--- title: Social Media Influencer Business School Degree Exists description: Fashion enthusiasts eager to become industry influencers can now get a degree in being a social media influencer thanks to Condé Nast Italia. canonical: https://time.com/5024571/conde-nast-italia-social-media-influencer-degree/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-14T22:47:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:48.238Z og:title: You Can Now Get a Degree in Being a Social Media Influencer og:description: Scholars will be educated on "the correct way to use social media" og:url: https://time.com/5024571/conde-nast-italia-social-media-influencer-degree/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0719c68d802484a0/6988e5d9196cf4458e042bcd/social-media-influencer-degree.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Street Style: Day 2 - LFW February 2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: You Can Now Get a Degree in Being a Social Media Influencer twitter:description: Scholars will be educated on "the correct way to use social media" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0719c68d802484a0/6988e5d9196cf4458e042bcd/social-media-influencer-degree.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Yes You Can Now Actually Get a Degree in Being a 'Social Media Influencer' > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: A group of guests on their phone, texting and talking outside Julien Macdonald on day 2 of the London Fashion Week February 2017 collections on February 18, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) Christian Vierig—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 14, 2017 10:47 PM UTC Fashion enthusiasts looking to get the [perfect Instagram shot](http://time.com/7264/new-york-fashion-week-instameet-at-tommy-hilfiger-video/) or to boost their [social media followings](http://time.com/4793331/instagram-social-media-mental-health/) and engagement can now get a degree in being a [social media influencer](http://time.com/4258291/30-most-influential-people-on-the-internet-2016/) from Condé Nast Italia’s “Social Academy.” According to [_WWD_](http://wwd.com/business-news/media/conde-nast-italia-social-academy-influencers-11048500/), the “certified postgraduate degree academic program” — which will be taught with support from Milan’s SDA Bocconi School of Management — is geared towards those with aspirations of becoming an industry influencer and will educate its 100 lucky participants on the “correct way to use social media, which focuses on quality content and respect for ethical standards. These include being specific about advertised posts and managing the number of followers and likes with transparency.” Those who wish to participate in the Social Academy will need to be at least 19 years old, English-speaking, have graduated from high school, and are currently enrolled in college; upon completion of the program, they will be a part of Conde Nast’s network of influencers. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5024571/conde-nast-italia-social-media-influencer-degree/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5024571/conde-nast-italia-social-media-influencer-degree/"},"headline":"Yes You Can Now Actually Get a Degree in Being a 'Social Media Influencer'","datePublished":"2017-11-14T22:47:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:48:48.238Z","description":"Scholars will be educated on \"the correct way to use social media\"","url":"https://time.com/5024571/conde-nast-italia-social-media-influencer-degree/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Social Media","viral","Bizarre","fashion"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0719c68d802484a0/6988e5d9196cf4458e042bcd/social-media-influencer-degree.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0719c68d802484a0/6988e5d9196cf4458e042bcd/social-media-influencer-degree.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Street Style: Day 2 - LFW February 2017","caption":"Street Style: Day 2 - LFW February 2017","creditText":"Christian Vierig—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5024571/conde-nast-italia-social-media-influencer-degree/","name":"Yes You Can Now Actually Get a Degree in Being a 'Social Media Influencer'"}}]}] ```