhagen Take a placement year between years two and three of your degree.
Key highlights
- Graduate with a Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Diploma alongside your degree
- Pathway towards Chartered Manager status
- Accredited by CIM, offering exemptions from professional marketing qualifications
- Skills in market sensing, digital and social media marketing
- Live consultancy projects, case studies and business simulations
- Placement year between years two and three, plus study exchange options
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 112 — Requirement: What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to…
- A-level: BBC — …What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access…
- T-level: Merit — …looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diplom…
- BTEC: DMM — …Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credi…
- GCSE: 4/C — to include Mathematics, English
- Access to HE Diploma: Pass — Pass; with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum
Scholarships
Full Payment Discount
If you pay your annual tuition fee in full ahead of enrolment, you will benefit from a £1,000 discount.
Up to £1,000Sports Scholarships - Individual and Team Sport Scholar
Up to £3,000 fee subsidy and support services.
Sports Scholarships - Performance Team Sports Scholar
Up to £3,000 fee subsidy and support services.
Talented Athlete Award
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Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships - £2,000
Up to £2,000
Careers this course leads to
- Marketing executive
- Digital marketing manager
- Social media manager
- Business development manager
- Management consultant
- Brand manager
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £17,500 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 Derby, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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