Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

BBusUndergraduateBusiness & Finance

About This Programme

Covers brand strategy, consumer behaviour, and digital marketing, aligned to CIM professional standards. Three years (Advanced Entry) or four with an Integrated Freshman Year.

Course Highlights

  • Digital and AI marketing, consumer insights and advertising.
  • AACSB-accredited; degree awarded by the University of Wollongong, Australia.
  • 144 credit points; 3-year or 4-year pathway.
  • Three intakes a year.

What You'll Study

Delivered on the Dubai Knowledge Park campus (6 credit points per subject), building on a shared first-year business foundation.

First Year Foundation Subjects

  • Responsible Business6 credits
  • Statistics for Business6 credits
  • Economic Essentials for Business6 credits
  • Marketing Principles6 credits
  • Professional Communication: Concepts and Practices6 credits
  • Introduction to Management6 credits
  • Accounting for Decision Making6 credits
  • Accounting Principles6 credits
  • Innovation for Global Goals6 credits
  • Introductory Principles of Finance6 credits
  • Introduction to Law6 credits
  • Principles of Supply Chain Management6 credits
  • Economics and Society6 credits

Major Subjects

  • Marketing Research and Consumer Insights6 credits
  • Consumer Behaviour6 credits
  • Digital and AI Marketing Communications6 credits

General Elective Subjects

  • Digitalisation and Computational Thinking for Business*6 credits

Major Subjects

  • Digital Marketing6 credits
  • Marketing Strategy & Innovation6 credits
  • Advertising Practice and Creative Strategies6 credits
  • AI Marketing Implementation6 credits
  • Social and Sustainability Marketing6 credits
  • Sport Marketing6 credits

Capstone

  • Integrative Business Capstone6 credits

General Elective Subjects

  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship*6 credits

Choose One Emirati Studies*

  • Urban Sociology6 credits
  • Public Health6 credits
  • UAE and International Relations6 credits
  • Society and Environment – Resources, Challenges, Futures6 credits
  • Muslim Societies Across the Ages: Tradition, Secularism & Modernity6 credits

Entry Requirements

Academic: Advanced Entry (3 years) or Direct Entry (4 years), by school system. UAE/Arab Al-Thanawiyya Al-Aama 70% (direct entry only); American High School Diploma grade C (70% or 2.5/4.0), plus SAT 1100 for advanced entry; India CBSE 10.5 advanced / 7 direct; India ICSE 77% / 55%; Chinese Senior High School 80% / 60%; Pakistan HSSC 88% / 65%; South Korea CSAT 77.5% / 70%.
A Level: British GCE: five IGCSE/GCSE subjects at grade D plus three A Levels at CCD for advanced entry, or two AS / one A Level at grade D for direct entry, in both cases with Year 13 completed.
IB Diploma: International Baccalaureate Diploma: 25 points for advanced entry, 21 points for direct entry.
English: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with 6.0 in each band for advanced entry, or 5.0 overall for direct entry. TOEFL iBT 79 (18 Reading/Writing, 17 Listening/Speaking) or 40 overall. PTE Academic 54 with 54 in each communicative skill, or 42 overall.

UOWD publishes a 21-row matrix covering a further nine school systems (Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, CIS). See the programme page for the full table.

Careers

Graduates become brand managers, market research analysts, social media marketing specialists, advertising executives, digital marketing managers and CRM managers.

Accreditation & Professional Recognition

Accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education (CAA) and KHDA-licensed; conferred by the University of Wollongong (Australia). AACSB-accredited.

Professional exemptions

AACSB-accredited business school

Programme Details

Award

Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

Start Date

September 2026 (also January & April intakes)

Typical Offer

High-school completion; IELTS 6.0 (3-yr) / 5.0 (4-yr)

Duration

3 years

Qualification

Bachelors

Subject Area

Business & Finance

Campus

Dubai

Course Type

Marketing major

Tuition Fee

AED 63,449/yr

Apply online at uowdubai.ac.ae. Scholarships and merit awards are available.

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