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BA Business Management and Marketing

Keele University

About this course

BA (Hons) in Marketing, Business and Management. Core topics include Marketing, Accounting, Data Analysis, Project Management, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The course includes a Professional and Academic Development Programme spanning all years, and a 75-hour placement or project is available at both Level 5 and Level 6. A final-year project can be completed individually or as a group.

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Institution
Keele University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Business Management and Marketing
Duration
3-4 years
UCAS code
NN25
Typical offer
A-level BBC, IB 29
Median salary
£32,000 after 5 years

Entry requirements

A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.

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What students say

Based on about 37 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university

  • Teaching on my course: 88%
  • Learning opportunities: 90%
  • Assessment and feedback: 86%
  • Academic support: 93%
  • Organisation and management: 90%
  • Learning resources: 89%
  • Student voice: 88%

Do students stay on the course?

Based on about 80 students who started, across similar courses at this university

  • Continued on course: 66%
  • Gained a higher qualification: 9%
  • Left higher education: 25%
  • Moved to a lower qualification: 1%

What graduates do next

Based on about 15 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)

  • Working: 60%
  • Working and studying: 20%
  • Further study: 5%
  • Unemployed: 10%

Most common jobs

  • Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
  • Sales occupations: 10%
  • Administrative occupations: 10%
  • Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
  • Elementary occupations: 5%
  • Find their work meaningful: 70%
  • Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
  • Use what they learnt on the course: 65%

Where graduates work (5 years on)

Based on about 75 graduates, across similar courses at this university

  • North East: 1%
  • North West: 14%
  • Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
  • East Midlands: 6%
  • West Midlands: 45%
  • East of England: 6%
  • London: 11%
  • South East: 6%
  • South West: 5%
  • Wales: 3%

Who gets in

Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university

  • A levels: 80%
  • Other HE qualification: 10%
  • Other qualifications: 5%

Accreditation & quality ratings

TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.

Modules

  • Professional and Academic Development 1
  • The Business of Organisations
  • Marketing Fundamentals
  • Data, Decisions and Visualisation
  • Teams, People and Performance
  • Professional and Academic Development 2
  • Contemporary Business Operations
  • Marketing Research: Principles, Process and Practice
  • Creative Marketing Communication in the Digital Age
  • Professional Placement or Project (Level 5)
  • Contemporary Business Ethics Debates
  • Professional and Academic Development 3
  • Strategic Management
  • Project
  • Professional Placement or Project (Level 6)
  • The Digital Showcase
  • Digital Marketing in Action
  • Creative Branding: Creation, Strategy and Management

Questions about this course

How much do graduates of BA Business Management and Marketing at Keele University earn?

The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £41,500. The £32,000 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Marketing.

What do graduates of BA Business Management and Marketing at Keele University do next?

85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).

Are students happy with the teaching on BA Business Management and Marketing at Keele University?

88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.

What grades do I need for BA Business Management and Marketing at Keele University?

The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.

How many students continue on BA Business Management and Marketing at Keele University?

66% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.