Course overview

This comprehensive degree enables you to apply the technical skills of a specialist marketing practitioner or to harness the power of marketing as part of a broader business management or entrepreneurial role. 

There will be a continuous practical emphasis as you apply the academic theory throughout your studies, with regular live case studies, hands-on skills training, live consultancy projects, valuable work placement and study abroad opportunities, and the chance to launch your own business.

Building on a core of marketing and management modules in Stage 1, you can then strike your own balance between the two disciplines by choosing from modules such as:

• consumer behaviour
• new product and service development
• digital marketing
• business information systems
• global advertising 
• brand promotion

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Quality and ranking

• 16th in the UK – The Guardian University Guide 2023 (Marketing and Public Relations category)
• 14th in the UK – The Complete University Guide 2023 (Marketing category)
• Top 10 in the UK for Graduate Prospects in Marketing - The Complete University Guide 2022
• Top 125 for Business and Economics – Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2022
• Top 200 for Business and Management Studies - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022
• 1st in the UK and 8th in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022
• 65% increase in research power since 2014 – Research Excellence Framework 2021
• 42% of our research is classified as 4* world-leading research – Research Excellence Framework 2021
• Global Top 125 University - QS World University Rankings 2023

Professional accreditation

This degree is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). It is also accredited by the Institute of Data and Marketing (IDM) allowing you to gain a professionally recognised qualification.

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body.

Modules and learning

Modules

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage. 

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Featured module

MKT3012: Digital Marketing

Learn about cutting-edge digital marketing approaches on our most popular module. Discover key methods such as social media campaigns and the use of data-driven analytics in theory and practice.

Optional module availability
Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions.

You will take a series of core modules designed to give you a grounding in:

• general management and organisation
• digital aspects of contemporary business
• quantitative data analysis techniques
• academic and professional skills

You will also learn about the principles of business growth and the role of marketing in it, with focus on ethical and responsible behaviour.

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Introduction to Management and Organisation	20
Understanding Business Growth	20
Digital Business	20
Quantitative Methods for Business Management	20
Introduction to Marketing	20
Ethics in Marketing, Critical Consumption, and Corporate Social Responsibility	10
Academic and Professional Skills	10

You will study core modules on research methods and on key aspects of business such as:

• human resources
• service operations
• consumer behaviour

You will also take optional modules on complementary topics such as:

• business enterprise
• managing change
• global marketing

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Managing Human Resources	20
Service Operations Strategy and Management	20
Research Methods for Business and Marketing	20
Consumer Behaviour	20

Optional Modules	Credits
Introduction to Accounting and Finance (for Business School Students)	20
Business Enterprise	20
Understanding Work and Organisations	20
Managing Change	20
Business Analysis and Business Analytics	20
Statistical Methods for Marketing & Management	20
Global Marketing	20
Services Marketing	20
Strategic Marketing	20
Integrated and Digital Marketing Communications	20
Career Development for second year students	20

You will complete one of the following:

• a marketing or a management dissertation based on your own research
• a marketing or management consultancy project for a real-world client
• a practice-based module where you will put the skills you've learned to work

You will also tailor your degree to suit your interests and career plans by studying specialist modules on subjects such as:

• business information and sales management
• management of creativity
• design and innovation
• digital marketing
• global advertising and brand promotion
• cultural and heritage marketing
• new product and service development

Modules

You take one of the following optional modules:

 

Management Dissertation (40 credits)

OR

Management Consultancy Project (40 credits)

OR

Marketing Dissertation (40 credits)

OR

Marketing Consultancy Project (40 credits)

Modules

Optional Modules	Credits
Marketing and Public Policy	10
Communication and Behaviour Change	10
Advanced Business Practice	40
Business Information Systems	20
International Human Resource Management	10
Critical Perspectives on Human Resource Management	10
Management of Creativity, Design and Innovation	20
Management Dissertation	40
Management Consultancy Project	40
Global Advertising and Brand Promotion	20
Digital Marketing	20
New Product and Service Development	20
Data Driven Marketing Decisions	20
Cultural and Heritage Marketing	20
Marketing Dissertation	40
Marketing Consultancy Project	40
Career Development for final year students	20

Optional module information

The following modules must be taken together:

Marketing and Public Policy

AND

Communication and Behaviour Change

Information about these graphs

We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They combine data on the planned delivery and assessments of our courses in 2021-22 with data on the modules chosen by our students in 2020-21.

Teaching time is made up of:

• scheduled learning and teaching activities. These are timetabled activities with a member of staff present
• structured guided learning. These are activities developed by staff to support engagement with module learning. Students or groups of students undertake these activities without direct staff participation or supervision

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methods

You will be taught through lectures, seminars, hackathons and webinars, often enhanced with innovative technology that allows you to participate in instant anonymous polls and comprehension tests.

You will also benefit from our investment in specialist simulation software, which brings your learning to life by putting you in charge of a virtual company.

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

• 

  Dissertation or research project

• 

  Essays

• 

  Examinations – practical or online

• 

  Portfolio submission

• 

  Presentations

• 

  Projects

Skills and experience

Practical skills

You will gain professional skills training, both in research methods and in business analysis and analytics. Skills such as:

• questionnaire design
• sampling methods
• hypothesis testing
• forecasting

Through a variety of optional modules, you may also go on client field trips or be trained to design a business analytics system, use statistical software, make a business pitch, or learn business Spanish.

Business skills

You will get opportunities to work on live case studies, and can choose to participate in developing and validating business ideas in Stage 2, and complete a live consultancy project in Stage 3.

You can also spend a year studying abroad at one of our partner universities to enhance your global perspective, setting you apart from other graduates. 

Research skills

In stages 1 and 2, you will take core modules on the quantitative and qualitative research methods required for collecting, analysing, reporting and visualising marketing and business management data, and have the option to study other analytical and statistical methods.

In Stage 3, you can conduct your own research to produce a dissertation, as part of a marketing or management consultancy project for a live client, or as part of an Advanced Practice module.

Opportunities

Study abroad

Experience life in another country by choosing to study abroad as part of your degree. You’ll be encouraged to embrace fun and challenging experiences, make connections with new communities and graduate as a globally aware professional, ready for your future.

You can choose to spend up to a year studying at a partner institution overseas.

If you choose to study abroad, it will extend your degree by a year. 

Find out more about study abroad

Work placement

Get career ready with a work placement and leave as a confident professional in your field. You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months working in any organisation in the world, and receive University support from our dedicated team to secure your dream placement. Work placements take place between stages 2 and 3.

You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.

If you choose to take a work placement, it will extend your degree by a year, and your degree title will show you have achieved the placement year. A work placement is not available if you're spending a year studying abroad. Placements are subject to availability.

Find out more about work placements

Facilities and environment

Facilities

This degree is run by our triple-accredited (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) Newcastle University Business School, based in our state-of-the-art building within the Newcastle Helix development – Newcastle's emerging business district.

You’ll benefit from a world-class business education and leave as a socially responsible graduate, ready to challenge conventional business thinking.

Find out more about Newcastle University Business School and our facilities

Support

Each degree offers you a stimulating curriculum and a supportive teaching and learning environment.

You will have an academic member of staff as a personal tutor throughout your degree. They can help with academic and personal issues.

Peer mentors will help you in your first year. They are fellow students who can help you settle in and answer any questions you have.

Your future

Our Marketing and Management degree prepares you for a variety of careers in business – as a professional marketer, manager or entrepreneur. It also qualifies you for exemptions from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Institute of Data and Marketing.

91% of our 2018/19 graduates were in work or further study within 15 months of graduating*. 

Our recent graduates have progressed to positions such as district manager, customer strategy consultant, digital marketing executive, and product development and marketing specialist for employers such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Accenture, Amazon, HSBC and Mercedes-Benz.

*Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020/21

Join a network of successful graduates

Graduates of Newcastle University Business School are highly sought after upon graduating. 95% of Newcastle Business School graduates were in work or further study within six months of graduating and the average salary was £25,253*.

Students studying at Newcastle Business School have also progressed to careers in:

• systems analyst
• construction manager
• UX researcher

Our graduates have gone on to succeed in globally recognised companies, including:

• Brewin Dolphin
• Wm Morrison Supermarkets
• Michael Page International Recruitment
• Barclays Bank
• Ernst & Young
• Mercedes-Benz UK
• Vodafone UK
• Amazon
• KPMG

*Destinations of (undergraduate, UK and EU) Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2016/17

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Careers support

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

Visit our Careers Service website

Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK

From 1 January 2021 there is an update to the way professional qualifications are recognised by countries outside of the UK

Tuition fees and scholarships

Tuition fees for 2023 entry (per year)

Home Fee Students

£9250

International Fee Students

£21000

The maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for home fee-paying students is set by the UK government.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

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Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

Read more about fees and funding

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our undergraduate scholarship page for more information.

Year abroad and additional costs

For programmes where you can spend a year on a work placement or studying abroad, you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year. 

Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.

Find out more about:

• different tuition fees
• additional costs

Scholarships

Find out more about:

• scholarships for UK, EU and international students
• Student Loans and Government financial support for UK and EU students

How to apply

Apply through UCAS

To apply for undergraduate study at Newcastle University, you must use the online application system managed by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). All UK schools and colleges, and a small number of EU and international establishments, are registered with UCAS. You will need:

• the UCAS name and institution codes for Newcastle University (NEWC/N21)
• the UCAS code for the course you want to apply for
• the UCAS 'buzzword' for your school or college

If you are applying independently, or are applying from a school or college which is not registered to manage applications, you will still use the Apply system. You will not need a buzzword.

Apply through UCAS

Apply through an agent

International students often apply to us through an agent. Have a look at our recommended agents and get in touch with them.

Visit our International pages