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Marketing essentials or the full programme

The same field, two very different commitments. A few weeks to hold the main levers and launch a first campaign, or two years to run the whole acquisition chain and its budget. Here are both, with their volumes, credits and fees.

The same field, two depths

The short format takes the levers that produce a quick result: online presence, content, social media, a first paid campaign, reading basic indicators. The full programme covers all of that and adds brand strategy, advanced search visibility, conversion journeys, performance analysis, budget arbitration and a capstone project. The first equips a need you have today, the second forms a trade you will practise for years.

Two formats from the same field

CriterionDigital Marketing EssentialsDigital Marketing
What is awardedCourse attendance certificateBachelor's degree
Duration2 months2 years
Weekly workload8 h per week20 h per week
Teaching blocks47
Supervised hours40 h1200 h
Credits4 credits120 credits
Fees1 100 000 GNF in total4 600 000 GNF per year

The supervision gap, in one bar

Digital Marketing Essentials
40 (3 %)
Digital Marketing
1200 (97 %)
Total: 1240 supervised hours

The posts each one opens

Digital Marketing Essentials

  • Marketing your own business
  • Marketing assistant
  • Junior communication officer

Digital Marketing

  • Digital marketing officer
  • Community manager
  • Acquisition specialist
  • SEO consultant

The marker that decides

The result expected of you

A campaign to launch this quarter: the essentials are enough and act fast. An annual acquisition budget to steer: the full programme covers it.

Where you stand today

In post with a specific need, the short format fits into the week. Building a career, the programme awards a level credential.

The possible sequence

Essentials first, programme next: blocks already covered are reviewed at admission and recognised where they overlap.

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