Graduate profiles
David Cook
MSc Marketing Management
David Cook completed a Masters in Marketing Management in 2009 after gaining a first class degree at undergraduate level in Business Studies with Marketing at UCLan.
Chris Bishop
BA(Hons) e-business
An award winning UCLan business graduate has established his own marketing agency after working his way up the corporate ladder only four years after graduating.
Chaitanya Bal
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Full-time
One of the main reasons I chose to do my MBA at UCLan was that it offered a highly sought after course in a personalised environment. I soon found out that my expectations were not unfounded and that the teaching and facilities at the University are truly world class.
Igor Ivanyk
Master of Business Administration (MBA) full-time
Igor Ivanyk is a consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Ukraine and completed his MBA at UCLan in 2008.
Robert Illidge
BA(Hons) International Business
During my time at college I thoroughly enjoyed studying both Law and Business, eventually deciding that a career in business would be my path in life. Following my graduation I am now lucky enough to work in both environments at Ralli Solicitors as a Marketing Executive.
Tracy Ashworth
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Part-time
At the age of thirty I made a decision to enrol on a course of study that would support the work that I do within Local Government, and which would provide me with the knowledge, skills and confidence to further my career.
Verity Lowe
BA (Hons) Public Relations
I chose to study public relations at UCLan because the course offered me the chance to combine theory with vocational elements of study.
Dan Hammond
MSc Marketing Management, BA (Hons) Sports Management
Dan Hammond is a Marketing Executive for NXO Strategic Marketing Network and landed his job after being named the Chartered Institute of Marketing Best Masters Student in 2006.
Charlton Doki
MSc International Applied Communication
Charlton Doki works in Kenya as a communications specialist for an American Non-Government Organisation called Education Development Centre.
Neil Malcolm
BA (Hons) Public Relations
Neil Malcolm graduated with a BA (Hons) Public Relations degree in 2005 and is now a PR Account Executive for Manchester based firm SLG Advertising Ltd.
Richard Coss
BA (Hons) Retail Management with Fashion
For the last three years Richard Cross has worked for giant retailer Debenhams in various roles after completing a Retail Management with Fashion degree at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
Darius Ward
BA (Hons) Business Information Systems and Management
Since graduating with my 2:1 BA (Hons) in Business Information Systems and Management I have taken up the role of Business Analyst within Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
Sophie Ogg
BA (Hons) Public Relations
A PR graduate has been head hunted to work in international motorsport by the former head of PR at Jordon Formula One.
Craig Mace
BA (Hons) Business Studies
I wanted to do a business degree, but did not want to specialise in one particular area, so I chose Business Studies to cover all areas and be better informed in what I wanted to go into later on in life.
Mike Summersall
BA (Hons) Retail Management
Mike Summersall studied BA (Hons) Retail Management at UCLan and graduated in 2004. He is now the Food Manager at Marks and Spencer in Preston and describes working for the retail giant as a “lifelong ambition.”
