Student Blog

Jack’s placement experience

July 29, 2021

This is a guest blog post from BA (Hons) Marketing Communications with Public Relations student Jack Roffey. The Placement Year can be complicated… When I was bought up, I was always told by my parents to expect the unexpected. Over the last year, I have certainly encountered that. Originally with my course, I was meant… Read more » about Jack’s placement experience

From UG Tourism to PG Marketing

March 11, 2021

When I was 18 all I knew was that I like to travel and discover new cultures and that is what I found at Bournemouth University! For my undergraduate degree, I studied BA (Hons) Tourism Management. However, to begin with I only really new what the Tourism part of the course involved and didn’t focus… Read more » about From UG Tourism to PG Marketing

My placement experience at IBM

February 18, 2021

Guest vlogger Ben Jones, a BSc (Hons) Marketing student, has created a video to share what his placement experience was like at IBM. He discusses some challenges he had, along with his successes and offers hints and tips on how to do well on placement.

What it’s like to study BSc (Hons) Marketing!

August 4, 2020

In this vlog, I talk about what it is like to study my course and also discuss similar courses like BA (Hons) Marketing Communications and BA (Hons) Business and Management.

Kim Machipisa’s BA (Hons) Marketing Communications placement experience

August 20, 2019

This is a guest blog from Kim Machipisa, BA (Hons) Marketing Communications final year student. In my third year at BU (2018/19) I undertook a 12-month placement as part of my sandwich course program. So, as you can imagine, the preparations of things such as CVs, covering letters and applications had to start in the… Read more » about Kim Machipisa’s BA (Hons) Marketing Communications placement experience

BSc (Hons) Marketing – is this course for you?

May 13, 2019

Second year student Tommy tells us what he loves about his marketing course and the facilities that he uses on campus. Could BSc (Hons) Marketing be the course for you at BU?

My Marketing work placement

April 18, 2019

This is a guest blog by current student Siobhan Glover, studying BSc (Hons) Marketing. I completed a 12-month placement at L’Oréal, based in Hammersmith, London. I decided to apply to L’Oréal because I wanted a globally recognised brand on my CV, and had the best year of my life there! My main task was updating and simplifying L’Oréal’s digital reporting… Read more » about My Marketing work placement