Do you have an interest and passion for business management and marketing? Are you curious to exploring and expanding your skills in both of these subjects? If yes, then this could be the perfect course for you.
This course allows you to explore the world of business management with marketing in mind, you will be have a board understanding of Business Management with a concise focus on Marketing. This course will make you stand out to prospective employers and beyond.
At the LSBU Business School, our focus is on application, so we include live case studies, guest lectures and speakers, and you'll have opportunities to put your skills in to practice with consulting, projects, live briefs and competitions. We also have a dedicated Business School Commercial Experience and Employability Team, helping you get access to the career opportunities you want. You can also choose to take this course with a one year placement; a great way to boost your networks and employability.
As an applied discipline that underpins company success, marketing stands on the cutting edge of those professions required to adapt to a constantly changing environment. Unlike many other marketing degree courses, the LSBU marketing degrees offer practical hands- on experience, introduction to key marketing technology and an applied element to every module in the curriculum. This ensures that our students are employment ready by the end of their degree and have gained knowledge and skills highly sought after by employers looking for graduate entrants.
The role of our marketing courses is to educate future professionals who are aware of and can effectively respond to and thrive in an exciting and turbulent environment! With this at the forefront of our curriculum development, not only is our entire course led by employer requirements, we are also passionate about introducing our students to industry professionals through a series of in-curricular guest lectures, workshops and networking events. Many of our students have gained placements, internships and graduate roles with the companies who support our courses and the number of opportunities increases each year.
ModeFull-time | Duration3 years | Start dateSeptember | Application codeN239 | Application method UCAS |
ModeFull-time (with placement) | Duration4 years | Start dateSeptember | Application codeN239 | Application method UCAS |
ModeFull-time | Duration3 years | Start dateJanuary | Application codeN239 | Application method UCAS |
ModeFull-time (with placement) | Duration4 years | Start dateJanuary | Application codeN239 | Application method UCAS |
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112 UCAS points
Or equivalent level 3 qualifications.
If you do not meet the entry criteria above we also review any previous skills, knowledge or experience you have gained outside of your education and are happy to talk through any extenuating circumstances you feel relevant.
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If you do not have the required English and Maths qualifications needed to satisfy the entry requirements for this programme, we have courses available at our partner College that you can take to upskill in these areas. Find out more at South Bank College.
If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.
£9535
Tuition fees for home students
£17600
Tuition fees for international students
Tuition fees are subject to annual inflationary increases. Find out more about tuition fees for Undergraduate or Postgraduate courses.
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 1FS05 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK (excluding any optional years): £28605 |
UK (including any optional years): £28605 |
International (excluding any optional years): £52800 |
International (including any optional years): £52800 |
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 1FS15 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK (excluding any optional years): £28605 |
UK (including any optional years): £28605 |
International (excluding any optional years): £52800 |
International (including any optional years): £52800 |
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5801 | Session code: 1FS05 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK: £28605 |
International: £52800 |
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5801 | Session code: 1FS15 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK: £28605 |
International: £52800 |
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 2FS05 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK (excluding any optional years): £28605 |
UK (including any optional years): £28605 |
International (excluding any optional years): £52800 |
International (including any optional years): £52800 |
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 2FS15 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK (excluding any optional years): £28605 |
UK (including any optional years): £28605 |
International (excluding any optional years): £52800 |
International (including any optional years): £52800 |
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5801 | Session code: 2FS05 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK: £28605 |
International: £52800 |
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5801 | Session code: 2FS15 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK: £28605 |
International: £52800 |
UK fee: £0 | International fee: £0 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 3FS05 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK (excluding any optional years): £28605 |
UK (including any optional years): £28605 |
International (excluding any optional years): £52800 |
International (including any optional years): £52800 |
UK fee: £0 | International fee: £0 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 3FS15 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK (excluding any optional years): £28605 |
UK (including any optional years): £28605 |
International (excluding any optional years): £52800 |
International (including any optional years): £52800 |
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5801 | Session code: 3FS05 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK: £28605 |
International: £52800 |
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5801 | Session code: 3FS15 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK: £28605 |
International: £52800 |
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 4FS05 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK (excluding any optional years): £28605 |
UK (including any optional years): £28605 |
International (excluding any optional years): £52800 |
International (including any optional years): £52800 |
UK fee: £9535 | International fee: £17600 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 4FS15 |
Total course fee:
* The full amount is subject to fee increases, the total shown below is based on current fees. |
UK (excluding any optional years): £28605 |
UK (including any optional years): £28605 |
International (excluding any optional years): £52800 |
International (including any optional years): £52800 |
For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for undergraduate students.
Please check your fee status and whether you are considered a Home, EU or International student for fee-paying purposes and for our regulatory returns, by reading the UKCISA regulations.
See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 391 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).
The University reserves the right to increase its fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions.
The fees for international students are reviewed annually and the University reserves the right to increase the tuition fees in line with the RPIX measure of inflation up to 4 per cent.
We offer several types of fee reduction through our scholarships and bursaries. Find the full list and other useful information on our scholarships page.
The course is not currently open to international students.
International (non Home) applicants should follow our international how to apply guide.
Mode Full-time | Duration 3 years | Start date September | Application code N239 | Application method UCAS |
Mode Full-time (with placement) | Duration 4 years | Start date September | Application code N239 | Application method UCAS |
Mode Full-time | Duration 3 years | Start date January | Application code N239 | Application method UCAS |
Mode Full-time (with placement) | Duration 4 years | Start date January | Application code N239 | Application method UCAS |
Once we have made you an offer, you can apply for accommodation. You can rent from LSBU and you’ll deal directly with the university, not third party providers. That means we can guarantee you options to suit all budgets, with clear tenancy agreements and all-inclusive rents that include insurance for your personal belongings, internet access in each bedroom and on-site laundry facilities.
Or, if you’d rather rent privately, we can give you a list of landlords – just ask our Accommodation Service.
Read more about applying for accommodation at LSBU.
You don't need to wait for a confirmed place on a course to start applying for student finance. Read how to pay your fees as an undergraduate student.
After you’ve received your offer we’ll send you emails about events we run to help you prepare for your course.
Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Welcome Week pages.
Level 4
Finance and the Economy
The Core Team (2017). The Economy: Economics for a Changing World.
Principles of Marketing
Armstrong, G. M., Kotler, P., Opresnik (2020). Marketing: an introduction. Pearson UK.
LSBU Discovery Project
Pallas J, (2019) THE PERFECT LITTLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLKIT: The Only Tools You Need to Start Managing Successful Project Teams, Today!!! JD Pallas Consulting, New York
Data for Decision Making
Jain, Piyanka, et al. Behind Every Good Decision: How Anyone Can Use Business Analytics to Turn Data into Profitable Insight, AMACOM, 2014. docID=1707768.
Management and Organisations
Mullins, L.J. (2019). Organisational Behaviour in the workplace, 12th ed., Pearson.
Principles of Strategy
Johnson, G. and Whittington, R., Scholes, K., Angwin, D. and Regner, P, 2017. Fundamentals of strategy. 4th ed. Pearson Education.
Level 5
The Business Professional
Rook, S., 2013. The Graduate Career Guidebook. Macmillan International Higher Education.
Effective Business Negotiations
Malhotra, D. (2016) Negotiating the Impossible. Oakland: Berrett-Koehler
Understanding the Consumer
Solomon, MR. (2020) Consumer Behaviour 13th Edition, Pearson, Harlow.
Responsible Business
Business ethics: managing corporate citizenship and sustainability in the age of globalization (2016) by Andrew Crane; Dirk Matten
Digital Transformation
Chaffey, D. (2019) Digital Business and E-Commerce Management, 7th ed. Harlow: Pearson
Market Research and Digital Analytics
Farris, P., Bendle, N., Pfeifer, P. and Reibstein, D., (2016), Marketing Metrics: The Manager's Guide to Measuring Marketing Performance, Harlow; FTPrentice Hall.
Level 6
Leadership, Strategy Change
Northouse, P G(2015) Leadership; Theory and Practice.Sage.
Comparative International Management
Ronen, S. and Shenkar, O., (2017). Navigating global business: A cultural compass. Cambridge University Press.
Managing Products Brands
Baker, M and Hart, S (2015)Product Strategy Management, 2nd Ed. Pearson
Marketing Digital Strategy Planning
Chaffey, D. Ellis‐Chadwick, F. (2016) Digital Marketing: strategy, implementation and practice, Pearson, in paper and as an eBook
Research Project
Saunders M, Lewis P Thornhill A, (2015) Research Methods for Business Students, 7th edition. Pearson
Applied Project
Saunders M, Lewis P Thornhill A, (2015) Research Methods for Business Students, 7th edition. Pearson
The course has been created to combine theory with current industry practice. This way, you can develop an understanding of the relevant knowledge and skills you need to apply for business management and marketing roles.
Optional placement year in industry (if you choose not to do a placement year, you will take the modules listed below in your third year).
We are University of the Year for Graduate Employment - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018
LSBU is committed to supporting you develop your employability and succeed in getting a job after you have graduated. Your qualification will certainly help, but in a competitive market you also need to work on your employability, and on your career search.
As an LSBU student you have access to the Employability Service and its resources during your time here and for two years after you graduate.
Our Employability Service will support you in developing your skills, finding a job, interview techniques, work experience or a placement/internship, and will help you assess what you need to do to get the career you want at the end of your course. LSBU offers a comprehensive Employability Service, with a range of initiatives to complement your studies, including:
Find out about any of these services by visiting our student employability page
All the way through the course, employability skills are promoted – with guest speakers from industry, business insights, graduate start-up and entrepreneur schemes.
The employment record of our business graduates is excellent.
Recent graduates have gone on to work as:
To help enhance your career prospects the modules on this course have been approved by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The CIPD is a professional membership body for HR, Learning and Development practitioners and People Management professionals. As a result of this accreditation, you are eligible for Associate membership of the CIPD (membership fee applies).
Successful candidates also achieve an Intermediate Certificate Level 5 in HRM which, together with the Associate membership of the CIPD, is considered highly valuable in the career prospects of those wishing to enter HR management, Learning & Development, or other management and business roles.
In recognition of the School’s entrepreneurial culture and leading-edge practice, it has Centre of Excellence status: the IoEE’s (Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs) flagship organisational accreditation for organisations that promote and deliver enterprise skills development.
LSBU Business School is an esteemed member institution of the Business Graduates Association (BGA), an international membership and quality assurance body of world-leading and high-potential Business Schools who share a commitment for responsible management practices and lifelong learning, and are looking to provide positive impact on their students, communities, and the economy as a whole. BGA is the sister brand to the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the world's impartial authority on postgraduate management education.
As a BGA member institution, students of LSBU Business School are able to access BGA's individual membership, which offers a range of tools and resources designed to support the professional and personal development of business students and graduates, free of charge. This includes CV building services, a job search function, skill assessments, thought-leadership, partner discounts and much more.
Your learning materials are available on the Virtual Learning Environment so you can access them any time. Seminars make use of group-work and discussions, workshops and computer lab work.
Read more about our student services.
Lectures and seminars | Self-directed study | |
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Year 1 | 30% | 70% |
Year 2 | 30% | 70% |
Year 3 | 30% | 70% |
Business students benefit from a number of facilities and software available within LSBU Business School, but are also host to a whole number of extracurricular activities that help prepare students for the world of work.
Below is a list of extracurricular activities which you can get involved in, utilising the facilities which we have available, to make the learning process at LSBU much more practical and hands-on.
As an undergraduate student in LSBU Business School, your personal development and wellbeing is very important to us, so we have developed a personal tutoring system that is tailored to your individual and group needs.
Firstly, you will be allocated a personal tutor who will be available to you on a 1:1 basis as well as facilitating group personal tutoring sessions which will be designed to enhance your academic and personal development within your degree programme.
In addition to an allocated personal tutor, there will also be a personal tutor available ‘on call’ in a designated room, called ‘Talk’, for confidential 1:1 pastoral care meetings every day of the academic semester from 9am to 8pm. This personal tutor can be seen by appointment or within a few minutes in order to assist you with any concerns that you may have.
Our personal tutoring motto is that we want you to "Achieve, Succeed & Excel".