About BA (honours) Marketing With Psychology in Sheffield Hallam University

• Learn how to apply psychological theory to marketing practice.
• Understand contemporary marketing and consumer psychology.
• Gain hands-on experience through placements and live projects.
• Graduate as a creative, innovative and entrepreneurial marketer.

On this course you’ll gain a challenging business education. You'll cover the breadth of consumer psychology and gain a solid base in marketing – developing the skills and attributes that modern employers expect. When you graduate you'll be ready to enter a range of rewarding marketing positions, or delve deeper into psychology and consumer behaviour.

Work placements

We recommend marketing students gain real-world experience through placements. We have a range of useful industry contacts and offer support to help you find a suitable opportunity. These can range from a short internship to a year-long paid position, and many students find jobs with their placement companies after graduating. Other marketing graduates have gone on to work for Nestlé, Audi, IBM and John Lewis.

Live projects

You’ll experience work-based projects in each year of your course, increasing your knowledge, skills and attributes to prepare you for graduate-level employment. These will be a mixture of live client briefs and short placements. You can also pursue your own business initiative, subject to approval. Work experience projects will also allow you to make connections between your marketing and psychology studies – delivering credible outcomes for clients.

Field trips

There are field trip opportunities available to all marketing students. These are delivered via the student Marketing Society, and have included a visit to ITV Studios.

Networking opportunities

We have a student Marketing Society that complements and enhances your academic studies and allows you to link up with local professionals. You’ll automatically be a member of the society, which also runs regular events with local and national employers.

Competitions

The live client brief forms part of an external competition. You'll be supported by tutors if you’d like to enter.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• marketing management
• brand management
• customer insight
• consumer psychology
• marketing research
• communications — either on client or agency side
• creative team leadership
• executive market research
• brand management

Undergraduate programmes

Applicants with the following qualifications from India will be considered for entry on to undergraduate programmes

• Standard XII with an average score of 65 per cent
• A levels
• International Baccalaureate
• HND qualifications will be considered for entry to the second or third year of a relevant undergraduate degree

• Applicants who have completed the first year of an undergraduate degree at an Indian university may be considered for direct entry to Sheffield Hallam University undergraduate programmes.

  For details of standard UCAS tariff points for undergraduate entry, please see the UG entry webpage.

  Sheffield Hallam welcomes applications from international school students taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma and those achieving 28 points or more will usually be successful in obtaining an offer of a place on our undergraduate programmes. For information about IB points equivalencies against the UCAS tariff please visit the UCAS website.

English Language entry requirements are listed in the entry requirements section of the online prospectus. The information provided below is intended to help you understand the different English Language qualifications we will accept.

Courses at NQF Level 6 and above (includes BA, BSc, MA, MSc, MPhil, PhD)

We consider the following English language qualifications for courses at degree level (NQF Level 6) or above requiring

an IELTS for UKVI* 6.0 or equivalent entry requirement (*IELTS may be accepted if you do not require a Tier 4 student visa)

IELTS for UKVI*      

• IELTS for UKVI* 6.0
• Listening: minimum level 5.5
• Speaking: minimum level 5.5
• Reading: minimum level 5.5
• Writing: minimum level 5.5

TOEFL 

• Internet based    79
• Listening: minimum level 17
• Speaking: minimum level 20
• Reading: minimum level 18
• Writing: minimum level 17

Pearson    

• PTE 52
• Listening: minimum level 51
• Speaking: minimum level 51
• Reading: minimum level 51
• Writing: minimum level 51

Cambridge IGCSE English as a First Language (Syllabus 0500 and 0522)    

• Grade C
• Listening: minimum Grade D (0522) or 2 (0500)
• Speaking: minimum Grade D (0522) or 2 (0500)
• Reading: minimum Grade E 
• Writing: minimum Grade E

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Sheffield Hallam University The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

*the costs are estimated and may vary.