Summer Enrollment is Open! Courses begin June 23, 2025.

Social Media Marketing

MGMT X 460.398

Most use social media for personal purposes but not everyone understands how to use social media for business. Go beyond posting and liking to examine how to leverage social media as a powerful marketing tool.

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Starting at $525.00
As few as 5 weeks
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What you can learn.

  • Examine the various channels and platforms that make up the social media ecosystem
  • Study current examples and future opportunities of how marketers can harness the power of social media to create awareness and buzz
  • Learn to integrate social media into integrated marketing strategy

About this course:

This course looks at the channels of marketing, advertising and communication that make up social media and the Web, exploring how these tools fit into a company's traditional integrated marketing strategy. Using case studies and real-world examples from large corporations and small businesses, students explore current examples and future opportunities of how marketing professionals embrace online social networks, user-generated content and content sharing to create brand awareness and buzz. Learn practical tips and techniques, as well as see the bigger picture to help successfully leverage social media marketing for your own environment and purpose.

Summer 2025 Schedule

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Thursday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT
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Instructor: Rainier de Ocampo
403288
Fee:
$525.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
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Notes
Internet access required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after August 10, 2025
Course Requirements
Textbook Not Required
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Schedule
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Time
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Lecture
Thu Aug 7, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Thu Aug 14, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Thu Aug 21, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Thu Aug 28, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Thu Sep 4, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
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This section has no set meeting times.
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Instructor: Lia Haberman
403289
Fee:
$525.00
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Notes
Internet access required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after August 10, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Organic Social Media; How to Build Flourishing Online Communities by Jenny Li Fowler
Kogan Page
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