Marketing and social media Clearing courses

Explore how marketing, social media, and digital technologies are reshaping the way brands connect with audiences. This BA (Hons) Marketing course gives you the tools to understand the principles of marketing and apply them in practical ways.  

Our BA (Hons) Marketing degree course in Clearing sets marketing within the wider business context, allowing you to develop a range of leadership and management skills needed for your career. Throughout the programme, you’ll explore your creativity as you hone digital and social media skills.  

You’ll work closely with our industry partners, learning about entrepreneurship and innovation with guest speakers from the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, gaining insight into how different organisations approach marketing in practice.  

The BA (Hons) Marketing course is accredited by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), so you know that what you learn is aligned with industry standards. This means you can reduce the number of assessments you need to take after graduation to gain a CIM qualification as well as gaining access to the CIM Marketing club, its regular webinars, and newsletter. 

If you’re curious about how brands grab attention, spark conversations, and build loyal communities in a digital age, this marketing Clearing course is for you.  

With our BA (Hons) Marketing with Foundation Year Clearing course, you’ll build the fundamental knowledge needed to enroll on our full BA (Hons) Marketing degree. Your foundation year will ease you into university life, helping you  develop confidence and essential academic skills. From there, you’ll step into the full degree, where marketing theory meets hands‑on practice, and graduate with both the knowledge and the credibility to stand out. 

The BA (Hons) Marketing with Foundation Year course is accredited by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), so you know that what you learn is aligned with industry standards. This means you can reduce the number of assessments you need to take after graduation to gain a CIM qualification, while gaining access to the CIM Marketing club, its regular webinars, and newsletter. 

This two-year course trains you to become a social media content creator. Social media content is a fast-growing field – and a part of our daily lives, from shoppable content on Instagram to posts and adverts on YouTube.  

Our DipHE Social Media Content Creation course in Clearing teaches you to create content for a range of channels and understand how to track and measure your success. You’ll graduate with sought-after skills in planning, producing, delivering, and distributing content.  

Whether you want to run a small freelancing business online or join a globally-recognised company’s social team, this course will prepare you to enter the job market with confidence. 

Within one year, you’ll learn the fundamentals of social media content production and distribution. Our CertHE Social Media Content Creation in Clearing course will teach you to plan and create content for social media, as well as how to deliver and distribute it across the range of platforms. You’ll gain a detailed knowledge of the practices and regulations of the social media industry, so you’re ready to work as a freelancer or within a social media team when you graduate. 

If, after completing our CertHE Social Media Content Creation course, you wish to continue your studies, you can continue onto our DipHE Social Media Content Creation programme.