Course Overview
This course aims to give you the additional skills and knowledge that will help you reach the top of your profession. It covers subjects such as managing marketing relationships, capital budgeting, and customer behaviour. So if you're looking for an extra edge to your CV, you'll find it with this diploma.
Pre-requisites
You can qualify for studying on this course if you hold any of the following:
- CIM Professional Certificate in Marketing
- Any degree
- Edexcel (BTEC) Higher National Certificate/ Diploma (UK only)
- N/SVQ Level 3 in Marketing (UK only)
- N/SVQ Level 4 in any other subject (UK only)
- At least 3 years' experience in a marketing practitioner role
Students studying for the Professional Diploma are required to register as members of CIM. Registration and annual subscription fees are additional to course fees.
Key Topics
- Marketing Research and Information
- Marketing Planning
- Marketing Communications
- Marketing Management in Practice
Qualification
CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing
Support
As an ICS student you will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.
What's more, you'll have access to the ICS online Student Community, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.
Assessment
This course includes a number of assessments that you complete as part of your coursework and then forward to your tutor for grading and comments.
You'll also be required to sit 4 exams at an authorised testing centre near you. Please note that exam fees are additional to course fees.
What our Students Say
"I looked at the local college but the fact that it would have been two nights a week, straight after work, didn't suit me. With the ICS course, I can work when I want. Some days I don't work much then other times I sit down and do a lot all together – you just fit it around yourself. And at the very least, the marketing qualification will be something extra on my CV!" Gwenda Darcy, ICS Graduate.
Your Future Prospects
Marketing Manager.