BA Advertising & Digital Marketing

Overview and Rankings

A Deep Dive Into Advertising and Digital Marketing

Combining academic knowledge with practical experience to prepare graduates for a wide range of advertising and digital marketing careers.

BA Advertising and Digital Marketing is delivered by the School of Business at the Coventry University Branch at TKH.

The course begins by equipping students with a strong foundation in entrepreneurship, management, and marketing during the first two years, before progressing to the more specialised and in-depth areas of digital marketing.

The course integrates advertising and digital marketing theory and practice, with a strong focus on online communication and customer engagement across multinational organisations, public and private sector bodies, SMEs, and NGOs/charities.

Students build expertise in SEO, content management, integrated creative communications, social media marketing, big data analysis, campaign planning, and channel management, taught through active, applied and authentic assessment methods including live client projects.

  • Real brands. Real Briefs Industry-Led Projects & Challenges
  • AI powered Creativity Universities Ranking

Study Themes

What You’ll Learn

You will master the following topics during your study at this programme journey.

Our successful Advertising and Digital Marketing graduates will be confident, industry-ready marketers, equipped to apply advertising and digital marketing theory across global organisational contexts, from multinationals to SMEs and NGOs.

They will demonstrate a strong grounding in integrated marketing communications, consumer behaviour, creative marketing and digital customer experience, alongside specialist strength in advertising and digital marketing strategy, big data analysis, and social media and influencer marketing, all developed through authentic, live-client assessment and hands-on practice in the DigiComm Lab.

Graduates will show individual, collaborative and professional skills — communication, cultural awareness, teamworking, and creative problem-solving — sharpened through COIL projects and global case studies, and will be able to evaluate marketing decisions in an ethical, sustainable and socially responsible manner, equipping them to operate confidently across local, national and global marketing contexts.

  • Digital Marketing

    Students will explore the digital marketing landscape through specialised modules covering creative marketing, advertising and digital marketing strategy, social media and influencer marketing, and more. They will also develop strong digital literacy and practical skills using a range of industry-relevant digital marketing platforms and software.
  • Consumers and Advertising

    Students will develop a strong understanding of marketing by exploring consumer psychology, consumer behaviour across different markets and cultures, and the development and execution of integrated advertising campaigns. Modules include Consumer Behaviour, Global Marketing, Integrated Marketing Communications, PR and events marketing and more.
  • Research and Business

    Students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills required to conduct both primary and secondary research, while developing a strong understanding of entrepreneurship, business management, and their application within the marketing and management context.
  • Practical Learning and Industry Networking

    Innovative assessments, including projects, presentations, and pitches, provide students with opportunities to develop the practical and professional skills needed to enhance their career prospects. Students will also benefit from job-shadowing and internship opportunities, alongside guest speaker sessions, industry events, and engagement with leading employers.
  • Digital Marketing & Customer Experience

    We will explore how businesses use digital platforms, social media and emerging technologies such as AI, personalisation and automation to engage customers at every stage of their journey. You will learn to plan content and campaigns, use data and analytics to understand audience behaviour, and design smooth, memorable experiences across websites, apps, social channels and in-store touchpoints.
Digital Marketing
Media Buying
Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Marketing Strategy & Insight
Marketing Researcher
PR & Events Marketing
Creative Director

Career Paths

Where This Degree Takes You

Explore the opportunities and possibilities that can follow your degree.

Advertising and Digital Marketing graduates are prepared for a broad range of marketing-driven roles rather than one fixed specialism, moving into organisations spanning multinational corporations, SMEs, public sector bodies, and NGOs.

The course’s blend of strategic marketing theory, digital and social media practice, creative production, and data-driven decision-making opens pathways across marketing, advertising, and communications sectors, both in Egypt and internationally through the Coventry connection.

Journey

Your Academic Journey

What do you want to learn to achieve the career paths mentioned

  1. 1 Introduction to Business Management
  2. 2 Fundamentals of Economics
  3. 3 Foundation Academic English 1 for Business
  4. 4 Foundation Academic English 2 for Business
  5. 5 Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance
  6. 6 Introduction to Marketing

Please Note: We regularly review our course content to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Text Link

Credits/National Hours
  • What is credit/national hour?

    A credit/notional hour is the formal name for the estimated hours that are expected that a student would need to complete a module

  • How many hours is 1 credit?

    1 credit is equal to 10 notional hours, so 20 credits are equal to 200 notional hours, The 200 hours includes time in lectures, tutorials, preparing for your lectures, assessments as well as your own personal revision and studying that you would do

  • Can study hours exceed the estimate?

    In reality, you might actually go above and beyond the expected notional hours, in particular if your degree requires a lot of independent learning you would most likely exceed the predicted hours

  • How many credits are in a UK semester?

    In the UK system each semester is 60 credits worth which is equivalent to at least 600 hours of study in one term. This is approximately equivalent to 8 hours of study a day

Academics

Meet Our Outstanding Academics

Head of Coventry School of Business

Associate Professor Rasha ElGendi

School of Business

MSc FinTech Course Director

Assistant Professor Hossam Omara

School of Business

Chair of Accounting & Finance Course Director

Assistant Professor Marian Hany

School of Business

Foundation Course Director

Assistant Professor Mayar Fahim

School of Business

Business & Marketing Course Director

Assistant Professor Mostafa SaadEldin

School of Business

Business Administration Course Director

Assistant Professor Ola Mamdouh

School of Business

Advertising & Digital Marketing Course Director

Assistant Professor Rana Samir

School of Business

MSc Digital Marketing Course Director

Associate Professor Mahitab Shahin

School of Business

Impact

Graduate Success Stories

Lina Hossam Kamaly

Talent Acquisition Specialist – HR Business Partner, Talaat Moustafa Group

Coventry University gave me early exposure to real business cases, presentations, and HR work-study experience. This helped me bridge theory with practice, strengthen my communication and strategic thinking skills, and discover my passion for Talent Acquisition.

Sana Hossam Al Gendy

OOH Department, Froneri, Egypt

Choosing Coventry University at TKH became one of the most defining decisions in my journey. The balance between academic and extracurricular activities helped me grow beyond the classroom, develop my leadership and public speaking skills, and launch TKH Scoop. Winning 1st place in my Business Marketing graduation project was one of my proudest achievements.

Malak Rashad

Brand Manager, DAMAK, Egypt

My journey at Coventry University / TKH went beyond traditional academics, helping me develop leadership, communication, and teamwork skills. I graduated with First Class Honors, won first place at the Business Expo, and today work as a Brand Manager at DAMAK, turning ideas into tangible impact.