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THE GLOBAL CAREER ACCELERATOR

Digital Marketing Track

Add hands-on Digital Marketing experience to your resume and open up a world of opportunities.

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Gain valuable exposure and experience with leading companies

An investment in you

Summer Session Dates

Transparent Costs

May 15 to July 30

$2,400 program fee

which includes

Course code for the Global Career Accelerator

6 UNC credits

IDST 293

Benefits of the Global Career Accelerator

Get 5 certifications and verified skills for your resume

Unlock access to an exclusive career network

Scholarships Available through UNC Study Abroad. Earn Pass/Fail UNC credit upon completion of the program.

Build a portfolio of real-world experience with industry-leading companies

Access to coaching and networking events with industry professionals

Ecommerce Marketing with Shopify

Social Media and Search Marketing

Design and build an online store.

Accelerate your career with marketing skills.

Find, attract and engage a worldwide audience through digital marketing best practices.

Build a portfolio of Google and Meta Ad campaigns with behavior and demographic targeting.

Learn how to turn a profit by increasing conversion rates through A/B testing.

Learn social media tactics to build brand presence on Instagram and TikTok.

Receive a Shopify Specialist Certification and Ecommerce Badge for LinkedIn.

Receive a Digital Marketing Certificate and Badge for LinkedIn.

Intercultural Competency Skills

Earn Badges Upon Completion

Intercultural Skills Badge
Digital Ads Specialist Badge
ECommerce Specialist Badge

Build your emotional intelligence skillset.

Develop listening skills that manage bias.

Receive an Intercultural Skills Badge for LinkedIn.

Brand Project Spotlight

You'll step into an exciting Digital Marketing project for Charity: Water, a frontrunner in the global mission of ensuring clean water for all:

  • Devise a brand and content strategy aimed at engaging younger audiences.
  • Plan and roll out a captivating marketing campaign.
  • Craft compelling content across diverse platforms such as Instagram, Google Ads, and TikTok.
  • Present your marketing plan and articulate the strategic choices you made.

Social Media 

Strategist

Business

Owner

Sports Marketer

Creative 

Director

Management Consultant

Journalist

Marketing skills are for more than just business majors.

Work with professionals
committed 
to your success.

HEAD OF DIGITAL MARKETING

Rita Cidre, MBA

Trilingual, a published author, featured entrepreneur on Remezcla and Buzzfeed, and an award-winning instructor, Rita has worked as a marketing leader for NPR, Time Inc. and Zillow, crafting stories that help people feel a strong sense of connection with a product or brand.

HEAD OF LIVE EXPERIENCE

Rupali Monga, MBA

A self-starter, entrepreneur and educator, Rupali is a first-generation American who pioneered marketing initiatives for multi-billion-dollar organizations before founding her own impactful digital marketing consultancy. She is passionate about education and increasing diversity in business.

You’ll be supported every step of the way.

Teaching Team

Your teaching team is here to support and mentor you through your experience. Attend Drop-In Hours with the team to ask questions and connect with them.

Community

Connect and network with your peers across other universities, ask questions and share some of your projects progress.

HelpHub

Our super-powered chatbot Bodhi has solved 80% of participants' questions in past terms—but get real human help when needed.

Add projects like these to your portfolio.

Check out past projects created by alumni of the Digital Marketing Track.

Summer registration is now open.

Earn credit while building in-demand skills, credentials, and real-work experience.

The Global Career Accelerator painted a bigger picture of how this would fit into my life and my career. It allowed me to synthesize my campaigns, my interactions, and my sales in a new way.

Tadi P.

Global Studies Major

Alumna of the Digital Marketing Track

Frequently Asked Questions

The UNC Global Career Accelerator are offered in partnership with Podium Education, the leader in developing online programs that empower universities to prepare students for high-growth careers in the digital economy.

This program is offered through University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is sponsored by the Office of Study Abroad and UNC Digital and Lifelong Learning.


Contact UNC Global Career Accelerator at (984) 363-2942.

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