S0Semester Zero

Marketing · Pre-Course Guide

Master's in Digital Marketing

Everything your first semester assumes you already know.

This guide rebuilds the core curriculum of a Master's in Digital Marketing into a calm, readable book. You'll meet the frameworks lecturers reference on day one, the vocabulary that fills reading lists, and the analytics thinking that most programmes assume you already have.

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Modules
12
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What's included

  • Real case studies
  • Exercises and mini quizzes
  • Frameworks and visual diagrams
  • Full glossary of terminology
  • AI study prompts
  • Recommended reading
  • Study tips and reflection questions
  • Career insights

Learning outcomes

  • 01Speak the language of strategy, attribution and performance with confidence
  • 02Read an analytics dashboard and know which numbers matter
  • 03Apply five canonical marketing frameworks to a real brand
  • 04Arrive with a portfolio-ready mini campaign plan

Modules

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  1. 01

    Introduction to Marketing

    What marketing actually is, how it evolved, and the foundational frameworks — the mix, STP, and the funnel — that every later module builds on.

    34 pages
  2. 02

    Consumer Behaviour

    Why people actually buy: the psychology, trust, and journey behind every purchase — and the personas and journey maps that turn that understanding into something a team can use.

    40 pages
  3. 03

    Digital Marketing Strategy

    From frameworks to decisions: turning business goals into marketing objectives, reading the competitive landscape, and building a strategy that holds together across every channel.

    42 pages
  4. 04

    Branding

    What a brand actually is beneath the logo — identity, voice, visual system, and the emotional territory a business earns the right to own.

    42 pages
  5. 05

    Content Marketing

    Turning a content strategy into a working system — the formats, the planning, and the discipline of publishing consistently without burning out.

    32 pages
  6. 06

    Social Media Marketing

    Why no two platforms are the same game, and how real community, organic growth, and influencer partnerships actually work beneath the follower count.

    30 pages
  7. 07

    SEO

    Being found, not just existing: how search engines actually work, what searchers really want, and how SEO is already being reshaped by AI-powered search.

    40 pages
  8. 08

    Paid Advertising

    Buying attention deliberately: the platforms, the mechanics, and the discipline of tracking, retargeting, and optimising a budget that actually earns its spend.

    40 pages
  9. 09

    Email Marketing & CRM

    The channel every marketer owns outright — strategy, automation, and the funnels that turn a subscriber into a retained customer.

    30 pages
  10. 10

    Analytics

    Which numbers actually matter, how to trust them, and how to turn a dashboard into a decision instead of just a report nobody reads.

    42 pages
  11. 11

    Marketing Technologies & AI

    The tools already changing how marketing gets done — CRM systems, the AI assistants you'll use daily, and the ethical questions that come with both.

    38 pages
  12. 12

    Research Methods & Master's Success

    Fewer marketing frameworks, more of the academic skills — research, referencing, critical thinking, and time management — that carry you through the Master's itself.

    39 pages

What's inside Semester 0?

Everything you need to feel prepared before your first lecture — explained from zero, designed for beginners, and built to give you a head start.

Complete Master's Guide

500+ pages designed to prepare you before day one.

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Complex concepts explained in simple language.

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Diagrams, models and visual explanations that make learning easier.

Real Case Studies

Understand how theory works in real businesses.

Module Summaries

Quick recaps so revision takes minutes instead of hours.

Key Terminology

Learn the vocabulary before your lecturers use it.

Practical Examples

Every concept includes clear examples you can actually understand.

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"I read it over three weeks in August. In week one of term I already knew every term on the slides."

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MSc Digital Marketing, Barcelona

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Career changer, Berlin

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