Marketing Management: The University of Manchester

Course description

The Management/Management (Specialism) degree programmes have a common first year, which provides a grounding in the disciplines underlying management. There are courses (compulsory) in accounting and finance, economics, psychology, sociology, quantitative methods, business law and an introduction to the study of management. Since the Management and Management (Specialism) degrees are identical in the first year, transfer between them is straightforward, so you should apply for only one of them.

Students who agraduate from this specialism move into careers in product and service organisations, both profit and not-for-profit. They participte in strategic marketing management or in aspects of marketing such as market research, product development, brand management, integrated marketing communications and retailing. You choose 40% of your second-year courses and at least 60% of your final-year courses from marketing core courses.

Career opportunities

As a Management graduate you have many careers open to you in business and management in the public and private sectors, often related to your specialism. Students who graduate from this specialism move into careers in produce and service organisations, both profit and not-for-profit. They participate in strategic marketing management or in aspects of marketing such as marketing research, product development, brand management, integrated marketing communications and retailing. Many students go on to study for higher degrees in a wide range of areas.

Entry requirements

• English language: IELTS 6.5. Minimum 6 in any component. 577 in the TOEFL written test, 233 in the computerised TOEFL (including 5 in TWE), or 90 in the internet TOEFL with a minimum of 22 in each component.
• A level: Grades AAB.  General Studies is accepted if one of four A Levels passed in the same sitting.
• AS level: Two AS-levels accepted in place of one A-level providing at least one AS-level is studied at Year 13.
• Unit grade information: The University of Manchester welcomes the provision of unit grade information which, like all other available information, will inform the consideration of applications.
• GCSE: Grade B in English language and Mathematics.
• Key Skills qualification: The University warmly welcomes applications from students studying the Key Skills qualification. However, as the opportunities to take these modules are not open to all applicants, currently this is not an essential requirement of the University.
• International Baccalaureate: 35 points with 6, 6, 7 in the Higher Level subjects.