Marketing Management (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)

University of South Wales

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	88%
Salary after 15 months	£24000
Unemployment Rate	6% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	15% Proportion of students of Marketing Management (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	4 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Pontypridd
Degree	Bachelor of Science (Honours), BSc (Hons)
Subject	Marketing, Business and Management

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 120 graduates of Marketing Management (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) and other courses in Business and Management at University of South Wales for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Business and Management.

Overall student satisfaction

88 /100

120 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Marketing Management (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) and other Business and Management courses of University of South Wales	Average review score among all Marketing courses in the UK
Explanations	97	90
Interesting courses	90	77
Intellectually stimulating	86	78
Challenged to do my best	89	81
Depth of concepts	84	82
Builds on previous learnings	93	85
Joined ideas from different topics	90	83
Balance directed/independent study	89	79
Applicability of course content	91	79
Clear criteria in markings	82	78
Fair assessment	88	79
Tests reflected your learning	85	81
Timely feedback	86	76
Helpful feedback	76	69
Approachability of teachers	94	83
Support from teachers	86	84
Organisation of courses	85	81
Communication of changes	88	80
IT facilities	79	85
Library	89	90
Course specific resources	88	88
Student feedback opportunities	74	80
Student feedback valued	83	74
Student's feedback acted upon	82	65
Work of student union	73	74
Mental wellbeing services	76	79
Overall satisfaction	88	76

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All Business and Management courses of University of South Wales

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Business and Management

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Business and Management 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
Median salary	£24000	£19500	£23500
25-75 percentile range	£21000 - £29000	£16500 - £24500	£19000 - £30000

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Business and Management courses of University of South Wales

Salary of all UK Graduates of Business and Management

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£24966	£23942	£28323
25-75 percentile range	£21977 - £27977	£19374 - £29472	£22352 - £36875

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Business and Management courses in the UK

Course Description

Students will study six modules, which will be assessed via a number of examinations, assignments and presentations.

The study skills module is designed to help you with examinations and revision techniques, as well as skills including note taking, essay writing, referencing and planning assignments. •Study Skills •Investigative Project •Business Administration •Statistics and Mathematics •Advanced IT •Psychology

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.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All University of South Wales graduates of undergraduate studies in Business and Management	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Business and Management
Total respondents	85	5615
Unemployed	6%	4%
Studying	5%	5%
Working	70%	75%
Both studying and working	10%	10%
No information	6%	4%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Business and Management courses of University of South Wales

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	78%	22%
Utilise skills from studies	67%	33%
Work is meaningful	80%	20%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of University of South Wales

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	63%
Non highly-skilled jobs	30%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	6%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Marketing courses of University of South Wales

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Marketing Management (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) at University of South Wales

25%	Customer service occupations
16%	Information Technology Professionals
16%	Artistic, literary and media occupations
10%	Customer service occupations
5%	Managers, directors and senior officials
3%	Business and public service associate professionals
3%	Administrative occupations
2%	Managers, directors and senior officials
2%	Sales occupations
2%	Finance Professionals

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Business and Management

Average UCAS Tariff Score 102

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Business and Management
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	10
80-95	15
96-111	20
112-127	20
128-143	20
144-159	0
160-175	0
176-191	0
192-207	5
208-223	0
224-239	0
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All Business and Management courses of University of South Wales

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

- 6.0
- Foundation / Pathway Courses
- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
- 6.5
- Undergraduate Degrees

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Marketing Management (Including Foundation Year), BSc (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

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.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

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:

Foundation

University Rankings

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About University of South Wales

The University of South Wales is a government funded university in Wales, and its campuses are located in Cardiff, Newport, and Pontypridd. The university is the result of the merging of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales, in Newport. Each campus shares an equal importance for the university, each providing its own series of facilities for distinct uses.

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