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Course Overview

On our Digital Marketing & Social Media course at UCA Epsom's Business School for the Creative Industries, you’ll learn how to become an expert in this fast and fluid industry.

With the nature of digital marketing and social media constantly evolving, businesses need to think fast and creatively to meet the demands of both technology and customer behaviour.

Our course will enable you to showcase your creative talent in the most inventive and exciting ways, turning you into an expert marketeer and a highly effective social media user, able to understand the role of the influencer and how to target your core audiences.

You have the option to complete a Professional Practice Year as part of this course. If you choose this route, you’ll spend two years learning in our Business School for the Creative Industries, before putting what you’ve learned into practice as part of a year-long work placement. 

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

Along with your portfolio, the standard entry requirements* for this course are:

One of the following:

  • 112 new UCAS tariff points, 
  • Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (Level 3 or 4)
  • Distinction, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma / BTEC National Extended Diploma
  • Merit at UAL Extended Diploma
  • 112 new UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma in an appropriate subject
  • 27-30 total points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma with at least 15 IB points at a Higher level,

And four GCSE passes at grade A*-C and/or grade 4-9 including English (or Functional Skills English/Key Skills Communication Level 2).

Other relevant and equivalent Level 3 UK and international qualifications are considered on an individual basis, and we encourage students from diverse educational backgrounds to apply.

*We occasionally make offers that are lower than the standard entry criteria, to students who have faced difficulties that have affected their performance and who were expected to achieve higher results. We consider the strength of our applicants’ portfolios, as well as their grades - in these cases, a strong portfolio is especially important.

International Baccalaureate

If you are studying the International Baccalaureate, the number of points you need to achieve can vary depending on the strength of your portfolio and the number of Higher Level points you achieve. As a guide, the number of points applicants are usually asked to achieve is

  • Bachelor’s courses (except BA (Hons) Architecture): 27 total points. 
  • BA (Hons) Architecture: 29 points.
  • Four Year Bachelor’s and Further Education Courses: minimum of 24 points.

We do occasionally make offers lower than this entry criteria, to students with a strong portfolio or those who have faced difficulties that have affected their performance and who were expected to achieve a higher result.

English Language Requirements:

Course  Test Listening Reading Speaking Writing Total
International Foundation  UKVI IELTS 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.0
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT 33 33 33 33 B1 Achiever High Pass
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic UKVI 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 46.0
Course  Test Listening Reading Speaking Writing Total
BA/BSc Courses IELTS UKVI or Academic  5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0
Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT 17 18 20 17 80
Pearson Test of English (Academic) 51 51 51 51 56
Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency 162 162 162 162 169
Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Merit Merit Merit Merit ISE II
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT 33 33 33 33 B2 Communicator High Pass 

Fees

UK students - £9250 

EU students - £9250 

International students - £16950 (standard fee)

International students - £16270 (full early payment fee)


This information was accurate on : 28/04/2021
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