Marketing and Advertising with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
Kingston University
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews of 20 graduates of Marketing and Advertising with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons) and other courses in Marketing at Kingston University for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Marketing.
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
All Marketing courses of Kingston University
Salary
Salary of Graduates in Marketing
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Marketing at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £25000 | £24500 | £28500 |
25-75 percentile range | £22000 - £28000 | £19500 - £31000 | £24000 - £35000 |
All Marketing courses of Kingston University
Salary of all UK Graduates of Marketing
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £24966 | £23942 | £28323 |
25-75 percentile range | £21977 - £27977 | £19374 - £29472 | £22352 - £36875 |
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Course Description
Reasons to choose Kingston
- You’ll experience how marketing and advertising work in today’s rapidly changing environment by working on real-life project briefs from client organisations.
- When you graduate, your hands-on experience and career skills will help you stand out from other job seekers.
- You’ll gain more than just a degree. The structure of the course enables you to earn a professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).
- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
About this course
If you aspire to a career in the fun, dynamic, fast-moving world of marketing or advertising, this is the course for you.
The course is designed in consultation with leading industry experts, bringing together the latest theories and practices in marketing. You’ll explore the role and function of contemporary and digital marketing in modern business, so when you graduate, you’ll be at the edge of the job market with the knowledge and skills employers seek.
You can gain hands-on marketing experience through an internship or develop your skills as a consultant by working in a team on a live project. Another option is to delve into entrepreneurship and create your own start-up with support from the Business School.
Sandwich Year
This course has a sandwich year which takes place between Year 2 and your Final Year. During this sandwich year, you will take a placement within a business setting, ensuring you gain essential experience to add to your CV and help you secure a graduate job.
Future Skills
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.
As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.
At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.
Career opportunities
This course meets the needs of the continuously evolving careers in marketing and advertising, including brand and marketing communications managers, market researchers, media planners and buyers, account executives, copywriters, as well as advertising and social media managers. Many graduates progress to postgraduate study.
Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Current jobs
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Required skill level of job after 15 months
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Marketing and Advertising with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons) at Kingston University
35% | Other Educational Professionals |
15% | Sports and fitness occupations |
10% | Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals |
10% | Administrative occupations |
5% | Business and public service associate professionals |
5% | Natural and social science professionals |
Entry Requirements / Admissions
Minimum Required UCAS Tariff
We welcome a wide range of qualifications and qualification combinations. Don't worry if you can't see your specific qualification listed, just contact our team of experts
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
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Qualification requirements
Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 6.5
- All other courses
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- 6.0
- Foundation / Pathway Courses
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- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
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- 6.5
- Undergraduate Degrees
Costs
Tuition Fees Marketing and Advertising with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons)
England UK | £9250 | year 1 |
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Northern Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
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Please visit the provider course webpage for further information regarding additional course costs.
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- year 1 (Default entry point)
University Rankings
Positions of Kingston University in top UK and global rankings.
Rankings of Kingston University in related subject specific rankings.
Business
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- #48
- #60
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- Marketing
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CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 08 June, 2023]
See all 24 university rankings of Kingston University
About Kingston University
Founded in 1899, Kingston University is located in the suburban town of Kingston upon Thames, London. The university’s four campuses can be found in and around the town centre, with a free shuttle bus helping students to get there. This university offers what they call Flexi-stay accommodation, which allows students to book rooms in their residence halls for periods in which they expect to be studying exceptionally hard.
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Student composition of Kingston University
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Total number of students enrolled at Kingston University by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 12155
- postgraduates:
- 4525
- Total:
- 16680
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Number of students enrolled in courses of subject “Advertising”: 2555 Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
Where is this programme taught
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Advertising (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA/BSc (Hons) | University for the Creative Arts | 83% | 5% | 4% | £9250 | £17500 | 118 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
Advertising BA/BSc (Hons) | University for the Creative Arts | 83% | 5% | 4% | £9250 | £17500 | 118 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
Advertising and Marketing Communications BA (Hons) | De Montfort University | 74% | 5% | 5% | £9250 | £15250 £15750 | 119 | Leicester | On campus Full-time | |
Creative Advertising (with Foundation) BA (Hons) | University of Gloucestershire | - | - | - | £9250 | £15000 £15450 | - | Cheltenham | On campus Full-time | |
Advertising/Tourism Studies BA/BSc (Hons) | Canterbury Christ Church University | 73% | 10% | 20% | £9250 | £14500 | 109 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
Advertising BA (Hons) | University of East London | 75% | 0% | 10% | £9250 | £14160 | 117 | London | On campus Full-time | |
Marketing (Advertising and Branding) BA (Hons) | University of Gloucestershire | 81% | 0% | 10% | £9250 | £15000 £15450 | 122 | Cheltenham | On campus Full-time |
Ranking publishers
The University League Tables
- Published:
- 08 June, 2023