Digital Marketing and Communications

The largest sector of local employment in the Peterborough region is the business and professional fields, with the largest number of jobs advertised in sales and marketing. Local employers have identified significant local skills gaps and therefore an inability to recruit locally. To address this we have collaborated closely with industry to design course content and assessment to ensure that students are equipped with industry-standard skills to enable them to compete effectively in the digital marketing and communications job sector upon graduation. At the academic level, students will be introduced to a critical and analytical framework where they are encouraged to look beyond traditional analysis to consider the social and environmental elements in the networked world, to consider how the online world has changed the face of marketing and to create their own online identity for their professional development. Our collaboration has specifically identified a need for graduates with practical knowledge of both content management and technical skills in digital marketing, as well as an enhanced business and commercial awareness, and practical skills within areas such as project management and social media marketing. The capstone module in level 6 is an opportunity to bring all of their practical skills and competencies and academic knowledge together into a traditional dissertation, or a more practical project involving a digital artefact. Employability and personal development modules are included at each level of the course. This culminates in the Professional Placement module in the final year, which requires the student to engage in a work placement, either during term time or over the long summer vacation. The course incorporates professional competencies by mapping directly to the Certificate in Professional Marketing (Digital Marketing) of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). The courses at University Centre Peterborough are studied in smaller class sizes compared with other universities, a typical class size is under 30 students.

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A-levels •BTEC Level 3 National Diploma •IB Diploma •Access to HE Students who do not qualify by any of these qualifications should call 01733 214466 or email [email protected] to discuss equivalent qualifications and previous experience. You must have GCSEs English and Mathematics and Science at grade C or above. We accept A level General Studies and AS levels when combined with other full qualifications. If English is not your first language you will require IELTS score of 6.0 or above or an equivalent English Language qualification. ACCREDITATION OF PRIOR CERTIFICATED LEARNING (APCL) FOR ENTRY APCL relates to learning completed through an earlier course of study. If you have previously completed a course which is relevant to your proposed course you should make this clear when you apply. For this to be eligible for consideration you must be able to provide certification, which shows your success in a final assessment for that course. Learning must be completed in the last five years or further evidence of updating will be required. Simple participation in a course or an attendance certificate is not sufficient.

If English is not your first language you will require IELTS score of 6.0 or above or an equivalent English Language qualification.