The UK currently has a digital marketing skills gap, and this MSc aims to provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to pursue or enhance a career in marketing with specialist digital marketing expertise.
This course is ideal for marketing practitioners who wish to gain digital media skills and knowledge, or graduates who are interested in a digital marketing career and want to increase their job prospects in this growing industry sector.
You will learn about key areas of digital marketing strategy, the application of digital technologies and how to monitor campaigns. This includes the development of practical and creative skills in email marketing, search engine optimisation (SEO), online advertising, website usability, mobile applications, market segmentation, affiliate marketing, online PR and social media.
Our course has been designed in partnership with leading digital practitioners and the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing to make sure it provides you with the skills and knowledge needed by industry. As a result, there is also an opportunity for successful students to achieve further professional recognition.
There is an option to choose a Project/Placement year for this course, at an additional cost.
Honours Degree
with 2:2 in a complementary subject
The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.
Careers and Employability aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.
Core Modules:
Digital Disruption (20 Credits)
Digital Marketing Communications (40 Credits)
Social Media Strategy (20 Credits)
Understanding the Digital Customer (20 Credits)
Marketing Research Methods (20 Credits)
Optional Modules:
Marketing Project (60 Credits)
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