MSc Strategic Digital Marketing

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.

IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)

International students: £17,500 per year (UK campus)

UK students: £9,950 total (UK campus)

UK/Home: £9,950 total (UK campus)

International: £17,500 per year (UK campus)

October 2026, November 2026, January 2027, February 2027, May 2027

Rolling admission — apply any time before your chosen intake start date; Arden runs several intakes a year and sets no fixed application deadline

• London Stratford Manchester Online, United Kingdom