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Social Media Marketing Courses

Social media marketing courses can help you learn content creation, audience engagement strategies, analytics interpretation, and campaign management. You can build skills in crafting compelling posts, optimizing ad spend, and measuring ROI on various platforms. Many courses introduce tools like Hootsuite for scheduling, Google Analytics for tracking performance, and Canva for designing eye-catching visuals, showing how these skills are applied in real campaigns.


Popular Social Media Marketing Courses and Certifications


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    University of California San Diego

    Social Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, Team Collaboration, Human Computer Interaction, Social Impact, Social Network Analysis, Interaction Design, Social Sciences, Driving engagement, Digital Communications

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    820 reviews

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    Packt

    No-Code AI Agents for Social Media - A Step-by-Step Guide

    Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Prompt Patterns, Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, Multimodal Prompts, AI Orchestration, Prompt Engineering Tools, Workflow Management, AI Integrations, Marketing Automation, Social Media Content, LLM Application, Content Scheduling, Generative AI, Authorization (Computing)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Social Norms, Social Change II

    Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Impact, Social Sciences, Sociology, Community Development, Trend Analysis, Psychology, Media and Communications

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

    AI in Media

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Google Gemini, Content Creation, Media Strategy, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), ChatGPT, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Responsible AI, AI Security, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Digital Media Strategy, AI Workflows, Machine Learning Algorithms, Digital Transformation, Algorithms, Business Ethics, Artificial Neural Networks, Agentic systems

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    AI Applications in Marketing and Finance

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Fraud detection, Personalized Campaigns, Big Data, Credit Risk, Risk Management, Risk Modeling, Personalized Service, Digital Transformation, Data-Driven Marketing, Customer Insights, Machine Learning, Marketing Analytics, Machine Learning Methods, Customer Engagement, Driving engagement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Data, Consumer Behaviour

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    Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea

    Social sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Social Justice, Sustainable Development, Community Development, Social Sciences, Disabilities, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Rehabilitation, Intercultural Competence, Health Promotion, Exercise Therapy, Public Health, Cultural Diversity, Stakeholder Engagement, Preventative Care, Governance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea

    Sostenibilidad social

    Skills you'll gain: Governance, Social Impact, Social Justice, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Sustainable Development, Socioeconomics, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity Awareness, Health Equity, Public Health, Community Development, Public Policies, Community Organizing, Social Sciences, Cultural Diversity, Strategic Planning, Policy Analysis, Exercise Therapy, Intercultural Competence

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Social Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Responsible AI, Social Media Analytics, Graph Theory, Machine Learning Methods, R (Software), Machine Learning, Machine Learning Software, Model Training, Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Optimization, Model Evaluation, Social Sciences, Statistical Analysis, Amazon Web Services, Tensorflow, Data Ethics, Large Language Modeling, Applied Machine Learning

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Copenhagen Business School

    Social Entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Growth Strategies, Marketing Communications, Business Modeling, Business Planning, Sustainable Development, Team Collaboration, Organizational Structure, Entrepreneurship, Market Opportunities, Entrepreneurial Finance, Communication Strategies, Marketing and Public Relations, Business Strategies, Community Development, Sustainable Business, Performance Measurement, Fundraising, Organizational Strategy, Community and Social Work

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Social Listening

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Social Media Analytics, Customer Engagement, Market Trend, Business, Business Strategy, Customer Insights, Brand Management, Digital Marketing Tools, Strategic Thinking, Web Presence, Strategic Decision-Making, Trend Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytical Skills, Continuous Monitoring

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Social Entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development, Feasibility Studies, Solution Delivery, Socioeconomics, Customer Analysis, Target Audience, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Stakeholder Management, Competitive Analysis, Business Operations, Cost Estimation, Market Opportunities, New Business Development, Stakeholder Analysis, Ideation, Customer Insights, Business Research, Research

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    406 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    English for Media Literacy

    Skills you'll gain: Advertising, English Language, Media and Communications, Online Advertising, Oral Comprehension, Vocabulary, Language Learning, Diversity Awareness, Literacy, Cultural Diversity, Culture, Grammar

    4.9
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social media marketing courses

  • Social Computing: University of California San Diego
  • No-Code AI Agents for Social Media - A Step-by-Step Guide: Packt
  • Social Norms, Social Change II: University of Pennsylvania
  • AI in Media: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
  • AI Applications in Marketing and Finance: University of Pennsylvania
  • Social sustainability: Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
  • Sostenibilidad social: Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
  • Social Computing: Johns Hopkins University
  • Social Entrepreneurship: Copenhagen Business School
  • Social Listening: Coursera

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