Advanced Marketing Management

MSc

  • Entry year 2026
  • Duration Full time 1 year

Overview

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Rooted in a pioneering legacy as the first academic marketing department in Europe, we draw on a rich track record in advanced marketing education. Our MSc Advanced Marketing Management will transform you into a marketing thought leader, prepared to make an impact across industries and academia.

Guided by internationally recognised faculty, you will engage with cutting-edge marketing research, theory, and practice, developing the intellectual tools needed to challenge convention and shape the future of marketing. You will engage with dynamic learning formats, personalised careers support, and exclusive professional development opportunities.

Our MSc Advanced Marketing Management is ideal for driven and ambitious marketing students and marketing professionals who already completed an undergraduate degree in Marketing and may have relevant work experience.

Drive marketing innovation

This programme transforms how you think and practice strategic marketing management, and it equips you to challenge assumptions, navigate complexity, and drive meaningful marketing innovation.

The programme has a specialist, innovative curriculum that reflects the latest advances in marketing research. Through real-world case studies, interactive sessions, and a focus on developing strategic thinking, you will build a robust portfolio of professional skills to complement your academic knowledge. The programme will ensure your ideas and decisions are backed by strategic thinking and real-world applicability.

Programme outline

In Semester 1, you will develop advanced expertise in marketing strategy. You will explore the complexity and challenges of devising sustainable and responsible marketing strategies, develop a deeper understanding of consumer behaviour, and investigate the dynamics of global marketing.

In Semester 2, you will build on your understanding of strategic marketing management and investigate specialist areas of marketing using advanced insights from marketing research and theory. You will develop specialist expertise in brand management and product marketing innovation. You will also build your knowledge and skills in communicating value through the strategic use of integrated marketing communications. Because digital technology, such as analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality, is making a strong impact in marketing, you will gain new perspectives on the digital transformation of marketing strategy.

Your capstone project

The programme’s capstone dissertation project allows you to integrate and apply your knowledge. You can work on a real-world company project or deepen your specialisation in an area you choose through an academic research project. This second route can prepare you to pursue a subsequent PhD degree.

Join a vibrant global network

By joining our MSc Advanced Marketing Management, you will join a vibrant and international network of alumni and gain the skills and confidence to shape your career and the future of marketing itself.

Course accreditation

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Students taking this CIM Accredited programme are automatically enrolled in the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s study programme for one year. When you pass your master's, you’ll gain exemptions from CIM assessments, reducing the number of modules you will need to take to gain a professional CIM qualification if you wish to engage in additional study alongside your master's,

Learn more about the Chartered Institute of Marketing accreditation

Careers

MSc Advanced Marketing Management equips you with the advanced knowledge and skills needed to secure senior and leadership positions across a range of marketing roles in the UK and internationally.

Typical career destinations for graduates of this programme include:

  • Marketing Strategy Manager (in-house)
  • Retail Marketing Manager
  • Global Marketing Strategy Analyst
  • Brand Portfolio Strategist
  • PR and Communications Manager
  • Sponsorship and Brand Partnerships Manager
  • Advertising Account Director
  • Corporate Responsibility and Brand Ethics Manager
  • Product Marketing Manager
  • Senior Marketing Communications Manager.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

2:2 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in Marketing or a related Business Management degree with minor marketing components. Marks should be consistently at 2:2 level, or higher, throughout your undergraduate studies, with all marks at least pass level. We welcome students with marketing experience gained within a degree in Marketing or a related Business Management degree, or practically within industry.

English language requirements

We require an IELTS (Academic) Test with an overall score of at least 6.5, and a minimum of 6.0 in each element of the test.

We also consider other English language qualifications and if your score is below our requirements, you may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English language programmes.

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Pre-master's programmes

Delivered in partnership with INTO Lancaster University, our one-year tailored pre-master's pathways are designed to improve your subject knowledge and English language skills to the level required by a range of Lancaster University master's degrees. Visit INTO Lancaster University for more details and a list of eligible degrees you can progress onto.

Course structure

We continually review and enhance our curriculum to ensure we are delivering the best possible learning experience, and to make sure that the subject knowledge and transferable skills you develop will prepare you for your future. The University will make every reasonable effort to offer programmes and modules as advertised. In some cases, changes may be necessary and may result in new modules or some modules and combinations being unavailable, for example as a result of student feedback, timetabling, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes and new research. Not all optional modules are available every year.

In this programme, all modules are core and there are no optional modules.

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Fees and funding

We set our fees on an annual basis and the 2026/27 entry fees have not yet been set.

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Scholarships and bursaries

Details of our scholarships and bursaries for 2026-entry study are not yet available, but you can use our opportunities for 2025-entry applicants as guidance.

Check our current list of scholarships and bursaries.

Important information

The information on this site relates primarily to the stated entry year and every effort has been taken to ensure the information is correct at the time of publication.

The University will use all reasonable effort to deliver the courses as described, but the University reserves the right to make changes to advertised courses. In exceptional circumstances that are beyond the University’s reasonable control (Force Majeure Events), we may need to amend the programmes and provision advertised. In this event, the University will take reasonable steps to minimise the disruption to your studies. If a course is withdrawn or if there are any fundamental changes to your course, we will give you reasonable notice and you will be entitled to request that you are considered for an alternative course or withdraw your application. You are advised to revisit our website for up-to-date course information before you submit your application.

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