Course Overview

Kick-start a fast-moving career in branding with this unique Master’s course. From Chanel to Nike, Tesco to Tesla, Disney to Extinction Rebellion, and much more. Organisations today invest massively in branding, to attract and keep customers, employees and influencers.

Companies need the brightest people to help build their brands. With this course, you can be one of them. Our students go on to work for businesses like Unilever, Nestlé, Google and TikTok – and for creative agencies like Superunion and Saatchi & Saatchi.

Through the year, you’ll learn the theory of branding – and put it into practice on live projects for real clients. You’ll gain all the skills, frameworks and experience you need to start a spectacular career at the cutting edge of business – in branding.

About

On this course you’ll learn how to excel in the world of branding. You’ll discover how to create your own brands, and how to take existing brands to new and exciting places. And thanks to our links with industry, you won’t just graduate ready to launch brands, you’ll graduate ready to launch your career too.

The course blends theory with practice and gives you the chance to build your knowledge and skills through working with real clients. Throughout all our activities, we emphasise developing your soft skills such as communication, decision-making, teamwork and leadership.

We typically take 20–30 students from around the world and we like to have a mix of ages and experience. Some students come directly from university with a management degree, a real passion for branding and some work experience. Others have several years’ experience in industry and may be looking to take their branding career further or change direction. Whatever your background you’ll work closely together as a group – our students call it the ‘brand family’.

The course has become well known in the industry for creating great graduates, and our branding contacts regularly offer internships and jobs to our students.

Employability

After the Course

You’ll graduate ready to launch an exciting career in branding. You could go on to work for an existing brand or to create your own business. You might become a branding consultant, or work for a branding agency. Or perhaps you’ll return to your family business, ready to take it to new heights. Alternatively, you might continue your studies with a PhD, delving deeper into the world of branding.

We’re dedicated to opening doors for our graduates, and actively work to promote you to potential employers or clients. As part of this course, you’ll also discover how to build your own personal brand, how to expand your network, and how to look for the ideal job, through our unique Brand Me programme.

Careers

A degree at UEA will prepare you for a wide variety of careers. We've been ranked 1st for Job Prospects by StudentCrowd in 2022.

Example of careers that you could enter include:

Unilever
Nestle
Google
TikTok
Saatchi & Saatchi
WPP

Discover more on our Careers webpages.

Entry Requirements

Degree Classification

UK Bachelor degree - 2.1 or equivalent

Degree Subject

If you share a deep interest in Branding, we consider any subject area degree (preference on Marketing, Management, Business, or Psychology degrees)

English Foreign Language

Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):  

IELTS: 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in all components.

Test dates should be within 2 years of the course start date.

We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement. 

If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study:  

Pre-sessional English at INTO UEA  
Academic English at INTO UEA

Interviews

We will ask applicants who meet our requirements to take part in a telephone interview with one of our professional course directors. They will be looking for enthusiasm about, and some knowledge of brands.

Intakes

This course is open to UK and International applicants. The annual intake for this course is in September each year .

Additional Information or Requirements

Additional Entry Requirements

This course is designed for people with some experience of the subject, either in their undergraduate degree, or in working life. We will help you build on your existing knowledge and prepare you for a successful career in branding.

For that reason, we ask you to be either:

a new graduate who has studied business, management or economics, with at least 25% of your overall degree in one of these three subjects, or

a graduate in any subject, with three or more years' experience in marketing or strategy work.

Either way, you must have an upper second class honours degree (2:1) or its international equivalent.

If you are applying and you have not yet completed your degree, please send us an official copy of your most recent marks statement. When you send us your marks statement, please make sure that you include details of the marking system that your university uses.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

To help decide if the course is right for you, we ask you to submit a written statement with your application, setting out why you want to do this course, and why you are passionate about branding.

Admissions Policy

Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.

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Fees and Funding

Tuition fees for the Academic Year 2024/25 are:

UK Students: £17,700 (full time)
International Students: £23,850 (full time)

We estimate living expenses at £1,023 per month.

Further Information on tuition fees can be found here.

Scholarships and Bursaries

The University of East Anglia offers a range of Scholarships; please click the link for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.

Course Related Costs

Please see Additional Course Fees for details of course-related costs.

How to Apply

Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.

To apply please use our online application form.

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you would like to discuss your individual circumstances prior to applying, please do contact us:

Postgraduate Admissions Office

Tel: +44 (0)1603 591515
Email: admissions@uea.ac.uk

International candidates are also encouraged to access the International Students section of our website.

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