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Digital Marketing and Public Relations BA (Hons)

Queen Margaret University Edinburgh

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Queen Margaret University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    08-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary


September 2025 Entry: please note this course is only accepting applications onto Year 1 and 2, there is no entry for Year 3. If you are interested in Year 3 entry please take a look at our BA (Hons) Public Relations and Marketing Communications course (P211)

Our professionally-recognised BA/BA (Hons) in Digital Marketing and Public Relations course provides the strategic insight, practical skills and industry experience to kickstart your career in the fast-paced and rapidly growing industries of Digital Marketing and PR.Digital marketing and public relations (PR) are fascinating, fast-moving fields that offer many rewarding career opportunities. Thanks to converged media and the voracious consumer appetite for digital content, they are constantly evolving and on this course you will enjoy frontline professional experience and tuition informed by cutting-edge scholarship.You have access to and use a host of digital tools and software such as Premiere Pro and Photoshop from the Adobe Creative Cloud to edit videos and photos, Google Analytics to analyse website performance, Canva Pro for designing and creating impactful content, Hootsuite for scheduling social media posts, Semrush for competitor analysis and on-page SEO optimization, and PRMax for creating targeted media lists. This means that when you start your career in digital marketing and PR you will have a working knowledge of the products used by practitioners.On this course you will:- Experience an unrivalled opportunity to study two closely aligned disciplines: marketing and public relations. Organisations often take an integrated digital approach to communication, bringing together these two disciplines to help drive success. While marketing focuses on relationships with the customer, PR manages relationships with a broader range of stakeholders including employees, the government and the media;- Develop strategic thinking, informed by theory, and apply this to live client work to produce communication solutions that aim to drive positive social change;- Consider how organisations build and maintain reputations, create social capital and manage issues and crises;- Develop storytelling skills to inform the media and persuade audiences;- Create authentic and shareable multimedia content such as video, photography, podcasts, infographics and blogs for a range of social media platforms;- Undertake research to gain insights from data that can inform your decision making, and measure the effectiveness of campaigns using a range of analytics and metrics;- Appreciate how businesses use search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, social media marketing, email marketing and influencer marketing, alongside more traditional forms of advertising, to drive more traffic to their websites, generate leads, and increase sales;- Gain a wealth of experience through work placement and volunteering opportunities; and- Have the opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner institutions for a semester. These include universities in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA (subject to availability).


please note this course is subject to validation

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
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£ 9,250per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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University information

Queen Margaret University Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    97th

  • Campus address

    Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Queen Margaret University Drive, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, EH21 6UU, Scotland

QMU is a safe, friendly and compact university with an accessible and welcoming campus. Attractive student accommodation is located on campus.
It's just 6 minutes by train from the centre of Edinburgh, home of the famous International Festival. Many European cities are just a short flight away.
With a great reputation for the quality of learning, teaching, and research, QMU offers comprehensive student support, which includes career advice for life.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    74th out of 91 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    166 80%

    6th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    65.0 65%

    50th

    21
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.95 74%

    70th

    25

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