Register

Search

and / or

Advanced Search

Advertising and Marketing Communications – (B.A.)

University of Greenwich

Business School
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
Disciplines:
Found a mistake?
Application Deadline: January 15
Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 3,964 - ≈ € 10,512 (non-EEA)
Location: London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 36 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
-0.005309,51.483243

Location of University of Greenwich

This exciting programme concentrates on the skills and techniques associated with the specialist area of advertising and marketing communications. The focus is on preparing students for employment in management jobs in advertising and public relations agencies, as well as marketing positions within blue-chip companies.

This is a specialist degree, but it also offers a wide range of generic marketing skills, such as analysis, strategy formulation and implementation, as well as people management. Topics covered include multimedia advertising, public relations, sales promotion, personal selling and advertising.

Executives from the world of advertising and marketing are brought in during the programme to advise students on graduate opportunities. The programme also gives students the ability to analyse target audiences and implement effective integrated marketing communications campaigns.

Career options
Graduates can pursue careers in advertising, public relations, sales promotions and direct marketing or any marketing-related job.


Contents

Year 1
* Personal and Professional Development 1 (30 credits)
* The Marketing Profession (30 credits)
* Marketing Principles and Planning (30 credits)
* One option from: Events Management; Applied Business Law; Introduction to Economics; Context and Regulatory Framework of Business (30 credits)

Year 2
* Personal and Professional Development 2 (including a work placement opportunity) (15 credits)
* Marketing Research Tools (15 credits)
* Consumer Insight and Research (30 credits)
* Marketing Communications Management (30 credits)
* One option from: Global Marketing Management (30 credits)
* Planning Events (30 credits)

Optional Sandwich Year (Work Placement)
Final Year
* Personal and Professional Development 3 - the Marketing Project (30 credits)
* Advertising Campaign Management (15 credits)
* Contemporary Issues in Marketing Communications (15 credits)
* Direct, Interactive & Digital Marketing (30 credits)
* Choose options from: Social Marketing (15 credits); Public Relations Management (15 credits); Innovation and Creativity in Marketing (15 credits); Contemporary Issues in Events Management (30 credits); Global Operations and Logistics (30 credits)

Assessment
Students are assessed through assignments, exams and presentations.

Attendance
3 years full-time / 4 years Sandwich / 4-6 years part-time

IELTS

You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.

Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.

Take test

Requirements

Applicants should have:

A minimum of 240 UCAS points from at least 2 A-levels

OR

Double AVCE

OR

BTEC National Certificate/Diploma (Key skills level 3 excluded) & Language GCSE C (French, Spanish, German or Italian)

PLUS at least three GCSEs at grade C or above (including English and mathematics) or equivalent.

• Applications from mature students are welcome.

Language skills
If English is not your first language, you will need to provide proof of your fluency in English before you can begin a programme. The main systems for measuring this are IELTS with a minimum score of 6.0 for degree programmes or TOEFL with a minimum score of 550 for degree programmes. Recently the TOEFL computer-based test has been abolished to make way for the introduction of the Internet-based test, gradually eliminating the traditional paper-based method. Other qualifications may be satisfactory. We can tell you what is acceptable.

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: High School diploma
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Language Proficiency

IELTS Band: 6.0
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade C (Score: 60)
TOEFL Paper-based: 550

Accreditation

Students can gain exemptions from Chartered Institute of Marketing, Market Research Society and Institute of Direct Marketing examinations.

Ask a Question

You can contact International Office to ask a question about Advertising and Marketing Communications at University of Greenwich.

Relevant Links


BachelorsPortal.eu - Finds the Bachelors for you!
 

Portals

Overseas

Institutes Overseas

anywhere