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University degree

Digital Marketing and Advertising

Whitefield Academy Trust
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

This degree is designed to develop your ability to identify marketing trends, understand consumer behaviour and create attention-grabbing campaigns. Modules on digital marketing, advertising, brand management and social media focus on real world knowledge while briefs from the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing and other organisations give you practical experience. Our digital marketing suite, for instance, provides the authentic experience of working in a marketing or advertising agency.

It’s perfect if you’re taking part in a group project, as you can bounce ideas off each other using the latest interactive Mersive software.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts3%
48-63 pts1%
64-79 pts6%
80-95 pts15%
96-111 pts24%
112-127 pts22%
128-143 pts11%
144-159 pts6%
160-175 pts10%
192-207 pts1%
How they qualified
93% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels93%
other higher education3%
an Access course2%
Other2%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
89%
Continue past first year
83%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£26,000
3 years on
£32,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled50%
Sales occupations15%
Media ProfessionalsHighly skilled15%
Administrative occupations5%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsHighly skilled10%
Secretarial and related occupations5%
Elementary occupations5%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
83%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching76%
Assessment & feedback77%
Academic support81%
Well organised84%
Learning resources83%
Student community91%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Whitefield Academy Trust's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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