Facebook and Instagram Marketing

The main aim of the course is to provide students with essential digital/social media marketing theories, knowledge and understanding of Facebook and Instagram, in order to manage a business’s presence in both platforms and acquire and grow an engaged consumer following.

Basic information

Duration / Date(s)
13.5.2024–2.8.2024
Extent
5 ECTS
Next application period:
1.2.-2.5.2024
Price / Tuition fee
75 €

Objectives

By the end of the course, the student will:

  • Understand the importance and advantages in marketing a business on Facebook and Instagram
  • Apply marketing theories and techniques that can be developed to gain a following and promote a business on Facebook and Instagram.
  • Learn how to create a Facebook Business Suite/Manager account, Facebook business page and Instagram presence as well as gaining an understanding of the benefits of a Facebook Business Suite/Business manager tools.
  • Develop basic design skills in order to generate branded and visually appealing content.
  • Understand the requirements for and be able to create Facebook & Instagram Ads
  • Identify and understand customer targeting & segmentation in Facebook & Instagram advertising - Learn how to reach hundreds, thousands or millions of people on Facebook/Instagram
  • Understand Facebook Pixel and Retargeting in Ads. Lean how to add Facebook pixel to a website and review data.
  • Improve overall knowledge of social media marketing

Content

The main aim of the course is to provide students with essential digital/social media marketing theories, knowledge and understanding of Facebook and Instagram, in order to manage a business’s presence in both platforms and acquire and grow an engaged consumer following.

2024 Course Content Timetable *(subject to small changes)

*Content & timing may change depending on feedback & progress. The lecturer will try to avoid too many changes.

Course Location

The course is fully online and has no set time or location.

Course Brochure

See Facebook and Instagram marketing course brochure in Issuu.

Course Evaluation

Evaluation scale for the course is 0-5.

Price

75 €

Enrollment

Enroll for the Facebook and Instagram Marketing course in the enrollment system by 2 May 2024

Before enrolling, please read the Open UAS study guidelines and the Open UAS terms of payment and cancellation. For more information on the general prerequisites (language skills, study skills), see the Open UAS website Language skills and other requirements.

Contact

John Greene, Senior Lecturer

john.greene [at] metropolia.fi (john[dot]greene[at]metropolia[dot]fi)