Digital and Social Media Marketing (with a Foundation Year)

University of Staffordshire

Our BSc (Hons) Digital and Social Media Marketing will equip you with the skills and experience that employers demand of modern marketing professionals and you will graduate with experience in digital marketing analytics and strategy, search engine optimisation, social media marketing and digital content creation. As this course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), you’ll have the opportunity to complete a Certificate in Professional Digital Marketing alongside your degree. This will improve your employability as it’s sought after by many recruiters.We teach everything through a real-world perspective, which means you will learn how to apply your knowledge. We also use the latest industry software.In your first year you will learn about the important role marketing plays in the relationships between consumer and organisations. We will equip you with the skills needed to begin analysing digital marketing techniques and how to create content that would best fit into a social media strategy to leverage the variety of platforms used by organisations to communicate with their consumers. This will help you in identifying how improvements can be made to digital communications to better deliver your message and understand how market research and data can be used to align marketing activities to business objectives.CareersThis course offers a wide range of career options in digital and social media marketing or more traditional marketing roles. In recent years, graduates have entered a range of marketing roles in in the public and private sectors. Many have set up their own successful businesses. With this degree you may you may find yourself pursuing a career as - Digital Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager, Content Manager, SEO ManagerMarketing Analytics Manager, AI Specialist, Customer Journey Analyst

Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business