De Montfort University - Marketing Management MSc

De Montfort University

Marketing Management MSc

The world of marketing is both popular and challenging, offering many creative and fast-paced job opportunities. It’s an exciting and innovative field of work and this course reflects the ever-changing landscape of the industry.

You’ll learn how to analyze markets, apply marketing theories to different scenarios and contexts, identify marketing opportunities and use these to help resolve business issues, and learn about the important role social media and digital marketing play for companies and organizations.

Grounded in the latest theory and with a strong focus on practical elements, you’ll develop marketing expertise that can be applied across many different contexts and enhance your employability across a multitude of career paths. Key topics such as developments in social and digital media are embedded throughout the course and integral to certain modules.

This program is an ideal choice if you’re looking to start a career in marketing, and offers students the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of the industry, so it’s suitable even if you’ve previously studied other subjects such as finance, the arts, computing, engineering, or architecture.

If you have previous marketing qualifications or experience, an ideal choice for you would be our Strategic and Digital Marketing MSc course.  

Key features

  • Work towards achieving the Chartered Institute of Marketing Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Marketing. While you are studying for your qualification, you will have the opportunity to work towards achieving this enhanced qualification which is sought after by employers worldwide.
  • You’ll learn about the latest developments in the field and how to understand the key marketing issues faced by a variety of organizations.
  • You have the opportunity to tailor the course to your career aspirations by choosing from a range of modules to suit your interests.
  • You will have the opportunity to develop both personally and professionally. 

Entry Requirements

  • You should have the equivalent of a 

    British Honours degree

     (2:2 minimum) in a relevant subject.

  • If English

     

    is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.


Career Prospects

DMU Global is an innovative international experience program that aims to enrich your studies and expand your cultural horizons. It offers a wide range of opportunities, including on-campus and UK activities, overseas study, internships, faculty-led field trips, and volunteering. Graduates from the course are now pursuing successful careers in large multinational organizations and medium-sized entrepreneurial businesses, typically in roles such as product development, brand management, digital marketing, marketing communications, market research, customer service management, e-marketing, and sales. Recent agency and media appointments include WPP, DDB Hong Kong, Leo Burnett Cyprus, Razorfish, Punch Communications, Creare Design, The Station Agency, and Big Communications.

Career opportunities after completing Marketing Management MSc:

  • Corporate Communications Director.
  • Marketing Research Director.
  • Director of Email Marketing.
  • Director of Digital Marketing.
  • Content Marketing Director.
  • Product Marketing Manager.
  • Demand Generation Manager.
  • Brand Marketing Manager.

Course Details

This course is grounded in theory and has a strong practical element, providing opportunities to apply knowledge and develop advanced skills. The content of the modules reflects the changing marketing landscape, with developments in social and digital media embedded in certain modules. Other key themes include insight management, innovation and entrepreneurship, project management, customer management, campaign planning, paid, owned and earned media planning, marketing metrics, working with agencies and international marketing perspectives. For the full time option, students should devote 38 hours a week to their studies, with up to 14 hours contact hours of teaching most weeks for semester 1 and 2. Self-directed study is encouraged, with students expected to make regular use of on-line resources, participate in classroom discussions, and engage in personal study, revision and reflection for 24 hours per work. In semester 3, students should undertake independent research for their dissertation, with a dedicated academic supervisor to support them.

Course Modules

Block 1: Contemporary Marketing Practice
Block 2: Strategic Brand Management
Block 3: Integrated Marketing Communications
Block 4: Digital Marketing Strategy, or
Consumer Experience and Behaviour
Block 5 & 6: One of the following:
Marketing Dissertation
Marketing Consultancy Project

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