Marketing at University College Birmingham

Marketing (FdA, M511) at University College Birmingham asked for 32 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ucb.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~32 points

Open

below CCC

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check ucb.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 32

60% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.

15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 25%.

Course

Award: Foundation Degree in Arts
Code: M511 · M5 law, unlisted subject
Duration: 2 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: February 2028
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) for the purpose of gaining CIM qualifications through the Graduate Gateway. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

44%

still studying

UK 83%

21%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

80 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%84%

Learning opportunities93%86%

Assessment and feedback95%85%

Academic support97%89%

Organisation and management91%86%

Learning resources95%90%

Student voice95%81%

35 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£21k5 years

£25.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Postcode: B3 1JB

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Subjects

marketing business and management

Campus

Campus: University College Birmingham
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Marketing at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
University of Bedfordshire	Marketing (With Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	32 - 48 points	under 96
Coventry University	Marketing and Public Relations with foundation year BA (Hons)	40 points	96–111
Keele University	Business Management and Marketing with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	40 points	96–111
University of Sunderland	Business and Marketing Management with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)	40 points	under 96
Arts University Bournemouth	Creative Direction with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	32 points	128–143
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Advertising and Marketing Management (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	32 points	112–127
Falmouth University	Creative Advertising with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)	32 points	112–127
London Metropolitan University	Business Management and Marketing (including foundation year) BA (Hons)	32 points	under 96
University College Birmingham	Marketing this course	32 points	under 96
University of Plymouth	Marketing with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	32 points	under 96
Warwickshire College and University Centre	Esports with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)	32 points	—

See all 643 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More business and management at University College Birmingham

Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons)
Accounting and Finance FdSc
Business Enterprise BA (Hons)
Business Enterprise FdA
Business Enterprise Top-up BA (Hons)
Business Management BA (Hons)
Business Management FdA
Events Management BA (Hons)
Events Management FdA
Events Management Top-up BA (Hons)
Finance and Accounting Top-up BSc (Hons)
Hair and Make-up Business Management BA (Hons)

All 21 in one table