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  • Number of courses: 4 required courses and 5 units (approx. 2 courses) of elective courses
  • Total units: 18 units

Required Courses

Complete all courses.

Elements of MarketingBUSA-40940

Units: 3.00

$695

Receive hands-on, practical experience in integrated marketing communications and explore the building blocks of effective marketing programs. This course will also showcase how to incorporate the too...

Upcoming Start Dates:
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Brand Strategy and PositioningBUSA-40451

Units: 3.00

$695

Learn how to develop a well-structured branding plan that can help any business win the minds and hearts of their customers. Explore a hands-on approach to product development, competitive models, cre...

Upcoming Start Dates:
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Market Research and AnalyticsBUSA-40442

Units: 4.00

$695

Market research is used to obtain reliable information about customers, industry trends, competition, and even emerging trends that could affect the future of your organization s products or services....

Upcoming Start Dates:
Typically Offered: Winter, Summer

Digital MarketingBUSA-40879

Units: 3.00

$695

The cornerstone of every targeted marketing plan should be a digital marketing strategy. Students in this course will explore the development, production and implementation of digital-marketing delive...

Upcoming Start Dates:
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Elective Courses

Choose five (5) units.

Social Media MarketingBUSA-40700

Units: 3.00

$695

The marketing world is rapidly changing, and so are the methods being used to reach out to and interact with customers. While traditional print media remains relevant, media channels such as Twitter, ...

Upcoming Start Dates:
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Customer Experience (CX)BUSA-40878

Units: 3.00

$695

Businesses that provide extraordinary customer experiences (CX) are better and different for customers and more profitable and longer lasting than their competition. Companies like Apple, ServiceNow, ...

Upcoming Start Dates:
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and MarketingCSE-41157

Units: 3.00

$695

In our current information age, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a method of marketing used by companies world-wide and is one of the most successful and cost-effective ways of obtaining business t...

Upcoming Start Dates:
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Consumer InsightsBUSA-40936

Units: 3.00

TBD

Businesses today need to turn data into actionable consumer insights that can drive marketing and business decisions. Students will learn how to distinguish between findings, insights, and rich insig...

Upcoming Start Dates:
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Conditions for Admission

UC San Diego Extended Studies programs are designed to best serve college-prepared working professionals. Although programs are open to all adult learners, where program capacity is limited, applicants with this profile will receive preference for admission.

Certificate Guidelines

Elements of Marketing is a recommended prerequisite for other required marketing courses.

Professional Organizations
Connect with marketing professionals by attending local professional association events, including:

EDC Preferred Provider

The San Diego Regional EDC's Advancing San Diego program is designed to address talent shortages in Business positions. Students of our program will be eligible for fully-funded internships at San Diego small companies. Learn more about the program by visiting AdvancingSD.com.

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Advisory Board

Nancy Dynan

VP Marketing

prAna Living

Beth Lynch

IMS Consultant

Entravision

Neal Manowitz

VP Sales and Marketing

Sony Electonics

Kirsty Nunez

President

Q2 Insights, Inc.

Kenneth Wilbur, M.A., Ph.D

Assistant Professor, UCSD Rady School of Management

UC San Diego

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This certificate requires an application before taking any courses. There will be a $0 fee to apply to this program. Students will also be required to pay a $95 certificate fee upon enrollment into the program after acceptance. View the complete Certificate Registration and Candidacy Guidelines.