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National University of Ireland Galway

Galway , west coast ,Ireland

M.Sc (Digital Marketing)

Course Overview

The MSc Digital Marketing program at NUI Galway is designed as a specialist program that enables students to blend traditional Marketing knowledge with the strategic, analytical and digital skills needed to enter the digital marketing workforce.

Open to business and non-business conversion graduates, students joining the program originate from Ireland, India, China, USA, Canada, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Madagascar, Greece, Brazil, Malta, Austria, Iran, and Germany. 

The roles that students secure reflect the diverse needs of employers and the importance of students possessing transferable skills to meet these needs, these roles include:

  • Social Media Strategist
  • Digital Channel Executive
  • Digital Analyst
  • PPC & Paid Social Specialist
  • Digital Marketing Executive
  • Blogger
  • Corporate Marketing Executive

Professional Development

The MSc. Digital Marketing programme strives to build the technical skills of students with a repertoire of globally recognised certifications sought-after by potential employers. These certifications derive from the Hubspot and Google Analytics Academy. ‌

Intakes

  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Entry Requirements
Normally a Second Class Honours undergraduate degree, 2.1, or a 2.1 in the Higher Diploma in Business Studies, is required (or equivalent international qualification). Applicants who hold a very high 2.2 and who have achieved a 2.1 average within a significant Marketing specialism in a business degree, may be considered.

The programme is open to graduates of all disciplines. Applicants from a Non-Business/Marketing degree background, applying as a conversion programme, are required to successfully complete an online Principles of Marketing test, as specified by the Marketing Discipline, prior to commencement of studies.  This online Principles of Marketing test consists of studying a perscribed textbook and completing a series of Multiple Choice Questions based on each chapter of the textbook.  There is no cost for this test except for the cost of purchasing the textbook.