Postgraduate marketing education
Thursday, May 5th, 2011Marketing techniques are developing extremely fast. Ideas that were innovative during your first year at the university could easily become obsolete by the time you are ready to graduate. As it is necessary to learn the new ways to beat the competition, marketer should either study on his own, or consider a postgraduate program.
In Europe there are hundreds of institutions, both public and private, providing postgraduate marketing education. Given such a variety of choices, it could be hard to find the program, which is right for you.
Firstly, there are Master’s programs. Usually taking from 12 to 60 months (depending on study mode – full-time, part-time or online). They not only give you knowledge and new skills, but also highly increase your value on the job market – MSc in Marketing students from London School of Business receive an 84% average salary increase. The curriculums could either be more generalized, with emphasis on versatility and adaptation to different fields, or specialized (like MSc in Digital Marketing or MSc in Marketing and Sales Management) which teach how to operate better in a specific line of work.
To successfully apply for a MSc in Marketing you’ll usually have to prove your knowledge of English language (pass IELTS or TOEFL) and have an undergraduate degree. A GMAT results could also be required for some programs. Having a prior work experience is usually considered an advantage.
If, for some reasons, getting a Master’s doesn’t suit you, marketing courses where specific practical skills are taught will be of great help. Whether you need to develop your negotiation abilities, learn more about email marketing or become better at copywriting, there is a short-term program that teaches it. This could be costly, however, as a daily training may be worth over a 500 euro.