Marketing and Management with Psychology (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons)

at University of Sussex

Year 1

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Digital, Data and Decision-Making Skills

• Introduction to Business and Management

• Introduction to Economics

• Psychology of Child Development

Spring teaching

• Introduction to Accounting

• Introduction to Marketing

• Principles of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management

• Social Psychology and Individual Differences

Year 2 

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Biological Psychology

• Consumer Behaviour

• Marketing Analytics and Metrics

• Marketing Research

Spring teaching

• Psychology of Cognitive Processes

Year 3

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Marketing Strategy

• Understanding Clinical Psychology

​​​​​​​Spring teaching

• Advanced Topics in Psychology

International Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

European Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

Overall result of at least 75% to 77%.

Additional requirements    

You must have a good level of Mathematics.

Other international qualifications

Typical offer    

Standard XII results

• 80% from ISC Indian School certificate of Education (CISCE)  

• 80% from SSC All India Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE)

• 80% HSC Higher Secondary Certificate ( Maharashtra )

Additional requirements    

• You must have a good level of Mathematics.

• Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis.

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic): 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component

Home students: £9,250 per year

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £9,250 per year

International students: £18,500 per year

Join the University of Sussex Business School and benefit from extensive career support and business connections, including mentoring by employers, networking, guest lectures and the development of your workplace skills.

On this course, you’ll gain the skills to succeed in a range of careers, including marketing, digital media, communications, advertising, consumer research, entrepreneurship and public relations. By studying Psychology, you develop skills in research, data analysis and understanding human behaviour – which can be used to better understand the marketing world.

Outside the classroom you can get careers advice and develop your key skills further by joining our Marketing Society, where you can attend events including: 

• panel discussions from industry experts

• talks from guest speakers and events with leading digital agencies, such as Jellyfish

• opportunities to network with Sussex alumni who are working in the marketing world.