5 UK MBA institutes for influential marketing degrees

30 Jul 2019

Acquiring an MBA in marketing doesn’t just mean you’ll be stuck studying consumer behaviour and product branding.

Multifaceted and resourceful, marketing postgraduates often secure roles in management, consulting, communications and entrepreneurial fields.

An essential component of any modern business, marketing has the power to engage customers, to sustain a brand’s presence and to grow a company and your career.

So, if you have selected the UK as your next study abroad destination but are looking for a tech-savvy school with top-notch marketing buffs as professors, check out the five schools below.

The art of marketing in a global culture is a superb talent to acquire. Source: Campaign Creators/Unsplash

IMPERIAL COLLEGE BUSINESS SCHOOL- LONDON

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At the core of the Imperial College Business School in London is a strategic marketing degree.

Transforming recent graduates into future business leaders who understand marketing from a strategic perspective and helping current employees to elevate their marketing expertise to new levels, Imperial College is an ideal selection for anyone that wants to delve into data-driven decision making and understand marketing from a strategic perspective.

WARWICK BUSINESS SCHOOL- COVENTRY

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Mixing business with marketing, the Warwick Business School converts your undergraduate degree into a highly valuable Masters.

With the Warwick MSc Business with Marketing, you’ll be given the opportunity to study business and get specific insight into marketing.

Applications for their 2020 intake will open in September and they recommend applying early due to a highly competitive selection process.

HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY BUSINESS- EDINBURGH

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A group of our Edinburgh students have just come back from a 2 week study trip to @heriotwattmalaysia. . The students were given the opportunity to experience the local culture, all while studying their courses in a completely different country!🇲🇾✈️ . Just one of the many #TrulyGlobal experiences we offer at Heriot-Watt University. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . #HWU #HWUM #GoGlobal #Edinburgh #Scotland #Malaysia #University #Education #Study #Travel

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Undertaking the MBA with a specialism in marketing at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland permits you to learn more about different marketing disciplines, such as consumer behaviour, international marketing, marketing channels and marketing communications.

Core courses include accounting, economics, finance, marketing, organisational behaviour and the chance to revel in the beauty of Edinburgh.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL- SUNDERLAND

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Studying at the University of Sunderland and their distinguished business school means that you’ll be signing up to a varied programme filled with lectures, seminars, workshops and corporate engagement activities.

Their Master of Business Administration with Marketing prepares you for senior roles and aims to accelerate your progress towards well-paid positions of leadership.

EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL- LANCASHIRE

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Entering the Edge Hill MBA of Business Administration (Marketing) will help boost your existing skills and experience to a management level.

Taking a strategic perspective on business and management, this programme will help cultivate your skills to contribute to major decisions made by organisations. It is one of five career-readying business institutes in the UK that will help to solidify your future.