Study with Patrick Baert from the University of Cambridge Journalism and Communication – Media Research: Consumer Behaviour and Marketing Research on Social Media Platforms
Professor Patrick Baert
Program Background
Since the early 21st century, the channels and ways people get news and information have grown exponentially and become more diverse and influential. Digital and social media play an important role in guiding what information we receive and how we access, process and share that information. Network media not only has an impact on our community environment, but also is closely related to our lives and values. The information and images disseminated online can affect people's work lives, social interactions, and even their emotional well-being. The information disseminated by social media in particular has a huge impact, so we must learn how to:
- communicate in the digital world
- evaluate and guide the correct dissemination of social information through social media
- disseminate information responsibly through social media
- use social media for online academic research.
‘Marketing’ refers to the process by which an enterprise discovers or excavates the needs of prospective consumers and makes them understand the product and then buy it. In classic business management courses such as MBAs and EMBAs, marketing is often an important module of management and education for managers. Marketing is an activity, process and system that brings economic value to customers, clients, partners, and the whole society in the process of creating, communicating, disseminating, and exchanging products.
40
Advanced Research & Lectures
Hours
10
Neuroeconomics & Decision Science Topics Covered
95%
Previous Students Satisfaction Rate
100%
Program Description
In this course, we will cover some basic communication theories for understanding digital, social, and mobile media marketing. After several weeks of content, students will develop ideas for conducting their own research in the field. We will practice defining a research question, proposing a research design, and will begin collecting and analyzing data to answer the question.

Who can join the programme?
- High school students
- University students
- Students interested in marketing, advertising, media, communication, sociology, or related fields.


Syllabus
Programme Schedule
| Date | Time | |
| Lesson 1 | 25 July 2026 | 10am - 12pm London time |
| Lesson 2 | 01 August 2026 | 10am - 12pm London time |
| Lesson 3 | 08 August 2026 | 10am - 12pm London time |
| Lesson 4 | 15 August 2026 | 10am - 12pm London time |
| Lesson 5 | 22 August 2026 | 10am - 12pm London time |
| Lesson 6 | 29 August 2026 | 10am - 12pm London time |
| Lesson 7 | 05 September 2026 | 10am - 12pm London time |
| Lesson 8 | 12 September 2026 | 10am - 12pm London time |
| Lesson 9 | 19 September 2026 | 10am - 12pm London time |
| Lesson 10 | 26 September 2026 | 10am - 12pm London time |
Published Research Paper Option
Once students have completed the final draft of their papers, they may choose to submit their work to international academic journals indexed by CPCI or EI. We provide guidance and support throughout the submission process for these indexed publications.
The publication fee is £690 per research article, as determined by the journal. Once an article is accepted, it typically becomes searchable on Google and on the journal’s platform approximately seven months after the publication offer is made.







