Arden University

MSc Strategic Digital Marketing

Arden UniversityLondon Stratford Manchester Online, United Kingdom

Course overview

This dual professionally accredited (DMI and CIM) MSc Strategic Digital Marketing course will teach you the core principles and skills at use in marketing today. Given the constantly evolving marketing landscape, this course is designed for professional marketers looking to move into more senior roles. It provides complementary knowledge of the latest trends in marketing such as big data, user experience (UX), Martech, and AI alongside skills in brand building, leadership, and digital creativity.

Taking a modern, global, and practice-based approach, this master’s in strategic digital marketing is regularly updated to reflect the latest insights from leading industry experts and academics. Throughout the course, you’ll have the chance to analyse current areas of marketing practice by examining live client case studies taken from real-world practice. This provides the skill set you’ll need to respond to future changes in marketing technology and consumer experience, helping you future-proof your career through the ability to adapt your marketing knowledge to any environment.

Designed to open up a variety of career opportunities in marketing, the course will show you how to create structured, strategic marketing plans with digital tactics and tools for any organisation or business - a highly sought-after skill in today’s job market. The course integrates a variety of leading-edge digital tools and software, helping you evaluate the application of marketing strategies and tactics in context. That means you’ll graduate with a deeper understanding of how to successfully shape high-level marketing activities and manage creative global marketing plans.

Key highlights

  • Dual professional accreditation from the DMI and CIM
  • Covers big data, UX, Martech and AI in marketing
  • Builds skills in brand building, leadership and digital creativity
  • Analyse live client case studies drawn from real-world practice
  • Hands-on use of leading-edge digital marketing tools and software
  • Learn to create structured strategic marketing plans for any organisation

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — or above

Scholarships

  • 50% Discount for Arden University Alumni on Postgraduate Courses

    Continue your journey with Arden and get 50% off tuition fees on a master’s course of your choice.

    Up to 50% of fees

Careers this course leads to

  • Digital Marketing Manager
  • Marketing Director
  • Head of Digital
  • Brand Manager
  • Marketing Strategist
  • Global Marketing Manager

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,950 total (UK campus) | International: £17,500 per year (UK campus)

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Arden University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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