Strategic Marketing – PGD L7

OTHM Level 7 Diploma In Strategic Marketing

Overview

The objective of the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Marketing qualification is to provide learners with the skills and understanding in marketing & branding that align with good strategic decision-making to maintain organisations’ competitive advantage.

Learners acquire knowledge through an integrated approach of theory in marketing, branding consumer behaviour and digital communication management and practice using real-time activities. Successful completion of this qualification will develop learners’ strategic marketing management, consumer behaviour and branding skills and their ability to focus on the requirements of implementing an organisation’s strategy

The OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Marketing qualification enables learners to progress into or within employment and/or to work toward a relevant master’s programme with advanced standing.

Entry requirements

OTHM Level 7 qualifications: Learners aged 21 or above

The entry profile for learners is likely to include at least one of the following:

Possess an honours degree in a related subject or UK level 6 diploma or an equivalent overseas qualification
Be mature learners with relevant management experience (learners must check with the delivery centre regarding this experience prior to registering for the programme)

English requirements: Visit  English Entry Requirements  page
Equivalences

The OTHM Level 7 diplomas on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) are at the same level as master's degrees. However, they are shorter (120 credits), and learners will have to proceed to the dissertation stage (60 credits) with a university to achieve a full master's programme.
Qualification structure

The OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Marketing qualification consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours of Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 600 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.
Mandatory units

Contemporary Issues and Principles of Marketing (20 credits)
Consumer Behaviour and Market Communications (20 credits)
Digital and Social Media Marketing (20 credits)
Contemporary Challenges and Strategic Marketing (20 credits)
Strategic Brand Management (20 credits)
Marketing Research Project (20 credits)
Duration and delivery

The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study, but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.
Assessment and verification

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified by OTHM. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.

To achieve a 'pass' for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.

The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners' overall achievement has been arrived at.
Progression

Achieving the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Marketing qualification enables learners to progress into or within employment and/or continue their further study. As this qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), learners are eligible to progress to master's top-up programmes with advanced standing at many universities in the UK and overseas.