UndergraduatePart-time

BA (Hons) Social Media Management with Integrated Foundation Year

Level
Undergraduate
Duration
4 years
Mode
Part-time
Subject
Business Studies
Location
United Kingdom
Next intake
SEP 2026

Overview

Develop the skills and experience you need to meet the growing demand for social media managers across a wide range of industries. Learn how to grow and engage your audiences as a content creator. You'll experiment with your own social media channels, and grow and engage your own digital communities. Learn to create engaging content and use analytics and attribution to prove impact and understand your audience. Develop social media strategies and organic and paid campaigns. Combine integrated communications approaches across public relations and digital marketing. Delve into ideas about how to communicate, influence and persuade, and explore what makes content shareable and engaging. You'll get hands-on experience, including managing social media channels and planning social media and PR campaigns and strategies for real clients. We have superb industry contacts and offer regular masterclasses, workshops, and field trips. For example:

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff points96–112 UCAS points
GCSEC or above

English language requirements

IELTS6.0 overall, no part below 5.5

IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in each component) — standard University of Sunderland requirement (source: sunderland.ac.uk/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements)

Fees

International students: £17,500 per year

UK students: £9,790 per year

UK/Home: £9,790 per year

International: £17,500 per year

Start dates

September 2026 Full-timeSeptember 2026 Part-timeSeptember 2026 Integrated Foundation Year

Application deadline

Apply via UCAS — equal consideration deadline

Campus

  • On campus, United Kingdom
East MidlandsEast of EnglandLondonNorth EastNorth WestNorthern IrelandScotlandSouth EastSouth WestWalesWest MidlandsYorkshire and the HumberUniversity of Sunderland

Where you will study

Sunderland, North East, United Kingdom

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