COURSE CODE: 8125

Digital and Social Media Marketing

SCED Code: 12162
Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: DECA

Students will learn the importance of a strategic social media presence for a business. They will explore how social media has evolved; the various social media platforms and their tools and techniques; and the ethical, legal, and security aspects of using social media for an organization. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations

Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected.  The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth.  See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry). 

SOC Code Occupation Description Apprenticeable Occupation
271011 Art Directors No
112021 Marketing Managers No
112032 Public Relations Managers No
151254 Web Developers No
111021 General and Operations Managers No
151242 Database Administrators No
131161 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists No
271026 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers No
112022 Sales Managers No
414011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products No

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Marketing Communications
  • Art Directors
  • Marketing Managers
  • Public Relations Managers
  • Web Developers
Marketing Management
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Marketing Managers
Marketing Research
  • Database Administrators
  • Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Merchandising
  • Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
  • Retail Salespersons
Professional Sales
  • Sales Managers
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

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