1st in the UK for annual research income (Chartered Association of Business Schools 2025)
11th in the UK for Psychology (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025)
2nd in the UK for Graduate Outcomes in Marketing (The Guardian University Guide 2025)
About the course
From managing your customers to launching your own company or working with a global brand – this course prepares you for your future career path. You will study a combination of marketing and management theory and practice. And studying psychology will help you understand human behaviour relative to the business world.
On this course, you will:
critically evaluate organisational and consumer behaviour
learn about marketing strategy, international marketing, digital marketing and marketing analytics
get to understand brand and new product management
develop your understanding of key aspects of business, including economics, accounting and management
study contemporary issues in marketing, entrepreneurship and consumer behaviour
discover why people behave in certain ways by looking at their psychological drivers
prepare for the workplace while tailoring your degree to your career path.
You'll engage with expert professionals. This will challenge you with new perspectives, ideas and approaches. And your Academic Success Adviser will help you with academic study skills. This includes critical thinking, presenting, academic writing, and note-making.
You also have the opportunity to combine different optional modules. You can explore what interests you most across marketing, management and entrepreneurship. There is also the opportunity to enrich your study experience by applying for a placement or to study abroad.
Accreditation
This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). On graduation, CIM accreditation will give you a head start in professional marketing, with exemptions on both the CIM Certificate and Diploma.
About the University of Sussex Business School
Our work draws on management, economics, science, technology and innovation studies, to make an impact on the future of people and institutions the world over. We study the issues that matter, in order to transform our world and your future. Our expertise puts you at the forefront of our research, helping you make an impact on policy, practice and people.
Social responsibility and sustainability are important to us. We incorporate the seven Principles for Responsible Management into our teaching and research.
Location
Study on our beautiful green campus on the edge of the South Downs National Park and just minutes from the vibrant seaside city of Brighton & Hove. We’re near to Gatwick airport and just over an hour from London.
See the modules you will study by year by going to the ‘visit our course page’ link at the bottom of the page.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Sussex has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
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| Test | Grade | Additional details |
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| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Including at least 5.5 in each component. We accept IELTS One Skills Retake. We do not accept IELTS Online. |
| PTE Academic | 59 | Including at least 59 in all four skills. We do not accept the PTE Academic Online test. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 80 | TOEFL (iBT), including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing. We do not accept TOEFL (iBT) Home Edition. |
Please see our English language requirements.http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply/international-qualifications/english-language-requirements
At Sussex, we recognise that not everybody has the same support to help them get to higher education. At Sussex it’s important to us to have a diverse, inclusive university community with a range of voices and experiences. Contextual offers are one of the ways we remove the barriers to higher education ensuring that we have fair access to all regardless of background. A contextual offer is a reduced grade offer which is given to students who meet certain eligibility criteria.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Note that your fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis as the Government reviews the fee levels.
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