University of Essex

BSc Marketing

BSc Marketing

How are marketing campaigns planned and managed? How does marketing to other businesses differ from promoting products and services to consumers?

The global economy is undergoing unprecedented integration. Today’s marketers must thrive in crowded and rapidly changing markets. They must identify and respond to emerging customer trends in order to compete.

This highly practical marketing course combines marketing theory with interactive projects, group work and business simulation games to explore the major issues facing marketers today. We develop your creativity, analytical and strategic decision-making skills so you can maximise business performance in fast-moving, digitally connected and international markets.

You study topics such as:

• digital marketing and social media
• the principles of markets, marketing and selling
• marketing strategy and planning
• services marketing
• business-to-business marketing
• consumer behaviour
• marketing communications

Your first year provides an introduction to essential business topics such as entrepreneurship, accounting, finance, management and marketing. Upon graduation, you have the flexibility to continue your career in marketing, or pursue roles in other areas of business.

You undertake an independent research project in your final year, where you explore an area of marketing of your choice to build your marketing portfolio before you enter this fast-paced sector.