Marketing and Consumer Psychology with Placement Year - BA (Hons)

University of Derby

If you are interested in how consumers behave and why they take certain actions when purchasing or consuming then this is the degree of for you Youll learn about consumer behaviour and how to apply this into marketing strategy to gain an in depth understanding of modern marketing issues KEY FEATURES OF THE COURSE BA Hons Marketing and Consumer Psychology with Placement YearBeing able to understand customer behaviour and the psychology behind peoples choices has a key impact on modern marketing On our BA Hons Marketing and Consumer Psychology youll learn how to critically apply customer insight methods and consumer theory to different marketing scenarios to enable you to develop a thorough understanding of current marketing issues Professionally accredited The Chartered Institute of Marketing CIM is the leading professional body for marketers worldwide and exists to develop the marketing profession maintain professional standards and improve the skills of marketing practitioners We have joined forces with CIM to give students the opportunity to gain professional qualifications through the CIM These qualifications are highly sought after by employers and their content is reflected in our own degrees which ensures we are equipping students with the best opportunities for a successful marketing career Tailor your degree With a range of optional modules across areas such as social media copywriting brand impact and sustainability youll be able to tailor your studies to your area of interest and your career goalsBoost your employability with a placement yearYoull have the opportunity to take a placement year to put the skills youve learned into practice in a realworld environment Well support you to find your placement and throughout your year in industry Placements allow you to gain valuable experience to add to your CV make industry contacts and help you to narrow down what kind of role you may be interested in after graduationHOW YOULL LEARN Our teaching methods will be varied interactive and engaging You will take part in Lectures and seminars led by our own tutors as well as occasionally by guest speakers from the marketing world Individual and groupbased practical assignments such as creating advertising slogans blogs infographics social media profiles videos and TV commercials Many of these will be for real company briefs Visits to exhibitions trade fairs and companies Placements and internships Research projectsYOUR CAREER Demand for consumer psychology specialists in marketing is high Your skills in consumer behaviour and how to tailor campaigns based on consumer insights could lead to a range of roles in fields such as account product brand or communications management This course would also set you up for a range of postgraduate study including MSc Marketing Management MBA MSc International Business and Marketing

Derby Business School