Business & Marketing
degrees at UCA

Our marketing courses are ranked 6th in the UK for student satisfaction by the Complete University Guide 2024.

At UCA, our unique Business School for the Creative Industries offers undergraduate and postgraduate business and marketing degrees that are specifically tailored to creative sectors - from fashion and music to events and luxury.

Whichever specialism you choose, you'll explore it in-depth, learning from expert tutors with extensive industry experience and staying up-to-date with changing technologies and trends in your chosen industry.

Along the way, you'll be guided by our academics and a host of industry experts, gaining unique insight from visiting lecturers and valuable experience from industry projects and work placements.

You’ll be part of a close-knit creative community, collaborating with students in fashion, business, photography, graphic design and textiles to build a broad understanding of the creative industries.

For most of our undergraduate degrees, you have the option to extend your studies by a year to undertake a Professional Practice Year in the workplace in your third year of study.

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Careers in
Business & Marketing

Our courses will help prepare you for a huge range of career opportunities. You might make a career in:

  • Retail management
  • Fashion buying and merchandising
  • Music and record label management
  • Luxury buying
  • Events and venue management
  • Account management
  • Publishing
  • PR
  • Trend research and forecasting
  • Media planning and buying
  • Advertising
  • Copywriting
  • A&R (talent scouting and development)
  • Content curation
  • Social media management