Program Overview
The Marketing at Lancaster University - Management School is a MSc programme in Business & Management over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of business & management. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Marketing programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 17,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 10,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Lancaster, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Marketing programme are prepared for diverse careers in business & management:
- Business Analyst
- Management Consultant
- Product Manager
- Strategy Analyst
- Operations Manager
- Entrepreneur
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- [\'Markets (20 credits) This module is designed to help you understand what markets are, how they work and - most importantly - identify the actors and practices that make markets happen.\', \'Marketing (20 credits) This module aims to introduce you to the marketing discipline, briefly explaining the history of marketing practice and the contemporary issues that are beginning to transform those practices.\', "Consumer Behaviour (20 credits) The overall aim of this module is to develop an appreciation and understanding of consumer behaviour from both managers\' and consumers\' perspectives, building on current research in consumer behaviour and the social sciences generally.", \'Strategic Marketing in Practice (15 credits) This module is developed to teach you marketing strategy through a hands-on marketing simulation experience. The marketing \\x91game\\x92 provides you with an integrated overview of the concepts, techniques and skills used in marketing strategy and management.\', \'Marketing Communications (15 credits) This module will frame your learning about the communications strategies and techniques used by contemporary brands, organisations, and people.\', \'Deep Dive Dissertation (60 credits) The Deep Dive Dissertation is a unique feature of the MSc Marketing programme and has been developed to support you in a serious, live engagement with an experienced practitioner about a contemporary marketing challenge or issue.\', \'Digital Marketing (15 credits) This module is designed to enable you to explore both established and emerging forms of digital marketing.\', \'Branding Strategy (15 credits) This module will provide you with a managerial and critical understanding of how brand strategy integrates a variety of perspectives - the social, psychological, managerial and creative aspects of branding.\', \'Business to Business Marketing (15 credits) This module aims to deepen your understanding of business-to-business markets and of the marketing activities that organisations engage in with respect to these markets.\', \'Advanced Consumer Behaviour (15 credits) This module aims to provide students with the opportunity to critically review existing research and theory as it relates to a number of current consumer research specialist topics.\']
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to 3.2 on a US 4.0 grading scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on a 4.0 scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
The programme is aimed at graduates who have not studied marketing in their undergraduate degrees. This is a programme designed to introduce students to the subject. It aims to allow participants to complement and build on their existing knowledge from outside of the marketing discipline, such as the arts, the humanities, engineering or business, and is designed to open doors into a career in marketing communications, marketing management or business development.
Applicants are expected to hold a good degree in any discipline other than marketing. An Upper Second Class honours, or 3.2 GPA on a 4-point scale or an average of B+ are all considered to be a \xc2\x91good degree\xc2\x92.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 17,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 10,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 17,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 10,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact Lancaster University - Management School directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About Lancaster University - Management School
Lancaster University - Management School
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) is the business school of Lancaster University in Lancaster, England. The school's history can be traced back to the establishment of departments of...
University Profile- Start Date 2017-10-01
- Language English
- Duration 12 months
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