UWE Bristol Undergraduate Open Day - City Campus
6 Jun 2026, 08:00
Bristol

Top up your existing qualifications to an honour's degree. This final-year equivalent course is aimed at those with a relevant qualification (e.g., HND). Plus, secure a guaranteed and discounted place on a globally ranked master's at Cranfield University's triple-accredited School of Management.
Why study business management with marketing?
Marketing is crucial to any business and one of the most exciting sectors in a fast-paced global economy.
Studying both subjects gives you an understanding of organisations and their management, and the diverse ways marketing is used to demonstrate the quality and usefulness of products, brands and services.
These skills in combination lead to a diverse range of careers in both fields.
Why UWE Bristol?
Our BA(Hons) Business Management with Marketing top-up course provides a solid foundation in both business and marketing, allowing you to experience a range of business disciplines and choose your career path as you develop. This one-year course is one of the only degree courses in Bristol that unites business management with marketing. On successful completion you will be awarded a full BA(Hons) degree.
Analyse real business issues and learn about the market process, the business-to-business environment, traditional and digital marketing methods and global marketing.
Apply marketing theory to real businesses and develop crucial skills expected by employers.
Be part of a lively community of students, enthusiastic and experienced tutors and an enterprising university with a reputation for producing 'work ready' graduates.
Bristol is recognised as one of the UK's leading marketing hubs with a strong employer network and diverse graduate opportunities.
Guest speakers, internships, competitions and an active Marketing Society ensure you have regular access to industry and the latest developments in the field.
We work closely with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Institute of Directors (IOD) who offer you opportunities to network, access events and gain valuable accreditations.
Where can it take me?
The broad nature of this degree means diverse career pathways. Career prospects are excellent with many graduates going on to marketing or management roles, as well as postgraduate study at UWE Bristol or further afield.
Typical roles include product manager, brand manager, sales executive or market researcher and roles in management, recruitment or HR.
Our students have secured graduate roles with companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, Intel, The Guardian, John Lewis, Disney, Coca Cola and the Rugby Football Union, as well a range of SMEs.
Through our partnership with Cranfield School of Management you'll have the opportunity to combine a strong and practice-oriented undergraduate degree from UWE Bristol with a globally recognised master's qualification from Cranfield, to accelerate your career in the business world.
The following entry points are available for this course:
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You should normally hold an HND or Foundation Degree (or equivalent), or have successfully completed the equivalent of 240 UK credit points (120 ECTS credits) in a related subject discipline.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
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At UWE Bristol we are committed to ensuring all applicants can fulfil their potential.
We make contextual offers for this course that are lower than our standard entry criteria.
We use a range of information from your UCAS application to consider your background and experiences as an individual and the impact these may have had on you. You do not need to provide us with any additional information to be considered for a contextual offer.
This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted 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.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
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